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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

bination Cashier Semple carries an
other to a different lock. and the two
have to work together in order to open
any one of the doors.
The first vault 1 looked at contained
Sill, 100000, enough to give every man,
woman and child in the United States
a silver dollar and leave 10 or 20 mil
lion to spare The door to it weighs
six tons. but 1t is so carefully balanced
that boy could swing 1t back when
the combinations are properly made,
and Major Quaiffe threw it open with
one hand. The vault itself is about as
large as good sized garden patch. 1t
covers one-fourth of an acre and from
floor to top Is just 2 feet high. 1t is
a great cage of steel bars rtveted to-
gether with red-hot rivets. which were
pounded to place The bars across like
n lattice-work, with hundreds of dia-
mond-shaped eyeholes, through which
you can look and see the vast treasures
stored within. 1t bulges out at the
sides, and at the first thought this had
come from the weight of the silver
against the walls. Cashier Serlple tells
me this is not So The money is so
carefully piled that 1t would remain in
place If there were no walls to hold 1t.
The inner walls of the vault are backed
with boxes not much larger Than that
used by a bootjack when he shines your
shoes.
There are two rows of these boxes
rising from the floor almost to the
roof and running clear around the in
side of the vault. Each box contains
two bags of silver dollars, Just like
the thousands of bags which lie with
in. The money Is all stored In bags
of white canvas. Each bag will hold
about peck and 1t contains just one
thousand silver dollars. The bags are
about as large as those with which
boys go chestnutting, and as they lie
there in the vault they look for all the
world like so many little bags of
wheat Each bag has a seal upon it.,
and it would be impossible to get at
the money without breaking The seal.
AS [ looked, ] asked to the weight
and was told that the bags weighed
about 60 pounds EACH and that the total
weight in the vault was $500 or s,400
tons. We began to figure on the amount
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

Of space the whole would cover If all
were spread out upon a nat surface,
and as 1 remember it was 80 or 40 acres.
Then we piled them one on top of an
other and they made a solid column OF
silver more than $50 miles high.
AS / looked at the figures | was re-
minded or a corner lot which for gener-
ations stood vacant within block OF
where the treasury building stands. 1t
is now occupied by the Wyatt building
where the offices Of the Western Union
Telegraph company are. That lot be-
longed to old Joe Willard, who let 1t
lie idle until the day of his death. 1t
was some time before that that one
of our multi millionaires wanted to
buy it. He sent his confidential agent
to Mr.. Willard, saying that IL the lat
ter would sell he would give him
enough silver dollars to cover the
ground. To this old Joe Willard re-
Piled: "I will accept the proposition,
but you must stand the dollars on
end" The lot was a big one. The man
did not stop to figure, but, like the
young man in the Scriptures who had
many possessions, he buttoned up his
pocketbook and went away sorrow
full"
The question as to whether the
money in the treasury is safe has often
tically burglar proof. 1t is guarded
by the iron bars and is also walled in
cement and stone. with a wide aisle
running around 1t. which would prevent
any one attempting to remove the
money without being seen. There is
no doubt that some of the other vaults
are behind the times in their safety
appliances. l remember that one OF
the treasurers became alarmed as to
their condition some years ago. He
went to New York and asked for the
most expert safe breaker and lock
picker on earth. All the banks recon-
mended the same man. He found him
and brought him to Washington. Tho
man wrote out a report. and as hs
presented 1T said:
IL have here a detailed account of the
vaults, but before you fead it | wan
to give you practical demonstration
that 1 know whereof | speak. If 70,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

seen walking arm in arm with another
member of Parliament who has welded
a pick in his fathers mine. He even in
vited him to his fathers big political
dinners and garden parties and the illus
trated papers snapshot Bill Jones, M. p.
who represents the miners Of some I'M
pronounceable place in Wales, in top hat
and frock coat, talking to Lady Clara
We're de We're at her papa's garden par
ties. Snapshots of Bill Jones balancing
cup of tea while he chats with rer
ladyship are not pleasing to Bits con-
stituents, who drink their beer from a
can and take their recreation at football
matches or dog fights.
Then. too. Bill. who when he was a
plain trades union official, lived among
the workers and understood their prob
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12
Much and Oftor

