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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-01

Hel-to-pay Billy the Mugs moocher soaked
stew-bum. And got a bung g-starter behind the ear ,
They heaved him and he grunted when ne mt tne
gutter There blood his face and mud in his hair
But he grnned as he picked himself up and wished us
Happy New Year!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-01

lwo O'Clock. woman stands framed in doorway
steps aside let rim pass He pauscs on the threshold
vomans lips
Happy " Yr m dearp' bc savs
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
THE WORLDS POLICEMEN.

I suppose it is because the police
universally see y much OF the realities
that it is libiquitously benevolent, SO
far as my experience goes, says @. M.
Hueffer. in A Vagabond in New
York.
The policeman of Paris is benevolent
and inefficient; in Berlin he is benevo-
lent-yes, really-and officious; in
HConsta1tinople, benevolent and fatal
list in London, benevolent and a srol,;
in New York, benevolent and a gentle
man.
Given two drunken ~seafarers fight
ing in the street who refuse to desist
when challenged. the Paris policeman,
viii pretend not to see them; the Ber-
lin policeman will ring up a regiment
Of Uhlans; he Of Consfantinople will
sl1rng his shoulders, cry aloud, rs
this the will of A1lah?o and proceed
upon his way with dignified aloofness.
London and New York will alike arr
rest the eonabatants, or a dozen OF
them, single handed, but London will
consider whether they are adTnirals al
I~deckhands. and only use his t~runcheori
In the latter case. New York will
hammer either with equal JOS.
E@ HEM .HaGa
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
Daddy sBedtirne
c. The Little
OIOI v Girl and
Johnnie Naples.
He Was Only .
Rag DOLL

NoB upon a time" began daddy. "there was a poor little girl named
IN Nancy whose only real companion vas a small rag doll she called
Johnnie Naples. She adored this doll even to his name, which she
had picked out herself, for, about d year before, a beautiful angel
had Town By the window ut night and had left the most beautiful little pink
and white brother, whom they named Johnnie
b ~ IL was a cold winter. and Nancys mother and father were too poor to
Duy enough coah The little pink and white brother could not stand the severe
COLD GRADUALLY his wee little face became pmched and white ana one win
ters night the angel took him away again.
srov = ~ rev. nnM weeks more more went .n BY, and one early morning. when there was q
sTay Dol everything, the angel came back and took away Nancys mother.
Nancy knew the angel would take her mother right to the little pink ana white
orother. But on, she was 81 sad and 30 terribly lonely! It was then her
father came home one day with the doll she named Johnnie Naples"
why did she add Naples7' asked Jack r
well TO begin with, he was only a little bit Of q rag doll and wore q suit
of brown trimmed with beads and a fringe. Her father told her the little
children living way over In Naples wore just such SUITS and so Nancy added
Naples to his name
Nancy put all her affection upon Johnnde Naples and always had him with
her. Even at night she had him beside her o the pillow.
Her father had hardly bothered about her since her mother had been
taken by the angel, and In a short time there came home with him N dv a
woman with a loud voice who told Nancy that she was now her mother.
Poor Nancy shivered with fear and drew back at her touch.
"Tn teach you to be afraid Of mel said the cruel stepmother. What's
that ridiculous thing the child hasT she added as she spied the doll.
" IT'S my beloved Johnnie Naples said Nancy, huggfng the doll tightly.
"Your Johnnie Naples? Is the child mad to hug that dirty ragp
"The cruel stepnother grabbed Johnnie Naples and flung him out of the
window. e,
Nancy rushed down the stairs and out into the street. where upon pick.
ing up Johnnie Naples, she saw a fine coach with a golden fairy in It. she
picked up the sobbing Nancy, who was ciutchtng Johnnie frantcany, and said
Wen all go to faiyand. and you need have nc stepmother, and we will sa
that you and Johnnie are always happy"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
The Middle Aged stenesrapher.

