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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

The Prudential Trust company loans
money on city property.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23
Proposes Gradual Reduction.

Believing that the present duties
should be lowered. I have submitted
an amendment which reduces the
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25
CENTENARY OF DOUGLAS.

This afternoon, in the legislative
halls at Springfield, Ill.,, is being oh.
served the hundredth anniversary Of
the birth Of Stephen "A. Douglas
and the Chicago Historical Society is
celebrating the occasion in that city.
Considering the almost oblivion IN
which Douglas now rests, the story Of
his one-time eminence is like fairy
tale. It seems incredible that a man
who was one of the most command.
ing figures in the nation for ten years
prior to the civil war, and whose in
fuence exceeded that Of presidents
and cabinets, should in SO brief a time
have become but vague tradition.
And yet today his fame depends most
largely upon the fact that his name is
connected with that Of Lincoln through
the series Of great debates which stir.
red the nation as did no political dis.
eussion before or dnce.
In the light Of those debates we
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

Get away from the crowd for q
while, and think. Stand on one side,
get acquainted with yourself and see
what kind Of fellow you are. Ask
yourself hard questions about yourself.
Ascertain. from original sources, ii
you are really the manner Of man you
say you are: and il you are always
honest; if you always tell the truth;
if your life is as good and upright at
IL o'clock at night as 1t is at noon
if you are as good . temperance man
on fishing excursion Is you are on a
Sunday school picnic, If you are as
good when you 20 to the city as you
are at home. il. in short. are you really
the sort Of man your father hopes you
are and your sweetheart believes you
arei Get on intimate terms with your
self, my boy. and. believe me. every
time you come ont Of one Of those
private interviews you win be strong.
er, better, purer. Don't forget this.
and It win do you good.-Bob. Bur
dette.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25
SELF GOVERNMENT.

An excellent lesson is given at Mer.
ion in the art Of self government.
Edward Box is the teacher, and the
result Of his experiment, II il may
so be called. must highly crafty it,
author. On the broad stretch Of lawn
extending the entire length Of the edi
tors property, but outside the hedge
and along Highland avenue he planted
thousands Of flowers. Here the bril-
liant crocus now blooms unprotected
but wholly unmoltested. Formerly {
modest sign These flowers are I'm
der the protection Of tho public -
stood at one end Of this long SWEEP
Of green, yellow and red, hut even thai
has disappeared.
The public has taken Mr.. Box Al
his word. It admires his generosity
and his flowers and 90 far q knoy
it has never abused. tho one nor des
froyed the other.-Philadelphia Ledg
er.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

take = Wilmington, on the Cape Fear
River. defended by Fort Fisher, nor
Savannah. defended by Fort McAllis-
ter, nor yet Mobile and Charleston, a
naval blockade. becoming more and
more efficient. could nevertheless be
maintained. Already, at the close of
two years OF war, that blockade was
constructing the South as The coils OF
boa construct the body of a deer.
Cotton, worth already fabulou
sums, was getting out Of the Confeder-
ate posts in any quantity. Enough did
dribble through to enrich some bold ad-
venturers and to purchase military sup
plies in Europe. Such supplies had
found way from Mexico and Texas,
but soon Grants investment of Vicks.
burg and Banks investment Of Port
Hudson were to stop that source. Viii.
mington in North Carolina, instead CT
Charleston, was to be the main pro-
wider for Lee the remainder of the
War, being nearer and also more diff
cult to blockade,
But Charleston was the City of Cot
ton. and the South had sceceded to
found cotton empire. She had cx-
,ected to finance the War by means of
cotton, to provoke European interven-
ton on account Of cotton: When cot
ton could not be gotten out in any
quantities, when it was worth almost
its weight in gold at Nassau in the
Bahamas and was worthless in the
warehouses Of Charleston, the doom Of
the Confederacy was sealed.-Minnea-
polls Journal.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

most criminal neglect. There should
be some sort Of state aid in the mat
ter if it is not possible to arouse in.
terest in any other way. A start eau
be made this year if everyone VINO
reads this paper will do just little
toward starting interest in tree rails.
ing. There are nurseries in the state
that will furnish northern grown
stock and instructions for planting
and caring for the trees, and just q
little effort and interest and pride IN
the home surroundings is all that is
needed to make a more beautiful
state and to increase the value Of the
property.-Bismarck Tribune
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

