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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12


The inst ton of officers of the
Royal Neighbors and odmen was a
decided success. After the installation
short, but interesting program was
rendered and a delicious lunch was
served. Despite the cold weather sew
eral Of the country members were pres
lent to enjoy the occasion, !. II \.
y. Mrs. 2. N, Rutten entertained twenty
young people at her home Wednes-
day evening in honor of her son Rao-
el and Rodger LeDuc of Doyon, both
Of whom left Thursday \ for st. Paul
where they will attend the St. Thomas
academy ',: i.s>..a g.. @.,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hoseney re-
turned 9 few days ago from trip to
Vernon county, Wisconsin, and re-
port much snow and severe cold in
that state, 8 "a, #.,>>
t3J. ". Kelley received a message
Tuesday morning of the death of his
eldest brother at Washington, where
he went some months ago in hopes
that the change would improve his
health. &3 ,.i. ..
y! L. Trueblood, assistant cashier of
the State Bank of Brocket, Ray Gun
bingham of Brocket were business Wis
itors in town Wednesday.
The news comes to us that R. G. Gull
Of this place, and Miss 1nga M. Iver-
son Of GAINESVILLE, Mimi, were mar
ried7 at the home of the bride last
Wednesday. Miss Iverson taught Iii
the public schools of Crary for three
years and for the past term taught at
M 4! 'cll Mr.. Gull has been connected
with mercantile firms in Crary for seJ-
|eral years. Their many friends here
wish them much Joy and prosperity
1t is expected that they will engage in
business and locate in Crary. * .
A pretty wedding occurred Wed
|ness.day Of this week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs: s. J. Dean when their
youngest son, Leslie was married to
Miss Eva Hurlbut. who resided in Ora
~ for about a year and recently made
her home at Warwick. Miss Hurlbut
is lady Of many pleasing qualities
and Mr. Dean is promising young
farmer. The young couple expect to
reside on the Dean farm on the lake
shore, and g host Of good wishes go
with them from their many friends
here. Rev. Smith officiated at the
wedding. tsl5 :z@t ,F:4 .s$z e ST
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

supplying water to the powerful little
locomotives Water tanks are un-
known, but the mountain streams are
tapped and the water fed into the To-
connective tanks through fumes, which
are in; some cases as much as mile
in length. In addition to this method
each locomotive is equipped with a
pump and hose, and If the tlume Is
broken or the water supply in the To-
connective becomes exhausted between
these supply stations the hose is
dropped into lake or stream and the
water pumped into the tank.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

= On its back many roads print in de-
tail various instructions for Its use. 1t
is the connecting link between the
point from which the goods are ship
ped and the point. Of delivery. ','' /
- Each car must have at least one
waybill. It forms the initial blank In
: the system of freight accounts, as the
check does in bank accounts. 1t ts
$ an order on the freight conductor to
carry the property and an evidence
that the transaction has been re
> corded - "2'~ -.
Each waybill must be numbered by
the agent who Issues it. These num-
Sbers generally run consecutively, be-
ginning each month with number one
IL carload of freight Is loaded at a
point where there are no track scales
the estimated weight is inserted by
the forwarding agent. The car is then
weighed at the FIRST weighing point
and the actual gross, tare and net
weights are entered.a.s& - - = )
:l+ The gross weight is :that OF the car
and contents as .shown>y by, the track
scales; the tare is the Weight OF the
car, which Is stenciIed on lower
corner, OF the outside Of the car, and
the net weight the difference between
the two. a. go il }*s-s
Upon many lines only one form OF
twaybill is used: On others there are
many varieties Live stock .waybills,
for example, are often longer by some
80ur inches than the ordinary Kind
and are on different: colored paper.
This is to- prevent their being over,
i looked Live stock must be sfed and
svatered In transit at stated intervals.
Il Ferishable freight, ore, coal; coke. and
1thsr things that can be moved, by
I fsfaae strainload have special forms and
1izes Of bills. ~ lts n.
The possession of an original BILL
of fading by a properly identified In,
4 Aavidual estabiishest9 that PERSONS
-Sfght to claim the property it covers
when cit reaches Its destination. N The
original bill Of fading is thereupon
tt, the railroad company
/; the charges paid and the consignee re.
/: moves the goods. ii fE =. Il
That is the reason why certain
& ciasses OF bills OF fading are used as
a collateral upon which to borrow
4 money, they being Endorsed In tina,
q event. as bank; draft would be- Ger
tain classes Of bills Of lading are. ne
Il gotta ie----that is. they may be bought
& and sold, the title or ownership Of the
D property covered passing to the per
son who buys the bill OF Iading, and
to whom it is therefore tndorsed. --
4 Railroad Mans Magazine \.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12
aernnany's Fastest Train.

