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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-01-16


ito her home re Wyndmere. Her
sister. Mba Wilson, died Dc = RI
suit Of injury and operation.
For Sale Hard coal Monitor
burner $65 stove for sale cheap.
Call at Times ONCE. Adv.
William Harrison was q bust
ness visitor at the state capitol
the last Of last week, returning
Saturday m0rhing.
Thomas Egan Of Tyler, Mayor
Helm of Hankinson and John b.
Wagner Of Lidgerwood are jurors
in federal court at Fargo this
week.
I have q few Misses and child
ren's coats that am selling at
greatly reduced prices. Mrs. Du-
gar. Adv.
Mrs. Benish was surprised by
a number of her friends calling
on her last Saturday evening.
Delicious refreshments were SER
we'd at midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homney of Min
nesota were visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John CHERRY
the latter part of last week. They
returned home Sunday.
II you really want to sell your
farm, call on or write Irwin l..
Streeter T. Co., Wahpeton, N. D.
Office over the Peoples State
Bank. Adv.
The card party and dance at
the Forester hall Wednesday eve
ming was big success. The hall
was crowded land all present ap-
peared to be enjoying themselves.
Sampson and Sampson in their
novelty act, I'm the Days of Ca
esar," at Braun's Theatre this
week, Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday. Adv.
The Magazine club. MET last
Saturday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Keen. A $3.50 dinner was
served and after a short program
cards were played for a couple Of
hours.
Don't forget the &c sale at the
Fair rStore commencing Satur-
day, January 18. See large pos
ters for some Of the bargains.
Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Steiner
sen entertained the Bridge club
last Friday evening. A few Of
the. lmembers attended the ban
[quet first after which bridge was
played.
INat Tuesdays9a large crowd
from s.this place went to Fargo
byeway Of the Milwaukee to take
in the State Grain Growers con-
|vention which is being held in
that. city:
When in need Of anything in
the Watkins line, call at % So.
Second street., Wahpeton, where
your wants will be attended to.
Adv.
!. The ladies aid society of the
Congregational church will be en-
tertained by. Mrs. Lauder, Mrs.
Kidder and Miss Mirick at Mrs.
LADDERS home next Wednesday,
January 3D., go
A social dance will be given at
st. Wenceslaus- hall January 81.
An elaborate supper will be serv-
ed at 1890. Snyder's orchestra
will furnish the music. Every
body welcome.
Aspinwall's Fair Store will sure
give you some, bargains in theil
sc sale. Don't miss it. Adv.
Mrs. John Andrews of Lidger-
wood went. to Bismarck for the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-01-16
PREsiDEMTlAL ELEoroRe

A. B. Kerlin Of Devils Lake, D.
Armstrong Of Willow City, n. D.
Williams, jamestown, T. G. Kel-
ley, Fargo and 3. 8. Cameron Of
Wahpeton, the Democratic presi-
Dental electors,emet IN the score
tary Of states office at Bismarck
last Monday noon and voted for
president and vice-president.; ID.
Armstrong was chosen as special
messenger to take the vote TO
Washington. At ifs request II IL
prQbable that q number Of the
other electors will3so with him. :
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LOCAL NEWS NOTES

