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The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21

at time when gold and silver was the only
money. The government did not issue paper
money that could be used in cashing checks on
state banks. Gold and silver coins were scarce
during the whole period and were not issued in
sufficient quantity to meet the demand. Silver
bullion was being exported during most Of that
time to meet international balances running
against us, and the money lenders of New York
and New England were boarding the metallic
coins. They were prejudiced against state banks
and their influence was so strong that no state
banks were authorized in their states. It will be
noted that the state banks were all in the south
and west, and with the Eastern financiers hoard
ing gold and silver, these banks were kept from
accumulating the coin. This created lack of con-
fidence in the state banks being able to redeem
their paper money. There was also q tendency
to over-issue the paper money. Also, they were
embarrassed by state money not circulating with
confidence attached to it in states other than the
state of issue. These banks were partly or Who'll
ly owned by private stockholders who conduct
ed the banks and who, by bad practices or
speculation, took risks in over-ssues' of their
paper money, the banks not being subject to
state or national inspection as banks are now.
The situation is now entirely different: states
cannot issue money on account of the ten per
cent tax, and the wiser policy now prevails of
the national government making all the money.
There should now be no doubt as to the bene-
fetal results of state banks owned wholly by the
sovereign state, and in no instance to be owned
in part by private stockholders. When people
learn the true relation of money to society, when
officers and directors of state-owned banks are
subjected to strict civil service, and required to
loan no money to gamblers and spectators who
seek to monopolze products and property, state
owned central banks like The Bank of North
Dakota will succeed, as they will have the full
confidence of the people behind them
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21
MINNEWAUKAN TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Alois Wolf and son
Mike autoed to Devils Lake from
Rohrville Friday to do some shopping.
Mrs. Nels Rohr, of Rohryille, was q
shopper in town Friday.
Roy Humble returned from Cando
Friday, where he went to bale some
hay and visit his sister-in-law Mrs.
NJ. K. Deplazes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swan johnson were
shoppers in town Saturday afternoon.
Charlie Ringstrom was a business
visitor in town Saturday.
Misses Lucille and Annabelle Prete
were in town Saturday doing some
shopping and visiting friends. s
Mike Bauer, of Rohryille, was in
town Saturday on business.
Mrs. George Rasmussen was shop
per in town Saturday afternoon.
Martin Scharf and Miss Mary Wolf
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21
PLAYS NO POLITICS

Commenting on the weekly letters written
by Senator E. F. Ladd and published by many
of the states weeklies, the Cooperstown Senti-
nel-Courier remarks:
The Ladd letters are well worth reading. They
are far from being the kind Of letters polti-
clan writes back home to his people They are
the kind Of letters that aim only to enlighten
people % IL the truth, regardless Of whose toes
may bdoepped upon in doing 50. Get into the
habit Of aiding tie Ladd letters IN the Sentinel
Courier.
Dr.. Ladd is too ''old dog 70 learn new
tricks" He was no politician when Il came TO
handling the drug adulterato1s and the paint
fakers .ssr when he went altar the food poison
an and Tie grain dockase thisyss HI trod 81
toes then - and AZ r Fa.1o l;ouE-
lisrllIswa
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21

Shall the Washington conference fail? Will
the people of Europe and America neglect
solemn duty and permit the continuation of
system that has brought Europe to pauperism
and loaded the United States with debt that
generations yet unborn will struggle and sacrl-
fee to pay? Before the war the average family
of five persons in England, France, Italy, and
the United States contributed to the govern
ment $S2 It is now $500. In this country the
increase is from $33 to $214. In Great Britain
it is from $1O2 to $348 In France from $122 to
$633, and in Italy from $70,to $642. In our own
country, in 1920, more than ninety cents of
every dollar of public money went for military
expense Consider these facts and then ask if it
is possible for the Washington conference to
fail? The conditions are appalling. Something
must be done to relieve the world from the bur
den and the horrors of militarism, or we must
expect other horrors such as are committed by
men who are driven to desperation by hunger
and the burdens of oppressive taxation.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21

