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The Oakes times., 1912-08-08

Blake was staring out Of the win.
dow; he turned. and in a flash he
stood in the AISLE gimlet-eyed and
grim, holding in his hand a black big
Colt-not the toy in his case. "Quick!
hand over that mon" his words siz-
Eled.
81 want that mon-it's my joke, now!
or"
Brownell started at him with an
nnrry oath. The gun spat at him.
and the tall figure collapsed into a
Eeat. AS II in answer ahead and back
Of the smoker, echoed sharp reports.
Blake stopped and rifled Brownell's 8
pockets. and then one by one he went
TO the .!azed, dumbfounded men.
The train was at a standstill.
Blake passed at the end of the car.
THAT was clever, and went you one
better. I'm the real thing. The next
time you meet little insignificant
auss like me who wants to entertain
you with a few yarns-take off your
hats!" He vanished
When out Of the confusion came or.
der. and doctor had brought Brow.
oell around and dressed the slight
wound on his shoulder, the silent
group Of men took notes and thought
together.
"It's a regular planned hold-up:
they had man in each car. When
they reached certain spot, that was
to be the signal, that was why Blake
was rubbering out Of the window, and
Threw the bluff that he was scarf;
but when he got there-he-well, you
rnow," the young fellow said. mourn.
lullY.
The Oakes times., 1912-08-08
CHEER OF THE OLD HOME
Something Which Every Man and
WoAnan Should Be Able to Look
Back Upon.

It would be a blessing II we parents
could just reflect that Il may be that
the only cheer in life which our chill
dren will get Is the cheer Of the old
home. writes Frank w. Gunsaulus.
They are hurrying out into the world
which has no time to make them
happy. II they are fortunate, as the
world says. they will probably have
homes. where old-fashioned and romp-
ing cheerfulness would skin its shins
against the furniture or break the
Louis XIV. cha'~. Blessed old days,
and most wholesome to look back
upon, are those when the hearty laugh
Of father would not split the lace cur
tains. and when mother could have
two big. healthy children upon her
lap while she was sitting down. with
safety to all parties, in her rocker. No
coin on earth costs so little to mint
md goes 80 far in paying life's heavy
expenses as Good Cheer. Pessimists
are made before children are ten
years Of age. and pessimism comes
when a child cannot turn a golden
laugh into ready cash for life's poverty
and its relief. We talk about the cru.
city Of fathers depriving child
Of sufficient clothing. It is too bad:
but child's toes would better be
ruddy and his ears tingle with cold
than to have a home with winter In
the atmosphere and the smiles all
freezing to death.
No child is prepared for the su-
premely serious things of life who
cannot laugh away all the goblins and
ghosts and break with the shining
wand of Good Cheer the circle drawn
around him by any giant.
The Oakes times., 1912-08-08
Woodruff exoIaIns Move.

New York, July 3. - Timothy L
Woodruff. delegate from Brooklyn
to the Republican national conven.
ton. made public statement OK
planning why he chose to leave the
Republican party and support Theo
dore Roosevelt. Deeply as regret
this severance of the political affilia
tions and associations of q life time,
the statement says. the action Of the
Chicago convention makes 1t impera
tive on every man who has been proud
to call himself Republican to rsbe,
against forces 90 unscrupulous in the
j use OF political power
The Oakes times., 1912-08-08
TO CALL WORLD PARLEY,
Dutch Would Have Powers Make Life
Safe at Sea.

London, Aug. 5.-Following the re.
port of Lord Mersey on the loss of
the steamer Titanic, Sydney Buxton,
president of the board of trade, has
appointed committee of experts
headed. by Professor John Harvard
Biles, vice president of the Institu-
tion of Naval Architects to advise
with him in the interest of the saving
of life at sea.
The Daily Telegrah's Brussels cor.
respondent says that Holland has de.
cided to convene conference Of the
powers to elaborate universal rules
for making life safe at sea.
The Oakes times., 1912-08-08
FINE TEST OF CLEAR SPEECH
Conversation with the Blind Will Test
Ones Power Of Making Listeners
Understand You.

