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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
TAXING BlLLBOARDS.

The following from the .-:nncaDoiis
Journal will be read with in rest:
Practical abolition Of the billboard
has been decreed by the French parlia-
ment This is to be accomplished by
the expedient Of taxing it o death. The
new law, which went into effect last
June, provides that every new billboard
erected must pay a tax varying from
$40 to $50 square yard according to its
size. The larger the billboard the hcav.
Ter the tax. If a billboard bears two adj
vertlsements, its tax is doubled; if three
1t is trebled. 1t is said that sinco the
passage of this law not single bill
board has been erected The old ones
nave three Years of grace. After that
period expires they will be subjected to
the sam taxation, and 1t Is confidently
predicted that by June, 1916. the pleasan,
French countryside Of old vii. have re-
sumed it's natural beauty unmarried BY
the Earring notes of offensive boardines.
careful investigation has recentiv
been made Of the billboard nuisance in
New York. It was found that there are
$780, billboards in the city. which BY the
a2Abae deck and even triple deck n,an
aaeord 1900 facings. The revenue from
there is estimated to run close to 1000.
900 annually. A large share of them. are
Quit In open violation Of the regulatory
law Apparently no one pays much at
tention to what the law says OF dimen-
SONS location, safety and 30 on. After
the easy-going American fashion. the law
Is calmly Ignored. Yet that the fire risk
OF infamable hlllboards 10 considered
was shown in the San Francisco IRE.
But the chief objection of course. ia
esthetic. The billboard is an ofrense to
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
THE LAND OF CORN.

There is small enough reason for call
ing this continent after the Florentine
navigator who came west five years later
than Columbus; and probably, if every
thing had is due, the continental name
would not be Columbia, but Cortland.
AS A. M. simons has suggested, true
account of that cereal would contain
more of the actual history of North Am
erica than could be found in the biogra-
phies Of any half dozen of the greatest
men whe have lived here. 81
To the Indians, corn was what domes-
ticated animals had been to other saw
ages. With no other implements than a
stone hatchet-to girdle the trees, kill
the foliage and let in sunshine-and a
sharp stick to make hole in the ground
they could raise crop that hung on the
stalks without injury for weeks after
ripening. This released them from COM
plete dependence upon the chase, enabled
them to live in settled habitations, and
so to take that long step from savagery
to barbarism that was in process when
the white man came. The first white
settlements subssted upon corn, and
largely upon it were borne these success
sive pioneer waves that subdued the con.
tinent from the seaboard to the Rockies
pioneers borrowing the simple Indian
practice Of giruling the trees to let in
sunshine and planting seed in pubroken
ground. By corn more than by any other
cereal was developed t.4e system of small
farm proprietors, which to this day has
been the biggest force in shaping our
political life.
And in this year of grace nobody-ex-
cept those persons whose professional
engagements require it's really alarmed
over any forseeable political contingency,
because We are raising three billion bush
els of corn. Human wisdom has not been
able to put an appreciate dent in the
cost of living; but this huge maize crop
promises to do it by somewhat cheaper.
ing meat. The really important thing
usually lies where nobody looks for It,
Saturday Evening Post.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

"A footnote from the Minot Optic fol-
lowing a lengthy contributed article on,
Congressman Askells' Democratic address
there, in which the congressman was
lauded to the sky can well be brought
right home in explanation of the forma-
ton of Wilson club here, last Saturday
evening, in a room at the Great. Northern
hotel. The article reads.
"A prominent Democrat entered we'll
known real estate office this morning
and after commenting on the weather
and the tightness' Of the worlds series
games said; Well the Democrats held a
big rally last evening-but they could
have just as well held the gathering in
John Ehr's office ~ Ea .r '7"94tis
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