30 The fastest German train now runs
I'D Bavaria, between Munich and Nu-
renbergs making ii the III distance, 5of
12311zz miles tin 135 minutes. or at the
rate Of #54 3 miles an hour It makes
no stop on the way Nuremberg Id
$40 feet lover than Munich, and the
train is thirty-one minutes Longer 70
lsng ~ the opposite eetfon. Railway
age Gazette
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

~ NE of the unique railroad PROPOSE
aa tons of the continent is the Reed
n - Newfoundland company, operat-
ing some 800 miles of line in the Island
Asof Newfoundland. 1t is a narrow
Sguage road, the main line of which ex-
ftends from Port-au-Basque' on the
I southwest corner Of the island to the
scity of St. Johns, distance of 546
ismiles. The interior OF the island is
;!uninhabited and the trains travel for
smiles through unbroken forests, wind
ting around the lakes and mountains.
4The Illustration shows the method of
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

the vast fabric Of
railroad freight re.
ports is founded.
The wayb1ll plays
the larger part by
far. '~'2', 81
Ordinarily it is
a printed form on
tough paper to
stand the many
hard knocks it re-
ceives both In.
doors and out be-
fore 1t = is ~ SAT
filed away. 1t is
four and .one-half
inches wide by
sixteen inches long.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Mrs. M. Treat, Mrs. E., w. Taylor's
mother, has returned to her home in
Rockford, ILL.,, after spending nearly a
year here y -.@g
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Charles DeMars was Devils Lake
visitor over Sunday. E'#t ,.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Miss Jet O'Leary and her sister, SUI
sic, attended church at Devils Lake
Sunday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

VA Albert ;Prestmark of the Public Opin
ion returned from Iowa last Tuesday
where he went to spend the holidays.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Elizabeth, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Richmond, was married Mon
day in Devils Lake to Mr.. I. Donald
son. Mi. John Ctrait and Miss Blanch
Smith bridesmaid and groom -, "
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12
WHAT THE WAYBILL is
MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT IN
RAILROADlN0 EXPLAINED.
Connecting Link Between the Points
Of Shipment and Delivery and Con-
tains an Itemized Statement
of Each Consignment.

The waybill and the bill OF lading
are the two documents upon which all
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

!, Miss Margaret Baker has returned to
Valley City after spending her vaca-
ton with her parents. 4 i: 5:s59 j!
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~ y:
TOXIC NEW S >
(By Special Correspondence

Mr.. Arthur Tomlinson left on Tues.
day for Fargo, where he expects TO at:
tend the Agricultural college for few
months. ~. eei22+-s'
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

J. H. Smith arrived from Minneap.
oils Monday to attend the annual meet.
ing of the First National Bank. OK. 4.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

2 A masquerade dance will be, given
on the 18th in the Toxic school house.
Everybody welcomed. Good music by
the orchestra. y:,s.,:& r-$<s..y 7.3 .-..-.ss.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Mr.. Albert Jaqua, Jr, returned to
Devils Lake Tuesday to resume his
studies in the high school. s..
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

" Mrs. p. NJ. Allen was shopping at
Devils Lake Thursday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

School re-opened Monday with full
corps of teachers with the exception l$ol
Miss Jesten, who was detained at home
for a day on account of the illness 5o1
her mother .$#
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Mr.. and Mrs. D. R: Chase were pas.
sengers to Devils Lake the fore part
o. the week on business.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Miss Minnie Thompson spent Sum-
day in Devils Lake witt friends.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Bruce Laird who is taking a course
in engineering in Minneapolis, Mimi,
is spending the holidays with his sis
tiers and other relatives at Marshall
town, Iowa. ~ :E5s5z B. i
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

s7a The IA liar society was entertained
by Mrs. Hilgers at her home Wednes
day afternoon. So, NV GA
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12
PA Miss Martha Mclaughlin has return
ed from her Christ mas vacation with
relatives at Willow City. Il. Ne