Let no one boast of his descriptive
powers until he has tested them in
conversation with q blind person."
said the city missionary. II used to
think that had the knack of making
things pretty clear, but after / be-
gan to escort the blind ON their walks
found that had not the slightest
Z conception Of concise. comprehensivs
kDeech. NJ nrst experience Of the
The Oakes times., 1912-08-08
SEED SUGGESTIONS.
(ey Thomas cooper.l


Good seed is essential to the best
yields of all farm crops.
Obtain the best seed from crtp
grown on your own farm or in the
vicinity.
Select seed from small grains on the
basis Of size and weight
A good flaming mill properly used
ls the most practical way to select
good seed.
Tests and experiments have proven
that heavy. plump seed will increase
and improve crop yields.
Treat seed to prevent plant dis
ease.
Make termination test of seed to
prevent planting seed that win not
grow.
The Oakes times., 1912-08-08
Cruelty.

Cruelty. {.
These are the children Of my
BRAIN" said the man with the bunch
tof poems.
! Some children" rsplisd tho editor,
S0ughs - b n tho reform school,
The Oakes times., 1912-08-08

Good roads cannot be obtained by
bad methods.
The Oakes times., 1912-08-08
TRY A WANT AD in THE TIMES

THE oAkEs TIMES s1.2s A YEAR
The Oakes times., 1912-08-08
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNl4SC100L
LESSON
CBy e. o. SELLERS, Director of Eve.
ming Department. The Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago!
LESSON FOR AUG. II.
A TROUBLED SEA AND A TRou
BLED SOUL.

LESSON TExT-Mark 4:35 to $40.
GOLDEN TEXT-"God Is our refuge
and strength, a very present help in trou.
ble Therefore will we not fear though
the earth do change, and though the
mountains be removed into the heart OF
the sea-" Ps. 46:1-2.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
MRS. "a ANNA BUTTON COMMITS
|s.3 SUICIDE WHILE WAITING
FOR Hus BAND.

. Grand Forks, N. d. April 1 81
life has always been mistake. Good
bye, dear husband, forgive me anna Z
After waiting for lire khush re
turn from Crookston On an evening
train and after hes had failed to ar
rive, Mrs. Anna Button, wife OF sA. j.
Button, g pro- dnent b,lsiness college
professor and owner Of string 81
business colleges In the Northwest,
tonight penned the aboe note and shot
herself through the head with re-
v1olyer while standing ii the Great
Northern repot sss
Mr. Button had gone to Crookston
to visit his former wife from whom
he was divorced and was to have Re.
turned tonight. Mrs. Button appear
ed at the station TO greet him and
when he failed to arrive she appeared
very nervous Walking to o window
ledge she penned the note TO him and
wept. man asked II anything was
wrong and she answered ID the mega;
tive. she turned and began inquirine
about the trains from a station offacer;
Taking the reyolvsr from u nand
satchel she pressed Il Ia her temple
ana frad
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

