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PANAMA TOLLS FIXED BY TAFT.
Experts Report Basis Of Tolls Pro.
mulgated by President.

hington.-President Taft has is
sued proclamation fixing the rates
that foreign shipping shall pay for
passage through the Panama canal.
The proclamation, made under author
ity of the canal bill passed by Congress
in August, establishes a merchant YES
sci rate of s1.20 per net ton in actual
carrying capacity, with a reduction OF
40 per cent ship in ballast.
The provisions of the proclamation
are as follows:
"On merchant vessels carrying pas.
sengers or cargo, sl.2O per net vessel
ton-each 100 cubic feet-of actual
earning capacity.
"On vessels in ballast without pas
sengers or cargo, 40 per cent less than
the rate of tolls for vessels with pas.
sengers or cargo.
Upon naval vessels, other than
transports, colliers, hospital ships and
supply ships, 50 cents per displace-
ment ton.
Upon army and navy transports.
golfers, hospital ships and supply
ships, $1.2O per net ton, the vessels to
be measured by the same rules as are
employed in determining the net ton.
mage of merchant vessels.
The secretary of war will prepare
and prescribe such rules for the meas
urement of vessels and such regula.
tons as may be necessary and proper
to carry this proclamation into full
force and effect"
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Auto Owner as GUILTY as Driver,

Philadelphia-The rights of the
public against the reckless running Of
automobiles are defined by Judge Sulz-
berger of the Criminal Court here in
a decision which holds that an owner
of car who occupies it when an ao-
cident occurs is equally guilty of man
slaughter with the driver. Incidental
ly the judge notes that the streets OF
the city belong to the people and do
clares that the speed of the automo-
biles should be regulated ito the walk
ing power of pedestrians"
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CONTENTION WAS ALL RIGHT
Lawyer, However, Qualified Admission
With Remark That Had
Unkind Sound.

The jury was hearing the closing
arguments in a damage suit before
Judge Ben NJ. Smith, in which SANDER
was alleged. The attorney for the
plaintiff had been directing his broad
sides against the defendant for his
show of ingratitude, when the latter's
counsel objected
Gratitude is inspiring but not
constitutional requirement" interpos-
ed the objector, who had borrowed sew
eral law books from the other lawyer
some time before.
"One look at your face convinces me
that you are right" said the first law
yer. IF gratitude were constitutional
requirement you couldn't be citizen"
Chicago Evening Post.
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Similarly Minded,

The village tailor only received oc-
casional orders from the vicar for
such articles as hats, collars. or hand
kerchiefs You see," remarked the
vicar one day. having called with his
usual order when l want a suit / go
to London. They make them there"
Calling again a few days later, the
vicar remarked that he had not seen
the tailor at church lately.
NO, replied the tailor, when
want to hear a good sermon l go to
London; they preach them there"
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THE KoyaI Gorge- Feather River

THE Royal Gorge Feather River
Canon Route"
Taken together form the most benutI
full line of continuous travel Denyer
Salt Lake, City. San Francisco.
The marvellous scenic attraction, or
me Rockies. the Great Salt Beds of
can be seen from the car windows
without extra expense for side trips
SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE
For illustrated descriptive matter
write Frank A. Wadleigh. General
Passenger Agent, Denver & Rio Grands
Railroad. Denver. Colo
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thanksgiving day as 1t
is now celebrated is a
composite Of the ancient
Harvest festival, whose
origins go back to the
dim prehistoric begin
nings OF civilization. and
Of the solemn Puritan
religious ceremony of
THANKSGIVING. The 10y
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Very Hobble.

Mrs. Stiles-How do you like my
new gown?
Mr.. Stiles-Reminds me Of crowd
ed theater.
Mrs. Stiles-Crowded theater? How
SO?
Mr.. Stiles-There seems to be stand.
Ing room only.-Judge.
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More Exact

I'm afraid Jukes is regular
rounder."
"Oh, no. Jukes Is very irregular
rounder."
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AMERICAN HOUSE !
DENVER ~ RIO GRANDE-wEsTERN
PACIFIC

Depot. Rates. SOC, sc and 81 % European Plan
A homc-kc place, All outside rooms. Steam heat
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THANKSGIVING
BY AMELIA E. BARR.

