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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28
O NECESSARY.

II is not necessary to adopt TN"
commission plan to have all the lene-
its that may be derived from tho ap-
continent Of y city manager. The
commission law makes no provision
or the office OF city manager, and, if
he duties Of that position were TO
W imposed IN any. person. IT would
lave to be done indirectly by giving
!ome Regularly appointed officer con
rcl over several departments, subject
BOARD. That a lie done under the
present council system. and IL is AL
:esdy being done to tho extent of h5v-
,ng the offices of city enSineer. and
he waterworks aud electric light de-
partments under one head. The adj
1iticn Of the street department would
complete the liat. and we would have
n all essentials, Z city manager with
Ill the authority that could lie vested
n him by Il commission.
1t is not necessary To adopt the
commission plan to be able 10 Use
the initiative. the referendum and the
recall, unless We are in - red-hut
hurry for them. and cannot wait a
:ew months. The Legislature has ouly
recently added these features TO The
commission plan. and it can. at the
next session. il there is a demand for
such 4 change. DO the Same thinE
with the present plan Of city govern
nlent. And it is to he hoped that
when another recall law is enacted.
II will not he possible under il. as 1t
is now, for a small body of dissrunt-
led men to force recall elections every
few weeks, on pretexts of the most
frivolous character.
1T is not necessary TO adop, the
commission plan to secure economy
In the administration OF public af.
fairs. \ Notwithstanding alder
mar can be as economical as a twelve
hundred -dollar-a-year commissioner.
1t Is not necessary to adopt the
commission plan in order to AK re-
sponsibility. Responsibility for the
efficiency Of every nan in the service
Of the city rests directly on the may
or. The same responsibility under. the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28
The Evening Story
OLn1A.S d prCATloN.

worse and believed she had taken
cold. I'll so to bed and sleep it
off," she thought.
The night that followed was fright
I'M. Olivia, stupidity awake NOW n
then, was conscious that her body
either burned or chilled. Her head
sched. Her mouth tasted worse and
worse. She was sick and alone in the
house. Morning came. gray and cold,
with a nasty drizzlc Of rain. Anto-
minus came to the bed and begged for
his breakfast.
Go away, Antoninus," mumbled
Olivia.
An,oninus would not 20 away. He
sat on the %footboard. grumblins and
washing his face. Occasionally he
paused to look at her reproachfully.
Why didn't she get up and get his
breakfast? When he had finished his
bath he left Olivia in a dudgcon and
went into the sitting room. where he
climbed upon the window sill and
sparrows hopping about in tho yard.
Sitting thus. he attracted the atten-
ton OF Myrtle Holcomb. She had
come out to fling a few crumbs at the
little brown beggars. as she called
them. and discovered Antoninus in a
most unusual position. and perceived
f1at something was wrong. With her
marched straight in upon Olivia by
way Of an unlocked door. Ono hand
was laid on Olivia's forehead. With
tn" other she jerked up the shade.
My lord, how hot o arc! Aud
all kinda pcbbly!!" she began. Then
as the fun light of day fell upon
Olivia's face she cried: why. you're
all broke out With measles!" Z.
"Measles!" echoed Olivia. and near
ly tainted.
For who was to suppose thai she
had not had the measles regularly in
her childhood? To be i'll with measles
at her age wronged and insulted her.
and she began to whimpcr into her
pillow.
"Pshaw: You'll come out Of this all
encouraged Myrtle. you're
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28
RAILROAD LAWS.

Every railroad company must pro-
de and maintain in all its freight
I'D ticket Offices in all towns, cities
I'd villages in this state, where n To-
n telephone exchange ia operated,
nd where such service is available,
sascnabls and adequate telephone
,nnections for the use aud benefit
its patrons. Should any company,
pon proper Application OF it's patrons
any town. city or village for such
,lsphone connection. refuse OF no
lcct TO put in a phone In It's depot,
n application TO the railroad COM
'issionere will bring prompt relief
pon a Showing that a hona fde OK
hause exists In said own
Should any railroad company. upon
roper complaint, refuse or neglect
ppurtenances at II station. a writ
sn complaint 10 the board of railroad
commissioners at Bismarck will cause
II investigation, and if the allega-
ops in the complaint are found tn
G true, the offending company will
. compelled to grant the relief pray
4 for. II is a fact. however. that
40 railruad companies recognize the
latnces OF the sanitary laws of this
tale and arc ready and willing to
hserve them and to correct the owls
omplsined nj.
II is unlawful for any person Ia
falk or drive along tho tracks of
NY railroad company in this state.
,ut this law does not apply TO rail
DAD yards within a city or town or
crossings. The railroad tracks arc
rot highways for people or animals.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28
commission plan is distributed among
Ave men.
PROMISES WORTHLESS.

