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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03
IS Commission
FORM A BENEFIT?
Editor Of The World:

I have read with considerable inter-
est what has been said, pro and con,
regarding the merits of the commits.
sion form of government.
am interested in Devils Lake
Much of the property I own is here
and I pay considerable tax on that
property. / am as much interested,
perhaps, as any man in good govern
ment and an economical administra-
ton Of the affairs of the city. But it
strikes me that there are a few things
which so far have been left unsaid.
Just how, and by what methods Of
reasoning do the advocates Of the plan
arrive at the conclusion that the com
mission form will be a good thing for
the city the size of Devils Lakes
| We have been told that it will work
for more efficient and economical ad
n.lnistration of affairs. I would like
to ask "whys"
Are five men apt to prove more hon
est or efficient than larger number
If there is any graft will not one
man, given complete control: of one
department of the city's affairs, have
a better chance to graft than would
a number Of men whose interests are
varied7
/ Is not representative city govern
,nent, such as we now have, bette,
than a government by five men would
bet
Suppose these five men were all
E.'ected from one ward. -
Or that they were all engaged in
the same line Of business.
Suppose they elected to play thai
little game of you-scratch-my back
and-I 'll-scratch-yours.
/ Suppose they set out to improve
one section of the city at the expense
of all other sections;
j Minot is a shining example of how
city ought not to be governed.
Minot has the commission form o.
government.
If we elect five men 10 conduct thu
alta rs of the city, what are they t.
be paid7 As I understand it, they f,
their own compensation.
axe thay tt davote all their time t
} the business of governi,g1
;. And if so, what will it be worth i,
} dollars and ctn'sf.
Are these men to be taxpayers, me,
interested in the city, or are they t
be mere seekers and holders Of jobs
hired wherever they can be securedi
If they are to b taxpayers, wher
| are we going to find men who are will
ling to- neglect they own business TO
the business Of the community
If five men can do better job O.
running the city than fourteen can
, why would not one man be better thai
} fve9
am opposed to handing over
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

F: New York, Dec. 2s.-Marie Wilson
Gebhard, the former "Elorodora'
girl who secretly married Frederick
Gebhard, has fled an action in the
Supreme court to break his will.
Mrs. Gerhard was ignored in Mr.
Gebhard's will and soon after his
death in September, 1910, it was init.
mated that she would mage a fight to
have the. will set aside.
The complaint alleges that Gebhard
executed the testament in question in
1905, and that he was unduly inau
enced to execute it.
The win in question was made prior
to the marriage Of Gerhard with the
contestant.
The defendants in the will contest
are Mrs. Marie Isabel Nelson, sister
of the decedent and mother-in-law Of
Reginald Vanderbilt; Marie Elizabeth
Hunnewell, d niece and Jules Blanc
Nelson, , nephew. Mrs. Nelson is
sued individually. and as executrix Of
bo+J,o u,;n
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

L. g. Mustains who formerly was
principal in our city high school, but
who is now teaching at st. Thomas
is in the city for few days this
week visiting with friends.
Miss Franc Q iul:,e. left ysst:,.lay
for her no ne IN Brandon, MINI.
wler she VIZ bo ma,red OF New
Years day TO MIR Ckailr: Stotlar. They
VIII make their homo l., Min1oapclis.
A. D. Tuttle the genial drayman of
Devils Lake who has not been out Of
the city since the year !, left this
morning on No. 8 for Seattle where
he hopes to arrive New Years day to
eat dinner with his parents. Mr.. Tut
tie expects to be absent from the city
for sev;ral weeks, but has left his Of
fee in competent hands.
E. F. Reese eft t,,:av for q .M,t
t,,:nese trip te Niagara
G.. "A. Wer.t.a IF Ilslsboro was q
!),y Is lisa, Business vis.tcr y.srer.ay
anl today.
j. G. Zicbell Of Bisbee was in tn.
ct: yecs ,:..ay fer s'.t. tins at
ten'iing 20 tusine.s matters.
Edmund Boucher Of ,Thorne was a
d., lis Lake brsiress caller yestss lay
ard today.
R. Cowie Of Toxic was "a Devils
Lake business caller yesterday. after.
Mr.. ~. JOLT, ]. 81 Belcourt, was
in the city this morning for a short
I time while on his. way home from a
short visit with relatives at Fort Tot
Miss Hazel Moray, Of Leeds, Re.
turned to her home this afternoon
after several days visit as the guest
of Miss Laura Henley and Mrs. A
Hinck.
/ Miles Moore, Of Webster, who ha.
been at Galva, Iowa, attending the
funeral of his father returned to thi.
city last evening and left this morn
ing for his home.
Miss Teresa Roach was in the city
yesterday afternoon for a short TIM
between trains visiting with friend!
while en- route from Fargo to Cand'
where she teaches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Show of webste
were in the city yesterday afternoo,
for a short time between trains Will
en- route to Virginia where they viii
). spend two months visiting with Mrs
Shows parents. J..
i The Ramsey County National Banl
one of the most conservative and SAT
banking institutions in the country
!; will beginning with the New Yea
open an exclusive saving department
the announcement Of which appears j,
the advertisement columns Of this is
sue Of The World. We know Of n
institution more deserving Of the con
fidence and patronage Of the publ
than the Ramsey County Naticna
Bank. :
". stoeser Of Penn was Devil
Lake business caller yesterday.
Miss Lille Kaggen has returne,
home after a several days visit wit
friends at Webster
i Misses May and Helen Tweet o.
Tolna were lin the city yesterda,
shopping and visiting with friends.
P. P. Nahum Of Fingel was in tn
city yesterday afternoon attending t
business matters.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

