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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24

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jacob schia, head, S eet:.v.he famous
banking ho = ss: e k|seAa, Loeb Z Co.,
has gone on record, in HE testimeny
before the Pujo Committee, o. being
in favor Of curbine eoaesatsstssa q
money and credit by great corpora.
lions. He i, however, In favor Of
allowing the individual unlimited op.
rertunity to amass s much wealth -
4. possible during 8 . lifetime. Il seems
to Us thst Mr. scKif has made ! dis:
tinction without difference. Tie
vast fortunes Of John b. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan or j. j. Hill look Just
as dangerous ana tast 9. much 81 I
menace to th!e common people. = tie
boards which have bsesSS pilsa Up s.
the great issur.nee, conpissnis, ! nd ths
great trust composites. There Is /
dominating spirit at the head Of ev.
cry. great corporation, who eonrols
cry great corporation, who controls
his own private fortune.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
DON sLYTER, ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT, DIED AT LOCAL HOS
PITAL YESTERDAY.

Don slyter, Of Omemee, N. D., sue
cunbed at 4o'clock yesterday after
noon to wounds which he received a
little over week ago when the gun
which he had tied to the top Of his
hay rack was accidentally discharged.
The accident occurred in the vicini-
ty Of Bisbee where Don with COM
panion were to enjoy a rabbit hunt.
When the gun was discharged it took
a portion of his right ear and a por-
tion Of his scalp.
The young fellow was removed to
the hospital here but his condition
was such that the best medical skill
could do nothing for him. His entire
right side WIS paralyzed from the Of.
fects Of the shot and how the young
fellow lived at all after the accident
is a mystery.
The remains were shipped today to
Omemee where funeral services will
take place. !.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
REcoMPENsE FOR INJUSTICE

ihere are a number of instances
where innocent men have been punish
ed for the crimes of others, and
though it has developed that the men
punished by years of servitude were
innocent, they have had no recourse
for proper, recompense, for the an.
palling injustice done to the innocent
Conspicuous cases Of this charac.
ter are those of John Boehman, COM
mitted to Sing Sing, in New York for
life, under conviction for a murder.
that subsequently developed he did not
commit, and of Andrew 10th, who wa.
convicted of crime it afterwards
transpired he did not commit, and
wrongfully served twenty years in the
Pennsylvania state prison.
1t was shown beyond question that
these men were innocent Of the crimas
they suffered for, and yet there was
no way for these victims Of judicial
error to be given any relief what.
ever, except to restore them to their
liberty which they had been so long
robbed of.
Edwin NJ. Borchard, law librarian
Of congress, is giving his support to
bill which seeks to remedy the most
Migrant cases of injustice.
The bill indicated does not under.
take to give relief to all persons who
may suffer- from prosecution or i'm.
prisonment when they are innocen.
but it provides for indemnity in cases
where it is shown that the crime was
noe committed at all or that it was
not committed by the person con.
victed.
This bill relates only to federal
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24

- News dispatches from Bismarck are
to the effect that the North Dakota
Legislature is very slow in getting
down to business. This defect in. the
Thirteenth Assembly was apparent
from the start and it will grow moro
noticeable as time passes. There are
some good men in this session, and
there are some peanut politicians.
The efforts Of the first to do something
worth while: are being and will con.
tinue to be clogged by the efforts OF
the last named to do nothing unless
.:.cy he allowed to do it in their own
way and to get all the credit for doing
il. And in between these two classes
stands small but extremely mobile
army Of professionals, who are in the
legislature for the: sole purpose o6,
looking after the interests Of their
clients-or masters-the great corpor-
atoms. These men are smooth, suave,
plausible, personally very agreeable,
put very persistent and determined
Their bread and butter depends on
their action in preventing great deal
of needed legislation and they are 60
ing to do it. Underneath all their
smoothness and polish will be found
the knife with which they propose to
cut the heart out of all legislation
which might interfere with their mas
ters' business or which their masters
may think might interfere with their
'business-of dollar getting. In short
the big fish propose to have their own
way, and their way is not one that
will lead to quick, decisive and honest
action on the part Of either the House
or the senate.And they, the plausible
ones, even more than the peanut pol
iticians, are responsible for the partial
paralysis observed by the newspaper
correspondents who send out news
from the state capital. This condition
of affairs is not peculiar to the North
Dakota legislature. 1t is equally true
Of the legislature Of every state in the
Union.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
FOR IMPROVED maHwAxs.

