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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
WHY TRAIN ROBBER
WAS PARD0NED
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PAR.
DoNED RoBBER FOR BENE-
FIT OF NJ. P.
Pardon Saved the N. P.
From Paying Reward
BURKE REFUSED TO FREE THE
MAN HANNA PARDoNED FOR
BIG BUSINESS.

In June, 1912, passenger train No. :
on the Northern Pacific was held up
and robbed near Buffalo, N. D. The
Northern Pacific Railway company of.
fered a reward of $500 each for the
arrest and conviction of any of the
train robbers. Later in the year the
chief of police of Menomonie, Wis.
had a man under arrest by the name OF
John Young, who was identified as one
Of the robbers. The man was subse-
quently taken to Cass county and in
open court pleaded guilty to being one
Of the robbers, and he was sent to the
North Dakota penitentiary for a term
OF Is years. This man Young was a
total degenerate, wholly unreliable
and an escaped convict from Joliet pri.
son where he had been sentenced tc
q life term for robbery.
The chief OF police of Menomonie
made a demand upon the Northern
Pacific for the $4,000 reward offered,
but they refused to pay, claiming that
the man was not one Of the robbers
and was not guilty. The chief of DO.
lice sued the railroad company in the
United States court in St. Paul. In
December, 1912, the Northern Pacific
secret service men and their attorneys
made an effort to get Young p%ardoned
but Governor Burke would not grant
the pardon. The object to get Young
p%ardoned was to defeat the suit for the
$4,000 reward against the Northern
Pacific.
In January, 1913, l.. B. Hanna was
sworn as governor. The second trial
against the railroad company for the
$4,000 reward was on the calendar in
the United States district court in st.
Paul and was subject to call. The gov.
ernor called an emergency session OF
the pardon board, as provided in the
session laws of 1911, and granted
Young a pardon on the ground that he
was not guilty. This act of the par.
don board defeated the action against
the railroad company, which of course
was very gratifying to the Northern
Pacific.
There was no reason why al emer-
gency session Of the board should have
been called in this case, even though
Young was innocent of this particular
crime, as he was wanted by the joliet
authorities and would be taken il
charge by them as soon as he was dis
charged from the North Dakota peni
tertiary, consequently there was nc
danger of mficting an unjust hardship
on the man. If he was not guilty o
robbing the train he was undoubtedly
i. guilty of perjury when he swore he
was one Of the robbers, and in addi
ton to that, if he was not guilty O
the train robbery, he was guilty O
conspiracy to defraud. Either of these
charges would have been sufficient tt
convict him and send him to the penl
! tertiary, SO there could not have beer
any object whatever in %pardoninS
Young except to serve the Northern
Pacific Railroad company.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
SNYDER A REAL FIND.
St. Louis Cardinals Have Catcher With
Wonderful Arm.

Ivy Wingo used to be the Cardinals
star catcher. but he is q bench warmer
nowadays because Miller IIuggins has
unearthcd Il better backstop and throw
cr in Frank Snyder. a big. rawboned
fellow who halls from Wisconsin. Sny-
der is no relation of the once famous
Charley Snyder. who caught for the
Roetcns thirty years ago. but he acts
like him.
In throwing to bases he shows the
accuracy of Il sharpshooter. planting
the ball in exactly the spot to make
tagging easy. In a recent series against
the Giants eight Of the New Workers
tried to steal second and not one sue
cccded. Such speedy mcn as Burns,
Robertson and Bescher We're turned
back by feet.
When it is remembered that Wingo
is batting above .'Oo and that Snyder's
hitting is about 80 it may be seen
Snyder's work behind the bat must be
away above par.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
Porfirio Diaz's Poetic Prophecy.

President Portirio Diaz, who ruled
over Mexico for more than Il quarter
of Il century rs an absolute dictator,
believed that only such iron rule could
bring peace and progress to the half
civilized millions of that country. Sew
eral years ago, when his power was
still unbroken. an American who was
on intimate terms with him ventured
to suggest that the MeXicans We're
now prepared for Il more liberal form
Of government and limited that his rule
was too severe. The stern old man
stiffened his gaunt figure and ran his
fingers through his locks. now white
with years.
when these SHOWS melt" he said
prophetically, the mud will be deep
in Mexico.'-Youth's Companion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
CoM!eKEY CHANGES SYSTEM.
He VIII Not Use High Priced Player
at Once.