i
and the splendid music, was furnished
by Two piece orchestra. All those
who were in attendance report splen
did time. 5s, 4
The Young People Is Society Of st.
Olaf 8 church are to have = Christ
mas tree on Monday evening in the
church basement parlors. AT this time
the following program is to be given:
Opening hymn-Audience. ]:
Invocation-Rev. A. G. Barron.
+ Reading-Miss Rustad. &
+ soloMiss Gunderson.
Address-R Rev. a. C. Barron.
Violin solo Mr.. Carlson, accompan
;st, Miss Bondelid.
Reading-Miss Nesset.
Violin solo-Miss Dorothy Serum
gard, accompanies Mrs. Ole Serumgard.
Speech-Mr. jacobson.
Musical selection Mrs. Ole Serum.
Duet-Misses Bekken and Miller.
After the program presents will 5o
given to each guest and refresh.
ments will be served.
Miss Flora Munig Of Webster was q
Devils Lake shopper and visitor yes.
terday and today. =
Miss Cora Wagness left today 70,
Rolette where. she will visit for sew
| eral days with friends.
! Mr.. and Mrs: Sam Strand Of Brooks
MINI, arrived today ana will visit ~,
several weeks in this city as the
guests Of relatives and friends
81 Mrs. J.. Mclean and daughter Mabe
left yesterday afternoon for Churchs
Ferry where they will visit for sew
eral days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. NJ. Schuster Of
Brumbaugh who have been visiting
with relatives and friends in thi scltJ
/ left tins morning for their home.
Frank Pitcher returned last evening
on No. from Fargo where he spen
Christmas visiting with his daughte,
Mrs. Peterson.
Walter Garske left last evening TO-
Grand Forps where he will spen.
several days visiting with friends ant
attending to business matters.
FRANC NUM- received word thi
morning of the death Of his siste,
who resided in Montana. He left. ID
day on No. 8 for that place to at
5|-tend the funeral. -
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Williams an,
children who have been visiting wit
relatives and trends in this city TO
| the past several days left this morn
I ing for their home at Egeland.
! Senator A. j. Stade left yesterda
for Grafton where he will be in al
! tendance at the dedication Of the ne,
Masonic temple which will take p'ac
I there today.
! MI. and Mrs. Andrew Hood o
jamestown who have been visiting i
this city for the past several weeks a
the guest Of their daughter Mrs.
!; Halliday left yesterday afternoon f.
their home.
, The Degree Of. Honor are to hold
social meeting this evening at whic
ftfme cards and dancing will be er
: joyed. All members are cordially il
, vited to attend.
4 Miss Title Lee entertained 1arg
number Of her friends last. evening q
the home Of her parents in MINI,
waukan township. The evening wa
was delightfully."- spen. in playin
games and dancing after which del
eious refreshments were served by sh
, hostess. A number from this cit
were in attendance. E.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03
CONGRESSMAN M'HENRY DEAD

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 2s.-Represen
tative J. G. McHenry of the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania district died at his boma
in Benton, Pa. yesterday. He had
been in failing health for six months
and did not seek reelection last No
vember. Mr.. McHenry was 54 years
of age.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03
BREAKS NECK WHILE
CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS

Butte, Mont, Dec. 27.-John Win
Ike, % years old, was killed Wednes.
day night while celebrating Christmas
and his birthday. He fell down fight
of stairs leading from saloon, break
ing his neck.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

government of our city to any five
men, no matter who they are. No
good, in my opinion, can come from
it, and great deal Of evil could very
easily result.
Yours truly,
e. H. LOCKE.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03
1912 IN FIGHTING
TUBERCULOSIS

New York, Jan. s.-Almost &c.,
100000 was spent in the anti-tubercu-
losis campaign in the United States
in 1912. the total showing an increase
Of $4,5oO,00o, or 20 per cent, over
1911.
The figures given in the fourth an
nual statistical statement Of expendi.
lures for this movement were given
out Wednesday by the National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention
of Tuberculosis.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

And the biggest, if not the best,
Christmas present some of 'em &C.
CURED was "bun." Oh, you Christ
mas "Bun.'
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03
ROB IOWA PosToFF1cE.

ottumwa, Iowa, Dec. 2s.-The post
office at Pulaski, thirty miles south
east Of here was dynamited early yes
terday and about $1,000 in cash and
stamps stolen. The robbers escaped.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

Jay and Miss Agnes Brown of sher,
wood who have been the guests at
the ]. Wallace home left Wednesday
evening for Minneapolis where they
were in attendance at the wedding Of
Miss Ida White which occurred last
! evening to Mr.. Marc Frazer
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

For Complete House Furnishings go
20 -2ubin's Furniture store. Phone GA
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

There n it
lat the end Of five have:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
Federal Control of WATERWAYS

4 RECENT decision establishes
federal
the Rio
authorities notable
in
the leading the granted by the clause
In of
of "even' declares
found condemn the property Of the water
provide for the growth the outlet Of
lake SUPERIOR building locks
E. Burton, committee
scpreme federal
establishes the control of the
nav@at In view Of other decisions would seem beyond question that
reach of and its tributaries their source
It senator Bons further opinion that the decision makes the federal
Do nses and to exercise control over rates Of service when necessary
particularly when the business becomes interstate character
isn oe sd M ye5 n igb+ IN the gater power
% cannot be Justly required to pay for an element Of value which did not
and falls and be hyPothetnaa
additional value riparian who had no right appropriate the current
Further along in opinion, justice LutOnsa
e Of the 0%nfr Of fast 1i5d ug0n the shore Of 9aS
with It Shaggy o0%S % met capable OF GSIRe %
protecting
pop @ the & sRR 9s the the sG of h
o9 or aytefed as am e DISTINCTION to naTigion " ~ require " De %
Another settled this decision the
y 10 use TOT us own purposes any excess OF wafer power wncn results nom
otherwise dispose other
says q" primary sound
LEASING of the needs of the government"
Civic beauty the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
n Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1893.

Jesse Julian went to Denver today
J. E. Watson left for Phoenix this
morning on business.
Mrs. ". T Oliver and son, Paul, re-
turned to Topeka today,
This evening the McGinty band will
give a concert in the plaza.
Edgar Taylor went up to Albuquer-
que this morning to attend the fair.
DR.. J. c. Bryan went up to Albuquer-
que today with the Alamogordo base
ball team
". W. Mills and wife came up from
Chihuahua last evening and will re-
main here for some time.
Monroe Harper and family are at the
LindeI. having returned last evening
from Dos Cabezas mine, Mexico.
]. A King, cashier of the South
western Mercantile company, was in
high spirits yesterday because of the
arrival of his wife and daughter from
Denver, Colo.
Work on the eDxtension of the Sac
ramento mountain branch of the White
Oaks railroad will commence today
ard will be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible George s Good
and company have the cintract-
A party of mining men representing
the interests of the Guggenheims, who
control large interests both in Mex
leo and this country, arrived In the
city today They are here for the pur-
pose of looking over the Juarez smell
ter with a view of charging it.
While the final arrangements for
converting the Sheldon building into
a hotel have not been completed, the
deal will undoubtedly go through The
papers were all drawn up today and
when several details in the contract
have been complied with by John Fish
er, the deal will be closed
About two weeks ago the board of
Cd of
systema ticaIly cleaning up the city II
is realized by the members that it
was better to take preventive mea-
sures at once TO avert any sort of
at work trying to devise plans for
improving the sewer system and max
ing it more easy to keep in order.
Miss Nertie Jackson was the recip-
lent Of a very pleasant surprise party
Yesterday evening at her home. sol
Ochoa street. in honor of her goth
BIRTHDAY anniversary Those present
We're: Misses A. Scanton, B. Scanton,
Blum -. Elsins, P Ford, B. Paul.
y Re1k y. Atwood, y HammOnds, E.
Hammands A. Russ, NJ. Calhoun, NJ
* d. t2jn9hS Mrs. Wall Graves
Messrs. 0. H W. Hoefer, II. Nolan, J.
raul, D. " eidman. Z. Lucas, b. Wheeler,
T. TAYLOR. r. Culver, Jackson, Ginghs
and Bowman
Yesterday afternoon at s o'clock two
of FL Paso's most popular young people
We're married They were l.. NJ. Turner
who for several years has been identi-
fled with the State National bank. and
Miss Jennie May Walz, the accomp-
lished daughter of w G. WaIz. On
account of the departure Tuesday of
Harry Wall. brother of the bride il
was decided TO have the wedding SAT
urday. Miss Leila Trumbull was brides
maid. and George Flory groomsman.
Those present at the wedding were:
H 5. WaIz. W 6 Walz, DR.. Brady and
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. LackIanJ
c. R Morehead Mr.. and Mrs q r
Kelly: Misses Irma and Bella ScTnltZ
Miss Maggie Lyon and few other in
reside o. Mesa avenue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
Modern Medicine
By Walt Mason