The Department of Agriculture reports that
$4,000 miles of road have been constructed in
the United States this year. This is good bus-
ness; but this year labor and material will be
cheaper, and as the government has appropriat-
ed S75,000,000 for federal aid to the states,
there will be much more extensive road-build-
ing program inaugurated than ever before in
the history of the nation. Good roads cheaper
production, for they enable the farmer to do
business. at a less cost, and this means to the
consumer lower cost of living. Not only are
good roads an economic investment for the state
and the nation but they add to the pleasure of
travel, lower the cost of auto transportation,
saving time and expense to all, from the JOY
rider to the truck driver, the manufacturer as
we'll as the farmer. Give us good paved roads,
apply the cost of our military and naval equip
ment to the Improvement of the nations high
ways and everybody will be prosperous and
happy.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21
CATHRo RETlREs AS DIRECToR-CENERAL

F.W Cathro, who has been succeeded by c.
R. Green Of Cavalier, N. D., to manage The Bank
of North Dakota made statement upon retir-
ing from office in which he points out that the
Bank is in the best condition it has ever been
Mr.. Cathro says in part: THE Bank of North
Dakota has come successfully thru its period of
organization and has survived the panicky fin
ancial situation arising from defation and the
reconstruction growing out of the war and is in
a good sound solvent condition ready to go down
the line as great big prosperous bank. No other
institution in the United States has ever been so
mercilessly pounded and attacked from so many
angles as has The Bank of North Dakota. No
other institution has ever been able to stand the
withdrawal of funds in the speedy manner in
which they were withdrawn from the State
Bank. Its total resources have decreased in the
amount of $4,000, 100000 since April 18th,
1920. For period of eleven months it paid out
IN average Of $4,000, ,000.0 90 a month more than
it received and still continued to transact bust
ness and has on hand very large cash reserves 2
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1921.
What The World Stands For

Cheaper Money and Lower Taxes.
Square Dealing and No Special Privileges.
Abolition of Gambling in Farm Products.
Enforceable Laws to Prevent Profiteering.
A Fair Trial of State Mill and Elevator.
Continuance of Bank of North Dakota
Consolidation of Numerous Farm Organ
iZations.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21

HOW STATE BANKS WERE CLOSED.
During the recent recall campaign the I. v. A.
committee published in the papers thruout the
state asHk of state banks, some twelve or fifteen
u nuih6er, which had gradually declined nd
bscolle insolyent sitter N existence 81 approx
1mats forty years each.
5 = ~ State banks referred % were 81 existence
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21

were guests at the Brending home
Sunday. .sisi
Jim Anderson was caller at the
home Of Miss Mathilda Grendahl last
Sunday. We wonder what for. s;,
George Hook spent Sunday even
ing with Roy Humble. ,ils.,=7s
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Kenner are the
proud parents Of q baby girl horn
Monday, December 10th. ssli5
It looks as If winter had not for.
gotten us yet, and we can look for:
40 degrees below zero before Christ
mas. 81 is.5 s 81. 81 ;ass .g. S55s
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jenson autoed5
to town Saturday to do some shopping.
Mrs. Anton Rutten, Of Rohrville,
was among the shoppers II town SAT-
urday. coming to town BY auto.
Mrs. Jim Montieth Of Lakota re-
turned to her home in Lakota after
spending the past week visiting and
shopping in Devils Lake: 53.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21

The Story Of
Our States
D JONATHAN BRAcI
XV1I.-OHIO
~ THE North
: ! J! ! ! ! !! !
W$+ 81 tentionb BE-
~ tween Spain,
France and England. Spain's
claim was based on the voyage
Of De Soto up the Mississippi
riveri France. through the ex- /,
plorations Of La Salle from the
north and the early entry Of
French Priests from Canada.
considered this territory theirs.
As for England. she rested her
claims on the discovery of North
America by the Cabots, and In
the charter granted to Virginia
included all the country lying
to the West.
The French were the first to
get a foothold In Ohio, but the.
English pioneers, who shortly
began to drift westward, firm-
ly established their settlements
in the fertile Ohio valley. AZ
ter a long period of warfare,
in which the Indians played a
leading part. the Northwest Ter.
ritory was finally ceded to the
United States by the Treaty Of
Independence in; 1883. And vir-
ginia and other: states, which
had laid claim to portions Of
this region turned over their
rights to the federal govern
ment.
The government Of the North
west Territory was formally
created by the ordinance Of
1887. People from the East mi
grated into this territory In
such numbers that by 1903 Ohio
was taken into the Union as the
seventeenth state. The fourth
largest state in size of popula-
tion, Ohio has "a electoral votes
for President, while in area.
with its 41,040 square miles, it
ranks only thirty-fifth, which
shows how densely it is popu.
lated. 1t is noted as the state
Of Presidents. President Hard.
ing makes the seventh Ohioan
to I'll the presidential Office.
The name Ohio is derived from
the 1roquois word O-hee-yo,
meaning beautiful river" It
was first applied by the Indi-
ans of>the Five Nations to what
we now call the Allegheny riv-
er, one Of the chief tributaries
of the Ohio. Gradually the
name came to include the whole
river, sometimes even being ap-
piled to, the Mississippi. Later
II was confined to the river be-
tween Pittsburg and Cairo, and
appropriately the first state
formed on it's northern bank
was named after 1t. Ohio is
often called the Buckeye State
from its large number Of horse
chestnut trees.
e by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-21