Charley Comiskey evidently has seen
the error of his ways, for his latest
beauty" Will not make bis American
league debut with the Chicago White
SoX until late in the campaign, if he
reports at all this year. The Old Ro-
nan claims to have paid $4,000 cash
ana an outfielder ana an intielder for
Outtielder Felch Of the Milwaukee
American association club, but it has
been agreed that FeIch shall finish out
the y. \. season.
Comiskey has paid fabulous amounts
for many Il bail player and has set all
Of them back from one to four OF five
seasons by popping them right into
the lineup for advertising purposes.
~Rlackburne and Chappell are notable
examples. BY the time Felch appears
for his trial the folks will have for
gotten that Approximately $4,000 has
been paid for him. and his chances of
making good will be just SO much bet
ter
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
CHRIS FOUND OUT.
How Charlie Comiskey Put One Over
on Famous M~aqnate.

OF alnouS maSiale.
Charlie Comiskey was about the only
player on the old st. Louis Browns
Who was absolutely not afraid of Won
Ter Abe. One day at the st. Louis ball
park, when Won der Abe was seated in
4 box with his pretty young wife near
the bench occupied by the home team,
he overheard some remark attacking
Wis personal appearance. He thought
/ had been mouthed by one of the St
Louis players. Turning quickly i'll his
seat, the German magnate discovered
several of the local cohorts clustered
in conversation near by. Comiskey
was among them. Chris called him
over to his box.
"Who was it said it?" asked the St
Louis boss.
Said what?' reioined Comiskey.
Won der Abe told Comiskey what he
had %heard-he thought-coming from
the direction of the home players
rendezvous. Then, pulling out a fat
roll of ~grcenbacks and ripping off q
century case note. which he brandish-
ed dramatically. Chris made this state
ment to Comiskey in q semiconfidential
manner:
You see this, Commy? give it to
know who it was said it."
"Hand it to me, Chris" said Comis-
key, "and I'll tell you"
Comiskey, after deity assisting Won
der Abe to hand over the currency to.
him. remarked Jelly:
"Well, Chris. I'm the one that said
it," and her hastily vanished with
the 500 bill crunched in the palm Of
his right hand.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
A VAN AT n HELM.

The New York Herald, perhaps the
greatest d the leading Republican
newspapers Of the eastern states, il
not the eltire country, is loud in It's
praise of President Wilson and feels
that the entire country should sup.
port him this fall. Following is the
editorial rom the New York Herald:
''Fortumtely we have at the head
of the government at this critical time
a man in whose calmness and judg.
ment we have as great a confidence
as we haze in his patriotism. He will
we are sire, make nc mistake, nor viii
he permit any to be made if he can
prevent It.
"The American people must do ev-
erythin, in their power to help the
%presidett."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
HEIGHT OF WAVES.
In Severe Storms the Crests May
Mount fifty Feet.


1t is onty in the imagination Of the
poets that ave ri>c"NiountuinS high"
The exact altitude and length Of waves
have been measured With scientific ac-
curacy. and the record waves are care
fully recorded. Waves in shallow wa
ter are, as Il rule, higher than those in
open or deep water. The height of Il
wave is commonly about on%e-fifteenth
its length.
The longest wave on record was
1850 feet. measuring from crest to
crest. its period being about TWEEN
ty-tWo seconds. Waves of extreme
length are seldom very high. \ wave
2,oUO feet in length. rising i'll deep wa
ter, will have Il height OF about fifty
feet.
When Il Wav enters shallow water
its crest becomes considerably higher,
and one of Il height of forty feet will
frequently rise to fifty feet. If it meets
resistance, it may be thrown up twice
this height.
In severe storms at sea waves rarely
reach a height of fifty feet. The aver
age in such time has Il period of about
ten seconds, which would indicate q
length of about 800 feet. Waves will
Il period of ten seconds have Il length
of from $50 to 800 feet and 4 height
of thirty-three feet and form a very
| high sea.-EXchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
An InfaIlible Sian.

Whenever Roberts mother went
away on Il visit the little fellow was so
badly spoiled by Il doting father and
grandmother that upon her return it
took several applications Of the rod to
mend his ways.
One day when she had been absent
for q week a neighDor asked Robert
when his mother was coming home.
"Oh, she'll be back very soon now"
he replied. I'm beginning to get pref
ty bad."-New York Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
THE JOKE ABOUT LEWIS.