Many Of the model highway laws
in various states have been prepared
under the advice Of the road experts
Of the Department. 'sof Agriculture,
and all the data shd,, statistics OF tie
Office Of Public Roads are at the dis
posal of the legislators.
In the last bulletin Of the Office of
Public Roads it was stated that at the
close Of 1909 $3.50 per cent Of the
roads in the United States were i'm
proved. This represents a gain i'm
the total road mileage improved for
1.52 per cent, or, in other words, the
percentage Of improved roads has in
creased during this period from TIA
to 500 per cent. ~:
In the three years. that have elaps:
ed since then, it is roughly estimated
that. the percentage Of improved roads
has gone well beyond 9 per cent and
possibly close to 10: per cent. It is
estimated that if 20 per cent Of the
public highways were improved
each highway being selected and i'm
proved with view to the proper.
Tomato traffic upon tia high degree
of efficiency in highway transporta-
ton would be reached. It is figured
that millions of dollars would be
saved annually in the transportation
of crops,...tthe wear and tear on horses
and vehicles and in the minimizing
Of the waste in truck farming. II
roads are, bad, the farmer frequently
finds it Impossible to get his products
to the shipping points and thus per.
ishable products are wasted, percept-
IDLY increasing the cost Of living.
In the five years preceding March,
1912, the Office of Public Roads Of
the Department of Agriculture has
built 2l5 object lesson roads; in all,
about 300 miles of road Is feet wide
and by expert advice aided in the
formation Of more than $50 model
county road systems resulting in most
has also assisted 20 states in effect.
ing equitable state aid plans. The
secretary looks forward to the COM
ing year as promising better results
than at any time in the history Of
the movement for improved highways.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
e.ses, and If i. should ra.. IL would

cases, and II IL should pas Il would
taese ap.te II - II! = AeaA.z les!
eft :, s! y :AatnEe far: te ,, EsatA4l
ii those :wrongfully :puniitsds An the
state courts: tE5 -
It would be but equitable for ~
persons. wrengfally and s'nlhasts
punished, whore proof L. ample :thss
they had nothing HI! 70 dsvrk thsess'me
for which: they have aasEesoSsrtes
ard punishd, to be indAaaiaed:s~
No sort of money .:indshnatys how
ever lasee,. would repay .;ahsinhocAn'
man for serving = term ossvtwsuty
yea,s III prison, but that 'b:ao reason
why hs:. should be turned oft arts.
such ;1digaity and unjust suffering
friendless and moneyless.i: He should
b. iud"mr .aed.-Fargo Forum
=
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
Two Great Polit,ua, Events.

Europe last week staged two spec.
tacular political events. France elected
a new president with scarcely tremor
in the foundations of the Republic, and
the British House Of Commons passed
the Irish Home Rule bill.
The Third Republic has had, with
Poincare, nine pesidents. OF these
three have seved a full tenn. Loubet
and Falliees piloted France through
some ticklish situations, and retired to
well earned obscurity. Carnot and
Faue died in Office. Perier had short
stormy rule and resigned within yea,
MacMahon and Theirs were forced "a
retire by toubles that changes of min.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
In Union There is streAbath.