TAF"PS ATTITUDE AS PRESIDENT
Since entering upon the duties of the
presidency, Mr.. Taft has at all times
shown sincere interest in all .marters
concerning the interests of wage workers.
He supported the effort to secure the
creation of Childrens Bureau in the
Department Of Commerce and Labor
an effort that had tha support Of the
labor movement Of the country.
He has taken a keen interest in, and
has given active support to, the move
ment to provide in this country 6 fair
and liberal system of compensation for
wage earners injured in the course OF
their employment in place Of our pre-
sent outgrown and wholly unsatisfactory
liability laws.
He. appreciates thoroughly the vital ef-
feet on the relation Of wage Garner to
employer brought about by the vast and
far-reaching changes in our industrial
system during the past IS years, and has
recommended to congress the creation OF
a commission, in which labor would be
suitably represented, to thoroughly invcs.
tigatc the present relations between wage
earners and employers and to recon
mend, if possible, methods OF lettering
those relations anG of improving the con-
ditons OF wage earne:s.
He Urged upon eong' css the legislation
recently enacted to prevent the ,lse by
match .manufacture oi poisonous phos.
phorus, thus removing q .'Iious menace
to the h"alth ana evsn the life of en-
l!G:.ts j. this l',''v no were ex.
posed to the fumes OF this substance. He
has g!v.:. hearty su' to all the work
of the bureau of labor for the improve
ment of the conditions Of work for wage
earning men, women and children; and
the activities of that bureau during his
administration have been more than ever
directed along lines calculated to be Of
immediate practical benefit to wage earn
ers.
Its investigations into conditions of la,
Dor in the steel industry have been large
ly Instrumental already in bringing about
in that industry a movement for the
elimination Of the seven-day working
week and for the shortening Of the work.
ing day. 1t has established division
uS'oeSu o1.eAS'y " LAC! SS"uy VI IHe CoIi-
ditiops. Of labor Of women wage earner1
and the Investigations and reports of
that division have already assisted in Sc.
curing state. legislation regulating the
conditions for women workers !.
"A series of studies has been undertak-
en- into industrial poisons. and another
into the subject Of causes Of Industrial
accidents and the remedies therefor. In
both, these lines the Investigations al.
ready undertaken have borne fruit in
leading to important changes being made
voluntarily for the protection Of workers
against poisons and against accidents;
and the results of these and future in
vestigations on the same lines will fur
nish a basis for much needed legislation
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
aEpx,BslucAN CANDIDATES.

10 Oongresa-
Na1st Dtstriee-A T. Hsieessa.
Fer state Onices- -
0svernor-L 3. Mamma. -
Lieutenant 0svefnor-A. T. Kraabel.
Secretary Of state-Themas Hall.
AnAitor-Carl Jsrseassn. J
Trsasursr-Gunder Olson.
Attorney General-Andrew Miller.
Commissioner Of Insurance-W. c
Taylor.
Commissioner Of Agriculture and Labo
w. C. Gilbreath.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
n. J. Taylor,
Railroad Commissioners-W. H. Suits
man. Q. F. N, Anderson, W. H. Mann
Legislative
Tor Senator-Frank Hyland.
For Representatives-Ner Morri-
son, Bernt Anderson and II. D. But
Ter.
Fer County Offices
Auditor-R. v. Bice.
9heriff-John Mclean.
Clerk Of Court-Herman Stenseth.
Treasurer-Earl Duell.
county JudgeE. H. Griffen.
States Attorney-F. r. Cuthbert.
Register Of Deeds-Martin Hoghaug.
Superintendent Of Schools. A. Haig.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
THE GOOD TIME COMING.