The Ladies' Aid Of the Lutheran
church in this vicinity held sale and
basket social at Ed. Olson's Thursday
night, December %. Considering the
cold night the attendance was very
good, both socially and financially.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

u: MT: and Mrs. F. r. Stevens and son,
Donovan, left for Grand Forks satur:
day where they will make their home
for the winter.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Mrs. W. H. Wake visited the Cham
berlins at Doyon last Friday. #
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Quite q few OF the young people
from this vicinity, attended the mas
querade ball at Webster New Years,
and also took some Of the prizes.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

F. b. Stern, H. Quinn, and VIM.
scherely OF Tolna, were in town Tues
day.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

e.. Professor and Mrs. Fairchild re
turned Thursday after having a de.
ightful vacation with relatives and
friends at Drayton and Cavalier. .s
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

j. H Smith was entertained at the
home Of Mrs. southam last Tuesday at
a 6 O'clock dinner.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

J. E. Gull was looking up business
interests at Rock Rapids, Iowa, thi
week returning to Crary Tuesday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12
I COAL SORE !.

s' ' '5' WI GF II ~ E]-ti aiA- tSIStfF
Well, then, you are not
using the right coal. If YOU
buy your supply Of VS. you
will find that it is good fuel,
bright and cheerful Of flame.
and economical in its lasting
quality. r. 5-.'t ~. 1.;* :. i.
PHONE YOUR ORDER
and you will get quick de.
livery of any quantity, in any
desired size or kind. The
cold days are not over yet.
See us for steam coal.
Nortz Lumber Co.
Phone No. 1877 l>.
w. N. Nortz Pres. and Mgr.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

ii5 Mrs. Ed. Olsons brother from Min
nesota accompanied BY his daughter,
her husband and ably, are visiting at
the Olson home. & Il
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12
;. ~ ~ n 80 81 q Is 3a5 y, $500
; g r AN q H Ar 3 81 Il s5
; (5y Special Corresponds
: Ia ~ 80 As 1874

. (5y Special Correspond nce. 8
Is q @@'@,@.@@s, ~ ~ @.@.as@
School opened on Monday, after
two weeks vacation. 81 %. vs. .@5
Miss Jean Mckay a popular school
teacher from Sank Center MINI, was
a guest of Mr.. Lindred, during the holt
days s'.a 4 ,S!..; # iyt
Miss Gladys Mckay very pleasantly
entertained some of her young friends
at her home on Wednesday Of last
week. ~ .ss@ sa !, 1. X. I'M H "a 81
Eugene Belcourt and Viola Sloman
returned to school at Devils Lake aft
er spending their vacation at home.
Mr.. William Morgridge was a bust
ness caller at the Lake on Saturday.
,,s n ~ % . .
George McDavitt has gone to Fargo
to take a business course at the school
Of Agriculture. M
Miss Hazel Sloman returned to her
school near Esmond, after spending
two weeks at home. We understand
Hazel is having excellent success as
teacher. f. e5 -.
Robert Cochrane is in Canada visit
ing friends in and around Toronto. It
rumored that Bob is not to return
alone. rs. =. .,r%, 81 .l'S
Irma Snok of Devils Lake visited her
little friends here last week. She re-
turned to her home Sunday. s
Mrs. M, Treat, Mrs. E. W. Taylor's
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Mr.. and Mrs. John Kuntz of Alberta.
stopped off for few days. visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilgens en- route to their
home, after spending the holidays with
relatives in Minnesota. 5&
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

y Mary Ann Mcbride was a Devils
Lake shopper last week.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

7 Gilbert Hermanson is home from
the hospital at Devils Lake. fully re-
covered from his operation. ,S.S. n ~ &
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

q. w. Crazy Of s;Minot, was a bust
ness visitor ntown Tuesday. II
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12
CLEVELAND NEWS \