In one of his debates with Douglas
Abraham Lincoln said: GA house
divided against itself cannot stand.
Lincoln was speaking Of a nation
already sown with the seeds of civil
war, and he hit upon great truth
And what is true of nation is equal
ly true of city. :"
A city whose inhabitants are con
tinuaaly quarreling among themselves
cannot hope to compete in the race TO,
commercial supremacy, with ia city
whose citizens stand shoulder Il
shoulder and "pull' for the. common
good. ,dI,s
Devils Lake has been and isrnow ur
fortunate in this. respect. !: Blessed
with advantages and opportunitie.
such as are not ordinarily given tt
the average small city, we have not
made the most Of them. We have
wasted our energies in petty quarrelt
and fractional brawls Instead Of
wing with one another in trying tt
advance the city as whole, we have
We'd with one another in seeing how
thoroughly we could do our fellow
men, If they happened to be on the
opposite side.
We are split into hostile factions
Armed camps, rs it were. True, w
are armed with nothing but invective
criticism and harsh names, but armed
nevertheless, and each with . bust
ness-like determination to "get" thu
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
CIVIL. SERVICE.

Whenever an opponent Of the idea
of,:gsivsf6ment ownership Of railroads
wants to score point, he simply calls
attention IS tie way the federal gov
eminent handles the appointment Of
some Of. the classes Of postmasters, AMI
asks how long we would have disci.
pline and good service on the reads il
We handled employees the same way.
And the civil service enthusiast goes
away back and sits down.
Not one of our great railway lines
could keep: out Of the hands Of q re-
eeiyer:: for .; single year if it selected
it's: empieSssss b. "pnll'', which is the
plan On ; Which: most :pestmasters are
appointed.
Just why 90 gigantic public ut::..i.
ty :ss our posto6ice department should
be conducted as a political machine,
for. the use and behoof Of the party
in power, or just why the people Of
the United. States, whom the depart.
ment serves, continue to allow that
sort of thing, is beyond the compre-
hension Of most men.
President Taft's order If October II
1912, placing all fourth class post
masters south Of the Ohio and west Of
the Mississippi rivers on. the Civil ser.
vice, or merit, list, was a move in the
right direction, and one which every
right thinking man should uphold. But
as matter of fact, no move MI. Taft
has made since he took Office has been
more severely criticised. He has been
charged with an attmpt TO perpetuate
the republican machine in the teri.
tory affected and the ohtice-hungr,
democrats have raised howl which
has been heard from. the Atlantic to
the Pacific oceans. :. ~: ~.
But the; fact, remains that placing
all g gov. g4Esg employees on the civil
service list is the only solution Of the
problem, of<how to get efficient service
and the only just criticism which can =,
be offered is that Taft should. have
made his order Immediately after, i. TAX.
ing Office, rather than nj, in the CLOSING
days of his administration.
Presideut.eleet Wilson. has III. ~ pa,na
chance, but If he listens J.. to i the horde
which is already clamorine for pol;ti.
cal pap, he will make the same mis-.
take that Taft did
Here's hoping that some man, even
though he be a democrat, will have
the moral courage to stand out .rains;
the heelers q the party and declare
that hereafter merit and Efficiency.
rather than political pull shall be the
only recommendation to fedora, an
pointment. '''
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24

The spectacle of Samuel Untermyer
erstwhile trust attorney and adviser
Of millionaires, conducting a cross.
examination Of his former. clients 70,
the Pujo money-trust probe, is a graf.
flying one, to say the least. Nobody
knows the tricks of high finance and
the Wall Street game better than Mr.
Untermeyer, and his work for the com
mittee has been: Of nigh order and
conducive Of much good.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24

Down in Missouri a Legislator has
proposed measure providing that all
lobbyists shall wear a Uniform, the
idea being that if they are so afrayed
everybody will. know them and they
will eventually be driven away from
the state capitol by .ridicule. The uni
form proposed by the bill. is brown
suit, red hat, and green. necktie.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24

The North Dakota state senate re.
versed itself yesterday when it voted
to consider its action Of Wednesday,
refusing to allow the state to buy
stamps for the members Of the legis.
lature. The stamps win be furnished,
and in unlimited quantities. The
whole affair was very much "tempest
in . teapot" and ''peanut. politics. u
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
rHn .srupzl,r zsxla.