Have you the wheat in the blowing fields.
Tho barley the oats, and the rye.
The golden and the pearly rceG
the nigh"
I'VE have reaped them all from shore to shore.
the grain is safe on the threshing floor"
Have you gathered the berries from the vine.
And tho fruit from the orchard trees7
The dew and the scent from the roses and thyme.
In the hive OF the honey bees?"
THE peach and the plum and the apple ours
And the honeycomb from the scented flowers"
THE wealth OF the snowy cotton field
the gift OF the sugar cane
Tho sayory herb and the nourishng
There has nothing been given In vain"
have gathered the harvest from shore shore,
And the measure is full and brimming Der"
lin up the head with song!
lift up the hand with gfti
To the ancient Glyer OF all
The spirit In gratitude mt
For the Joy and the promise OF spring
For the hay and the clover sweet,
barley the rye, and the oats.
rice and the and the wheat,
The cotton and and fruit,
Tho flowers and the fine honeycomb.
Tho country. fair and so free,
The blessings and glory OF home.
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MOTHER FOLLOWS
DAUGHTER GRAVE
Mrs. Geo. A. Williams. Pic.
neer Resident of Cavalier
County, Passes Away.

IAnsdon. N. D.. Dec. :o.-Mrs. Geo.
A. Williams. N OF tho pioneer resi-.
dents. OF this county, who succumbed
to typhoid Fever. this week was laid
ia rest beside the remains OF her lit.
tie daughter. Muriel. Tho Williams
FAMILY has been In the grasp Of STICK
ness the entire fall. and two members
OF 1t. the mother and young girl, have
been claimed by death.
On October 20. Mrs. Williams Wit
messed the death OF her little dAueh-
ter. Muriel. The two were lying side
by side when the girl a taken away.
In the early part OF November, Mrs.
Williams. feeling somewhat better,
left her bed. although She was ad.
vised by the attending physician no,
to do so. On November 1s. after eat
ing supper with tho family. she had
Ia be helped back to bed, where she
remained until death anne The fam
lily first entertained hopes Of recovery,
but on December 10. the mother COM
menced to sink rapidly. and It Wal
but a few days before she passed
away.
During a period covering over three
months all the members Of the fam
lily, with the exception Of two. were
sick with typhoid fever. Owing t0
the fear OF contagion entertained by
many. 1t was almost impossible for
the family to get help. Mrs. John
c. Halliday OF Milton, when learning
of their plight. left her home imnedi-
ately and remained there until after
the mothers burial.
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M|N0T RESIDENTS
TO "GETTOGETHER
Big Dinner Will be Held De.
cember 30-Men and
Women to Speak.

Minot. n. D., Dec. 2o.-Arranse.
ments for the biggest ''get-together'
meeting ever held in the city Of Minot,
including as 1t will men from the
business. professional. clerical. and in
fact. form every division Of the COM
mercial life Of the city. together with
their ladies, are rapidly nearing COM
pletion.
Monday evening. December 30. has
been set for the meeting which will be
held in ~Jacobson's opera house and in
cludes a big dinner followed by a pro-
gram Of music and speeches in which
a number OF prominent people will
participate. The dinner will be serv-
ed by the ladies Of the Bethania Unit
ed Lutheran church and the menu
agreed upon calls for a very delightful
meal. The ladies also agreed to fur
nish orchestra music which will he
given during the meal.
Following the dinner a program Of
speeches. i~nterspcrsed frequently with
musical numbers. will be followed ont.
Among the principal speakers will be
President A. G.. Crane Of the Minot
state normal school. NJ. Crane has
become recognized over the northwest
as a Very entertaining speaker and
this will he his first public appearance
since coming to this city to assume
charge Of the normal school. His sub
ject has not yet been decided upon but
will be announced later. A number
Of other prominent speakers will par
ticipate In the program and an inno-
walton will be talks by one or two
we'll known women.
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individual for five minutes. There 10
no reason for the government to use
these methods. They nave obtained
their money for the postage. as all
packages received must be prepaid.
1t is a distinct violation Of the law.
and the Retail Merchants association
may pride themselves that it has u c
ceeded in putting a stop to this har-
boring of Il lottery by the govern
ment"
Hitchcock Opposed Sale.
The annual report for the last two
years has contained objections to this
method by Postmaster General Hitch.
cock.
Last year there were sold 5000 ar
ticles. which brought $l1,262. The
general impression among the mer-
chants Of the city is that the dead-let-
ter lotteries have been stopped for
good and all, and that the government
will devise other means of disposing
Of each years accumulation.
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Nevertheless. when the directory was
a blurred picture. she. al
leges. appeared.
SAYS q. g. LAGs IN AVIATION.
Chief Signal Omcer Allen of Army
Asks More Men for Aern CnrD0.