Chicago Record Herald: 1t is dis
covered in New York that there is a
time halt in the business world for
women no less than for men. The
woman most Disseminated against is
the middle-aged stenographer. One Of
these, aged 40, has written to the
papers to ask why. experienced and
able and still energetic and ambitious,
she cannot get and hold a satisfactory
position. Employers have been inter-
viewed. One and all they resent the
imputation that the choice of the
younger women for s~tenographic posi-
tions is Influenced by a pretty face
or by personal charm. Fresh, keen
nses and adaptability to modern
methods were given as the determin-
ing factors. The hope for the middle
aged woman s~tenographer would seem
to be in gradually getting such a grip
on the details Of a business-or some
department Of it-as will make her
useful, and even indispensable, in
something beyond mere typewriting.
This might be difficult in a large Of
flee, but not impossible in a small
one, where the personal element has
greater play.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
RUSSIA AND FINLAND.
Gar Pursuing His Campaign Against
the INDEPENDENCE Of tho puchy.

From The outlook: Although the
car has been recently prosecuting
with all possible vigor his campaign
against the Jews, he is not negleCting;
the campaign which he began fourteen
years ago against the Firms. In his
coronation oath he swore that he
would maintain the constitution
which was granted to the grand duchy
Of Finland by his majesty the Emper-
or Alexander P~avlovich, of glorious
memory, but he violated hat oath,
as he afterward violated the solemn
promise that he made to the Russian
people in the Freedom Manifest.
Ever since 1899 he has been trying to
destroy the Finnish constitution,
punish Finnish officials who do not
share his view as to the nature of an
oath. The judges of the Finnish
| courts are Sworn to obey the Finnish
| constitution and when the ear calls
upon them to enforce a law which has
never been sanctioned by the Finnish
! diet, and which ID therefore absolutely
unconstitutional, they firmly decline to
break their oaths merely because the
car has broken his. They r then
arrested, taken to st. Petersburg, and
tried in a Russian court for refusing
to give force to an unconstitutional
law.
Last September sixteen Finnish
judges condemned by the st. Peters
burg circuit court for refusal to rec
ognize the validity of the so-called
"Equality Law" Of 1912 were arrested
| at their homes in Finland and taken
under guard to a Russian prison,
| where they are to be confined for a
| period of sixteen months. On the fol-
lowing day the same court sentenced
Judges Sandbeck and Lukander, of
| the Viborg court of appeals, to four
months imprisonment for the same
offense. Twenty-on Yinnish Judges
and officials are now undergoing pun
ishment for refusal 20 violate their
| oaths, and the car not very long age
began criminal proceedings agains,
| the members of the city council OF
| Helsingfors.
lust at present 1t is Finnish judges
and officials who are suffering; but
the Russian campaign of aggression
will soon affect the masses of the PEG.
pie. To adopt the vivid metaphor OF
the Russian liberal press, the Firms
"having been fiogged with whips, are
to be scourged with scorpions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
RECORD IN LIFE SAVING,

During the year that just closed the
number Of casualties at sea has been
the highest ever experienced, the to-
tai being 1,743. Cargoes and vessels
valued at $13, $50, 900 were saved. In
addition 1872 vessels hat we're running
into perilous situations were warned
in time and 2SS were furnished with
emergency pilots.
Sixty-eight per cent of the accidents
befell motor boats and two-thirds of
the persons exposed to the peril of the
sea were on board craft Of this class.
teristic Of the operators of such boats
to rush in where angels and more ex-
perienced mariners might fear to
tread. At the same time the l~ifesavers
Of the government service, who know
the dangers and have the requisite
skill to handle such craft, are strong
~ urging the employment of power
boat for life saving work in place of
the old style craft which sometimes
cannot reach the vessel. in peril.
The efficiency Of power boats. ever
with the very limited equipment now
in service, is well established by the
record Of the year., for of the 4,096
lives that were saved from destruction,
2,74S were saved by power boats which
were able to so to the rescue and
make better time than would have
been possible with boats propelled by
CARA.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
"RLANkEr YOUR RENDERS"
Tot Tramped From Brookline TO sos-
Ann With MESSAGE for Santa.