That 10 . novel and very clever dee
that has esigiaated with shs students
Of the A. c. to send out q Lite Special
train to make . tour Of, che state.
The students believe that tho work
that Is being done ct the agricultural
college is not fully appreciated BY the
people Of North Dakota-they are
therefore going 70 take psst.of the A
c. to the people.
A number Of entertainment :features
are TO b taken along, viz, tie A. C
cadet band, the crack squad II the A.
Q. cadets, the Y. NJ. c. A. qpartette,
the college. orchestra, and the Edwin
Booth dramatic club, but the main
idea is to give a demonstration Of
some Of. tie practical: and valuable
things chat the: A. G. .teaeAea
One ear will be alled With, exhibits
showing how tAe boys ssse. taught
something Of blacksmithine,. carpenter.
ing, and other useful trades Of which
every tanner. shouia have ,.tsons
knowledge. The. engineering depart
ment win show some Of the remark.
able things thu are taught a. ,ut
electric ity and "e.: {. :;ng. In fact;
:he-:s will be exhibits from all the
! a:,ous departments os the college.
The student,.w;cn ~ ir<t COMES =,
:!e agricultural esneee, no matter
what preconce:vcd ::.ss he may ;,ave
gained; Of its varied activities il
always' surprised and delighted at
what he actually dnde. It is a great
institution and every student Is proud
Of it. This Il the feeling that has
prompted the train. Tie students
want the folks back home to ret a
realizing sense sof what II Is accom-.
plishingj's s:'i 80 ;=;-'' - =
While the entertaining features are
really of a secondary consideration,
they will add greatly to the enjoyment
Of the trip both to those who take the
journey and those. who are visited.
The A. G. cadet, ibaad: docs not take
Ia back seat for any musical organiza:
ton in; the state-bar. none. 1t ii q
forty piece baad, composed !. of real
musicians, and ,discourses: genuine
music: The quartetts and the
orchestra are - good: a:
[ The crack squad Of thea. 9. cadets
is 50 clever that some time ago it
took As.place on tho programme Of
one Of the Fargo theatres as a regula,
number and won the instant appproval
Of the critical theatre going audience;
The Edwin Booth dramatic club com.
posed entirely Of A. G. students puts. on
a paly that goes as smoothly as the
offerings Of many professional com.
panies. @'e'E. 2.
The Forum believes that this train
will do the agricultural college q
great deal Of good, because it will
show the people Of the state, Just
what is being accomplished here
Fargo Forum. a.sss
Il ~.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24

Washington, Jan. le--Fhss liaerty>
of individuals to <ceneentraAe@sdoneys
and powes,: :apd to. limit THAR :abili4y;
WITS advocated today, before the house
money trust. commisteSsbys Jaeob:'h.=
schiff. of sthe. New Yosk banking. firm.
Of Kuhn, Loeb 4 co., ..>ss:: ., =:
I. schiff declared individuals should
be allowed::to exert the utmost efforts
to concentrate fortunes ana bower;
until the lamssof nature :caased an at
tempted '4:nionopoly s,tsto fail ny It's
own. weight. ..He *afpou&sed however CON.
centration through corporations, and
holding companies. a-sschin could not
reached APPOINT where it was vas, danger.
The New PORK -bcHd fnancisri fol-
lowed asotssfM. Rsynoics., Of Chicago
on the stand. hs4yn,!ds told the com
mite that hSshsd studied toncentra-
ton Of moneyaand credit and believed
the point now reached was q menace
to thes proefess Of che country He
said .totnpetiti6n iii banking Should BE-
rcvixiA. -2;aii a7f:.s e.a ;,sf:;'.i.s s:%:i
. hvs cohnlis,fesse adjourned after yes s
sterlay's session until tomorrow, when,
witnesses r.rsiesentias Tho :,aaks. Il,
Ne* Fofks&nd Chicago Will bs htsa, i
:s The' chairnaA expects to hnish AK
;sg testimony tfis week and :egin
writing the reports. = : =
In the course ofs sehiff's examina-
;tien, hs'5t'vsoiceds the view that deposit,
,;ors in banks are sufficiently protected
under. the. present law, "it admins
tered and kept up} to Il, the :tsaehings
Of experience. he said ii; could see
no objection Is 46he banking i: inastitu
tion selling securities to another,
which. it owned.
prudence" he il: said lid ~ previentt.
officers Of the bank frooIIa, accepting
doubtful security: y BE ' sheesaght this
matter: Gan be safely ID eft zi e. a'self-res-
pecting men, /" ON che board Of direct
ors, and no further law IS necessary.
''Then you think less Nv is bet
ter for banks and trust eompaniesf"
asked Untermyer. ..s1-
"Yes,' asserted sehitf. s e much
law can crush the life out Of the
banks"
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24