Let the voter remember that tho
promise OF any man or set Of mo at
this time with reference To what II
city commission will do .or what sort
OF commissioners will hold office, is
absolutely worthless. The vote on
Monday will he merely n votc to de-
termine whether or not wc are to Or
Sanizo under the commission plan.
The voters will decide that, and then,
If the vote is affirmative. the next Stcp
will be taken. namely, the election
OF a commission. Five men will be
chosen at large. all in one bunch.
There will be no voting by wards, and
nothing in the nature OF local repre-
scntation. No man can ten at this
time whether we will have a commits
sion of business mon. or of profess
sional mon, or Of | with nothing
III the world to do but be co1nu,s-
soners al $" much-$lo0 per. 1t is
ftasol1aniN certain that there will bo
P'eh'S OF candidates. for it costs moth
ms to run, and as there are five mon
to lie elected it will he felt that a
strok" OF luck may land one among
the "'hh"rs. such things have han
Pe"'u' ana ,hey may happen oSaiu.
""" 1"e c1'ahccs are much creator
.ild' there will no with a fold fun, of
c"'"'1a'eS rather than Just !, few. and
inc greater the number of candidates
Ne better the chances ar s,,,,,e r.,,,
N'""' si'hplnE in while nobody is
''"h'hE' me man who will stand tho
nsst chance OF being elected is tho
man who will do the greatest .r,ou,,
W personal campaign work in the ter
'"oiN where IN" voters are thickest.
We VIII MOI need To hold OILY. public
meetings.. Indeed. public meetings
VIII do little for him, il he is tho tync
of man TO he attracted by what he
regards as an easy method of earn;n,
more money than he has heen accus-
toned to. But il he is shrcvd and
resourceful, accustomed to ward noIi-
tics, acquainted with many peopIe
aud skillful in appealing to tl,eir rrei.
lidices. his chances of election Nill
be excellent.
a lot nf talk is made Of the fact
that a candidate ia not permitted up-
der the commission law TO give O,
promise any office or valuable CON
sideration in exchange for votes. B,t
We need not go to the commission
plan for that . The candidate for any
Office. under the general election law.
is prohibited from any of these prac-
ticcs. hut men of skill and experience
find ways to circumvent the law. The
prospect OF the election OF the first
five commissioners will not he a
cheerful n to contemplate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

as r'omen have suffered since life be-
or the wind rain fell-fell heavily,
'ntermittently. like tears wrung from
souls OF strong men,"
Nell said the author:
Well retorted the publisher,
WY not say simply, 1T was rain
stranger--The whole town seems
to ne turning out TO this funeral. The
cease must have been very popu-
lar.
Native--Strsnger, he was one man
IN q million. After he bought his
car he gave everybody a ride that he
had promised to.--Judge.
Secretary Bryan. apropos Of the
onro doctrines new interpreta-
we desire no territory. nc advant-
ase, from our weaker neiEhbors. We
90 not wish to be one Of those powers
quarrels Of their proteges.
The typical old time power. which
We don't want to resemble. suggests
the story Of the business man who,
on MS return from the Office. asked
his two little hoys:
all day"
".Tightin,'" they replied.
fIghting Ell" said the father.
, Ma they said"
Have you anything to say before
sentence is pronounced against you?"
asked the judge.
The only thing I'm kickin' about
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

enjoy it with her if only in inagina-
ton.
Fuh Olivia had no Imagination.
Neither had she any serlse Of huu,or.
What she heard she found only bane.
tul. i felt that Spencer was being
desccrsted. her W lofty self out
ragged. She grew colder aud colder
until her frlgidity. actually congeal-
ing. formed a barrier even TO aTvr.
ties effervesccnce. Myrtle stared {.
little and departed. chilled but not
killed. BY tomorrow at the latest
she would be back again With her
mouth as full AS ever, Olivia knew.
She had. however, left Olivia, ont
Of tune. She felt almost i'll. Il wish
that woman would never enter my
house again." she thought. bitterly,
When five o'clock came she made
herself some tea. but size could not
swallow Il mouthful. She felt getting
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