Conspicuous among the conditions, I'm,
DERIVING business enterprise is successful
agriculture; and the opportunity. before
the United States to make great strides
In the Improvement Of farming methods
structive forces of the land-the capital-
had parallel in any country. What is
true, Of agriculture is equally true in 9TH
or lines-in industry and commerce. in
the development of tra.-ic and shippins
facilities on land: and sea. in betterment
and reconstruction Of the currency sys-
TEN and the banking and credit system
generally. Beyond this there is the need
of bringing into closer and more har.
moniouB relations the directing and con-
structive forces Of the land-the capital.
lists and the laborers-and Of establishing
a higher regard for morality and human
rights in the performance OF all the func-
lions Of business and civil and social
life. Never has the world needed more
seal and determination in discerning the
right and progressive way and in ad-
herring to that way than at the present
time. i The problems awaiting solution
are very many and very great. and ur !,
the manner in which they are dealt with
will depend in no small degree the future
of this country and other countries in q
business way and In other ways. All
classes are alive the world over. as never
before, and ali are seeking to achieve
that which most appeals to them. usual
~ from selfish motives. Therefore they
clash on every hand. Therefore. also.
it Is the mission Of law to regulate the
relations Of men and business to one
another. The next few years in the
United States will possess possibilities for
achievement in expansion Of facilities and
reorganization of methods of dong things
and in setting in motion forces Of vast
potentially that no similar period since
the Civil War las possessed.
1t is great and good fortune, then.
that we are not SO engrossed by the op-
portunties for moneymaking which boom
times provide as to overlook the duty
in hand-the duty to promote the largcs:
good Of the whole people and all Of their
public interests, not forgetting those acts
that will strengthen the people morally
and add to their happiness and general
wellbeing. 1t will be well If, the people
perceive and perform their political du:
ties during the present autumn, taking
care that men 3of character and II pos
sible, men of breadth Of intellect and
purpose-be selected to senact such laws
as will assist in the task that is here
and pressing for attention. Given a Just
man in the White House and a prepon-
derating element of thss same class. in
congress, and. not a little will be ac-
complished to assue a prosperous future
for the people Of this country. Saturday
Evening Post, ~.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The campaign in this state has been
remarkable so far by the lack OF excite
ment and boisterousness, but it has, new
ertheless. been earnest and thorough
With primary in March and another in
June, the public was too familiar with
the issues and the men to need an edu.
cative discussion of either before form
ing voting opinion. AS we pointed out
few uays ago, the candidates on the
republican ticket were named before
there was any division On national tick
cts among those who participated in the
primary. The vast portion of those who
have aligned themselves with the new
SUPPORTS of the ticket which they helped
to name.
| The issue, in this state outside Of ma
tional questions, fs"a business adminis-
'tration of state affairs. The republican
candidates Z. have proven both gin public
life and in private business that they are
men capable of administering their res
pective offices in the best interests of
the entire people. 1ney are not all the
| SAO1S6 VI Oue ldCllOA VI lain SO mat
personal merit must have entered into
tn judgment of the voters. 1t is best
that it is so. No one division of the party
can accuse the other Of bossism or die
tation. The ticket was the deliberative
judgment of all the voters who partici.
pated in the party primary, expressed
by their majority
| The governorship requires a man OF
the very best business qualifications. Tha:
official is not aqn ornament or figure
head, but an active public officia
charged with the execution of the most
important business of the state His
wor kexends into every department anc
concerns the work of every other state
official. 1t is not confined to the cxecu.
tive offices at the capitol, but reaches
to every state institution and to the
spending Of the public money therefor
the money of the taxpayer-and to thei1
management so as to realize the CRATES
returns for the cost; to taxation which
!. concerns every mans .pocketbook; to tn,
state banking institutions SO that the,
may be safe for deposiing and service
able to the public; to the care OF the un
fortunates Of society who because OF
some handicap require the fostering car,
Of the state, to the enforcement of Law
equally and impartially in all parts o.
the state alike; to the building up o.
the great agricultural Industries Of tn,
state so that every acre of land shall
be of the greatest income producing valu
to the owner; and to every function O
state government which directly or in
:, directly concerns the people, Mr.. Hanns
/ has proven in his success as a farmer
banker and a business man that he i.
j, qualified for the governorship in an Elm
: l"entl'' high degree, and his public ser
vice is proof that ne has the s.;s'.iI aDi.
, lily III that direction as he poSs asses i,
private business.-G.rand Forks Times:
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
11ABOR s1111ArtoN sER1oIJs