Someone has we'll said that it is the
cost Of "high living" rather than the
"high cost" Of living which produces
most Of the financial troubles Of the
United statss.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
SHIPPED FROM M1Nor
LAID AT REST IN THE GEM
FIERY HERE,

The remains of Peter McKone &C.
companied by friends and relatives ar.
rived in the city this afternoon from
Minot and burial took place at Devils
Lake cemetery. The deceased was .
former resident Of Penn aad wen
known here.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
othst fellew :. Il. ssrli,.t opps.t,a.

~sss0S AVAAvw - VIZ VOSxxoOt VHpOxtU0s
iAe.ess.ssssxs=:;::
we.qhaTe. eonl lost stihtSs
the msiis 81. TIC sent.sve.13, f,s u u
deed Il eves had any merit, s:h Net
here Ism 7 one man il atty Who: eould
laB ohhaad wAat; tks ;,disturbaass &
sboat OF, ho,t - seist.atsd. { q Az
Ths eSse III lit 81 HUI Asa6S tws,e
it mot 90 seriess
|, We are all wrong, and tho sooner
ws$ got. 10 asttsf Il VII bs III
all q nasaaa e.. - Al. ~ sAia
brings Us down Is tke stssy.
What are Ssls6txysto do with the
Comuaezcisl Oluhi ..,-...
T.: can BE- made tha aeeatest fAeAos
IN our senae.siA ar' It. 81 ssa :evee
+ ought = e ts.. s I ! h.eA. d
all enterprises Which viz .bepeat the
city and, neidesf.liy eseh isaivid!q II
citizen Of :tSe towps s ~. -.
Il ought i i. !. s.aiis ~: 4. siis ,i
ing together Ill tkei* basinie,.s' intsr:
ests Of Devils Lake. and ifs. roen.
ought 10 BE- ! gathsrans pi.es 'for the
best blood and brains Of the town.
The club has recently elected new
officers, and IA doing 10 has made the
first move to heal the reaeAs,whieh
has existed for 90 long. Both factions
,(if yos choose to remember the fac
:tions) have been recognized in such.
Each ono, Of them ha. . dednite idea
as to what no would like to see accom-.
phshed by the club and Ill Of them
are patriotic and have . regard for
the best interests Of thsseity. : = :
.. They should be encouraged II
they show disposition to do some
thing that will benefit all Of US, and
we believe they win, every resident
of the town ought to supplement their
efforts. :.
We have fought long enough, and
it is: high: time to quit, and to try to
do something iastsad Of somebody: 9
."There. once was two cats in Kilkenny
:, Each thought there was one cat too
- many,
So they csated and they bit, g and
.-;:-~ they scratched and they TT,
Till from two cats there wasn't
- any,"
:. The Commercial club, as it is now
organized, has it within its power to
stop this caterwauling and clawing. It
has the chance to put Devils Lake on
the map, commercially. If they. show
an honest disposition to move in the
right direction, The World is prepared
to go the whole route with them
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
THE SHORT BAL1of M ONO.