IN
t~>~>~~e~>>.>es. SS,sr~>~~~~~>~~
Rev. sewrsy was . Fargo ealler
Monday.
Will Fricke was in Fargo last
Tuesday.
F. r. Barnes was in Fargo last
Tuesday.
One lot Of lawns-were $50
now 100 at Purdon's. Adv.
Mrs. Cameron spent Tuesday
in Fargo. ,7Sss s;-
Mrs. Shea spent a few days in
Fargo this week.
G. D. Rittenholuse was trans
acting business in Fargo Tues
day.
Martin Peterson has been laid
up with the grippe for the past
week.
Senator Carter spent the leg
islative recess at home with his
family.
Mr.. Bowman Of the Globe-Ga-
zette fore was at Abercrombie
Tuesday.
Judge Lauder was attending to
legal matters in federal court at
Fargo Tuesday.
A special sale price is given
on all laces and embroideries at
Mrs. Dugar's. Adv.
Mrs. Meckstroth has returned
from the twin cities after q visit
Of nearly a month.
The Womans Literary club will
meet with Mrs. Kidder tomorrow
lFriday) afternoon.
Miss Dorothy Cherry has been
sick for the last Two weeks but is
getting some better.
E. o. Dunavin is being treated
in Fargo. He has been in a hos
pital there for some weeks.
The ladies of Trinity Guild will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Wilkes
on Thursday afternoon, January
: 23rd.
0YSTER8. See GILES & Hank
ms when in need Of fresh oys-
ters. Adv.
Reduced prices on all lines Of
merchandise during January at
Purdon's. Adv.
Albert Weis spent q few days
OF the legislative recess at Wah-
/ potion, returning Monday to Bis
marck.
The Boston Store had an ele-
CANT new electrical sign placed
in front Of the building the fore
part OF the week.
Mics Marguerite Baker has. been
on the sick list for tho past week
but has, recovered sufficiently to
attend her, duties. So
Heatsd and furnished rooms
for rent. Inquire at 903 Third st.
north.
Miss Enez Fletcher of either
all, Mimi, is visiting with Miss
Nina Johnson at the Flatten res
idence- on Second street.
John Macarthur, q brother Of
Chairman D. 81. Macarthur died at
h4s home in Bdttineau county
the fore part of the week.
Members Of the st. Johns la
dies aid are requested to attend
q meeting Sunday, January 10, at
3 80 p. m. at st. Johns school.
Allen Taylor returned from a
few weeks visit in the south last
Saturday. Mr.. Ben Taylor went
to California to spend the winter.
Furnished rooms for rent in q
modern building. Call at The
Times Office. Adv.
Mrs. Kirk stopped in Wahpe-
ton between trains the fore part
OF the week enroute from Fargo
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-01-16

runaway soYs oAvo.r
Mr.. Rassier took two boys OF
The tender of No. 9 last Wednes-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06
Editorial Comment
Why Portland?
Oath Tinles.)

It's difficult to understand why Port
land was selected to be the seat of the
only customs collector in Maine except
that it is the home OF the only infiu-
entail Republican member OF either
house of Congress at the present time.
Bangor has Portland beaten in the
number of entries, the aggregate re-
eeipts and the economy of collections
At its custom house. and is more CEN
trally located. If there We're to be but
one customs district in the State Ban
gor would seem to be the logical choice.
The number of entries in the Bangor
district last year was 2S,51S as COM
pared with 1,o29 in Portland: the col
lections We're S41S,314. fer Bangor and
$241, 36l 40 for Portland; and the cost
OF collecting a dollar was six cents in
Bangor and % cents in Portland. Ban
gor's bigger business was done by 10
men while there We're "a customs en-
rloyes in Portland But we see no rea-
son Cor putting all OF Names long
coast line and frontier into one Gus
toms district. There should be at least
four at Portland. Bangor Bath and
either Houlton or PasSamaquoddy. FIX
cept Portland and Bangor, Bath is the
only customs district in the State do
ing Il profitable business. There We're
1876 entries last year The collections
amounted To 27,425fS and the cost Of
collecting dollar was % cents and :
mills. or practically the same as in
Portland. Next after Bath comes tho
Houltcn district where it cost 81 cents
and mills to collect q dollar. the to-
tai receipts being $40. 1885. Bath is
the most convenient point from which
to administer customs affairs of the
New Meadows region, the Kennehec
and Sheepscot Rivers. Boothbay Har-
Dor. Damariscoita River and the region
OF Waldoboro. but the chief reason why
IL should be retained is on account of
the importance to our large shipbuild
ing interests. Of having the office of
records right here as Well as the re-
sponsible officials; and the certainty
that so magnificent a natural water
way as the Kennebec must in future
be largely utilized by our foreign COM
MERGE Throwing all Maine into one,
or even two ports would be decidedly
OVERRIDING consolidation.
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Did You Notice

That $4,000 cases of drunkenness
were before the court there, last year?
That 10000 other cases were released
out of court? And did YOU think of
the countless number of other cases
cared for by friends or by the booze
sellers themselves by way of saving
the money of good customers for
themselves the rumseilers) instead of
the court?
Did YOU wonder how much money
there is in the licensing business,
when a state like Massachusetts
handles 125,00o dfunks in year, and
has the families of thousands of these
to care foro-because it is NOT the
wealthy boozers who go before the
court, unless they become riotous or
commit some crime.
Did you notice what Police Com
missioner O'Meara, former editor of
the Boston Journal said? Surprising.
isn't it, after all we have been told
by the rum press. that a man Of
O'Meara's intelligence should have
decided that the rights of those who
do not get drunk are equal or SUI
perioF to those of men who do
And now they are going to make
a study of the subject and frame
new law" Which. being freely in
terpreted probably means that the
booze making and selling interests
viii be consulted and a further pre-
tense of REGULATION" given, to
satisfy the growing popular demand
for better civic conditions.
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God in the Newspaper.