"a New York, April 49, That the final
toll of the rescued from the Titanic
disaster had practically been made UP
was the impression that grew almost
into conviction last hi light as the hours
~ wore 35on without the revision Of lists
adding measurably to the total Of
known survivors !; s III q 3,
5E OF definite news Of the disaster the
might added little. Down the Allan
tic coast, fog -enYeloped IN many plac-
fess, as the reports showed, crept the
C,1unarder Carpathia bearing On her the
S68 lives that had been snatched from
the waters when the Titanics S 20 boats
laden "a len to their Limit, one by one made
their II way from the giant liner as 1T
became be e known that she was soon to
take tax her fatal plunge. N
But although the rescue ship was
reported within wireless range Of the
Sable Island station at a. comparative
y early hour and every wireless ear
was vas waiting to catch the. snap Of a
receiver, which mi light mean that the
great secret Of the liners death was
about abe ut. to be given up, midnight came
and t the ri ght began to grow 81
still the word had not been spoken.
81; Named Survivors.
Carefully q compiling the available
! !. lists, lis'tt the record Of the named suryir.
/ ors o'rs Of the disaster stands significant
ily thus: 5:5: ,5 ..s.5Es M.
Il. . Men, Women, 2s3; children. 16
,t- u z. s$
of the remaining $40 known surviv-
OTIS it is estimated that not more than
100 we're sailors required to man the
boats. This would leave approximate
lyt Xxi 44O, and IL the ordinary proportions
of, women and children il the steer
age, where the passengers III the IL
tanic,s ~ / IS care numbered no, it seem
robable that the greater part Of these
| 40 ~. ], were women and their little ones.
q Nothing could show more h plain
" the heroism Of the crew and the
men me passengers who stood by the
q doomed ship, facing practically inev-
liable death and sent the women and
children away IL the Hfeboats. Some
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
GnAFfE | { |: Is \. not D
AMONG 4 |! [ [ SURVIVORS / !,
Prominent Dakotan IS Claimed Lost
IN Titanic Disaster. Wife ......
/. 55 Was Saved :s.sts

N \ Fargo, n. D., April 1s. Word was
received in Amenia today to the ef-
fetc5 that H. #. Chaffee Of that city,
who with Mrs. Chaffee, was on the
return voyage from Europe on the i'll
fated Titanic, was lost and that he is
not included in the lists Of those
saved. O. Mrs Chaffee was saved 5ac- {.
cording to the special report received
In Armenia from the offices tof the
White Star line. Il
With the loss Of II. F. Chaffee, North
Dakota loses one Of the richest men
Of the state and the entire west. He
was the owner Of $4,000 acres of land
In Cass county alone and owned near
~ the same amount in other parts of
North Daokta 4 n l.
S.s The deceased II prot bably carried as
large an amount Of life insurance as
man #in the state ne face vaIue l[tre
tof Of his policies aggregate $l61 ,750, car
ried il the following companies:
Mutual Life Of New York, SOL 75O;
lPE'ennsy r ylvania Mutual Life, $50, 900; FL
#tdlelity 81 Life $50, 900 total S$$1ei, ,750. Ss
Fl. w. Ghaffee, the elder son Of Mrl..
and an Mrs. y. F. !. Chaffee, SIS a resident
OF st.5 Paul, Living at 722 Aurora ave sg,s,
nue. nue. " Mr Chaffee said last night that
bis b d mother : q and father went to Europe
IN IN the latter part of q February to take
a short pleasure trip. second son,
Z. L[aurance Chaffee, is a student at
o|berhn college, oberlin, Ohio. There
is s|.5s also = daughter, Mrs. F. r. Stroud
OF Duluth.
H. f. Chaffee lis president of the
John Job Miller comp pany,s grain commits
sion dealers, with offices in the Gham-.
ber Of Commerce building
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
NIliinlot |Illil Humane officer And Relatives
Of Ruth Malstrom Take ller &
Back Home 81

Accompanied 3sby her broth er.in-law,,
Byron T. Martin az Ninot II yyneear-old
Ruth Malstrom who walked twenty
two miles during the night in order
to get away from he Magic City, last
night returned III the home of her rel
atiyes. Marrtin arrived ID Devils Lake
T,lesday AFT ternoon on No. 6, locating
the girl At once. Despite the fact that
she had said but u short time before
/ that she wanted 70 stay ia Devils.
Lake, some influence Was apparently
thrown over her by the man, resulting
In the statement that she would re-
turn 35sS
Colonel Scarlet executive OFFICER Sof
the Minot Human s society, arrived lii
Devils Lake on No & Tuesday even.
ing The colonel was of the opinion
that there Was some mystery iii the
case, that even the officials of Msnot
were not aWare He declared he be.
lieyed the Malstron girl was better
Ion here IN q good nome. than she was
At Minot A confe ference was held with
the little globetrott tel, g, during
which tho colonel told her that IL she
wanted 10 remain in Dsyils Lake she
would have the privilege she sre
peated however. that she would Ire
1l.S
turn with her hrothe -in.law
Fefore leaying last nis Coional
Scarlet stated tt4at as jnvenile ON
Icsr hs would give the case closs III
ltsntion In the future.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
Stirred BY Horror. Of 4 Titanic Disas-
ter q g Gall /, for /, LEGISLATION y "a ID
555Is .....;.l Comes II ...3 4 d. 4.
SURVIVORS Will TESTIFY.
Revenue Cntter Sent To Serve Sum,
mons On Survivors, Of Grew ...5
4. and i |. Passengers ?