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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Anderson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Stevens and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert <southam at din.
Iner last Friday. t
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Medelman enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wright,
Eugene Wright and Frank Lewis at d
6 o'clock dinner last Sunday. ~ /
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Miss Adelia and Stephen Miller re.
turned to the Sisters school at Fargo
last Monday. <5.$i
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

ooDe SoAAol leIuiueu last FRIDAY
from Canada. NJ
10 o o o o o o o . o o o o . 80 8
10 cRARY NEWS .
10 (By Special Correspondence.) o
30 o . . . o o q o o $3.50 o o
J. H. Smith arrived from Minneap.
oils Monday to attend the annual meet
ing of the First National Bank. s2 H. I'll
School re-opened Monday with a full
corps of teachers with the exception of
Miss Jesten, who was detained at home
for a day on account of the illness of
her mother. :.|5
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kuntz of Alberta.
stopped off for few days. visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilgens en- route to their
home, after spending the holidays with
relatives in Minnesota. $za
. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Anderson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Stevens and
Mr. and Mrs. Albert <southam at din
ner last Friday.
.,& Professor and Mrs. Fairchild re-
turned Thursday after having a de-
lightful vacation with relatives and
friends at Drayton and Cavalier. ,.5
Hs Albert Prestmarkeo of the Public Opin-
ion returned from Iowa last Tuesday
where he went to spend the holidays.
Mrs. w. H. Wake visited the Cham
berlins at Doyon last Friday. s
J. E. Gull was looking up business
interests at Rock Rapids, Iowa, this
week returning to Crary Tuesday.
Miss gAddie Laurie was a guest of
Miss Marie Kirk at Devils. Lake last
Friday and Saturday. Il
Miss Adelia and Stephen Miller re-
turned to the Sisters school at Fargo
last Monday. %5$E
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chamberlin of
Doyon,5 We're between train visitors in
town Sunday. 5 #T$;f
Miss Bird who was a guest of Mrs,
Southam, a few days last week, re-
turned to her school duties at Lakota
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Medelman enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Chas., Wright,
Eugene Wright and Frank Lewis at d
s o'clock dinner last Sunday s'tN
E&Sx%i ~ + Tg -
q. w. Crazy Of s;Minot, was bust
ness visitor inEtown Tuesday. 8s n III
Mrs. AL. sAlbrecht, Mrs. Harry Hay.
den and Miss Eva Hurlburt were shop.
ping at Devils Lake Monday. L. .I=
l,tIi..a e 7 -
!. Raymond Nicholson returned Tues.
day from a visit with relatives at Fer.
lgus Falls, MINI; q Z n d ;IsS d, Il /
g. q Swenson, assistant cashier Of
the First National bank, visited at
Devils Lake Sunday between trains
Miss Helen Rohr is spending cou,.
ple Of weeks in town: <. Il. q. N Il.
The annual meeting OF the directors
Of the First National bank was held
at the bank office Tuesday afternoon
/ e. D. Graves Of Toxic, was trans
All
acting business in town Tuesday.
il. II. Smith was entertained at The
home Of Mrs. southam last Tuesday a,
Ia g O'clock dinner. III
MI: and Mrs. F. r. Stevens and son
Donovan, left for Grand Forks satuIr
4 day where they will make their home
for the winter.
N The Altar society was entertained
\ by Mrs Hilgers at her home Wednes
day afternoon.
81 Mrs Mrs. = N. Allen was shopping a
;I1s Lake Thursday. HI
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12
By Special Correspondence,

o -. T ~ 4. iSz3s >:...'' o
o o Q O 90 Q ~ q o 40 90
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Miss gAddie Laurie was guest of
Miss Marie Kirk at Devils Lake last
Friday and Saturday. II
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12
cRARY NEW
(By Special Correspondence.)

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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Miss Bird who was a guest of Mrs.
Southam, a few days last week, re.
turned to her school duties at Lakota
last Sunday. f. 5ts.t
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

+ Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chamberlin o
Doyon,s were between train visitors il
town Sunday. " #S$
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Raymond Nicholson returned Tues.
day from visit with relatives at Fer.
gus Falls, MINI. s e a "A ii 4. I'd /; (
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Babe Conner returned last Friday
from Canada. r. $j NJ
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Irma Snok of Devils Lake visited her
little friends here last week. She re-
turned to her home Sunday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Robert Cochrane is in Canada visit
ing friends in and around Toronto. It
rumored that Bob is not to return
alone. ~. =. .,e&..l :. = ~ -
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