From the st. Louis Republic.
Were they thrown together much be-
fore their marriage?'
Very much. During their courtslisl
she used to ride on the little dinlxyl
behind bis motorcycle" "a
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they were entitled to both. and in two
bargain with the liberals At Hanley
they won seat and at Crewe they were
defeated. Then came the Chesterfield
election few weeks ago This is a min
ers constituency and had been held by
a liberal. The miners wanted Barnet
Kenyon, tn esecretary of their local I'M
ion, and the liberals were willing to have
him. but Ramsay Macdonald stepped in
and declared that Kenyon would not do.
Kenyon, the secretary of their local I'M
but Macdonald was bent on having some
endorsement. In the end Kenyon was
nominated and elected over Macdonald $
head Now the liberals declare that at
the next general election they will CON
test every labor vote. If they do so the
labor party is doomed.
The result of it all is seen in the gains
which syndicalism is making among the
British workers. Labor leaders like Ben
Tillett, who scorn all political action and
preach the strike or in the last resort,
force. as the working mans only weap-
on, are gaining more and more influence,
and still more significant IL the revolt
of the rank and file against their own
leaders.
Only few weeks ago, 2C,0OO London
railway men met in Hyde park, and
against the protest OF their leader, j. III.
Thomas. M. p, passed resolutions in
favor of strike A couple OF months
ago the miners. by an Overwhelming ma
jority, stripped their offiaicls of the pow
err to conclude any bargain with tine en-
ployers without first submitting it to a
popular vote. The shipyard workln en-
year against the direct orders of theft
officials.
Discipline in English trades unions has
disappeared and many trades unionists
declare 1t is due to the efforts to mix
have gone on strike twice within tho last
trades unionism and politics.
--------.s.----
Capt. S. A. Beauchant, commanding
Albyn steamship Thistletoe, has sent a re-
port to the imperial merchant service
guild of Japan on his experience In a
mysterious stretch of sea in the Atlantic,
called the Sargasso sea, which IS almost
in line with the Gulf of Mexico, about
500 miies southeast of the Bermudas, says
the Boston Transcript. 1t is said to have
been discovered by Columbus. who was
involved in it for a fortnight. II sailed
from Norfolk, Va, for Rio de Janeiro,
South America, on May L." runs the cap
tain's report ''On the next day we fell
In with the gudf of weeds. and day after
day we passed through large patches that
were spread all over the ocean as far as
the eye could see. About 5 p. nj. on May
Z the temperature of the sea water sud
denly rose 20 degrees. and / noticed that
small objects were floating around the
different patches of weeds, and with the
binoculars found them to be red-brown
berries. The sea water at these places
was covered with millions of small jelly
fish and Portuguese men-of-war" "a
tubble-like tropical fish with singing
tentacles), some just appearing like huge
bubbles with their sails set, reflecting all
the hues of the rainbow. Flying fish
were there in great number, and it seemed
to be the proper breeding ground for them
as the patches between the weeds were
full Of young fish,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
FILM
AT The BIJOU

\ Tony the Fiddler, in two parts. Es-
sanay's unique dramatic attraction fea-
turing Francis y. Bushman, will he
shoWn tonight at the Bijou theatre,
Inese pictures are a melodramatic tale
OF me Canadian border n are inter-
tire 1000 feet. VA
Big BilT'. has for some time. bv
oank ~robberies and oholdups been ter
rorizing the towns along the border,
ana every sheriff and deputy in the
forts to capture him. No one seems
to know Bill by sight, who in reality
is Bill Carson. one of Valleyfield's prom
lnent citizens. Carson is a good friend
Of the sheriff who informs him thai
the next day a large sum of gold is
coming to town by way Of the stage
coach. Bill decides to get. the money,
Better see the film at this point to get
the real excitement. Printed words AZ
their best are a poor description Of
the picture. Va
Be sure to attend tonight and bring
your friends. Same popular price Of
oulLiiSSiou. ADV
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
DR.. CREEGAN'S
SUCCESSOR?
console RARLE SPECULATION
AS TO WHO WILL BE the NEXT
PRESIDENT OF FARGO COL
LEGE-IoWA MAN SAID TO BE
AFTER PLACE.