come upon the truth concerning The
failure of Douglas, both in his own
day and before posterity. The i'm.
mediate effect was in favor Of Douglas
But as soon as the speeches were in
book form and the people had q chance
to read them, Lincoln s ideals became
supreme. Douglas surpassed Lincoln
in personal magnetism, inoratorical zlo.
~. But Lincoln overmastered him
by merciless logic and by the moral
elevation Of his ideas.
Douglas was q man of wonderful
energy and power, and is his brief
carer achieved many things, but ne
was not essentially great man. either
Intellectually or imaginatively. 1t
was his lack of vision, rather than any
ethical lack, that committed him to the
fatal policy Of popular sovereignty,
which appears now rather as an i'm.
mortal folly than as monstrous
wrong. Douglas beheld the truth Of
a new era without recognizing it. and
therein lay his failure and his tragedy.
He did not perceive the war coming
until it burst on the nation. He was
ancient for his day, and fate was kind
in taking him from earthly labors be-
fore the full realization Of his failure
could come to him.
But it cannot be forgotten how
stanchly he stood by the Union. how
sturdily he denounced secession, how
valiantly he pleaded for the Flag and
the Nation. Nor can it be forgotten
that to him we owe the first promi-
hence Of Abraham Lincoln, which
paved the way to the presidency and
the immortal sacrifice
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25
IRoNCIlADs ATTACK cHARLEsTN

IRoNCuADs ATTACK cHARLEsTN
In April, fifty years ago, the Fed.
erals made an attempt to run by the
Confederate defenses Of Charleston
and to bring that nest Of secession
under the guns Of the navy.
Farragut' g passage Of the forts be-
low New Orleans had been made by
wooden vessels, but the craft with
which Admiral Dupont on April z
1853, attempted to capture the South
Carolina city were 1ronclads, "moni
tors'' and the "new ironsides." The
engagement was the first trial Of
strength on great scale between the
new type of war vessel and elaborate
land defenses.
But Charleston did not fall until
February two years later, when sher
mans army, marching northward
through the Carolinas, compelled its
evacuation. Forts and batteries prov
ed too strong for the ironclads, which
although with one exception not mat
erially hurt could not silence the de-
fensive line.
Thereafter the Navy did not attempt
again the reduction of the City by dir,
ect attack, but settled down toa regu
lar blockade and seige. The seige, OF
course could not be effeltive, since II
was only maintained from the sea.
But II naval bombardment could no,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25
ARBoR DAY.

Governor Hanna has issued pro
elamation designating May 2 as Arbo'
Day in the state. There will DO q
certain number of the schools Of the
state where there will be few trees
set out and some Of the citizens will
exert themselves to do little tree
planting on that day, but it is very
probable that there will be nothing in
the way Of state wide movement
dn the starting Of tree culture on that
day. That has been the history Of the
state for the past years. There should
be something done to give more sig
nificance to the observance Of Arbo,
Day in North Dakota. We have
need Of more trees. A trip over many
iof the counties in the western part
Of the state will disclose the fact
that there are farms without mum
her where not the slightest effort ha:
been made to beautify the farm o.
inhance its value by the planting Of .
, few trees about the house. Farm lifI
can be made more pleasant, the value
Of the property increased, and tn
looks Of the county improved beyond
comprehension by the addition O
groves about the farm house. It i
s~n% Fs}p IN tho ohi16ron M. %ho ,ror,
J en- on the farm that there be no shad
] about the place. If conditions wer
| the same as in the early settlement
\ Of the state when people came here
\ took q claim and intended only to liv
on It as long as was necessary to &c
[1title, there might be some excuse
\ but for man to build fine barn,
| good house and other buildings an
not pay any attention to trees is Al
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25
Statement Of ownership. Management
. Circulation. Etc.