Who's ruler Of the fortunes of
the Tigers Of Detroit and famed
among the magnates as
full aud adroit: Who OWNS the
marvellous Ty Cobb. the hero vt
the pinks. and guards him as the
Ringljngs might the Only Living
Snynx? Who puts his summer
seasons in in keeping him at play.
his winter times in turning
down his bids for better pay?
Who sometimes thinks. It'll shin
this guy, with tinware on be-
hind but counts the days re-
ceipts again and changes then
his mind? Who daily must deny
that for a million bucks or two
he's sold star to Podunkville?
Frank Navin, e. S. Q.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

La Grippe Leaves It's Victims Pros.
rate.
Some victims OF Ia grippe never
fully recover the health Of the lungs,
and persistent coughing Is weakenins.
The quick action Of Foley's Honey and
Tar makes it valuable In revere la
grippe coughs: F. g. Prevo, Bedford,
"a yer cough that Toley's Honey
and Tar cured. and / am back TO my
normal weight" McGrath's Phar-
macy.-Adv.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28
COST OF,
Person Can Complete Course in Small
College for 81, 900.
(ChicaE0 Inter-Ocean. J

Chicago Inter-Ocean.)
Figures tabulated at Yale show that
the average cost of the four-year col
lege course to students who obtain the
bachelor Of arts degree is $4,370. This
is divided among the four years as
follows: Freshman year, $1,000; so
phomore year, $1,$52; junior year.
$1.136. and senior year, sl,162.
This average and the average for
each year are ia rgreater than the
general verge for students in all Am
ertcan colleges. Some time 6 John
Corbin, in a series Of articles upon the
colleges. remarked that "a four yeare'
course will probably cost somebody
about $4,000" In the same series Of
thrifty n economical student might
easily complete the four years course
at any Of the American colleges for
less than $4,000. and thai this is fire.
quently done. ...~ 80,
At the smaller colleges and In the
state universities Of the west. the w.
eraEe Is considerably below that Of
the larger eastern schools. Tuition in
all American colleges is low. The cost
comparatively small. In most college
towns board and lodging ma be. pro-
cured. either through college dormi-
tories and commons, Or in private
homes, at a very reasonable rate. The
years expenses, by rigid economy.
may be made to approximate s4oo
pretty closely, and thus the four years
will cost only a little e $500.
There are thousands of ambitious
young men in the United States who
support themselves while at college.
If these wero compelled to pay over
$4,000. it would be impossible for
them to do 80. Tho Yale average.
therefore. is not a fair test of the cost
Of q college career, and the figures
need not deter any ambitious boy or
any family of moderate means.
If $500 annually ran be spared to
the youngster, and he is made of the
right stuff, he can readily enough get
through his course. and need not be
ashamed of himself on the score Of
parsimony either.
Why waste time criticizing your
faults: Your friends will do it for
you free of charge.
Had the late Mr.. Methuselah been
q woman The world would maven 1,.yc
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

answered the convicted burglar. lis
helm Identified by 81 man that KEEP his
head under the bed clothes the whole
time. That's wrong.'--Puck.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28
C'lle,.kev.S.

Henry NJ. Blossoms great play OF
racing life. 'Checkers'' the vehicle in
which Thomas w. Ross the popular
actor starred for so many years has
been sdapted for motion pictures and
under the direction of Augustus
Thomas. the eminent playwright,
dramatist and author, has been pro-
duced in q. t1ve-part silent motion
rama by the All-Star Feature Co,
With iona W.. Ross in his old part.
This great racing play will he seen at
the Metropolitan Monday and Tues
dan with a matinee each day. at n.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28
ADJUSTMENTS
N~ordIandslagct Benefit.