Washington, April 19. Stirred by
the horror of the Titanic disaster all
official Washington today is preparing
for steps to minimize the possibilities
oof another such tragedy. III
Congress began framing legislation
to govern The life saving appliances
and the wireless. and Preside en- L ait,
doubly touched by the probable loss
\ Of his friend and military aide, Major
Archibald w BUTT, held conf erences
with the cabinet officers, to consider
governmental control over the opera
ton Of wireless. 5..; IL
# In the house what may result in
federal investiga gation into the 4 causes
sof the wreck and he enac actment OF pro
Ytective measures, Y was begun with
sresollti lions offered hy ! epressanra raIiEss
\ Mott and Hard wick. The mott resolu-
ton provides for a searching inquiry
\ by the merchant marine committee.
The BardWick resolution would touch
upon the regulations for e-saying
apparatus. Under the Mott resolution
the merchant marine committee would
set as q court and compel the attend
ance of witnesses.
g Chairman Alexander OF the comit-
tee, declared today that the catasstroo--
phes would stop the building Of such
enormous vessels. He favors a limi-
tatton by law upon the sizes Of vessels,
which visit the American ports. The
! COMM ll ttee also expects to report .sIa
bill sto regulate wireless. 3'tssa
President Taft was in conf ference at
4 the; White House today for nearly two
hours with some Of the cabinet Off.
GERS; whose functions cover the opera,
tions of this new system Of telegraphy
These were secretar stimso,dnl, a. Mey. 81:
. Ell and Nage1. Attorney General wick.
#tersflan also was called in to- give
f. advice aa ,tos the necessities IN a legis
4 lsatire way Of sadditi laws. n
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
CITY DADS HOLD
! FARCE:: .PIOW-WON
en- Of City Auditor And Mayor
flinders Transaction Of import.
ant Business 81

Owing to the fact that the mayor
was absent from the city, the city
auditor being away also, it was impos-
;sible fol. the council to go ahead with
the business they had planned
While there were enough council
men present to handle the business it
was thought advisable BY the city at
torney to adjourn until Friday night
as the city auditor was not present
and no law could be found as to an
appointment of a temporary officer to
fill his place: There is considerable
business to be performed where legal
technicalities will figure strongly
should any complications arise and
hence the meeting was adjourned un.
It'll the auditor could be here.
During the short session last night
Sam Wineman acted as mayor, while
Avery Johnson filled the vacancy OF
;she,audi itar, boths mensa ing onlx.loua
enough to make a motion of adjourn.
ment. .Ta " n; 3s .s5s 4; 81
Mr.. Kerlin sent a letter to the Hon.
;Mltyor and common council in which
he had stated his desire to reduce the
rates on electric current. He also
said he had looked into the light rate
question in other states and had found
a. Z ~ E p
there was nothing to govern light
charges. 3535s ". 4. Z s:is Z I. E.8s
Sa The proposed reduction Of the light
company, while not large, would re.
duce the cost to the common users
about two cents per kilowat. The let.
ter was not read in open council last
night but with the other business was
held over until Friday night when the
adjourned session will be held. "
Mr.. stotlar was in the council rooms
to see about his franchise but that
also also, had to hold over with the resi-
of the business. n h 5ss Z. ~
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
sDENlLssLAkE HIGH scAoo ooL GRAD.
YATES ACETATE QUESTION III
oF Al uMNl .Assoc clATIoN.