Chief Signal Oflcer Allen of Army
Asks More Men for Aero Corps.
Washington. Dec. 20.-The necessity
OF securing army officers as expert
annual report Of Brigadier General
James Allen, chief signal officer of
the army.
Manufacturers all believe" rays
General Allen. that the construction
of aeroplanes for exhibition work -
Der 90 far purchased for purposes Of
amusement has not at all reached the
figure that was expected. In case Of
emergency, It does not lei probable
that my considerable quantity of pro-
pc Z e maist.r ss,yics on co,ad h az
chased abroad within a reasonable
time. It would therefore seem that
the securing Of approximately 100
a%viators and 100 machines. and the
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FARMER INJURED:

Ray, N. D., Dec. 20.-Dan oNeil.
one OF the prominent farmers living
a short distance northeast Of town,
vas badly injured by falling off the
Great Northern passenger train No. 4.
He was with a party of other men re-
turning home from the west. When
the train stopped at the tank the
party. including O'Neil, got off. O'Neil
boarded the train again. hanging onto
the vestibule, when the train stopped
at. the depot he did. not get Off but
hung on until about a mile east Of
broken ribs and some internal injuries
from which he will be laid up for
some time. He was found next day
suffering badly from the cold and his
injuries. and was taken at once to the
hospital at Tioga, where he is being
given medical attention.
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MUST GO TO SCHOOL
Several Arrests Made in Dunn County
: to Enforce Laws.

Several Arrests Made in Dunn County
to Enforce Laws.
Dunn County News: After repeat
ed efforts on the part Of the county
superintendent. states attorney and
teachers Of the county to enforce the
compulsory schooI:1aws without re-
sorting to prosecutt19. several arrests
were made. last. Wa4Eeand fines impoe-
ed upon the guilty barties. The teath-
ers have complained. Of several fam
tiles not sending their children to
school and repeated warnings have
been given by the proper authorities.
but it seems that these warnings have
had little effect. "A short time ago
the states attorney who wrote to the
parties. telling them to come in: and
appear before Justice G. W. Morton
and answer to the charge. Five vol
UNFAIRLY responded Shd were assessed
a fine Of SO and Ss4ts. amounting in
all to $11.6Q. ..sHhaJAaEaras Peter Mes
ner, Valentine wet etns and. Leopold
Hardy Of the soiit6@ IStssH part Of the
county. and Valentine Kafy Of near
Fayette. = ~
Nels .Thorstad and Andrew johnson
Of Renville failed to heed the sum-
mons and Sheriff John Bang was, sent
afterethem. They were ararigned be-
fore Justice Morton and entered a plea
Of guilty and were given a fine Of $40
and costs. amounting. in all to about
1913. Complaint has also been filed
against John Thorstad of Renville,
but up to this time:.he has not ap-
peared before the court ~
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DEAD LETTER SALE
HAS BEEN DELAYED
Big Crowd of Would-be Buy.
ers Disappointed-IItich-
cock Heeds Merchants.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Postmaster
General Hitchcock has ordered the
indefinite postponement Of the annual
dead letter sale" which was to have
begun here. In his last annual report,
Mr.. Hitchcock recommended to con-
gross a change in the law ito elimin-
ate the objectionable lottery features
inherent to the present method" Of
selling dead letter matter. The sales
have taken place annually for fifty
three years. Ordinarily they netted
t othe government several thousand
dollars.
Washington merchants have pro-
tested vigorously that the sale just be-
fore Christmas caused them to lose
a considerable trade in gifts. The ma
chinery OF the department was set to
working rapidly several days ago
when United States Attorney Clarence
R Wilson brought to its attention the
protests Of the Retail Merchants asso-
citation against the sale. which was
scheduled to take place at Sloan's auc-
ton rooms this week.. Postmaster
General Hitchcock. who was. in New
York, was reached by the long dis
lance telephege. and, at the last min
ute, called off the sale. ..l
Big Crowd is Disappointed.
The announcement was made after
several hundred people had collected
to barter in the ''sight unseen sales
of the merchandise Of all kinds.
which have remained unclaimed and
undelivered in the p%ostofice depart
ment for the year Throughout the
morning women with eager faces. in.
tent upon obtaining something foy
nothing, or practically nothing. came
to the auction rooms only to be dis.
appointed. A large sign placed or
chairs and facing the door met thei,
gaze, and each read with disappoint'
ment, Dead letter sale Postponed
Notice will be given in the papers,. Nc
lcatalogs."
The cancellation Of the sale at thi.
time was due to the efforts Of the Re.
tail Merchants association. Each Of
the trade sections have been agitatins
the question of the legality of these
sales for several weeks.
Merchants Win Victory.
Last week the board of governor!
Of the Retail Merchants association
authorized the appointment of JOSEPH
lStrasburger. president of the organ
ization, and owen Owen. chairman
OF the home trade committee, to tax.
Gals. Mr.. Strasburger and Mr.. Owen
accompanied by d. ". Baker, former
ly United States attorney, who acted
as counsel. called upon United State.
Attorney Clarence r. Wilson. Mr.. vii
son was convinced that they a goot
case. and Immediately took the mat
ter UP with the postoflce department
with the result that the sale was stop,
ped.
Mr.. Strasburgcr Explains.
"For owe fifty years." said Mr.
|Strasburger. "the postofice has beef
conducting these sales. When the.
were commenced there was no Law
against lotteries. and since the Law
prohibiting lotteries has come int
existence the postoffice department
has continued to carry on a bushes.
which would not be Permitted TO a,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
FARGO KENNEL SHOW
Club Of thai City Making Preparations
For Annual Bench Show,