III The annual meeting Of the directors
Of the First National bank was held
at the bank office Tuesday afternoon.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

e 9: swenson, assistant cashier Of
the First National bank, visited at
Devils Lake Sunday between trains.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Mrs. A. 4. Albrecht, Mrs. Harry Hay
den and Miss Eva Hurlburt were shop
lping at Devils Lake Monday. s "a
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

G p. Graves Of Toxic, was trans
acting business in town Tuesday. sI$.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

George McDavitt has gone to Fargo
to take a business course at the school
Of Agriculture. '..I #. :
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

~ Miss Helen Rohr is spending a cou.
pie Of weeks in town. r 4, 4 n fi5 hi.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12

Mr.. William Morgridge was a bust
ness caller at the Lake on Saturday.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-19
MORSPS RELEASE FROM
PRISON IS DUE TO HIS
W|FpS UNT|RING EFFORTS
Gains Pity and Admiration of
Those Who Had Formerly
Condemned Her Husband
TAFT TAKES ACTION
Commutes Sentence Of New
York Banker, Whose Health
Has Been Failing Rapidly
TAFT TAKES ACTION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Speeding
toward Atlanta today and impatiently
counting on the hours, Is Mrs. Charles
w. Morse, wife OF the banker whose
sentence was committed yesterday by
President Taft, and whose tireless
fight to secure her husbands freedom
gained the admiration and pity OF
even those who had maintained that
Morse's l5-year sentence should be
fulfilled.
The moment Morse was taken to
the penitentiary, Mrs. Morse began
her campaign to secure his release.
She had interviews with federal au-
thorities. the pardons attorney, the at
torney-general; the president himself,
and to them she urged her strongest
argument-that Morse's sentence was
excessive by 10 years. Some officials
here admitted that they agreed with
her She secured over 10000 names
10 a petition for pardon. She APP
pealed to former depositors In the
wrecked Morse banks, 10 whom the
broken financier had paid $1,000, 900
after he was indicted, SO that none
lost a penny by his failure, and they
replied by bulky petitions to Presi-
The Detroit times., 1912-01-19

dent Taft. Most of all, the bending
form, the aging face of this woman,
whose eyes never lost the light OF
hope. stimulated a flow OF favorable
newspaper publicity such as no
ananced bureau of press agents could
have secured.
The result was to arouse and main
tain national attention In the prisoner
and Taft feared he might make a mis-
take Had Morse been an obscure
convict his sentence would have been
commuted two months ago when
prison doctors pronounced his illness
past cure, say department OF justice
officials. But Taft feared criticism
that might arise should he release
Morse.
Department of justice officials as
serted today that Morse's removal
from the Atlanta penitentiary to the
army hospital, the later order trans
fArring him to Hot Springs, were not
special favors to a rich prisoner, but
reflection OF Taft,s determination not
to release Morse until he believed
such action would be beyond crit
icism.
Though his pulse was today far be-
low. anu puyblCdl
so weak that physicians refused to set
date for his leaving Fort Mcpherson,
Morse was SO cheered by the knowl-
edge he was free again, that he insist
ed to friends at his bedside that he
would recover
For fear that he might not stand the
shock, the news that President Taft
had committed his sentence was brok-
en- to the sick man very gently by his
sister, Miss Jennie Morse. At the hos
pital today Miss Morse said that as
soon as her brother could be removed
he. would be taken to the home OF F.
l.. Seeley, an Atlanta newspaper pub
Usher who has been his closest friend
and next to Mrs. Morse the most earn
est worker for presidential clemency
for the former banker. II Morse's con-
dition permits, he will sail for Bad
Nauheim, Germany, to take the baths,
IN the belief that they may restore
normal heart action.
Morse sent word out OF his sick
room today that he wants to avoid Sec
ing anyone but his intimate friends,
and that when he goes north" he
hopes to be able to leave the train at
Jersey City to go direct to the steamer
for Germany.
'-Dr A. d. Fowler, the specialist who
has been In constant attendance on
the sick man during the past few
weeks, today said that he doubted
whether Morse would live to carry out
his plans for a trip to the German
baths. DR.. Fowler said that at the
most Morse has only year to live,
and that his death may come any day