If any man in sickness squirms. the
doctor comes and talks of germs and
quotes some Latin verbs. and saws that
he must 90 out doors and browse around
there on all fours, and eat some grass
and herbs. The doctors have such freak
ISL cures that man BY preference en-
dures his sickness while he can: he'll
nurse his bruises and his gals in soli
tude, while he recalls this good old
fashioned plan. In olden days-alas.
they're spedl-the sick man could r..
main in bed and grOan and kick with
zest; the doctor came and gave him
dope, and said; you'll soon be vel. I
hope, but what you need is restl" An.
yes, my friends. in bygone time the
sawbOnes, with his skill sublime. would
order rest and peace; but now he teeteIs
to your couch and says you are a law
SLOUGH and orders elbow grease. Get
out of that" he sternly cries. to him
who's sick take exercised Go ont and
climb a treel Live in a tent. sleen on
the grass Cut out the sulphur and
blue mass! Get busy as can beI1 lie
the old time way the best; when 7 am
sick / long for rest; / ike to lie in bs5
while women fan my fevered brow and
ask me if I'm better now. and brigo M.
toasted bread--COpyright, 1919 Nv
George Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
Paris
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author Of at Good Old SITvash-'

nARIS is not the largest city IN the
world, but it is the most contented.
a Partisan would not live any
where else on earth and when he dies
he does so with grave doubts.
He hopes that some other Partisan
has gone to Heaven in the past and has
made it over into suitable place of
residence, but the evidences are against
it.
Paris is the capital of France, fash
ion, gaiety, the cabaret business, fancy
cooking and the tourist trade. 1t has
2.700,000 people who weep every day to
think of the 1,50O000,000 human beings
who have to live elsewhere. Paris Is
1900 years old, but got its great start
IN business in 1870, when it cleaned out
some of its old quarters and built few
straight streets with trees on them. All
Europe flOeked to see the wonderful
sight. and Paris got advertised so eX-
tensively that no tourist now considers
his work finished until he has inhaled
gasoline vapOrs on the Champ Ulysses
and has eaten supper on the sidewalk
of the Avenue de I Opera.
Paris is most famous for its fine old
buildings, its weird new costumes, its
art collections, its actresses, its soups
and salads, its corseted men, its duels,
its naughty little restaurants, its pO-
likeness whenever the tips are large
enough and its conversation, which IS
enchanting to look at. a visitor can
soak himself for weeks in art and music
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
losses Mail For Is Years
Pickard Has Experience In New
YOrk's COngested District Be
fore Coming West: Some
Little Interviews.