God is speaking loudly in every
newspaper in the country" says the
Christian Endeavor World: The bush
is adane, yet men pass by unseeing."
How true il is If we tried as hard to-
interpret the meaning and the lesson
Of the events recorded in every days
newspaper as we do TO understand the
Bible, should We not find valuable and
fascinating lessons always at hand =?
The above quoted publication puts it
this way.
The daily press is as full of spiritual
teaching of kind as the Bible 1T does
not preach sermons, it is true, or tag
on morals to its news, but the lessons
are so plain that he that runs may
read. Shining behind the tragic facts
of muItitudes of front-page articles one
may read such terrible texts as
Whatsoever man soweth, that shall
he also reap; He that soweth TO the
flesh shall of the flesh reap corrup
ton, and The wages of sin is death. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-06

years-to define drunkard. " Mr.;
q Meara then commended the work O.
his department. Many men,, lie said,
1 ARE arrested to save them from being
robbed. Many people who assault officers
when drunk are arrested for drunkenness
because this is the lighter charge | be-
lieYe the rights of those who 40 not
get drunk are equal or superior to those
of men who do. There is no glory in ar
resting a drunk A police officer couldn't
get promotion by arresting any number
of DRINKS,
Secondly, no patrolman should be al
lowed to release any man Whom he has
arrested. Within Il week the supreme
Court has decided that no officer has a
right to release any man without taking
him into court This bill would over
throw the whole probation system, and
would turn us back to the minlng-camp
system.
Senator Horgan-What do YOU say to
the provision of law that a judge shall
sentence a man who has been drunk
three times within a year.
Commissioners O'Meara-l think the
Judge should be allowed more discretion
What do YOU say of the erect OF con-
tact with criminals? ?"
Naturally, it cannot be good. But my
objection is to treating drunkenness as
disease. The majority of the DRINKS ar
rested in Boston have nothing to do with
disease. Drunkenness may become
disease, but doesn't start that way.
Representative Buckley left mass OF
documents with the committee. II is be-
Ueved that the committee will favor
commission to make a study of the sub
iect and frame a new law.
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A Plea for the Girls.

Editor kennebec journal:
Your editorial regarding reforma
tory is so much to the point at issue
that | want to thank you. AS an
agent for protection of children, I SO
often come to a case where girl has
just passed the mark of 49, the most
critical period in an unprotected girls
life, when she knows there is no place
to shut her up if she keeps clear of a
jail offense. How many good women
might be made we shall never know.
Our State protects its sheep from dogs,
its deer and moose from the Vandals,
but lets its most precious valuation.
stock to make homes of. go unprovided
for. How long shall we beg of our
statesmen to protect such of our sex
as our hearts are yearning to save?
That this Legislature may see that a
good road for women is of more value
than a good road for automobiles. is
the prayer of
JULIA A. CHATTO,
Agent for Protection of Children
East Surry, Me.
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MAINE LEGISLATURE.
CONTINUED from Page Ffve.)

