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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01
PRESIDENT SEEKS TO
HURRY CURRENCY BILL

Washington. Sept. 3O--i'he senate
banking and currency committee Ia
bored through another day OF tech
nical discussion Of the administration
currency bill, while the White House
began to consider means of Fastening
tae pepsress of the measure.
~ For seveils hours tins eontiittte
heard discussion OF the D1l by
Charles A. Conant, financial expert,
New York, whose testimony will be
continued today.
The conferences at the White
House and capitol among the admin
istration forces took up the problem
of hurrying consideration Of the mea-
sure in the committee, where a ma
iority of the members do not appeal
to be willing to listen to all the tes-
timony available in relation to the
measure.
An attempt will be made Saturday
by the administration to secure an
agreement setting a date for closing
the hearings.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01
SECESSION DECLARED IN MEXICO
FIVE STATES FORM CONFEOERACY
General Carranza Named as
President Of New
Nation

FL Paso Texas, Sept 30.--A con.
ference in lIermosillo, five northern
states of Mexico decided to secede
from the federal government and
form a Confederate states Of Mexico,
according to Americans arriving from
Hermosillo.
The states whose representatives
agreed to secession are; Sonora, Du'
range, Coahuila, Sinaloa and Chi
huahua. Only the rebel state govern
mcnt in chihuahua joined the move.
ment, ...
Nenustiano Carranza will be prcsi
dent Of the new contederacy, say the
Americans. and his cabinet will be
General Angeles, former federal com
mander, minister OF wars; Augustin
Lahansat. minister of Haciendas, and
Juan Sanches AScona. minister OF
foreign relations.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01
MURDERESS OF CHILDREN ADMITS
She POISONED SIX in SIX YEARS
Woman ConfesseS Staying
Her OWu and Babes
Of Others

Minneapolis, Sept 3O.-Mrs. Ida
Lockwood, 80, was arrested tonight
charged with numbering her two
children. M
According to the pOce the woman
not only confessed to killing the two
OF which she was accused but OF
four others as WE'LL
Hire hus band Ole Lockwood, was al
SO arrested but was later released.
The officers were convinced he was
ignorant of the manner in which his
children met their death. ls
The police say the woman said she
poisoned. the children and. later con-
fessed her crimes to- the chief Of
police and the County Attorney
Robertson. -
The children she is specifically ac-
cused oil killing are Viola 8, died Sept.
s, and Laural l., died July last.
Deaths OF Others extend ever a period
since 1907, her husband declares.
The police say all six children died
under almost identical circumstances.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01
Twenty Thousand Indians
Seal Lasting Peace With
Pale Faces
feasling and Dancing Mark
the Flag Raising CeremOn.
les at Reservation

Twenty thousand Indians kissed the
seams of the white mans banner
Monday at the Standing Rock Indian
reservation.
1t was their manner of swearing al
legiance to the flag and their way
OF promising never again to take arms
against their pale face neighbors.
The oath of allegiance was admins.
tered by Dr.. Joseph Kessuth Dixon,
writer and explorer who has Travelled
among all the Indian tribes OF Norta
Ameca telling them of the collosal
Rodman Wanamaker memorial that
the white men are erecting IN honor
of the Indians, towering far above
their own Goddess of Liberty in New
York harbor.
Several thousand Indians and large
numbers of white people attended
the ceremonies,
Dr.. Dixon was met by the Indians
in costume and escorted by them to
the fair grounds.
AT the grounds speeches were made
by DR.. Dixon, Major James McLaugh-
III, Iol iuSllS VI tAlS ~
servation and now an official Of the
department of the interior, H. NJ.
Robinson, who was chief clerk Of the
reservation twenty-five years ago and
who is nov president or the Tennessee
railroad and by John Grass, chief Of
the Sioux. .E
In the afternoon the ceremonies
,rn nl Snunra1 inQnf In.
dams made short speeches after
watch the flag was raised.
After Dr.. Dixon had presented the
Tag ia the Indians in a, speech telling
lilehf fmhat eltssTcUlors signiiiad 10
them and the banner had been raised
the Indians began their part of the
program.
RANGING, riding, bronclo busting
and Indian games were INDUCED In
I1TOnfinn1 O1, papo Y7 ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01
BROKER
EXPLAINS DEALS