# In all the years that the Devils Lake
high school has been organized no ef-
forts have been made to 10 IA an alum-
I'D assoociat tion. One hundred and
6orty y-three g grad 4 have been b q, sent
out from the school ana i large ma, ma
jordty Of them Te making their homes
u Devils Iake
It IL remarkable that q city so. act
I've, should be % backward III this rs.
spect.
3 the graduates off the high schoc1
should take It upon themselHes to OF
ganize an association that viii give
the school y distinctive standing In
the city. Towns I off 4 much smaller
population and far less prospects III
q future, have high school alumni as-
Esociations that have done much to-
ward the educat ional sbett eraent 81
the towns. Banauets are held at COM
mencement time for the aduasing
classes H and entertai inments given,
throughout the year.
The gettogether spirit ID sadly laak.
Ing among our high school graduates,
but could be quickly engenaered, II i
few active alumni would call a meet.
ms and take the responsib ibility of 81.
ganising an alumni association.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
w. KEEP
" GIRL ||.||ii OU| ]
OF DANCES.
Humane Officer Plans Campaign To
Prohibit ron Young Girls From
L ~ a.. ~, !. ! Dance lln i Halls &.
HOPE 10 TO SECURE &c; LAW 4
Alexander y ScarIett Says That al Many ]
Young Girls Start Downward
.". ~ E. Path There,
! HOPE TO SECURE # G LAW

Minot, April 19.-That seventy.fivet
per cent Of the young girls who 60 the
downward path start in the public
dance hall, and that Some strenuous
measures should be made ito remedy
. his condition in Minot is the belief of
the officials of the Minot Humane SO
ciety, who during the last few weeks
have been making an investigation in
Minot. E5$5 i5s$S
One Of the measures proposed,
which may be introduced at the meet
ing Of the city commission tonight. is
the passage of city ordinance pro. ia 3 Z
hibitlng young girls under eighteen
from frequenting public dance halls.
The idea is to place the dance hall IN \
practically the same category as the
pool room, where boys under eighteen
are not allowed. tSs u I. stsi 5$
Some of. this kiind
have 10 be il We are Is csss:l save. 81
the young girls from salin, said Col.
Alex Scarlet, president of ths SAinot
Humane society today. Ia, our irsassl
vestigations we find that most OF the /.
girls who get into evil ways start il;
the dance hall. Here they meeet had
company. The evil associations gain
ed in the dance hall are often con
tinued with the result that often the
innocent girls finds her way to the den
of iniquity. sS + s5{,. ..ss5 .s55#
Il believe that an ordinance should
be passed prohibiting girls under
eighteen from frequenting dance halls,
unless accompanied by. their parents
or guardians. This is practically the
same provision as relates to the pool
roooms. # measure like this were
adopted, the juvenile court officers
would have authority to enter these
dance halls and take the young girls
out. Similar ordinances have been
passed in other cities, and the effect
has been very beneficial.
An amendment to the present pool
room ordinance win be introduced in
the city commission, and every effort
will be made TO secure its passage. @
farming conditions have been I'M
earthed by the Minpt Humane society.
One case has been brought to the at
tention Of the officials where q young
girl. q graduate OF the 1Iinot high
school. has started the downward
path, and II is thought that the first
step was taken in the dance han.
This young girl was one OF the most
beautiful and attractive il the city
The evil associations she got III the
public dance started her in the down
ward course. ana she is; now out ofI
the state, in order to lessen the misery
OF her parents and acauaantancea. #
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
HAD NARROW |. u 4 Esc APE