There is quite a lot of interest dis
played in the benefit performance to
De given in the Metropolitan theater
tomorrow evening when Mr.. j. Janses
rum h noted Scandinavian author,
Journalist and lecturer will appear in
one OF his travel talks. Tho lecture
VIII he Illustrated by a, series OF mo-
ton pictures a~ggregating about $500
1eet. MI. Fuhr vii give a running
commentary on the scenes in English
SD that all who attend will participate
in the full enjoyment Of the evening.
nut the main part of the lecture will
be i'll the Norwegian language. Re-
served. seats may be obtained at the
nox office at the Metropolitan theater
before . p. IN. TODAY or after / u, M.
tomorrow. The prices are 3ac on the
oWcr floor and CSC upstairs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28
TURN OUT \ VOTE.

l.c, every voter in The city turn
out and vote on Monday. unless ,ln-
a~voidably prevented. II We are to
have the commission form of govern
nent. let it be by virtue nr s,Ich an
expression Of public opinion as will
be final and convincing. SO that on.
ponents Of the plan cannot thereafter
assert that the result was an accident.
And If we are not to have il, let there
still be such q genera1 registering eff
Votes that there can he M doubt as 10
what the people desire.
1t would he unfortunate 10 have
the com m ission plan adopted by tho
vote of n small minority Of the cleo
torate W the rit%. 1t would he nm
satisfactory to have it defeated in the
same manner. dust now there is in
difference or the subject. The great.
est activity on the part Of those in ia.
vor OF the change has failed to- hring
about any appearance of enthusiasm
Eut there is danger that those who
are either opposed TO the plan. or so
unconvinced hat they are not ready
TOR it's adoption without further siuds
and investigation may feel SO certain
that the movement will be defeated
that enough of them will remain
away from tho polls to make the vote
very small. This should be avoided
by all means. Turn out and vote.
=
H. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. .
Retnz 2 fanatic may he merely one
OF the steps to success.
She's > wise widow who never
shows how wise she is.
A man has no use for 2 wctna who
feels sorry for his wife.
Half the trutt, may cause more
trouble than q whole lie. -
The man who gets the most of it
seldom gets the hest OF il.
some men who pose AS highfyers
land with a dull, sickening ker-chug.
When a man says all lie wants is
Justice it means that he wants the
kind he wants when he wants it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

It is bad enough for q woman 10
have to darn her husbands socks, but
it's worse for %hubby-he has to wear
them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

About three weeks after re
a woman discovers that the capital
prize in the matrimonial lottery is
still undrawn.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

Why waste time criticizing your
faults: Your friends will do it for
you free of charge.
Had the late Mr.. Methuselah been
2 T The world would never have
known how old she really was.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28
> : {
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

She's > wise widow who nev
shows how wise she is.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

A. man has no use for 4 wcinan VIII
sorry for his wife.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-21
CALLS FOR CONEEGENsE
 ON STATE IsN SYSTEM

Seattle, April 20-A s.ate tax conference is to be held at the uu- ivorsity, May 27, 2S and 29. Its o5-
 iect is to bring about a better gen eraI understanding of our tax sys- tenn, it's effect upon various inter ests. upon the welfare of the state at large and the respect in which
 improvement is possible. Governor Lister will preside at rhe couter- ence and the university has ar- ranged for the presence and part icipatiOu in the discussion of tlyee of the abIest specialists in tax alton among our Amerjasu econ omists: Professor Carl c. PIehu of California, Professor Thomas 8. Adams of Wisconsin and who is also a member of the Wisconsin tax commission and Professos Charles
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-21

J. Bullock of Harvard university. These men are not only theorcti- cal economists, but each Of them has had experience in the practi- cal solution of the problems of taxation and public finance
 Professor Plebn has been a mem ber of the economic faculty of the University of California since 1893. He was supervisor of the census for the First district of California in 1900. chief statistician of the Phil iDpine. Commission the following year and was member and sec retary Of the commission on the revision of tile revenue laws. of Cal iforuia from I905 to 191L e~f
 Professor Adams, in. addition to being at present a member of the Wisconsin. Tux ~ComlRassioh, has served in paa# years as the expert of the coumi55 5ion and also of the United States e5EDepartmeut oftCoAl- merc6 aud Labor.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-21