+. Fea 4. s, Is T III . q. Y. ' .
Albany, y. y. Sept. 3O.- evidence
of Gov Subjects stock transactions
with the New York brokerage firm,
Harris & Fuller, Tor the account OF
Mrs. Sulzer, were disclosed at The
impeachment trial Tuesday.
The articles of Impeachment charge
that the governor made use OF some
of his unreported campaign contribu-
tlons in these transactions.
Melville 3. Fuller. head Of the
firm, said the governor told him Mrs.
Sulzer had loan with the now de-
r,nct Carnegie Trust company, New
York, and in order to take up the
loan. for which he had given a note,
lie deposited securities belonging to
Mrs. SIllzer with Harris 4 Fuller and
borrowed money thereon to pay the
note. Fuller said the governor told
him this on July 80 last, at the exec
utivc mansion. ~
The governors account with Harris
& Fuller, which the Impeachment
managers charge was a speculative
account and not loan, was opened
in 1910, according to the books of the
firm that Fuller presented.
The Carnegie Trust company IT
was, recalled tonight, was in financial
difficulties that year, and subsequent
~ failed. & The account showed a long
series Of borrowing 0 II securities
brought to the firm by Sulzer and
and sale OF other securi-
ties, calls for margin" and deposit
by Sulzer and Of cash payments on
stock il, reslnonse n y to these ST. y
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01

Continued on Page A.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01
AMERICANS FLEE FOR
The BORDER Line

Piedras Negras, Mex, Sept. 3V.-
Terror has gripped Pedras Negras,
the provisional capital of the Mexi
can constitutionalists with the: victor
ious northWard march of the feder-
ais and the arrival Of hundreds Of
refugees rom the surrounding dev-
astated country. .4 %a....
Obeying the instructions Of United
States Consul Blocker, American res
idents in Piedras Negras Joined the
exodus and hundreds Of persons
crossed the international bridge into
Eagle g, 4Pass trasd$ssss :9ste ,s
United States troops are hllrrNlng
to Eagle Pass from San Antonio to
reinforce the garrison there, and it
is understood that at the first at
tempt to molest the property of for
eigners here an ultinatum will be
issued. .... ...-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01
MEXICAN SHOOTING
JUST DRUNKEN ROW

Washington, Sept 80. Officers at
the war department Tuesday minim-
lied the importance of the firing on
American soldiers near FL Paso by
Mexicans Saturday, when it vas
learned in a report from Gen. Bliss,
commanding the border patrol, that
the Mexicans were not in uniform
Gen. Bliss said that the half dozen
Mexicans who fired the shots had
been celebrating holiday at San
Elizario and we're said to be drunk
The fire was returned by Troop Fl
of the Second cavalry, but no one
was injured.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01
TORNADO SWEEPS CERFERE

Cerbere, France, Sept. 3O.7-A ter.
rifle thunder storm, which ragged for
~ hours spread death and ruin
throughout this city.
Fourteen are known to have been
killed and 80 are injured, many are
Nearly ever house is flooded and
most provisions are spoiled.
An explosion in the business sec
tion wrecked two buildings and en-
veloped two others in flames. Five
families were buried in the ruins.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-01
CHINESE READY TO ELECT

Washington, Sept. 30.---The Amer
ican legation at Peking cabled the
state department that the govern
ment and opposition parties OF the
new Chinese republic, which have
been deadlocked over the question of
presidential succession, have praCti-
caIly agreed to an immediate election
OF president without waiting for the
adoption of a new constitution.
The method Of procedure now be-
ing arranged and the election OF
Yuan Shi Kai .as president Is expect
edsto take place in time for the first
Inauguration Of regularly elected
Chinese president to be held October
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1913-10-03
Ser berradte 3mifel.