There Is considerable speculation as
to who will succeed DR.. G. C. Creegan
as president Of Fargo college, follow
ing n recent resignation or the head
or that institution. 1t is not possible
TO secure first hand information as to
the reasons for DR.. Creegan's resig-
nation or al to what he intends to do
out 1t Is understood he decided to uuit
the college to return to active church
work. For years he was prominent as
pastor Of several leading eastern Com
gregatlonal churches and Is said to
nave found that more congenial than
peing at the head Of an educational
institution.
The doctor Is reported here to have
recently had two or three exception
ally attractive church offers in the
east and his friends understand he
VIII accept n Of these and will Dos
slbly be located in Brooklyn or New
York. AVG"
1t Is understood the trustees of the
college have several men in view as
heads Of the college to suc-
ceed President Creegan but nothing
definite has been done to secure a
successor. n Of the main requisites
Tor the successor to DR.. Creegan. it is
understood, must be hat the man
mas had actual and practical expert
in educational work before and
the friends Of an Iowa man who has
at the head Of a college there
are reported active in his behalf for
Inc position In the college here. It is
probable that no selection will he
made until after the first Of the wear.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21

cultured. She offers only the best but
she is aole to make the best popular
and entertaining. In dramatic recit-
ais her appeal is always to the imagi-
nation and she seeks to free the emo
t1onal nature Of the listener only in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
JUSTICE FISK
NOT CANDIDATE
DECLARES HIS POSITION ON THE
u. 8. sENAToRsHlP IN LET
TER-sAYs THERE ARE "REA-
SONS TOO NUMEROUS TO MEN,
TON" FOR HIS ATTITUDE,

Grand Forks Times: Justice Charles
j. Fisk of the supreme court, formerly
Judge of the district court of Grand
Forks, Is not nor GVer has been a pros
pective candidate for the United States
senate, n he makes his position clear
in the following letter to The Times
Herald:
Sometime ago there appeared in
The Herald or Times, and perhaps
both, an article evidently inspired by
some friend, mentioning my name as
a possible likely candidate for u, S.
senator next "a The article came
to my notice while I was absent from
the state, and I did not treat it seri-
ously nor did I deem it necessary in
order to prevent my friends from be-
ing misled, to make a public state
ment refuttng it. However, the ar
tlcle has been quite generally copied
or commented upon in the press of
the state, and occasionally l learn that
some friend is still treating the arti-
Gle seriously, although [ have at all
times emphatically expressed myself
to the contrary.
Nov, while of curse, 7 appreciate
the ono Of having my name men
toned in connection with this high
office, 1 wish my friends to. know that
l. never a am not now, and newer
expect to be a candidate for the SEN
ate, and furthermore, SO long as T oc-
a judicial office I shall not con-,
sent to become atcandidate for this
or any other political office. AS
to the y. s. senatorship there: are rea-
sons too numerous to mention why@I
could not possibly consider it, even
if my election could be assured. Hence,
I write asking that you kindly give
this letter space in your valuable
newspapers in order that the public;
and especially my friends, may not be
misled regarding my attitude
in the matter. ~. G. A. Fisk"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
CAN KILL ONLY
ANTLERED DEER
WHEN 1T Is PERMISSIBLE TO
SHOOT DEER IN THIS STATE
AGAIN ONLY THOSE WITH
HORNS MAY BE sHOT-A PRO-
LECTION TO THE HUNTERS.

While deer hunting is under the ban
in North Dakota for three years
many OF the fickertail shooters have
been after the big game in Minnesota
and Montana. Some have returned
after successful hunts,
The shooters of this state have been
watching the results of the laws in
states that have prohibited shooting
anything except male deer. In the
measure making a closed season for
deer in this state for three years it
was also provided that when the open
seaso did begin only antlered deer
could be killed. This was done to
compel hunters to be more careful and
safeguard human lives. BY having to
wait till they could see he antlers,
the shooters are not SO likely to shoot
at every moving object In the brush
and kill other hunters. "
Returns show g. great Improvement
in New York state, where a law pro-
hibiting' the killing of all but antlered
bucks was passed. The season just
closed with two human victims as
compared to nineteen last year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21

solar as she can thus quicken the in
tellect n stimulate the will. The
play which has been chosen from Miss
Patterns extensive repertoire of over
sixty Of the best modern dramas, is
The Pigeon by Galsworthy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
REGION LUTHER
. COLLEGE GLEE CLUB