LABOR SITUATION SERIOUS.
| Three weeks ago there was little snow
hurry in the southern part OF the state
that drove thousands Of men back east
It also delayed threshing for many days
chimes were unable to resume for lach
Of men-but the situation 10 being re
heved to son1e7 extent by actual farmers
from Minnesota and South Dakota who
have completed their work at home
When the southern half Of the state
was soaked, the northern counties es.
capped the snow and threshing was con-
day brought rain and snow in many
counties along the northern edge Of the
Estate. Since then the eastbound trains
have been packed with laborers-terrified
by the adverse weather conditions.
This will make 1t bad for the thresh
ermen and farmers. It is now getting
so far along in the season that 1t is al.
most impossible to secure new men.
Farmers in different communities ar.
combining and helping each other, out
This will prevent much fall blowing from
being done-but it is better to save the
present crop. =
Unaer ordinary conditions there is just
a month left till the, average freeze-uK
date. Even with good weather the
threshing in North Dakota cannot .be
completed within four weeks. . .i@
The Forum doesn't believe in being pes
simisdc-or posing as an alarmist. But
there Is no excuse for concealing the
gravity Of the situation in this state.
North Dakota has1safsed a. great crop
It is only partly, Shrested. Thei time To-
the completion Of the work ID limited
Men are scarce. 10 9: lh4;,'5t
It's DIP to the able:bodied men and boy
In North Dakota to come to the rescue
Some time ago there was a mass meet
ins In Fargo at which some people vol
unteered to give. their employees a few
days on to assist in threshing. Some O.
those present discouraged the propositio,
taking the stand that the situation wa
not serious.
Later developments Indicate the seri
Gus phases Of the situation have not bee,
and cannot well be-overestimated. Ey
cry merchant and manufacturer in Nortl
Dakota who can spare few men shoul,
do SO. Every college and high schoo
boy in the state who can WELD pitch
fork or drive a team should go afield.
1t is little short Of criminal for Nortl
Dakota's big crop to go to waste. :
great deal of it can be saved by promp
action.-Fargo Forum.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

VINO better. could be selected for the
office of county treasurer than. the. one
who now has at his finger tips, the work
of the office to which he aspires? One
who has been tried and not found, want
ing. Agreed by all to De honest and
capable Of best ooking after the inter-
ests of the county Earl DUEL, the re-
publican candidate for county: treasurer
is an ardent worker, a. logical candidate
and will make a good official.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

Democrats have prated ana are still
prating about the good record made by
their representatives in Congress. This
has ever been democratic failing.
lacking anything real to boast about
they have drawn on their imagination,
and have had pipe dreams about the
great things their congressman have
done or are about to do. Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts,. in speech before the
republican convention Of his state. pune
tured the democratic bubble in good
shape when he said:
The tradition of the Cleveland time has
vanished and we have seen democratic
house of:trepresentatives throw the adj
ministration Of government into party
policies and load approaching bills-a
most vicious and dangerous practice
with every kind of legislation. They
3rated Of economy and committed extra !?
vagances. They economical in such a
way as to injure the government ser
vice when there were no votes and took
the money from the, treasury with reck-
less profusion when its expenditure
might procure votes
They cut down the state department.
appropriation $4,000, Gripping it in its
bureau of trade relations, which is OF
of the country.
They cut off five cavalry regiments
from our little army at a moment when
the disturbed condition of Mexico stared
us in the face and everyone knew that
troops were needed to preserve peace on
the border.
They fixed term of five and then of
seven years for all persons employed in
the classified service in the district OF
Columbia, which meant necessarily witt
in short time all persons employed
in the government service. The en-
ployees of the government were to fine
themselves on the street at the end OF
seven years, or struggling through poil
teal influence for retention. It was the
honest and efficient administration. I
was direct renewal of the old spoilt
system. We were saved from it by thu
veto of President Taft, who for thai
act alone should receive the support O
every man and woman in the classified
service and of every friend Of non
=. political service.
Last, and worst Of Gil, the democrati,
house cast the navy into their part!
caucus. The navy is..no more part,
question than our foreign relations. It il
the defense of our country; the assur
ance of our peace. 1t is the American
navy, not a party navy, and it's sup
port is duty which patriotism demands
Although We have already dropped from
second to third place among the navie
of the world, although we are on tn
eve of the opening of the Canal which
brings fresh responsibilities, the demo
Gratis voted th't we should cease from
building fighting ships. The senate vo
ted for two sn.l secured one in confer
ence, which M;-,s much better than non
but YET t..sll.y Inadequate A party
Which ..:IT reason will treat thu
great ara Of the Nation's defense il
this manner ought on that ground alon
to forfeit public confidence.
Many more like attempts might b,
enumerated, but We have nentione
enough to demonstrate that the Dem
ocratic party, as now constructed, ha
shown during the last Is months that
has no conception of the lrst great dut,
of party in control, which is to carr
on the government.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
AMERICAN LABOR.