AoI AAlAAANkU1 1JCAhlIt
Fargo. n. D.. Dec. 20.-President
sowie of the Fargo Kennel club has
secured the Wheelock & Wheelock
garage on n. P. avenue for the kennel
show that will be given in this city
during the week Of the TriState Grain
Growers convention which opens Jan.
IA and he IS Very much pleased over
that fact. He states that he has re-
ceived word from Winnipeg. Montana.
South Dakota. Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota to the effect that all of
these states and places will send ami
mails while North Dakota kennels ev-
erywhere will also he on hand in large
numbers. Through the generosity of
the city the largest list Of prizes ever
offered at a kennel show in the north
west will be given at this exhibition.
The premium list will be issued on
Saturday next and it is filled with the
very best kind of news for dog fan
ciers. and the prizes will be admired.
EVERYTHING appears to be working
nicely for the big show and 1t is sim
ply bound to be successful.
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INSPECTED
Fort Totem Superintendent Was In
Ninne0DOlis.

Fort Totem Superintendent Was in
Minneapolis.
Devils Lake. N. D., Dec. 20.-super-
|intendent c. M. Ziebach Of FIT. Totten
returned from Minneapolis where
he inspected new dynamos for the
power plant al Fit. Totten, which re-
burned down. While at Min
neapolts Mr.. Ziebach saw L. B. Hanna
who told him that an appropriation
OF $4,000 for the government schools
would 90 through congress within
two or three weeks. New dynamos
and boilers will be purchased shortly
and MI. Ziebach will let bids for the
construction of the new power house
within a short time. The new struc-
ture will be of brick and the present
temporary building Of frame may be
veneered. IL weather conditions per-
NIT Mr.. Ziebach- counts. on eesing the
completion Of the new power house by
spring.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
CAVALIER PIONEER DEAD.
John Boesl. One Of the Early Settlers
Passes Away,

Langdon. N. D., Dec. 20.-John
Boesl, a pioneer resident of the Ger
man settlement at Mt. Carmel since
1889, n who was a member Of the
board of township supervisors the
past twenty-five years, died at his
home in that ~neighborhood this week
after having bee nan invalid and an
almost constant sufferer from BriRht's
disease for over a Year and a half past.
Deceased was aged 81 years and 10
months and came to Cavalier county
from Minnesota. He was born at
O%bcrlangua, Bavaria. and as a young
man before coming to this country
served an enlistment in the German
army. A widow and grown family
of sons and daughters, and a broth
or. Joseph Boesl. compose the imme-
date family in this country
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
$50 CoNvICTs PARDoNED.