Grafton. n. q. q pril As runaway
team Of horses crashed through the
plate glass front of the Berg depart
( 5ment ssl store in this city and Ander-
soma ss,111; local druggist, was severely in-
.jured. Anderson was standing looking
into i1 the window Of the store when his
team struck the curb, and he was only
able to get far enough TO one side To
a avoid the horses, being grazed BY the
Wheels Of the wagon as IT went thru
the store front.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

would have to be left; that was GER
tainty. tall Hundreds in fact, were left.
But to all appearances the men who
left stayed behind deliberately, calm
ly, stepping aside to let the weaker
ones, those to whom they owed pro
lection, take their way to safety. 43{
i t3S& Story Of Heroism. y 5s{{s8 t
Ft5 I Sinking by the head. Have cleared
boats and filled them with women and
children .ss8s5 l 3s5t.-t
S5l This was the final message These
brave men sent the world, for it was
directly afterWard that their wireless
signals sputtered,i and then stopped al
together. :
The picture that inevitably presents
itself IN view of what is known is Of
men mel Like John Jacob Astor, master OF
scores Of millions, Benjamin Guggen-
helm Of the famous family Of bankers.
lsador Straus, a merchant prince; viii
liam T. Stead, veteran journalist; Maj.
Archibauld Ar Butt. soldier; Washington
Roeblng, noted engineer of any OF
all Of these men stepping aside and
bravely, gallantly, Y remaining to die
that the place he otherwise might
have filled could perhaps be taken by
some sabot-shod, shawl enshrouded il.
hterate and penniless peasant woman
Eof Europe. "a "A
Thus the stream OF women with tod
/ ding Infants or babies In arms, per
most of aoon to llje Wid
owed, filed up from the cabins and
over the side and away to life. The
n, men-by en- far the greater part Of them
-remained to die, millionaire and
peasant and man of middle class alike
brayely, it must have been, shanine
each others fate and going down to
common grave 81 5ssa85 5J-s@ -.SS
Viii y u CLEAR MYSTERY.
ID OF the survivors, what then? What
story Of peril and suffering will they
reveal? How quickly they will be
able to tell it and clear up all the
mysteries Of identity which the limited
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

X. I. ! i i
li, New York, April n / 9 4- i
y the women saved. Are on ..3s
EE.& board the Carp pathia This !
wireless message was received !
=. today from Mrs. Caroline Bon j
nell, one 81 the Titanic's pas j
sengers now bound for New i
York on the Carpathia The i
!. message came to II. w. Bon !
!. nell of. Young gstoWrl, o., her Fl r
brother, stopp ping at the Wal 4 !
dorfs Astoria. N I'll .*$,5 >
~ - II +. !. i. i. =. j
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

i. !. !. i. !. i. i. !. !. + i.
4. Halifax, April 1s.-The cable .
!. ship Mackay-Bennett, which .
+ has been chartered by thee .
!. White Star line to go to the .
4 scene Of the Titanic disaster, +.
i. is being loaded today prepara- .
!. tory to departure. In hope :.
!. that some bodies may be .
!. picked up, eoffins are being in Z.
!. cluded in the cargo and sew !.
!. eral undertakers and embalm- .
X ers will go along.
i i. + -. !. !. !. !. = !. !. !. :
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

1. n .s.s.ss es IS i.
saitfoFur, II sF p, April 1s.
!. 4 While her parents were al.
tending 4 church meeting
nearby Pearl erikrlstenko, /
finding her fathers shotgun
i. 4, 4 granary. attempted 10 4
distodge the weapon from It's
I place on the wall, elseinaru-
] Ing the contents IN such i I
manner that her head was ai-.
! most entirely blown on. s2
J broother, tive ysars her eenIor,
asas II the place, and ne ran /
! ishe entire distance So the
, church carrying the news 20 I
! si,e mother and father. Three
years AGO q little boy Iss tsss
! family Was drowned.
h ! n " 81 i. y
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

sshe list of commencemant speakers
was completed Monday afternoon.
John Smith and Albert Powell were
chosen bgs the faonlt There win Be
speakers sat The cansnt exer--
Icises of The h school.