Chicago Record Herall: Governor
Cox Of Ohio proposes 1etion as coon
as possible to carry Of the pr,mise
Ct ballot reform in his stale. eve
must abolish thu. flee d clerk Of '.,e
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24
MAX SNYDER ARRESTED AS VAC
WAS GOING TO DO BUSINESS
WHEN hELEAsED, 80

Minot, N. D., Jan. 22-Max Snyder
was arrested here charged with At.
tempting to kill Chief Of Police j,
Smith.
Snyder is believed to have broken
parole in New Jersey. He was serv.
ing time in the city Jail for vagrancy
and insisted all day yesterday and
last night that he, would kill the chief
when his time, expired.
.n.,r .s.,iaAn nEF-.tiE.' 30.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-24

tstrY could n1e quiet 9E4XXas &hes M114
;diaI1sftalats u an n pFS3IdS55s q
u aaszs. ss |l't 4 fail u Sd as
tAsl lslsessd, ii. s ;iii - thss ~ II
osiisisd. Bat sssia aft,t : scandals :. IA
which 81. sossis:i.1T =, Responsible
compelled bio resignation. y
TIE Presidsst 81 Franc. doe. .set
&k,fssd sssh brssad powers = Z. 8 Ii. ,Ans.i.
en- executive: faaaee !. governed =.
dsfa raaak g system. n; No..
:idsst 'SsssfHHEd8 Aaflss5 a.e to arrange tie
,kaleido.eeet .SSssleisi. ! q ministry, .ign
papers sAd sxckaase visits with The
q ether aee \ .sxex xrsiss
= IS: susA mon IA, = Eslllssse eaall. AeuAes
wore veil eontsnt; With thia:: Folaty Reet tlA
did splendid ssrYiee in. modifying Tie
s6dahent passions Of partisaashiYp,
which make + consistent foreign: policy
!aihtsa1t' under DC Republic. But viii
u: Poins.fe i TIE presidency, the Of.
fss:' may take. on now significance.
Poinoere j. the strongest statesman In
France today, With the exception d
,Delcasse. he emerges from the active
Premiership into the passive Presiden.
81. viii he 81 content to play the
placid role 81 president OF win he
still be Primo Minister in fact il not
.in:nsmel II. Poineare were .free 70
do Is he likes, regardless Of Germany,
he would arrange Ministry with Del:
casse at its head, ind put France in
line to play . strong role in the poll.
tics Of Europe. But if that il; not yet
practicable, he Will no doubt try. to
make himself theibig French factor in
the Triple Tntente, no matter who il
Premier. :
The passage 81 the Irish home rule
bill. by the Asquith'Ministry is anoth.
or milestone in the progress Of a re-.
msrhable workihg',* ADMINISTRATION,
which has brought shout industrial in.
su1anee, old ago pensions, and land
which has clipped the claws
of the Lords;y and which has still on
its program electorM.teform and. Welsh
disestsblishneHt. No administration
since Gladstone y great cabinet 81 1868
Ia. wrought more Important: chsinges.
Home rule is not yet won, but the
hope Of. 1t is questionable, since It is
only necessary Tor the Commons to
pass the bill twice more in two years,
after the expected rejection by the
Lords; to make it saslaw: The Liberals
to keep faith with the Irish, win have
to stick to office<sfor two more years.
The division in::'the Unionist party
over the food duties makes It prob:
able that the Asquith Ministry win
be able to stiek.*'@fn three years pa
triotic Irish.Amerieans, who have Civ.
en- so literally to tie Home Rule cause
may be going bacf5.to Ireland to Wit.
ness the assembling Of q Irish par.
liament. Minneapolis Journal