the Private and Special Laws of 1911,
March Goth, 1915.
BY Mr.. Peterson of New Sweden: An
Act to amend chapter 10 of the Revised
Statutes as amended by chapter q
and 175 of the Public Laws of 1907, as
amended by chapter 40 of the Public
Laws of 1911, relating to terms of the
Supreme Judicial Court in Aroostook
county.
BY Mr. Smith of Auburn; An Act to
amend an Act to incorporate the wa
ter commissioners of the city of Au-
burn under the name of the Auburn
Water Commissioners, allowing them to
sell a portion of their property
BY Mr.. Dunbar of Jonesport. An
Act for the better regulation of the
practice of dentistry in the State OF
Maine, and to organize the board of
dental examiners. (Tabled for print
ing pending reference to the commit
tee on motion by MIR. Dunbar)
BY Mr.. Bragdon of Sullivan: Re-
solve annulling the resolution of the
legislature of the State of Maine pas
sed at its regular session in 1911, be-
ing chapter 2l5, with statement OF
facts.
BY Mr.. Davis of Old Town: Petition
of members of Penobscot tribe of In
dams for a right to establish and
maintain ferry at old Town.
BY Mr. Putnam of Houlton: Petition
of w. c. r. L. of Houlton in favor OF
womans suffrage.
BY Mr.. Stuart of Livermore Falls:
Petition of Mrs II M Wilder and 81
others of Turner in favor of same.
BY Mr.. Snow Of Brunswick: Petition
of Lila f. Atkinson and rs others OF
Brunswick in favor of same
BY Mr.. Sprague of Islesboro: Peti-
ton of w. Il. Williams and others OF
lslesboro to authorize the inhabitants
of the town of Islesboro and their as
signs to erect, extend and MAINTAIN a
public wharf into the tide waters OF
Gilkey's Harbor in said town of Isles
boro.
BY Mr.. Mcbride of Mount Desert
Remonstrance of Granville Hadley and
Is others against charge in law excltio-
ing automobiles from the town oil
Eden: of z. II. Hamor and 70 others
against same; OF r. N. Gray and ~
others against same: of f. Y. Leland
and eight others against same; oil
John T.. Smith and four others against
same, of Edgar NJ Paine and seven
others against same; of Charles Z,
ohand and SO others against same. :
Legal Affairs.
by Mr.. Jennings Of Garland: An ACT
Tor the prevention of false fire alarms.
BY Mr.. Allen of Machias; An Act TO
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a Bill Worth While.

Away with your arbitrary arbitra :
ton, your silly Cancellation, and your
riotous recall Gentlemen of the
Maine Legislature, here is measure
worth while. Read it, if you please,
ponder its far-reaching importance
and then go and do likewise: f
Representative Hay of Butler
county, Mo, introduced in the legis-
lature Tuesday, bill prohibiting wo-
men from wearing dresses that but
ton up the back, unless the buttons be
as large as silver dollar. The bill
provides for fine for 81 to SO, with
jail sentence for persistent offenders.
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The Hearing.

"A j = y :. y -
But the Transcripts account Of the
'Drunkards" hearing was interesting
and instructive.Hd People of Maine
should read il because it iiIaminates
the results OF the q nnueh-boomed
-. I. - 7.Qa z1kd 1sjaeifFE ~
iesuiall opqifis zaia stsaa rsa5 rs- as.
Representative Boyle. in support, said it
Was wrong TO call one man criminal
hecause..he cannot drink as much as an
other. Two men start out drinking to-
sether, and. drink the same, amount One
gets drunk Is arrested and made d crimi-
nal, while tile offfea is able TO take care
of himself Representative C'atheron
wished TO be recorded in favor of the
bill. He believed a drunken person
sHouId pc held Tor observation until So
per, ana TINS would permit of treatment
a disease
DIR. Henry O. Marcy of Commonwealth
avenue SAID 1t Is now the general con-
census OF medical opinion that alcohol
IS narcotic and should be treated as
sueh. Its constant use lowers the vitality
ana man dead drunk can be operated
upon as well as one under the influence
of ether. Massachusetts discharges 90.O0l
CRIMINALS year, a large percentage al
whom are alcoholics, and spends abou,
$500 in helping them after discharge
There ought to be some saner treatment
OF these people, he said.
warren l.. Spalding, secretary of the
massachusetts Prison Association, said
wise in Massachusetts than our present
treatment OF drunkards he did not know
~. IHe state has improved greatly nm
der ITS probation system, but does no,
20 Tar enough. The fine system is a relic
OF past ages. The most serious matter
is commitment. The State has abolished
imprisonment for debt. but If a drunken
man owes 500 or 5000 fine TO the Com.
monwealth he is locked up. Twelve
thousand men and women mostly drink.
ards, are committed each year in Mas
saclusetts because they canot pay tnelI
fines.
Senator Ho2an-What is the effect n
contact of DRINKS with the criminal class
Mr.. SBaldins-it Is two-foid injury The
prisoners come out with Il prison stigma
and they lose much of their sense Of
shame.
Edwin Mnlready, executive officer of IN,
Massachusetts Probation Commission. saiC
that ii would not be possible for Tia,
Norfolk institution 70 take all cases, buI
he favored change in the law. Las
year there were $1,000 cases of drunken
ness in court. 1000 were released out o.
court, and 500 We're released on probation
Representative Buckley's effort, he said
Is in the right direction In many case
drunkenness should he treated as a dis
ease and not as a crime.
Representative Sullivan believed in tina
part OF the bill which would send drunk
ARDS elsewhere than Deer island wher
they got coeaine instead Of liquor. ANY
body" he said, can get q jab of eocain
there for a quarter and DRINKS are edu
cateu there to be crooks
Ponce Commissioner O'Meara spoke il
opposition 40 The bill. particularly the sec
lions dehninE a dfunhard and the reieas,
sections. as NOT only revolutionary, bu
said ..Tnss bill endartakes 70 do VIVA
tne courts Rave been unable 10 do for 200
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Masssohusetts, orunksrds Problem.