Tot Tramped From Brookline TO sos-
ton With Message for Santa.
Boston Transcript: Four year-old
| Robert Wilson. nickflarned Bunny, son
Of Charles H. wilson of Brookline'
was taken to Boston by his mother SO
that he might see santa Claus IN one
of the big department stores. Wneh
Bunny arrived in toyland he was in
| troduced to Mr.. Santa. What princt-
| pally concerned him was the location
| of the reindeer. Mr.. Santa replied
| that they were on the ROOF, llttle
knowing that those words would cause
Bunny to give his parents the biggest
| scare of their lives. 1t was this way
but let Bunny tell It:
We'll, when / was in bed that n1ghr
| was thinking about those edndeer
and how cold it must be on the roof OF
| Santa Claus house in Boston. l was
still thinking about 1t next morning
and 50 ! thought I would a on San
ia and be sure he put blankets on
them. I wanted to go to his house, so
| when l was out playing in the morn
ing I decided to see Santa Claus. l
walked till I got out Of sight of the
house and then followed the car tracks
into Boston. 1t was an awful long
walk and 1 was very tired, but 1 kept
thinking about Santa and those poor
reindeer on the roof, so I kept on
walking, for I knew If I followed the
tracks I would get to Santa's house
and could be sure he put the blankets
on the reindeer, and, besides. I want
ed to tell him what to give me on
Christmas. ...
when I got way off from home I
did not know what tracks to follow.
for there were so many that all came
together, but ! asked men who were
working and they told me how to go.
I ven a little way beyond the men
when q policeman asked me where !
was going, and when l told him l was
going TO see Santa. Claus to make sure
he put blankets on his reindeer at
night he told me I was very tired and
to go with him. He took me in a room
where there were other policemen and
asked me lots Of questions, but l was
SO sleepy I fell asleep on some police
mans clothes.
Il dreamed about Santa Claus, and
| was just going to tell him to put the
blankets on the reindeer when a po-
liceman woke me UP n put me into
a motor car where there was another
man. He was awfully nice and put
blankets around me. I went to sleep
again and when l woke up I was home.
| Mamma and papa wanted to know
where l had been, but they Rugged and
kissed me so much I didn't have a
| chance to tell them for a long time,
| but l made m promise to so to
| Santa's house in Boston and tell him
to be sure to put the blankets on the
reindeer so they wouldn't get cold be-
fore they came to my house on Christ
mas"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
AMERICAN AUTOS ABROAD.

In a recent number OF The Worlds
Work the story OF how the American
automobile is c~onquering the world is
told. The fact that in 1906 American
automobile imports amounted to- So
sI0.2oS and in 1912 to only $4,000, 900 is
cited. II is pointed out that in 1906
this country exported machines valued
at $a.409,l36 and in 1912 sold ears
abroad to the total value Of s28, s0o. i3s.
The explanation lies tn the Aneri-
can habit of specializing. In this
Sountry the makers limit themselves
80 q few models. perhaps to one chas-
sis and perhaps two or three models
III body. In Europesa manufacturer
VIII turn out I'VE. six and even ten
different chassis of different horse
power and varying designs. Our 4
~cIaiization leads 10 a high class work
snanghip, Men making ofIy one small
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02

This sort of thing crops I'D when
ever there is talk, as there is now, Of
making new efforts to extend Ameri-
can commerce and financial facilities
and prestige abroad. We do not make
as rapid progress as we think we
ought to, and then, asserting that the
1ault cannot be in ourselves. we look
ABOUT for the Vaccinations of some
foreign rival. We have been doing
this for many years, and shall doubt
Tess continue to do so until we learn
tnat the thing to search for in foreign
competitors Is. not mysterious plots.
but the Flooding methods of success
On this very point Of branch banks
IN other countries, the address Of the
president of the United States Steel
corporation at Chicago, at the annual
meeting Of the Illinois Manufacturers
association, had a pertinent passage.
Mr.. Farrell had no doubt that Ameri-
can banking institutions would gradu-
ally lind their way into foreign coun-
tries, but they would first have to
master the new business. Asserted
President Farrell:
The early history Of German banks
In Latin America and the far east was
one of continued failure, and it was
only after they had solved the prob
lem OF doing a banking business in
the country in which they were
established, rather than merely acting
as mediators OF German trade. and
began to finance industrial enter
prlses, railway construction. etc, In
ne land of their adoption that they
commenced to do a large business
There is no occasion for taking a
gloomy view of our foreign trade II
mas enormously expanded. Though the
greater part of the increase has been
IN raw materials or semi-manufactured
1T does not follow that we
shall not find still greater market
ABROAD for u finished goods. But
our merchants and bankers will have
20 go about the busine ss like men of
sense. If they do, they will
dlsmiss all these inventions Of hostile
trade alliances" Just as they will also
pando the notion that there is any
snort and easy way to build I'D foreign
commerce. The whole thing Is simniv
a and business problem which
mas to be solved, as other nations have
solved 1t, by human qualities and husi-
ness principles. First Of all, we need
70 make good the lack pointed out by
MT. Vanderlip-our deficiency, thai is.
IN trained men. The high tariff policy
mas tended to prevent us from looking
to foreign markets. But home-keepins
youths have ever homely wits: and
Americans must acquire the habit OF
seeking out a full understandings OF thu
political conditions and the social life
and the language of the people with
whom they wish to do business, sd
sharpening their wits and making them
cosmopolitan, before they can hone to
trade on equal terms with the nations
tina have long studied and occupied thu
field. '"0
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
n 1914 OUTLOOK.