Ser beriibmte TroFeFor Or. Brou.
ARIEL beiudlte Dor Surgeon Elm b~etanntes
Sriont> 3rrenhaus BEL Euris. @r IieB lid
cine gauge an5obl bon Satienten pors
Iteuen unh mod,te Damn duf eioene
6auit einen Nunopan9 ourh Die ans
ita!t. ~Tum 6err ErofeTpr," fro8te Der
4irector DEN 8ele1rten. .pns fir eincn
ginbrud ba5en lie Don unierer N1italt
eeponnen?" -Sinen gang aussc3eid,nes
ten!" ingte 9rouarbel. Limb i'd babe
einige nuBsroroertIih irterefdnte Sdue
ienneu gelernt. Ia pdr numentIid elm
tIeiuer 0err i'm @drten. I'M arauen I'm,
5ug nit eirem Idd)erliteu Stro66ut. Ser
BAT mid ourh feline per3mtdteu Srnaen
b0dlihit Gntiilirt. Gas lit Der perrufs
teite 3rpjdel, Sen ih in nleirem Qars
gen 2ehen 9eieben babe. &ounen Sic
mir id8en. lper bas tit?" r3a~. idate
Ser Director. rGas lit YauI 9ourget.
Der mod)t bier Stuoien fir ieiren neue,
ten Homdn. Gin VierteIitunod)en
Ipcter fam 9ourget. Sr io9te; Stree.
tor. i'd bin gang sIiidIid. ST. babe beute
eiuen Narren teuuen gelernt. Ser miro
Der 9eIo meiues AomanS. Gin gang ba'
aersr Renid ma es. I'M @ebrod una
3pliuosr." ia. iaste Ser Director,
~6as lit Srof. Srouaroel. Der ~beru5mte
Ylpd>cloGe 49,.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1913-10-03
S0rb.rung uou
GOIb nno eiIbu.

Cob uub SiIber iino 3iudr tets uns
81 allen 3eiten geihGst into al Gage ne,
foroert iporoeu; a5er crit ieit Ser 9nt.
be6une Gneriiae fam man in @asc.
belt pom einem eigertliteu BoIos unS
StIberftrom reSen. bei'eu Tlut5fpelIe oas
8irt6itaftsIeben Der Boiler befrlidtet.
Seither baben nod Die Sortihritte ser
9oIoriiirnrg uno Der 0iHeriboit All,
ia~mmeneeruirtt. nm ueue unterirbiihe
ShdeoueIleu gu eritIiesen uno ourt
oerbeiierte 8etpinnuuasmetbooeu bic
grtrdge gu iteisern. 0~em3ufoIae sat
aud Ser 8oIos unn SiIberi6os Der
Welt cine itctigs We6rung erfaSreu.
Gber ma farm iit fnuln poritelsn,
ipelh aeipdItiQe Nsueer ron Cob uns
SiIber Die Reniheu ieit Der gntoedura
Gmert,ds Sem Shoobe Der groe eutrii.
len 5n5eu. gs iirb ribt tptniser aIs
4S,9t6,322 RfunS 0oto uno 7S9, 403. SO
%fuuo SiIber. 0el6e Sortitritte o5cr
'pccieu DE 8o~iesetpinuurl in lester
9eit aemdtt Bot. sybcqt GIar dus Ser
S5at'ote. anH eas in Sen S15ren 1879
bis 1912 fefprnerte 6~cInauontun, I'm
ntc5rere gIiai0nen &funS oje aeinmn7t.
&rosu'tior oes Snarcs 1893 bis 1878
lipcrlterGt. Sic reii9c Stsiaerun1 ser
9rtca9e III eirmrI aIi Sic 5eTerer Or.
tra!f'oasrretaoncm pog ALIEN 15er aui
Die GrIt.,esuua ser G5olHmiren pon
~ErGu5oda,, 4fgoHS;!e uuo A.aa.a ,sr1s.
snfu3yen.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1913-10-03
Colts YriGen.

Ton ihreit: Rem 9. g. g. n15
a%ouiQ5berq: Ser ionit 70 %iooiale. ieet
70idbrioe @erernIfelhmnrItou NOR in
etrer @e'iebuuc ais 9e~febIsbaber oon
urerbittIidler Strenge uno fat rroon.
tiih eouieoueut: er oulbctc bel ieinen
Gffi3iereu teiu Yineeue3. NntiirIich M
i'm 2ienit. aIs .. D. @oIb, Der betnnnt-
lid 'ethit aIs G~ur5iif)tiger tiers cine
@riue trdat. Idneere 3eit commandment
Der General bes eriten Nrmeecorpa in
fer oitprcuRiider Sauptitaot mar. S1t,
ten es, nenu cine Seiihtieung ooer
@criteIluno pnn Seiteu oes oeirrenoen
CORPS : Commandments beooritanb, bic
Sptiter Der Stant Defenders gut. Or,
flbrunas9emdS erbob iih I'm oiefe 3cit
Elm oar qendItioer Nriturm idnmtIifer
fur3Iiftiaen 6erren Sffi3iere. pom
iiingiten 9eutnant bis sum aeitrsneeu
Heainentss gommarheur, auf ibr: 8ors
rdthe in @riten. NiemaIs bate e. Elm
Sffi3isr aeragt. in Gsih uno GjIieb nit
rem ggncene5 nuf Ser Mole Dem General
ms auee gu fdauen. Pin elm Ronoelc
mar natiirlih gar niht gu osnten.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1913-10-03
ctitriamyi in StiibiI.