Massachusetts is confronted by "a
"Knottv Problem in the Treatment
of prnnkards, if We are to believe
the headlines of Boston's most reliable
newspapers. strange. isn't it, that
there should be any problems where
The lial,or traffic is REGULATED
we would modestly suggest that the
Portland Argus, Bddeford Record and
waterville Sentinel explain this. We
have been repeatedly informed by
them that states troubles are all
over the merry moment the booze
trust is allowed to step in and REG
uLATE" things.
Tuesdays Boston Transcript said:
what shall we do with our DRINKS?
was the knotty- problem which was before
the Committee. ensLegai Affairs at the
state House, this morning, and the views
expressed ranged. fgurativefy speaking,
from punishment by slapping them on
me wrist and telling them TO be good, TO
indefinite confinement in a don1on Keep.
The discussion reyolved prlnclpdiiN
around the tbfl of aRepresentative Buck
lev of Dorchester, although there We're
three bills of, thf same general lInPoit
before the committee. Representative
Buckeyes bill defined. drunken person
as one under the influence of liquor ana
unable to take care of himself. such a
person might be artteted! Kept lntil So
Der and released, buff q hahitual drun ma
committed to the Norfolk state Hospital
for treatment IL
REPRESENTATIVE Buckley said that drunk
enness is not crime but disease when
il is the duty of the State to cure and not
to punish To send women TO criminal
institutions is in itself a crime. In reply
TO a question by Senator ho es MI, M.
enness could be cured but It Is the duty
OF the State to try to cure 1t. me pun
ishment in most cases fails on others
than those who are charged Win uiuilh-
enness as 3 crime.
WHY certainly How very simple it
all is, Just sa}s8ff i the license income
from the booze business to cure
drunkenness. and there YOU are
.REGULATED. . Neat as fiddle,
isn't it?
OF ceurssas drunkenness is not
crime. Whg Bver thought it was?
But, dear reader, What is the BUSH
ness of selling the stuff to make
drunkards2 Is not that crime? If
not, what is it?
1t is certainly very generous of the
Bay State Legislature to think of
spending great sums of money for the
regeneration Of drunkards and the
care of their families.
But these gentlemen must never
think of preventing the MAKING OF
DRuNkARDs. becppse that is BusI-
NESS. and is CIRCULATED" by the
manufacturers andk dispensers of
booze. f0sl qsaoia -
None should dispute the rum trust
method, Let Massachusetts go on
SAVING her drunkards. and ac-
cepting pay from the booze sellers for
the privilege of MAKING drunkards
at public expense.
Is that the brand of Goodness and
intelligence by which the next gen.
GRAFTON of Massachusetts people will
be known?
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Editor S Letter Box.

The publication of a letter in this
department is not to be taken as an
endorsement of its views by the
Kennebec journal. This column is
maintained for the discussion of
matters of general public interest
when kept within bounds of reason
and not of a libelous or abusive
nature.
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OF course we are not leaning toward
militarism, but our army appropriation
bill provides for expenditures of more
than $930O0,0oo.
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Well, anyway, six years will pass
quickly to Mr.. Bryan if he is occupied
as secretary of state.
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QUEEN TEMPLE, NO. 70, PYTHlAN

Sisters. meets in X of p. hall the Sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month, at 80 o'clock.
EVA f KIRKPATRICK, NJ. e. Z.
EVA VI. LADD. NJ. of X. and c.
IVA II. KICKER. NJ. of +.
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