The Minneapolis Tribune sizes u
the outlook for 1914 in the followin
optimistic comment:
In the northwest, the year 1914
will almost certainly be a year Of
general business progress. There
will be no boom. But the volume
OF legitimate business promises to
set q new record.
The northwest is probably the
most nearly self sustaining Sec
ton of the United States. It's
1918 crops have been large. There
has been no undue speculation,
Our banks regard the condition of
our grain houses and general com
mercial establishments as I'M
usually Favorable. The new tarinf
has given no indication. SO far. of
disturbing these conditions and
n disposition in ali quarters Ia
to find good, rather than evil. in
the new currency act.
A general slump in other Sec
tions would naturally restrict the
northwest. In the absence of such
general depression-and there is
no present ground to fear 1.-THE
northwest looks confidently for
ward into one of it's best years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
THAT "ALLIANCE'' AGAINST US

New York Post: Several Washing
ton correspondents. have made the
simultaneous discovery that Ger
many and Great Britain have entered
into an offensive and defensive com
mercial alliance against the United
States At last news, Germany and
England were about to go to war with
each other. But, it seems, they have
dropped all that in order to think
about trade; and their first move, as
traders, is to put their heads togeth-
er in a plot to harm their best u
toners. We thus put h essential
absurdity of the story in a condensed
form. not in the hope of destroying
belief in it. Such yarns have more
lives than a cat. They turn up frora
time to time, and always find audi
ence among the credulous. Why this
revival should have taken place just
now it is hard to say. One reason may
be the dearth Of topics for Washing
ton correspondents during the holiday
recess! Another is seen in the admit
ted fact that the National City bank
OF New York has been contemplating
the establishment of a branch in
Buenos Ayres, but has given it up for
the time being. This is gravely cited
as clear proof of a conspiracy, on the
part Of British and German interests
~ S1ISSh IA ASCAAA ! y a "S S@N
wherever it threatens competition with
them. -
1t might be thought that the plain
tale of the president of the National
City bank would put down these re-
tailers of big stories about English
men and Germans in buckram. Mr.
'Vanderlip explains that his institution
had, indeed, made inquiries prelimin-
|ary to considering q plan Of opening
a branch in Argentina, as it is au-
thorized to do under the new bank
ing and currency law. But the project
had not been pushed, because it ap-
peared that the time was not ripe for
it. either in South America or in this
country. It was added by Mr.. Wander
lip that there would be great Difficult
ty in finding Americans able and
willing to go and manage such an i'm
portant enterprise at BuenoS AyreS
We have very few men capable Of 10
ing the work, and they would not wish
to expatriate themselves indefinitely
This, points out the president of the
City National, is "a weakness in our
system" England and Germany have
an abundance Of men trained for for
eign service. We have scarcely any
But does not that merely show that
the alliance has been getting in its
deadly work, in advance? So must
think the Washington detectives, fol
they declare that, despite the denial
made by President VANDERBILT" we
should have had a flourishing bank al
the River Plate by this time, had moi
our efforts been thwarted by the sim
lister influence of British and German
interests. ..r- ..t .a "
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02