R. S. Lewis, chairman Of the state
board of control, has resigned as treas.
urer of the Republican state central
committee. Reason for this, Mr.. Lewis
says, was sc he would not violate a
state law which prohibits a member
of the penal and charitable board Of
the state from taking part in partisan
affairs. 1t is amusing to see Mr.. Lew.
is exercising such care about the vio-
lation OF laws after he has had a
month to organize the Republican
state committee and visit every coun.
~ in the state and raise funds to Sc.
cure Governor Hanna's reelection if
possible. Mr.. Lewis should have been
looking more carefully into the law.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
A True Courier.

Upon his arrival at the court of vi
emma Il former French ambassador was
presented to the empress. who was
var that the day before he had Wis
tied the beautiful Countess Y.
SIS it true" she asked. that the
Countess Y. is the most lovely woman
in Europe?"
Il thought SO yesterday. your maj
esty," replied the diplomat. with a
graceful bow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
sERcH-LIGHT WARNS VOTERS

he Fargo Search-Light, the fearless
Independent Republican weekly paper
Of Fargo, is warning the Republican
votrs to look carefully into the Re-
publican state platform this year. Ev-
eIbody should read the Search-Light's
etorial headed Study This Plank
veil" The Search-Light points out to
t. Republican voters of the state
here Big Business has gotten in it's
lutches on the Republican State plat
4rm.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
Cap For the Sun Field,

George Burns claims that the new
device patented by Fred Clarke for the
tip of his cap to keep the sun out Of 4
players eyes has helped him a great
deal in playing the difficult sun field at
the New York grounds. When the
Giants left fielder is not up against a
sun field be has his regular cap. He
uses the other for the glare Of the sun.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
SEN. PURCELL making VOTES

Senator William =. Purcell, the dis.
Itinguished statesman from Wahpeton,
is making votes wherever he goes on
his campaign for United States sena-
tor. The Fargo Courier-News said Of
Senator Purcell: civilian L. Purcell,
who represented North Dakota with
such credit to the state and distinction
to himself In the United States Senate
from February, 1910. till February,
1a11, by appointment OF former Cover.
nor Burke"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
Card Rioters Are Rouch

st. Louis fans have Il peculiar and
dangerous way of showing their en-
thusiaSm. When one of the Cardinal
players makes a great catch or a long
hit in n pinch With men on bases hun
dreds of pop bottles are hurled on to
the playing field.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
SEN. RoNNA's VOTING RECORD

The >eople Of North Dakota should
look cbsely into the record of Sena.
tor Gpnna when they come to vote
for hin this fall. They should learn
his vcing record In the United States
Senat during the past year for in
STANG. He voted against three very
impotant measures that benefited the
peoph. He voted against free seeds
for he farmers, against establishing
regiqal reserve banks and the curren.
cy bl, and against giving the people
of SIN Francisco a good water supply.
On TX very important measures he
didt vote at all. An excellent rec
ordfor the North Dakota junior sen.
atoI
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
Potatoes for Sale

Brusseau Bros, Of North Olga,
have rs acres of Irish Cobbler pota-
toes. Any person desiring first-class
seed for next year can get their pota-
toes cheap from the field before they
go into the pit. Address, Brusseau
Bros, Olga, N. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
Clarke and Wauner to Quit?

y well founded uno says that this
will be Fred Clarke's last season as
manager of the Pirates. Wagner is
also talked about the same way. 1t is
rumored that the famous German will
end his baseball career after this sea-
son closes. Barney Dreyfuss is mum
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
Concert Pitch.

She (at the ball game)-Why does
he make those motions With his arm
before he pitches the bail? He-ThoSe
are signals to the catcher. The two
men work in concert. Sh,-sDenr me.
Is that the concert pitch I've heard
about so often?-Boston Transcript.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
McGraw Plays Only on Diamond.

According to the Giant players, Nc
Graw is a good loser and forgets all
the troubles on the ball field after the
game. He never hays any of them
over at the hotel. He is one manager
who says the only place to play the
dear old game is out on the lot.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
MEETING HARDSFlIPS.