statement OF OWnor8htp. Management,
.s Circulation, Etc.
Of the Devils Lake = Daily World,
published daily at Devils Lake, N. D.,
required by the act Of August "a, 1912.
Note-This statement is to be made
in duplicate, both copies to be deliver
ed by the publisher to the postmaster.
who win send one copy to the Third
Assistant Postmaster General (Divi-
sion Of Classifcat ion), Washington, D.
c., and retain the other in the files of
the postofice.
Editor. Moyle Edwards. Devils Lake,
N. D. t -
Managing Editor, Moyle Edwards,
Devils Lake. N. b.
Publisher. The World Publishing
Company, Devils Lake, N. D.
Owners: (If /. corporation, give
names and addresses Of stockholders
holding per cent or moro Of total
amount Of. stock.)
John F. Cowan, n. Euesgen, G. J.
McGurren, Herman stenseth. +. T.
Cuthbert, W. H. Reid, E. E. Bice. E.
Halgren, F. A. Baker. 7. A. Haslam.
B. J. Ness, Alois Walters. E. Enge.
bretson, J. 3. Haslam, II. Rrtten, 8.
G. Jones, J. Mclean. p. J. McClory,
George aJuergens, Gus Furstenau. G. W.
Greene, Geo. II. Locke, II. Shark, B.
cochrane, A. P. Bjorlie, E. L Duell,
T. M. slutz, A. q. Bell, J. A. Moran,
s. L. Wineman, E. 81. Griffin. all Of
Devils Lake, N. D. Gust Zeeman at
Lawton,N.D., G. b. Baker Of Ethridge
Mont. A. Egeland Of Bisbee, N. D.
Norman Morrison, Webster, N. D. G
H. Doyon, logon, N. D. NJ. D. Butler
Brocket. N. D. Bernt Anderson Of
Churchs Ferry.
Average number Of copies Of each
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tributed, through the mails Of other
wise. to paid subscribers during the
six months preceding The date Of this
statement. (This information Is re-
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s2o.
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Sworn to and subscribed before mi
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Notary Public.
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World "wants" Bring Results.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25
WISCONSIN AND NEW JERSEY

The laws that New Jersey passed
last winter at the instance of Pres,-
dent-then Governor-Wilson embody
one view of the trust question. A very
different view is expressed in mes.
sage and hill that Governor McGovern
recently submitted to the Wisconsin
legislature.
With the same potatoes selling at 80
cents bushel in Waupaca county and
at eighty-five cents in Milwaukee, the
freight cost being ak and half cents:
with farmers at River Falls getting
three dollars a ton for cabbages that
sell in Chicago at thirty dollars ton
the freight cost being three dollars;
with innumerable like instances of
huge disparity between the farmer Is
price and the consumers price, there
is evidently-says Governor McGovern
need of cooperation for the benefit
Of producer and consumer alike. But
all cooperation necessarily involves
combination and some restraint upon
competition. So cooperation "brings
US face to face with the question Of
trusts. What is needed is a
broad, consistent policy in harmony
with economic conditions as they now
exist. The line must be drawn that
separates monopoly. from legitimate CO.
operation; that distinguishes unreason
able restraints Of trade from mutual
helpfulness; that will secure the id.
yantages Of competition withount az.
posing industry 10 unreeulated war.
fare." gT&ss
The bill thsseovernor submits with
this message would create comma,
sion Of three msnbses, Armed with
power to investigate and prosecute I'M
reasonable. harmful restraints Of trade
hut also especially charged with tht
duty Of assisting. and promoting all
reasonable. beneficial, corporations. Il
Shall "give instruction through bulle
tins. addresses personal counsel. ant
otherwise, a. to cooperative production
marketing, buying and distribution.
1t shall "provide' persons to assist j,
establishing, organizing and maintain
Ding such cooperations. Moreover tn
commission is required to prosecute no
only unreasonable restraints Of compe
:tition but also unreasonable and On
fair acts competition: such as Birth
ing a rivals employees, or undersell
ing in one locality, in order to driv'
out rival, while holding up price
elsewhere. 90. z. 81
The bill. in short, aims at ga broa'
and consistent policy in harmony will
existing conditions" which is ia
more difficult than merely going afte
every combination in sight with an 81
but on the whole, we think. NOR
harmful-saturday Evening Post.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

!, Professor Fisher l. said 70 have
evolved a plan to stabilize the dollar.
Now if the professor will devise some
scheme whereby we can get hold Of
and hang onto the dollar so stabilized
he. will merit the eternal gratitude Of
about ninety-nine per cent of the in.
,habitants Of this great and glorious
country.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25
A REPUBLICAN TARIFF BILL.