part learn to make that part supreme
ly we'll. Thus Americans succeed in
linking quantity to quality in a way
that Europeans do not as yet under
stand.
Not only is there a market abroad
for new American cars, but that field
has solved the problem Of getting rid
of the second hand machines. South
America takes them. ~
In six years the export of American
automobiles has almost multiplied by
seven. Imports Of foreign cars, on
the other hand, have been more than
cut in two, The rise Of the automobile
in the list of exports but repeats the
story Of steel rails, locomotives, agri-
cultural machinery and shoes. The
difference Is that whereas the man
ufaotured products have taken many
years to reach pre- commence the auto
mobile has leaped forward within a
comparatively few years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
FRIDAY, JAN. 2, 1914.
BIG MONTHS FOR FARGO.

Fargoans are preparing for their
busiest month. January is noted for
its conventions and shows and their
number makes this city the mecca for
not only practically all Of North Da-
kota, but for parts Of Minnesota and
South Dakota, as we'll.
The big feature is the Tri-State
Grain and Stock Growers convention,
around which centers the interest Of
many Of the other meetings and ex-
billions. 1t will continue -four days
and the heads Of the Minnesota and
North Dakota universities and of the
agricultural colleges in both states
are on the programme with a num-
Der of other prominent speakers from
the agricultural schools Of the Da-
kotas and Minnesota. The depart
nlent Of agriculture at Washington
will be represented and other speakers
from Wisconsin, Minnesota and North
programme.
The state corn show, which will be
especially interesting because both
adults and school boy corn growers
will be in direct competitions; the state
poultry show, the North Dakota Ken
mel show, the Home Products exhibit
ton. the meeting of the state horticul-
turists. state live stock association,
the pure seed exhibit and association
meeting. state veterinarians and the
farmers elevator men. together with
the cooperative grain growers and
market men, will all be held during
the same week. Thousands of WISH
tors will be attracted by the different
events.
During the week of Jan. IS, there
will be an automobile show. in which
eighteen dealers of Fargo and Moor
head are participating, and at which
leading manufacturers will have cars
on exhibition.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
"Then End Of a Day Of conte.t..

New York Mail: The manifest and
most encouraging note in President
Wilson'S remarks on signing the new
currency law was sounded when he
said: This cannot be called a parti-
san measure"
MI. Wilson has shown singular now
er as the leader Of long discordant
political elements in which the con-
structive and destructive forces have
fiercely struggled for domination.
There can be no doubt that the
blacklist shadow on the business az
the country has been the widesoread
fear OF merely vengeful legislation and
administration inspired by reckless
party demagogues.
1t would be well for the nation If
the president could say of i'll future
Legislation dealing with he productive
and commercial activities Of this IA
ton, This cannot be called a I.arti-
san measure
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
Governor GIynn Is Human.

Chicago Post: 1t was probably a
natural reaction from the disgust Of
New York with the stacy n insin-
cere MI. Sulzer that led to an extreme
Of ]panegyric for his successor in office.
| Governor Glynn, whose dignified atti-
tude brought grateful relief from po-
litical melodrama.
But even Governor Glynn is human
and has his peevish moments. The
request of District Attorney Whitman
that he be given authority to extend
his inquiry int the existence Of po-
litical corruption beyond h munich
pal boundaries Of New York city
evoked from the governor a rejoinder
that lacks the broadly impersonal in
Election, so loudly praised in his earli-
er utterances. The governor accuses
| the district attorney of political mo-
tives in seeking a wider field for in
vestigation and invites the criticism
that he himself is similarly actuate
in denying the request.
The only people likely to be pleased
by Governor Glynn's attitude are
those who fear exposure. The govern
| or will have to take some action that
will offset their pleasure if he is to
retain the golden opinions Of decent
! citizens.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-02
EDITORIAL COMMENT
A Death to BE Envied.

Baltimore Sun: Life is q sweet
thing. even to those who " least to
It, but many of fortunes greatest fav-
orites might be glad to change places
with w. Fl. Heap, who died in Dem
yer Christmas eve while playing San
ia Claus to a destitute little boy.
Such a death-at suCh a time and in
such a service-is enough to excite
the envy OF commonplace mortals.
Certainly, it Is an inspiration, if not
to die nobly. at least to live less ig1
nObly.