:
The result Of the; coming; election large
pendence the foresight Of American Ia
COR. Employment is the first requisite
in maintaining labor's welfare and i'm
dependence. The Republican party in
conserving the American market for the
American worker, gives assurance Of; EN-.
ployment, and puts the workingman and
workingwoman in a position TO. assert
their rights, and to demand and receive
a fair share Of the wealth created in
largest part by their skill and toll. When
there is no employment. no industry to
build up and to maintain. there is obvi-
susly no vantage ground for labor to
stand upon in asserting its claims to a
just and fair recompense. The Republi-
oan policy in briel is: Let Americans
work for America
The Woodrow Wilson democratic policy
is to let large part of the work for
America be. done abroad. thus narrowing
the field for the American worker. and
weakening the ability Of American labor
to secure just portion OF the comforts
Of life. For, as we have pointed out. the
rock bottom, the foundation Of labor or
ganization and cooperation is employment
and the superstructure is weakened in
proportion as the foundation is under
mined and impaired by overcompetitton
for the work to be done. Clearly every
pound OF foreign goods, every bolt of
- the need for American labor. diminish
Is the need for American labor In that
proportion. +; ,--. IL >, .o;,s.r.,.- ...-
The, Republican party. by its policy of
protection, does not close american ports
to foreign goods, but it keeps the tariff
on goods (which compete with American
labor high enough to prevent our workers
from being dragged down to the EURO
psan level. -
for president Of the United States. pub
licly declared his attituqe toward Ameri-
can labor, and especially organized labor
less than four years ago In an address to
the graduating class at princeton, June
u, 1909 when he said tnat 1.-THE labor Of
America is rapidly becoming improbable
under its present regulation by those who
nave OCIcIuliucU ~ ISuuSo IL " n 1sxaAAh.
mum. Our economic supremacy may be
lost because the countFysgr rows more. and
more full of Improbable servants" Will
son went out of his way to deliver this
utterly false and uncalled for slap at or.
ganized labor, just as he went out of his
way to say that the Chinese are more
to be desired as workmen, if not as citi
zens'' than immigrants from Europe.
Clearly labor would have nothing to ex'
pect under Wilson administration ex.
cept hostility and contempt on the par
of the executive, and loss Of employment
and consequent hardship and depletion
of resources as the result of another
Democratic tariff bill, like the Wilson
law of 1S94-97.
! Labor knows what it has under the
| Taft republican administration. BY look
ing back seventeen years to the souE
houses of the last Democratic admins
tration, it can guess what it would hav,
under Wilson.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

1t is reported that Pat Norton. orr
famous Jekyll and Hyde reformer Of
almost state wide reputation, is doomed
to have. some hard sleddin' somewhere
around the 1des Of Noyember-in his
quest for the election to congress in the
3rd district. .Halvor L. Halvorson of MI
not, the democratic candidate, is a man
Of ability and personal integrity-which
ought to give him quite an advantage
over Nogton-Rugby optimlst.;
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

1t is said that the o--ice of county Judge
requires a man who has knowledge of
the law %. H. Griffen has been admit
ted to practice in both state and United
states courts. Nothing stands in his way
as far as being entitled to the office is
concerned.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

r.. V. Bice certainly does not have to
worry about his chances for reelection.
There is little fault to be found with the
rap1dity and accuracy with which the
county business is being looked after bv
our competent county auditor.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

Attorney Il. T. Cuthbert is not losing
any sleep over his chances of becoming
the next states attorney of Ramsey
county Since the announcement of the
democratic ticket his chances have loom
ed up a hundred per cent better
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

Vol. I, No. I, of the Pekin Budget is,
on our table, and it is a very creditablo
sheet despite the :'fact that the patent,
insides gives the name Of the town az.
Pecan" Nuts B.