The Republicans of the House have
not fully decided whether to present a
complete tariff bill as substitute for
the Underwood bill. Mr.. Mann, their
leader, and MI. Payne, their tariff au-
thority, favor such course. Mr.. Ford
ney, Of Michigan, and other standpat.
ters opposite on the grounds that, If
a bill is prepared now, it may come
back to plague the party, when it 80.
turns to power. - 5'S W. - Il
This is well enough from a strategic
viewpoint, but how it win effect the
return to, power Of the Party, to have
No up-to.da+e views on the subject Of
the tariff viii the people ent1astt the
Republican Party With another chance
at the tariff, when they have nothing
before them as Republican doctrine But
the example Of the last tariff, namely
the Payne-Aldrich lawi The people
vii probably want to know in advance
whether the Republicans have learned
anything about revision downward.
Mr., Fordney is evidently consumed by
. great fear that in: the present state
Of mind the Republicans may conscede
something to low Duties Does he think
he can re.enact the Payne-Aldrich bill
while the people are lookingi
MI. Payne has abandoned his atti'
tude.. He has examined the newest
draft Of a Republican wool bill and
approves it. The duties are equivalent
to seven cents on cleaned wool Or twice
that on unsecured vol. These duties
are not excessive. They are moderate
but they recognize tie principle Of pro
lection. Mr.. Fordney evidently does
Mt want to be moderate. He wants
the Republicans to lay low in the hope
that the Democratic tariff will fail
and then to come along with claim
that they have mandate to hoist the
duties high.
This is no way to settle the tariff
and to get it out Of the politics and
business Of the country. The public
demands lower wool duties. The Dem
ocrats have responded by removing
them entirely. The Republicans couli
we'll afford to state moderate protec
ZIONIST views in a bill. In this way
the Party could get past the Payne.Al
drich law and begin a new deal Will.
still in opposition.
It will be much aeasier for the Be
pubicans to take low protective tarif
view now than when they come bacl
into power. What Mr.. Fordney and ,
few standpaters want to avoid, name
", the expression Of concrete view
on the tariff, is exactly what the Re
publicans ought to accomplish Will
they are in he minority.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

Christopher Columbus City Commits.
sion, discoverer Of Devils Lake and the
guy who put the "con" in economy,
is just now engaged in the highly in
,structive and entertaining feat Of
making the auditor-treasurer egg stand
on end. a.:1
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

Tho Rugby optimist and the steam.
ed contemplate down the street are
engaged in passing the time Of day
and incidentally comparing John
Burke and Governor Hanna. The Wit.
al difference is just this: 'Burke is q
g wuszer,'' while Hanna Is an s'izzer.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

An irate member called the speaker
of the Illinois house Of representatives
a, shrimp. Well it takes all sorts Of
fish. to make up the average legisla.
'rure. North Dakota had a~few: lob.
sters at the last. session. $3.50 No 4fa.+
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25
INCREDIBLE,