Gineu eiaentalmIiten Stler,ampf
iounten nor eiHigen 5agen Die gInrpohs
rer oou SoIeoo iehen. ndmlict einen
Stiertnnpi i'm 6otei9eitibil. Gin be.
riibmter S~tier'dmpier Ituno in Dem
Bortnl eines ootels. als elm 9iebtreis
Der mesreCe Stiere porjihertrreb. Ser
Stier'dmpier fam an Der Geodnten.
Die 51iere in isiner ibIl fen @eiie 10
~rsi3en. Or bate oa5ei Den Grfolo, ran
iih Elm hunger Stier nit oe'en.tem qopi
dui ibn %itiirste. Ser Stieridmpier pit
in oa3 8eitibil 5uriid. pohin i'm Der
Stier oerfolate. Gin Nauorerter. Der
benz Stier i'm @eQe ituno. nuroe ron
benz ritoen Stirr beim E item 4niturm
nit ben H0rrern auf1eirieft UNI fuelt
rocr Den Ylns peaaeifIeuoert, rpobeI e.
ltpere Wunoen Snnontrue.
Ter Stier rittere nun ieine @uth ae,
Gen ben Stiertdmpfer, Ser Sen aan1pi
nnnabm uro hereit mar. ohne @orberei.
ting in oem 6oteIoeititiil feline be-
ruhmte aunit gu aeioen. Gr ruroe na3u
uct ollrt Sic Weniteunence anre,
feuert. Die lid iofprt nnidmnelte. Ser
ie!tlarae Nnmpf oniierte einiae Iinuten.
Gabei nanbte BAG 5bier fh. oa iem
Reiriner ihm itets oeit;dt entiulitre.
Tehrfah qecen Sic 3uldorer uur per.
leste einiQe bon oie'en. Ser Stiertdms
pier nar nber iurmer picoer iofort 3ur
Stene. nm BE Nufmertiamteit uno Die
@uth nes Shieres aui iit gu Icnten,
mas Inn aud geIan9.
Noh elmer eroloien Gu6Teret olildte
es Inn horn. ben Stier 10 ihuer Al
%pertuunoen. hnS er crif5pft rurh Sen
@litoerluit 3uinmmeubrdf,
9re Weu9e belIte eeraoc3u Dor gers
euil9eu iiber bas uneutac Tide Stdu,
irieI. Man ~ieierte Den S~tiertdmrfer,
ohpo1I ourh feline ShuIo mehrere Ser.
'cnen itpcr oerleet pornen lpnren. ruie
einen 6eInen uno ~inmnelte Sch. oan,it
er Dem @iehtretber ba5 get otcte 5hier
be3ahIcn tourte. Ger Sreiber 3oa plld.
Iih BON oonleil. uno Ser 5orerp barre
bel Ieinen @orfiihrunqeu in oen nddYiteu
SaQen tnio!ae Der geIuu9euen 8ettaae
suobIgefilqie Gdaier.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1913-10-03
6rone i'm Sorniter.