Gov. Donaghcy's Action a Protest
Against Arkansas Leasing System.
Little Rock. Ark, Dec. 20.-Gover-
nor George W: Donaghey pardoned
victs, and in a long statement said
his action IA taken as a protest
against the system Of leasing con-
victs in vogue in Arkansas. The gov
ernor denounced magistrates for i'm
posing long sentences for trivial Of
lenses. and told Of disadvantages of
the lease system.
AS a result Of the pardons three
state convict camps will be abolished,
but several camps where prisoners.
working on tho roads, are housed, will
be continued. Some of the men par
doned were sentenced to terms Of ff-
teen years.
In answer to critics. whom the gov
ernor quotes as having said that a
state penitentiary could not be de-
signed as a Sunday school," he says:
Nor was 1t designed az a revenge
full hell. OF course no one intends II
to be such. but in a measure. that is
what 1t and the county farms of the
states have resolved themselves into
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
WAIVED N

Mlnot, n. D.. Dec. 2O.-Lee John
son. a former agent for the Standard
Oil company in this city. who was ar
rested some time ago charged with
embezzlement of the company's funds,
waived preliminary examination in
justice our and was bound over to
the next term of the district court.
johnson IL charged with taking
$33S.17 Of the company's funds. The
local agent for the bonding company
which bonded Johnson, Is the COM
planning witness in the case.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
MRS. HEINzE GETS DIVORCE.

to Pay $1,000 . Month Aiimony.
Newburgh, N. Y, Dec. 20.-Mrs.
Bernice Golden Heinze received a de-
cree of divorce from F., Augustus
Heinze, one-time copper king" in
the supreme court here. Justice
Tompkins signed the decree after a
hearing that lasted only a few min
utes.
Mrs. Heinze gets $1,000 a month
alimony and the custody of her year
old son. +. A. Heinze, Jr. After he ia
five years old his mother will receive
$4,000 a year for him. making the to-
tai alimony about $4,000 a year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
MINoT CUTTING AFFRAY.

Negroes Got Into Trouble and One
= Was Slashed.
Minot, N. D., Dec. 20.-An alterca-
ton which arose between a couple OF
negroes At the Golden West cafe on
West First street, came near resulting
seriously for n Of the participants,
who emerged from the trouble with
two severe slashes, n on the neck
and the other on the cheek. The fell
low who welded the razor managed
to make his getaway. The names Of
the two men were not learned by the
authorities.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
PICTURE BLURRED, SHE SUES.
R0Se Il. Smolik Says Business Wa
Hurt by Directory Publication.

Rose Il. Smollk Says Business Was
Hurt by Directory Publication.
Washington. Dec. 20.-R. L. Polk
and company. publishers Of the Wash
ingtOn directory. were made defend
ants In a suit fled In the district su-
preme court by Rose b. Smolik to
recover $4,000 damages. The plain
tiff alleges that because the defend
ants failed to reproduce clearly n
picture OF herself. which she inserted
subjected to ridicule and criticism.
and has lost large sums of money.
The plaintiff asserts hat she inn
PRESSED upon the defendants the ne
cessity for reproduction of the picture
characteristics. Later, she was shown
Ia proof. she declares. In which tho
picture was badly blurred. She OBJ
jected. she adds. and another proof
was made which was satisfactory.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
DENIED NEW TRIAL
Walter Rockhold. Sentenced to Fifteen
Years, May Appeal.

Walter ROckhOld, Sentenced to Fifteen
Years, May Appeal.
Minot, N. D.. Dec. 20.-Judge Burr
has denied the application of attor-
neys for Walter Rockold for q new
trial. and It is. probable that the case
will be appealed to the supreme court.
Rockold was convicted at Towner
two years age of attempting to COM
NIT a statutory offense. the alleged VIC
near Plaza. The offense was said to
have been committed as the young
lady was driving home from her
school. Rockold secured a change Of
venue from this county and after a
trial lasting only q short time was
found guilty and sentenced to fifteen
years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
WILL MERGE C11n

Wahpeton. N. d.. Dec. 2O.-Because
1t Is believed greater results ran be
accomplished through the union Of all
forces. plans are. under way for the
club aud the Wahpeton Boosters club.
The latter club was organized two
years ago and includes the OUNCE
business men Of the city. Committees
arc working out plans for consolida-
tioh.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-20
MAN GIVEN PIGS SKIN.

Surgeons Graft Three Square Feet of
It on Explosion Victim.
Middleton, Ohio. Dec. 20.-Three
square feet of pigskin was grated on
the chest and right shoulder Of Clyde
Rich, aged 20, In an effort to a his
life. Rich was severely burned in
an explosion in New York four months
ago. He has been in a number Of hos
pitfalls, but the operation Is thaught
to have been a successful one.
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establishment Of aviation .ycantefs.
would not be an unreasonable pro-
vision for this government to make.s
The appropriation Of 100000 BY
aeronautics IL a tribe, the report dc.
clares. whom compared with the
French a~eronautical budget of g..
$4,000 for 1913. The French sov.
eminent 10 now planning to organise
an aviation regiment Of 1000 aero.
planes,