Professor Bullock has made q study for years of the problems of taxation. His counsel w.u be of . especial yIlue in this state at the . present time bcause he has beon !. the expert and spokesman of the
 taxation committee of the Boston Chamber of Commerce iu its cam paigu of the last few yeas to se- cure an amendment to tba Massa- rhusetts State Constitution, permit
 ing the classification Of property for
 taxation purposes and thereby open
 ing the way to thorough tax reform.
 In addition to this, tho lest men among our own people will be draft cd into service to make the pro gram one of direct practical value
 to the State of Washington.
 It i5 hardly necessary to say that
 cur present scheme of taxation is
 not satisfactory. We all know :t, but the progress of society toward just and efficient system of tax atiou has been slow, and some Of the bser thought of ths time is .uow being directed to solving the problem which is thus presented. It is hoped that the getting to- . gether of representative men from all parts of the state at the uni ycrsiry for a candid and unprejud- iced discussion of tho problems with which we boye to deal will re- suit in a better understanding and i hence open the way toward the con 1 Isructtou of system Of taxation which will be a credit to the state and a satisfaction to it's people. The meeting of the conference will be open to tn public, aud iC IS hoped that there will be a large attend ance. The program is now in pre- paralion and in a preliminary form will be announced in few days.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-21
LIFE IS ALWAYS DYING.
And Just as Soon as We Cease Dying
 We Cease to Live.

And Just as Soon as We Cease Dying
 We Cease to Live.
 Living is a continuous process of dy- ing. When We cease to die we cease to live. One can readily understand this by mcans of a very concrete ex- ample. Suppose yon arise some cold morning and find the fire in your fur mace has "g0ue uut.' 1t will do TO good to urtcr malicious invscti7es against the poor furnace. Just phtloso- phize as follows: My furnace has ceased to die. In other words, it has ceased to consume that very expensive article called coal The continual con- sumption of coal is fire or life in the furnace. When the consumption or dying ceased the fire or life ceased" Accordingly you proceed to make the furnace "die" some more.
 What is true of the furnace Is true of ourselves. All organic life exists in a state Of continuous decomposition and rebuilding or a continuous state of dying and living. As soon as uecOLu- position ceusos reconstruction ceases, or. in common terms, as soon as we cease dying we cease living, Certain Doisons, f swallowed by a human be- ing destroy life by 0nuihilating the decomposiu~ OF dying process which is necessary for life When they enter fbe system a chemical compound is formed which resists decomposition, UDoD examination of the dead body it will be fomd that puretacton does not fake place. With these poiscns in the body there is no process of dying hence there is no life.
 The same truth holds in regard to our mental and moral existence. If we cease to struggle or think and are content to live a purely animal life the activity of our brain powers quickly ceascs and we are mentally dead. Struggle, action, aspiration, is dying but it means living. Introduce the poi son of vice and there is q cessation Of -m6rTtol life as fatal as that caused to the body by arsenIc.-NeW York Amer
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-21
BETTY BROWN.

Director Barry O'Nel and a company including Lnlie Leslie, Ruth Bryan, Clara Lambert George $. Spencer, Fred Tldmarsh, Gaston Bell, Robert Graham, Bernard Sc!gcl, Richard Wangemann. Fred Chaston and others, with property men, have been sent by the Lubin company to S1ranac Lake to make some important feature pie lures, the first being Eugene Walters "The Wolf,' which requires northern atmosphere. The company will prob- ably stay at Saranac for three months. A full staff of photographers and scen- ic artists accompany the troop.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-21
CHORUS

Those people SO great Have bonded ,ae.r lowe.y golden state, They waus Us ali to be there, And see the Worlds Great Mammoth Big Fair.
 ThcreI be meetings and greetings, And welcomes for every one there; So if you have time and money to spare, Go and see the Worlds Great Mammoth Big Fair
The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-21
1.-THE CALL OF THE TRAUmEREL"

George W. Terwi,uger anG coIcpa- ny of Lubin players have gone to St. Augustine, Fla. to maEc several photo plays. "The Man From the Sea-" by Paul DicEey and Charles Goddard, will be made a feature
 "Tha Great Mine Disaster" Eclectic, four reelsl is a splendid drama, photo graphcd probably in England. The cast is strong and very capable, The settings are most accurate, some of them taken right inside q mine.
 Eoloarsals of the interior scenes of the play tu which William Fuyersham l.y just contracted to appear for the T.y-ugrs Film company, will begin shortly in the studio at youkers, N. '. The name Of the production has not yet u.n announced It will probably ha ore of the successes which has made the actor known from coast to ..a-. Gw.r- the past few years,