There is no hardship ahead Of us
in life that may not be made easier
by our doing the hard thing Of to-
day with unhinching faithfulness.
And every hardship that lies ahead
will be the harder to meet by any
failure Of ours in today's test.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
THE EXECUTIVE:

THE EXECUTIVE:
President Woodrow Wilson
Vice President. Thomas r Marshall
CABINET OFFICERS.
s sscE e of of S Sta Treasury ;.;;: w;lliam e. Il M iBsSao
Attorney General, .......Jas. G. MacReynolds
Secretary of War..........Li ndley Nj Garrison
Postmaster General .........:A Albert Bnrleson
Secretary of the Interior. .....: Franklin X Lane
Secretary of Agriculture 49,. David \: Houston
Secretary of Commerce. -. William c. Redtield
Secretary OF Labor Wllllam Is. wilson
UNITED STATES SENATE.
A.. j. GrOnna .lIakota
CONGRESSMAN.
George 81, VALLEY City
T. d. Norton BISMARCK
FEDERAL OFFICERS.
United States District Judge.....C; F. Amiidon
United States Attorney ..... dwaTd Engerud
Clerk of United States Court. j a; Montgomery
Surveyor General A N 3 TSIeS
STATE SUPREME COURT,
e ehief 5Sst Jastices-c. j. Fisk, F. +. B a + +:
CLERK si G Of su prem SG 5oes .Hitoskiins
STATE OFFICERS.
Governor. II D. K nahnI
Lieutenant Governor ...........A: L. hraaoei
Secretary of State dh4nias ma,i
State Auditor arr ~. 'oIseMson
State Treasurer ................ duhder 0!5on
Attorney General. Anure" mllier
Sup't Public p, ); Taylor
Commissioner of Insurance. u. ...W laSlor
Commissions eff Agriculture =. W. &. Gilbreath
Commissioners of Railroads.&c.. p. N. Anderson
w. H. Mann, W. H. Stutsman ........."".
DISTRICT COURT
Judge Seventh District..":...W. kneeshaw
Court Stenographer.. ..... Laura d. Daupehoers
STATE SENATOR'S.
Eighteenth District. Henry Mclean
Fiftieth District. w. ram
REPRESENTATIVES,
Eighteenth District. Fred Borusky
Fiftieth District. ....oohh Dais""h
COUNTY OFFICERS.
County Auditor...-........J. y. nah 2WopL
County 49, hoJeT Kelland
Clerk Of the District Court 80 S; Robertson
States Attorney. Crimson
County Judge. =. Duara,
Superintendent Of Schools. =. Helen J sulliyaI
Public Administrator" Msico nua Dar iliias
County Surveyor. malCoif u G;hint
Cou4Sy Coroner.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First Com'r District. ........."E Elias Porte
Second Com'r District."..".."'E; M Er;n n
Third Com'r District. T.. Erlcksol
Fourth Com'r District. ..ho6ert LAM
Fifth Com'r District ..............Ale hussel
CITY OFFICERS.
noror .....W w. A. McIntyr,
Aldermen ist Ward. Jno; Power YIN: Boito {,
Aldermen 2ud Ward. R Il Burke, j. Crawford
Aldermen Bird Ward. Chas.. .Haugh, ): balgaia T
City Auditor. I y II MIN,
City Te of Wilbur /. Drnr
b. hi bickso'
City Justice X McEal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
A WAY Women Have.

Women are always ready to kiss and
make up. but they usually make up
before they kiss.-Chicago News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIN-Langdon Chap
ter No. ., holds regular communications On
the first and third Thursdays of each moEth
at the Masonic Temple. NJ
ROBERT Work, Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08

LODGEOF Observation-Disclosures NO. o
hollis regular communications ON the hrst ana
third Ynursdays' of each month at the hiasnhi
ROBERT WORK, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08

10. F.--Langdon Court, Independent Erd ahp
Hrst anG hire tuesdays of each month.
u'' A. o. WoLD.C c. r.
, J. H. Balm, Rec. Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08

A. E. & A. M.-Lebanon Lodge holds regular
communications at the Masonic Temple on the
second and fourth Fridays of each month:
~ WILLIAM FlACK, w. NJ.
WIN. STEVENSON, Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08

&C F. No. 8O8-St. Alphonsus Court, meets
on the first and third Wednesdays OF each
month in their hall. D
FRANK j. STADLE Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08