The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XIV.-VERMONT
: J :: ! !
%16~ THE deriva-
Hl2rS m&sN mont comes
E\ SE Sakp from the
NNSS8 {SIm French "verts
WSS&sf$Skz@ nonts," or
W. ~ green noun
tains, and it was likewise the
French who were probably the
first white men to see those lofty
landmarks which so appropri-
ately give this state It's name.
This was in July. 1909, when
Champlain made his memorable
voyage up the lake now called
after him.,
The first permanent settle
ment was made in 1724 ut Brat
tleboro, where the Massachusetts,
colony established . fort as q
buffer against invaaion from the
north. The territory used was
part Of what was known as the
Equivalent Lands" which were
sold at public auction In Hart
ford for about a farthing an
acre. the proceeds being donated
to Yale college. Shortly after
this, settlers pushed eastward
from New York ACROSS Lake
Champlain aud westward from
New Hampshire. This led 70 dis
putes between these two colo
nies as to their boundaries Un-
der the leadership Of Ethan Al
len New York's claims were re-
sisted by q local military force
which proudly called Themselves
the Green Mountain Boys It
was these same men Who played
such q brilliant part during the
Revolution.
In 1777 I formal Conf titntton
Z for the state Mas adopted and
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Devils Lake World

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SUBSCRIPTIONS Payable in advance - One year, $500;
nix MONTHS 81 O0 three months so CENTS Dsconnuances
promptly expiration Advertising Rates Application.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
DIES AFTER SAVING FRIEND
Draes Mate to Boat and Then
Drops Dead.

San Diego Cal-How John Zaber-
in. fisherman, gave his life for his
fellow was told here by Joseph Yido-
vich, the man he rescued.
Both were swept overheard from
the fishing smack Santa Lucia In
heavy storm. They caught some nets
swept over at the same time and
pulled their way along these toward
the boat until Ndovich held 20 his
companion with one hand and edged
toward the vessel with the other and
his feet. After bitter struggle Zaber-
lin put Nidovich over the rail and
rlambered after
Il have helped YOU all | can" he
said Il am going 10 die now"
Then. vidovich said, Zaberlln fell
30 the deck dying almost at once.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25

had died. one of the boys was eleven
years old and the other four They
had been left insurance amounting 10
about 81 900.
The crime to which Bolt pleaded
guilty. although saying 81 did not do
II" was an attempt TO Kill the two
boys so that he could obtain the in
Surance money, first by attempting TO
Starve them. then by direct assault
The resourcefuness OF the older boy
blocked the starvation plan. Locked in
a room with his brother, he found some
cotton seed and they subsisted on this
for a week When the starvation pro
gram failed, Bolt brutality beat the
boys.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25

washed all over the vessel On Mo
day morning, when the rough weatht
ceased, the carpenter began tour of
inspection, that stopped in the focas-
tie head, where the cuttlefsh. as long
as himself, dashed out at him.
The razor-edged tentacles ripped in
TO Taggart's arms as he closed in. and
AT bay, the cuttlefsh hit the bold car
penter's hands. Taggart retreated,
shouting for help. Members Of the
crew rushed to his aid and Capt. e. g
Digele hurried down from the bride
to Join the rescue squad.
Man after man turned back from the
laying tentacles. which tasted blood
again and again. Finally q dozen
hearty salts armed with varied weap-
ons. ranging from the cooks cleaver
to the carpenters saw. hacked down
the defense and laid low the monster
OF the deep. Just Is minutes the fish
lasted before he had 10 take the count.
The body OF the fish was brought to
port and was exhibited as proof OF the
fight.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
FEASIBILITY.