An OR 25 years I've been handling
n letter mail and I suppose I will
be THROWN em until I die"
George L Pickard. of the parcels post
department at the postoffice says. my
25th year ended Saturday, and I am
working all the hours the government
will allow US at the job of weighing
parcels post packages, and shooting
them down the hole to the mailing
room Ny work in New York. where I
did most of my 25 year bit, was in the
downtown office buildings including
the Singer building before it was re-
modelled and the tower built. I also
corrected mail in the BOWery district
and have seen the New York Tender
lOin along my collection route at its
work. One time a bunch of BOwery
kids held up one Of our carriers and
took every thing away from him. It
took three of US to do the Singer build
ing and one other building and we had
two helpers Now it requires six men
and their helpers to cover the Singer
building alone 1t IS a city in itself
and the mail that goes into that build
ing daily would almost supply FL Paso-"
Did you know that one of the most
famous clothing designers in the world
is visiting FL PaSO?" Sam Blumenthal
INQUIRED Thursday. He is II. NJ Lind
entEal, son of William L Lindenthal.
MlO was uleIIlGu TO niece MISS
Jeanette Blumenthal, Wednesday ev-
ening- He is the man who put the L.
in the L system clothes and is one of
the largest clothing manufacturers in
the United States. His payroll is as
large as that of a railroad system; he
works $500 men and employs $50 cut
terS in his designing shop. But he
personally designs every new style
which bears his brand and sees that
the suits are made as he designed
them This is the reason for his won
derful success. He came to this country
a poor boy and made fortunes for two
clothing manufacturers before he en-
gagged in business for himself Now
he owns one of the largest clothing
factories in the world in Chicago and
is recognized as an authority on mems
styles"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
COUNTY OFFICIALS
TO WAIT FOR FEES

Austin, Texas, Sept 1S.-As a result
of the failure of the last legislature to
make any appropriation for antici-
pated claims of sheriffs, district clerks
and district attorneys, these officials
in many instances will have to wait
until the 34th legislature convenes in
1915 to get their money due for fees.
At the regular session of the SD leg
islature an appropriation of $40, 900 FOR
that purpose was made, but this was
vetoed by the governor At the spe-
ciaI session, no recommendation for an
appropriation was made, as it is said
the governor had indicated he would
veto such an appropriation. conse-
qUently there are now no funds availa-
BILE to pay these claims for fees earned
prior to September 1, 1913.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18

in Paris. And if he doesn't care for these
he can soak himself In other pleasures
at a remarkably reasonable price per
bottle. Everyone goes to Paris to see
the pictures in the Louvre, but great
many Americans spend weeks hunting
for this pretty little art gallery in the
Latin Quarter and the restaurants of
Montmarte and never find it at all.
Paris has the highest building in the
world, the Eiffel tower. but it IS not as
high as the cost of living. These two
are the only sky serapers in. the city.
A man can travel all day in a taxi cab
in Paris for $1.25. but if he wants coffee
with cream in it, he will have to issue
bonds to finance the deal.
Parisians are a light hearted. pleas
IRE loving people who know how to
live luXuriously on a little and how
to encourage the visitor to live uncOm-
fortably on a lot. Their principal anus
ments are talking, the theater, dueling,
aerOplaning, and selling things to Am
erieans- Paris Is also the aUtomObilist's
paradise When he runs over a pedes-
TRAN the latter is arrested.
Paris is not growing as fast as New
York, nor building so many factories.
But she doesn't care. So long as New
York turns out a new millionaire every
week and ships him to Paris for a trial
trip around the shops that city will
be content and its bank deposits will
continue to grow.-COpyright George
Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
One-Sentence Philosophy
QUAKER AfEDITATIONs

7 ALAAr-tAEl pAAld LNeEOIQ-D
Some people are like frogs; they're
born kickers.
Though money talks silence often
commands good price.
The people who always expect to be
cheated generally are
of a figure in society.
Wigs Sillicus acts like a perfect
fool" Wagg-"That isn't acting
Because the naked truth Sometimes
shocks, some people drape it with sub
rerfuge.
The fellow no can't make a LIVING
can always be depended upon to MAKE
excuses.
Most women can stand more main
than men. provided it must not be SUI
fered in silence
Don't talk yourself up too much 4"
says the Manayunk philosopher a
hen viii cakle more over LAYING one
egg than a shad viii over a million"
At the Mount Airy School the other
day the teacher asked a little girl
what words modify verbs. Proverbs"
Fhe ansTAEsA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
To Advertisers, Chiefly

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certified
fair advertisers.
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the
the circulation distribution records Of both IF IHE Herald WERE
A COMPLETE REVELATION BOT
HERE AND NOWToDAY
yearly showing will Of reveal the facts for each subdivision Of
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GaynOr death saved Tammany hard fight political funeral