Of Fergus Falls, Mimi, will give a
concert programme in Stones new
auditorium Tuesday, Nov. rs, at s D.
m. This organization has made 6 V
eral concert tours through the. north
west, and come highly recommended.
This glee club represents one Of the
leading Lutheran colleges OF the
northwest is composed of fifteen
singers under the direction of Prof.
M. Casper Johnshoy, director of music
at Park Region Lutheran college. They
promise q varied and very interesting
bers by the glee club, Instruments
numbers by the glee club band of
twelve selected players and selections
by a. brass saxette. Come and be con-
WINGED! Admission price soc,
Students and children 35c. Tickets
may be had at Stone Piano Co.-Advf.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
WITH ATTY. LASHkoWlTZ.
E2YISfYaSg rn1IaRa pv2S rnI

- 1dKST 8 BuEII1SSs -CUIISE6T Was -CE1IGu.
up by Atty. H. I4ashkowitz and asked
to supply him with a s~tenographer.
Miss Hogarth was sent into the posi-
ton at once. School was also called.
up bysanother local firm and asked to
supply them. Position is pending.
School has four requests on hand for
office help.--Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21

Special bargains on apples IF you
want to put IN our supply of good
winter apples come at once to N. P.
tracks on Fourth street crossing and
get them at 81 per basket. There are
only 200 bushels for sale. Delivered
free in both cities. Phone 5S6.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
PICTURE FRAMING

We carry g. fine line OF unframed
pictures and picture naonldings. Bring
In your pictures for framing. North
Dakota Decorating Co. 3O6 Broadway,
phone 699.--Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
Horses For Sale.

Several head Of heavy horses and
Ihrivers for sale. or will exchange for
George D. Brown. Wild Rice.
D.-Advt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
NOTED READER COMING
Cora Mel Eeatten viii Give Interpre-
tation of The Pigeon at First
Congregational Church.

One of the most Interesting artists
to appear in Fargo this year is Cora
Patten of Chicago. She is known
not only as a lecturer and literary In
terpreter but as the creator of the
junior department Of the Drama.
League of America. Miss Patten will
read in the First congregational
church. Monday evening. Dec. s, under
the auspices of Mrs. Remington and
Mrs. Hutchinson, assisted by the
drama section of the Fine Arts club.
Miss Pa.ten presents an extensive
repertoire that will appeal to the most
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
HORSE SALE
FARGO NOV. q
~ ~~

b. We will have for sale at our yards
IN Fargo on Saturday about fifty head,
of extra good western horses all broke,
and good young stock. These offerings
were all personally selected and are
fine. Owners Of fat aged stock
who wish to trade for young stock,
SHOULD bring them in and we can.
make a deal. Remember the place
and date-Saturday, Nov. %, at the,
yards of the Mark Western Horse
Sale Co, foot of N. P. avenue. Fargo
D-Advt. :
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
IMPORTANT NOTICE

If you keep boarders, please mail or
phone us your address, as we have
of great Importance for
you to know. It will profit you to be-
come acquainted with our proposition
once. Farmers Supply House,
618 First avenue north, phone 1856.
Fargo. N. D.--Adyt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-21
IN NEW