IN Der l%lrr9ebun9 bon SrieIt ift Elm
@nIfa5rtsort; ba giebt es cine Stntue
her SunQirau Raria. DC auf ihrem
Snupte cine iebr ipertbpoIIe qoIbere
&rone trug. Gites Cages mar lie oers
ihpunben. bieie goIoene &ronc. uno
man fano lie nad langipie1igen Yndls
foridlurgeu - in eirem Snfnntertpens
Tcrliiter. Ser e~rt1pete Snfant,rtIt
uber betheuerte ieiue polige llriful.S:
es fei Elm 8unber ecifeben. Nls gldu,
bigger G5riit babe CT oft uno Ianae Dor
benz ghltter9ottesbiIb eetniet, unb od
lei es einn1ol seifeben. bag ringsum
SIanmen empprifIueen uno bic Statue
leberoig puroe. urb Die &rone bonn
Sau9te noam urh Dem SoIbaten bins
rsidte. SO er3a1It es Der Sninnteriit.
Gs adIf aber nidlts, Der Srfdnteriit
tpdnberte in grreit. Ser Hegimentss
9ommanbeur tragic ieboh uift gu ert'
idleioen. -9ielIeidlt eeideher bod @uus
Der" hdd1te or dIs opriid1tiper Wouu.
60 ains Die Sadle an Die SrildNe uno
enhctc itIieElit i'm arisasmiuiiterium.
Ger 8rieesminilter Iief ben SAL ourh
cen SeIboitdr helutdhteu. uuo oieies
@utahten tpurbe ooun idmn1t BEN Gttcn
tpieoer m oas 2. Sniorferie 8eaimert
suritqcIeitct. Gos @utnd'ter oes BIZ
tars Iautcte: -Cbihon ant beuts nod
@unoer geihc5en iduner, lit Die Nanrs
'tdft bod eo5in 81 iuitrurren. Dag tie
d5nIihe iuertapo1s Geidtnte lelti bon
Ser 9unQfrau garia nidt nnuehren
nlrfe.~ 7drduibiu tpuree ser 3IduJiae
2%uF1nteCiit Richer in Srsi5eif aeiett.
3aer oie 9ogoere arons ourfte CT uidt
heh-I+su
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1913-10-03

cine 8ei5e bon fH men Eaoen.~ 1aser
fommt Ua5rifeiuIih Die 3ufrieeen6eit
bon Wunn aoIer. bic IeBt gu mir in ben
8drteu itirmt unS frdgt. ME ons
Sprifport ldutet: ~8eie'bn. 6eitohen,
asiprodfeu. aeleiIt2" "a Dos .ommt mir
h~eIoneers nuT meiren 8eiien oft Dor.
uHo ga ih morgeu con hannen .ie5e.
met man ihon isst: Nod iii 8oEeu
min: uerloren.~ Grit nnnH. tpeun nit
be- ipihen 5eSer tommt. S5re Sic bod,
ih6benoe Feruanoe Braun.
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Sm fhonfn
Reidenbaa.
Geiieplnuorrei elmer @em 0Orferu
ans Der altcu 6eimatb.

grlebniFe in Rnrlsbab. - 9ursdfte aus
amerifa. geriOnnlieu uno anet'
ooteu. - Ter ,imoteHoe" gers. -
Sm Tiannbao. - Sns Seimweb
nQbt,
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1913-10-03

9as 3rpeite iitere Susciten Fir eas
sIdhen oes 0erbites ii Die Grlffruua
Ser Shsnterinlion. Sd1on bdt iidl eine
ridtige Yreuiereuhod)fIurl l5er Serlln
ere0nen. HdtirIIh 50lien lih Die Grs
et9H,Ne AMI m;seer on beitintu'ten Sds
gen an; tros aIIer &cidIuiie ner 9erIis
ner Sbcdtsroirettoreu. TIRE &reulercn
10 du5uieSer. eaB ujdt %ippdeEidus gar
nitht* celdl'eat uuo oaun pIoeIIh ale
Steater 81 gIeid3er 2eir ibrs neue1
SdlGAiit'ffe pom Stapel Ia0en. -
s,He Giniaurg hieri6er pirner niht 81
e~r3leler gegsleu. peer naariheinIta
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-21

J. Kelly, as his newspaper organ all ways referred to him. received three callers in bunch. There was no need Of introductions. He was known to Miss Doland, Mr. Campbell and Law yer Stratton. The lawyer did not be- long to s.the gang" On the contrary, he had been hot on the trail of the boss for many months.
 What blamed nonsense is this 7! grufdy asked the boss, as all got seat
 MT Kelly" replied Miss Doland. '-1 am not exactly engaged to MI. Camp bell but-but-"
 Tell your mother that shall turn her out.''
 s.But we are going into partnership in the newspaper business.
 ''Humph!"
 You will do your best to kill the en- terprise ''
 ssAs dead as a door nailt"
 sI wanted to be sure of 1t. MT. Kelly, when the new courthouse was erected two years ago your share ot the graft was S50,0 I have figures and mem oranda to prove it-'
 When the land for the new park was acquired it was bought through the real estate ring, or Whlch you are the head The price was fixed and rushed through, and your share of the graft was over $14,00o. I have proofs to go before the jury.
 Another He.'' was muttered-
 When the old jail was repaired your divvy was about S7,000."
 'It wasn't centsi"
 "On the paving done last year your ring made clean steal of over $10,- 0e0"
 'eHuh!"
 You and your friends have purchas- ed 200 acres of land to unload on the city at three times it's value as res- ervoir"
 Get out of my house-all of you!" shouted the boss as he sprang up
 Softly does it, MT. Kelly" replied the girl. T have other things to men tion.'
 You are a traitor
 "A mistake, MT. Kelly. MT. Stratton is here as my lawyer, and cannot take advantage of what is said unless de- eide to prosecute and furnish him cer- tain documents. Those documents will be placed in the safe of the Daily Star, to be brought out and published when ever the editor thinks the time is ripe. Is it to be war or peace? ??
 'Is the new paper goin' to pitch into me?'
 Not for what has happened in the past-not unless you force it. 1 con slider that I did not get that inforfna- ton fairly, but the Star will be on the watch in the future.'
 Reform" he sneered.
 Not at all MT Kelly. It's just an experiment to see how a city can be run without a boss"
 And the city of Grafton has voted the experiment a success, while the .ebusiness partnership" Is a paying af- fair, and the matrimonial enterprise promises much happiness.-St- Louis obe-Democrat.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-21
LAND FORGE AT THE CANAL.