0. E. S.-Langdon Temple holds regular com IL
mnnications on the first and third Tuesday S OF
sach month at the Masonic hall. wv
MRS. SADIE MCDONALD, w. M
ROBERT WORK. Sec'y.
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hands must grow knobby, distorted, mas
culine.
With all this seething in my mind. |
hurried to Gihons studio which never
changes. No 80 Avenue de Sake, in the
Latin quarter. No one is more American
than Gihon. unless it be Dan" French
himself. Gihon's paternaI grandfather
was the first American alcalde of San
Francisco, who wrote the annals of San
Francisco in conjunction with hes son.
the late medical director of the United
States Navy. Doubtless, the anatomical
intuitions of the painter of beautiful
hands come to him from father and
grandfather, both physicians and sur
geons and both amateur painters of no
mean ability.
Gihons hands were famous in Paris
before he practically abandoned portraits
for landscapes. 1t was he who did the
Countess Hellain, reputed to have the
most beautiful hands in all France.
Are American girls hands growing
bigger" l asked
Bigger, yes" he answered promptly,
land on the road to being ugly, distort-
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nection can hardly be estimated. Trans
andean or Amazonian Peru, as itamtght
be called. comprises an area equal to
fifty states the size of Massachusetts;
or ten as big as Ohio or Kentucky, and
the region has proportionately more
good land than either state mentioned
The value of this Amazon region is not
confined to it's agricultural possibilities.
It has great resources in rubber. and 1t is
known to be enormously rich in the pre-
cious metals. It was from the headwaters
of the Amazon tributaries that the 1ncas.
got much of their gold and in the last
number of the Peruvian Magazine. in an
article entitled Peru Of Today" which
has just come to hand. l see that Mr..
Raymond McCune. the civil engineer. who
has surveyed the railway route from Ger
TO da Pasco to the headwaters OF the
Amazon. is about to open up placer de-
posits along the upper stretches Of the
Maranon river. In this article he says
that the new mine is the largest and
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cal value for carrying heavy goods
over the Andes.
There are several other passes. how
ever, that are much lower and there is
one where the altitude is below that of
Mexico City. This pass can be reached
by an extension Of the roads from one
of the valleys of northern Peru, and the
road built thence to the Amazon at a
cost not to exceed $20,00O.000. The
distance from the Pacific all told would
be only 400 miles.
1 have already spoken of the possible
extension of the railroads in Ecuador
to the Amazon valley. SO that it will be
seen that the vast region of the east
ern Andes may some time be accessible
to US through the Panama canal AL
most all of the transandean Peru lies
within 500 miles of the Pacific ocean,
and when the railroads are built it can
be reached from New York within fif-
teen days after leaving. AS 1T is now
it takes three weeks or more to get to
the nearest port, that of Iquitos. which
is more than 1000 miles from the
mouth of the Amazon. and this means
with only the northern part
of the Peruvian Amazon.
The potential value of such a con-
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may have lowered them remain. Sport
broadens their shoulders. diminishes
their hips. mascularizes their arms. and
brings lovely woman to the level of
mere man. The hobble skirt was a good
creature
"Hideous invention" I said.
"Hideous the hobble was said the
painter. but, by hobbling them, it held
them still. L have a message for them.
| beg you to send it: Girls, keep still!
Beauty is not strenuous Could Law
renee. Reynolds or Gainsborough. could
Fragonard, Vatican or Pater have gain
ed the inspiration of the exquisite wom-
en- they portrayed from up-to-date sport
ing-loving women? / fear not
OF course 1t is easy to demand beauty
at any price in others. 1t is like the
foreign tourists in Rome, who cry
against the undermining Of the city,
which destroys picturesqueness and
poetry. But the Romans reply: we
have to live here Perhaps athletic
young women make for a better race.
Did Daniel French, sculptor enamored
of the classics, think of this considera-
ton?
And were they masculine. the hands of
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ed. coarse-in "A word. a caricature of
mans hands. French women's hands
will go the same way, doubtless, If the
present craze for outdoor sports con-
tinues among them but AS yet the eff
fects are not so general or so apparent
as in America. 1t is still the rule to
see dainty. dimpled hands and shapely,
tapering fingers in noble families, the
higher bourgeoisie and the daughters of
French shopkeepers before they have
taken to hard work with needle and
cares OF the house"
Yet it is so easy to work in gloves"
/ said
1T might help answered Gihon.
Work is noble, and even when their
hands are injured, the working girls of
France preserve the pretty mouths and
soft, gentle expressions of childhood.
free from that domineering look. so re-
grettably distinctive of the modern young
American woman. These differences are
due to the hardening effects of athletic
sports and the strenuous life
We can't help life being strenuous" 1
said.
Girls don't need to chop wood-golting
is equivalent to telling oaks. The deli
cate, beautiful lines of the female form
disappear, the hands and limbs become
angular. no dimples with which nature