Wilson favors the exemption Of labor
organizations from the provisions Of
the antitrust law through the inser
ton in the civil sundry bill Of Grid
err" to that effect, and exceedingly
difficult to believe that he would sign
the hill if presented to him in tina.
form.
Any one of the three vices which
'nhere in the proposal should be
enough to call forth a repetition of
the executive veto with which Presl
lent Taft put stop to this business
Turing the regular session. In the
drst place, the exemption Of labor
is to be secured by a "rider" to an
appropriation bill. the inclusion Of
matter in no sense germane to the
purposes of the bill. President Tai,
condemned "riders': it is understood
that President Wilson has spoken in
strong condemnation of the practice.
In the second place. this Is an at
tempt to do a subterranean and
sneaking way a thing that congress
would not dare to do openly and
souarely by amending the antitrust
law 50 that It should not apply to
boycotts and the other instruments
If labor union tyranny. But the
greatest vice of an. q fatal vice. il
the UNEQUAL application Of the laws
which the enactment Of this "rider"
would establish.
The amendment to the civil sundry
hill. in making appropriation for the
department Of justice. contained tn"
provision that no part Of the sum
appropriated "shall be spent In the
prosecution Of any organization Or in.
dividual for entering into any com.
bination Or agreement having in view
the increasing Of wages, shortening Il
hours. or better the condition Of ID.
bor. or for any act in fu1theranee
thereof. not in itself unlawful.'' There
was similar exemption Of farmers
organizations in restraint Of trade
Acts not in themselves unlawful when
committed by capitalists, by the ON
GERS or agents or corporations, against
which federal suits have been brought
are made unlawful by the statute. and
condemnationss have been had and se
we're penalties inflicted therefore.
To exempt labor organizations from
the operation Of . law that has been
sternly applied to employing organ
|izations is to declare that men are
not equal before the law: it IL to issue
an invitation and q license for opera
sive and dangerous practices: it il 8
ricet encouragement to labor unions
to pursue their policy Of running busl
ness concerns which decline OK ART
unable to submit to their demandA
President Taft denounced it a
"class legislation Of the most viciou!
Sort" and "a crime against the state
The principle, the purpose, and tn
method are shocking to the minds %
men bred in respect Of the law, ant
President Wilson's signature 10 sucl
! a measure would be shock to hi
most earnest supporters and to tn
country: We do not believe he is can
able of such an act.-arand Fork
Times.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25
IF ALL LAWS. WERE ENFORCED

If the mayo AID the police Of New
York should 'onspire to enforce for
forty.eight hours all the laws on the
statut, boks, Unfortunately aud
without respect Of persons, there would
be lurid riot, and the militia would
patrol the streets. DR.. Parkhurst,
Rabbi Wise and William Randolph
Hearst might grimly stand their ground
for while, but it is ten to one that
even they would be swept into the tenn
per of the mob. For instance, there
is a law against Sunday labor; hut
should the observer, church member
and vestryman in regular standing, DO
hailed before the magistrate, though
his clothes line on Sunday afternoon
proclaims to all :harlem that cleanli.
ness is supplantiug godlinessf No; We
all instinctively felt that this irreg.
ularity came. within the pprview, Of
his conscience and his rector: Or, there
is =, law against gambling-:7yet think
Of the, strong: arm squad descending
upon. q bridge party and .battering
down the doors.
Inevitably, the laws which do not
represent the common conscience of
the race must be applied With sdiserrim.
ination, It is a misfortune. Of; thsi1
unsound philosophy: Discretion differs
with executives. Mayor van sWyck 5
discretion was unlike Mayor Gaynor' :
and both are unlike Mayor Strong Z
OF Mayor Lows. # Dr.. Parkhurst
were Mayor, he would "discretiop y
heavily in some directions and light
" in others. 80 would Mr.. McAneny
Tim Sullivan, Bishop Greer; or for
that matter, anyone. But as long as
this compulsory discretion exists-a.
long, namely, as the four-fush statute
conflicts with the public opinions
long the police, the working force o.
the executive, will be subjected to more
severe tmptation than socity has my
right to put upon anyone. This is nj
executives fault, and no executive car
help it, These temptations would b
quite as urgent upon the New York po
lice force if Dr.. Parkhurst were mayor
as they are now. They do not depend
the character, energy or intentions O
any mayor. They arise inevitabl!
arise--out Of our hypocritical ant
bungling philosophy Of law making.
\ At present, our great and powerful
cites are in theoretical bondage t.
whstever general laws may be con
ceived 10y a rural majority in. the leg
islature. Many such laws are incon
sistent with sound economy, Democrat
philosophy, OF even democratic ethics
As such they are unenforceable, an
the direct cause Of the corruption
and inefdciency that everybody i
plores.-American Magazine.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

What q Ioysly1arow:n wal be. be-
tween. the; stalmarts. end 'progressives
next year. VIII the s.democratica$doe
sneak in and get the bonei
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

We cannot refrain from calling At
>tention TO-. the;s phenomenon1s, Andy
Miller hasn't broken into print for
almost a. month. ;;:55:si>>' ns.s> :.'sgrs>a
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

The Johnsons made Minnesota fam
Gus. And now Devils Lake is,s'**gettin'
nef q. ~. ~ ;$r.f.s., $50 Ca
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

World "wants" Bring Results.
World 'Want Ads ere money
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

Ny commission expires May 10, 1915.