 When Col. GoethaIs asks for 25, ,oeo soldiers for the purpose of guarding and protecting the Panama canal. it seems like large number in view of the fact that such is about one-third .of the present army, but when the To- cahty, the importance of the canal and the very large investment which this country has made there is taken into consideration, it must be realized that the safest course under the pres ent conditions is to take the neces- sary precautions. Having decided on the plan of fortifying the canal it is apparent that should the time come when this country should be at war with another, one of the richest prizes would be the canal and it would be made the objective point of attack.
 Being at distance which requires days to reach there a force is required at the canal to repel any attacking force which might land following the loss Of control on the sea, a precau- ton which has to be considered and 8 very necessary one for the mainten- ance of the Notifications in such an emergency. With the uncertain con- ditions existing in Central America such 8 force would serve as an ef- fective guard against any trouble that might break out along the canal or act as a damper upon any attempt which might be made to damage the locks or otherwise cause trouble along the waterway. It would mean a much larger standing army than at present but in proportion to the importance of the locality 1t is no more than would be done in providing protection 10 an equally important point within the United States
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-21
FRENCH DUEs.

Change as it will France does not seem to- be able to get away from the old and harsh custom of dueIing as the means of settling disputes whether it be of vital importance or Of tr1f1ng significance. With it's his tory filled with accounts of this prac- tice for generations there is a notice able decline in the number and in their severity, but the custom has by no means died out. The threat of a duel between the preeident-elect of the republic and Clemenceau just be- Tore the important election which de- cioed the new president was a cfrcuIn- stance which should have sent a shock throughout the country. as any threat or an assassination of a candidate for me presidency would have done in this country The killing of either one would have had an important bearing on the future of France to such a degree that the people should rise up 1n indignation and demand that any such possibility of a calamity sf1o,1Id q henceforth be averted, not alone for the men of prominence, but for every Frenchman- Matters of honor can he settled in a far better and more civil fzed manner.
 France is not alone the supporter of this outrageous custom, but it could have good effect upon stamping it out by making a determined stand against 1t and demanding that it be stopped and thereby start movement which would extend to the other coun tries- President Poincare could make an impressive stand in that di- rection
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-21
CHANGING CUSTOMS SERVICE,

Strong efforts are being made to overcome the commentators of the treasury department that there should be a weeding out of the customs of fees for the betterment of the de- partment- It is unquestionably true that there is need of the action and that the department would be tho gainer by cutting off many Of the existing offices which are now main tained at distinct loss to the gov ernment. For instance it is poor pol icy to maintain customs offices where 1t costs anywhere from s2O1.9s to course happens in but very few offices a collection in the customs service is three and a half cents, the total col-- lections of 311 millions being secur- ed at a cost of ten millions
 It is, however, only those offices where the expense is so exorbitant and out of all bounds of reason which it is planned to eliminate. There are many expensive customs houses and districts in which large business was done at one time, but which has dwin- died to almost nothing today. One ship a year is the limit of some of these ports and to close them up means the saving of a great deal more money than they can take in and the business can as well be h4ndled at the next nearest port of entry. The outlook for such changes does not of course please the men employed by the gov ernment at those points, but it is good business principle which aetuates the reconn1 endaticns and which will be responsible for action when it comes.