C. +. Kaz went to Medina Yesterday
10 work for the First State bank, and
Miss Viola Parizek will leave tomor-.
row for Belfield to accept a position
with Atty. II. A. Macoff. Every day
Dakota Business college sends gradu-
ates to situations-the best ones in the
state~-good advertising. ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01

rogates to himself the
martyrdom of divine
discrimination.
Sand that man is not
less blind who cherishes
the illusion that his
success is too hawless to
need the support of hui
mility.
GLuck is the excuse of
incompetence, and self
suficiency is the heel of
Achilles which keeps
the successful man
from being truly great.
Sand there is not even
a vestige of a square
deal in blaming heaven
for adversely and re-
serving the credit for
success to ourselves.
yet such is human
reason, that success is
looked upon solely as a
home product, while
failure is an importa-
ton from the stars.
1--WE are SO prone TO
boasts and so bereft of
bushes that we cannot
boast a blush for either.
GBut we shall never be
beyond redemption SO
long as we COntrlve
every twelvemonth to
parole our better selves
in the custody of good
resolutions.
1--WE are but modelers
in time, and as the clay
of life becomes more
plastic in our hands we
shall work to better
purpose.
Oday we are once
more upon the silver
threshold of another
year, midway between
the wasted opportuni-
ties of the old year and
the promise of the new.
eLet us, therefore, go
into executive session
with ourselves, and
write into the minutes
of this annual meeting
such resolutions as we
are prepared to keep.
'Let us keep faith with our
own hearts and not foolishly
condone omissions in our
conduct like an old woman
cheating herself at solitaire.
'And let us make these reso-
buttons on the assumption
that the rewards of heaven
will be for laughter and the
rebukes will be for tears.
incidentally, let us praise
little more and chide a lit
tie less-give little more
and hoard little less-work
| little more and loaf a little
| less.
| 'And let it some day some
where be said of each of us:
! He contributed smile to the
/ welfare OF his times and was
active i'll working for the re-
/ lief OF the famine OF kind
/ words.
'Ladies and Gentlemen, we
extend to you the compli-
ments of the season, and our
thanks for a prosperous year.
Saks &sUnn1ua111
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01

the celebrated analyst, was convinced Of
her innocence. but he came a few hours
too late to the president of the assfza
court, to whom he Is credited with hav-
ing said 81 will undertake to find ARSENIC
In the chair on which you are sitting"
His contention was that arsenic exists
almost everywhere I'm nature and that ID
is often introduced into bodies by
analysts in the course OF operations. In
any case. this raising OF the issue after
seventy-two years constitutes a legal rec.
ord, and II NJ. Martin succeeds the pro-
ceedings will have both scientific and
historical interest. as the court will be
taken back to the days OF Napoleon III,
who pardoned Nine. Lafarge twelve years
later.
Nine. Lafarge, who died IN 1856, was
the daughter of an officer in the imperial
guard. and her aunt. the Baroness Gardt.
was the wife OF the governor of the Bank
of France. NJ. Lafarge died some months
after the marriage, and his widow was
arrested on the charge OF having caused
his death. DR.. Raspail travelled post
haste to Tulle. where the trial was held,
In order to give evidence. When about
thirty-seven miles away, some one, wrong.
fully informed, shouted out: Mime. La.
fargo is acquitted" and. thus treasured,
DR.. Raspail, who was in Indifferent
health. stopped for the night on the road.
When he reached Tule next day he was
too late-sentence had been pronounced.
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to go to sleep he mustn't get to thinking
about what would happen il Br'er Fox
should jes' happen along and find him
asleep. All reckons that that is the very
first thing Peter did think of as soon as
he curled himself up. and that he's think
ing of 1t morn ever right this blessed
minute. Yo'alls wait while All listen at
the door"
Unc' Billy stole very softly to the door
Of the old house. Then he began to grin
and beckoned to Bobby Coon and Jimmy
Skunk to come listen. They could hear
long signs from way down in the bed
chamber at the end of the long hall.
They heard Peter twist and turn as he
tried to make himself comfortable. But
when they heard him saying a verse
over and over to try to make himself go
to sleep they had to slap their hands over
their mouths to keep from laughing out
loud.
When they grew tired Of listening Unc
Billy whispered to Jimmy Skunk Jimmy
Skunk grinned and then he crept a little
way down the long hall and began to
scratch with his stout claws as If he were
digging. When he stopped Unc' Billy put
his mouth down close to the doorway
and barked as nearly like Reddy Fox as
he could. Then Jimmy began to dig
again and pretty soon Unc' Billy barked
again. Then all three stole softly away
and hid behind some bushes.
"Ah reckon Br'er Rabbit Is right smart
wide awake instead Of going to sleep TO
the winter" chuckled Unc Billy.