Colonel George Harvey said at o
dinner in New York. apropos OF high
retail prices:
"A guest in Florida hotel COM
planned 10 the manager:
Your restaurant is conducted In
very rotten way. At lunch today
! found hair In the ice cream, a hair
in the honey. and a hair in the ap.
pie sauce.
well. you see. the manager ex.
planned, the hair In the Ice cream
came from the shaving OF the Ice. The
hair In the honey came from the comb.
But | can't for the life OF me under
stand about the hair In the apple sauce.
for bought those apples myself. and
they were all Baldwins.'"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

ORANGE JUICE tedspoonfu at
~ time. strained free from all
pulp. is most delightful ami refresh
Ing drink for very young children. 1t
should he given neither before nor
Immediately after milk.
The acids in fruit play an important
role In destroying those germs which
create gases and cause auto intoxica-
ton Fruit juices act Oh the kidneys
and M the same time are a natural
laxative
As children suffer with their teeth
when the little gums are swollen and
infamed a drink ~ cool wafer will
give them much relief.
Water should not he iced but cool
enough TO be paatabe. either summer
or winter and the amount each indi-
vidual should take depends largely
upon the food eaten. II one eats
freely Of juicy fruits succulcnt veg
etables and drinks much milk. less
water will he required. Bu, even a
very young baby should he given fire.
qucnt drinks of cold water
A Juicy good Favored apple IS hotter
than medicine. and should be eaten
daily AMI oftcner Scraped apple may
be given to babies
To keep the body in good condition
drink freely Of water before retiring
and early in The day The water may
be hot ar cnld. sniting the needs Of
thr individual
Overcntin. and little drinking "
waf"r : said 20 he The great American
failure IN di"tetlcS We must get away
fros me Kentucky colonies Idea
that water i all RICH, for naviga-
tion purposes huf very poor drink"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
TWO C0NvlCTS ESCAPE IN BOX
Kicked Lid Open and Fled as cass
Was About to Be Loaded
on Train.

Trenton, y. J.-Concealing them.
selves in a large packing case labeled
shoes" John Cohen. twenty-seven
years old. and Charles Schleger. TWEEN.
ty-six, made their escape from the
state prison here.
When the box was being placed on
truck AT the freight station. the lid
few open and the convlcts jumped out
and fled, leaving the freight handlers
gasping In establishment.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
......i .HSA.
TO MUR 5
Il
Wished youngsters Out Of the
WaylSof'e Could Collect
insurance.

Walnut Ridge. Ark.-Although he
probably never read the story of the
two little princes in the tower, Grover
Bolt was sentenced to serve five years
in the state penitentiary for a crime
that was almost Il parallel to King
Richard HIS. except that II did not
result in the death Of the intended vic
tins
Some time ago Bolt, who lived In
the nelghborhood OF RichwoodS, a
small farming settlement not far from
Walnut Ridge was appointed guardian
of two small nephews. whose parents
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
Police Called to Make
Boy, Six, Take Castor Oil

Sent 10 answer an appeal from
the home Of Mrs. Jonah Chan
don, Patrolman Harry Hinckley
Of Oakland. Cal, carried off all
honors for fulhllment of orders,
even though they carried him
into new and unusual duties.
Mrs Chandon's appeal for
help, II developed, was based on
her desire for official assistance
in administering a dose Of cas-
tor oil 10 her six.year-Old son.
Hinckley administered It.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25

you find yourself in hot
tie possible to get cold
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
Woman Runs pittsburoh p.rt.,

Pittsburgh. Pa.-The first woman to
hold city officials position in Pitts
burgh Mrs. Margaret :. Gray. took
up her duties today as superintendent
Of the bureau OF recreation. with
supervision over all Fairgrounds. She
was appointed by Mayor K. V. Bah
cock.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
OCTOPUS FIGHTS
CREW OF !
Washed on Deck in StoI
Puts Up Fierce Battle b
fore Being Killed.

New York.-.A huge cuttlefis'
off the crew Of the CunarI line
lla for Il l5-minute battle ON :
seas. according TO members
rev. The cuitlefish wns-6
during a storm. and before
subdued injured several N
six-fout tentacles and bit
carpenter, John Taggart,
The Caronla's 3,57S
vouched for the fighting
days out from Queenstown |
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
4 COMMON FAILING.

"Iour wife is bookworm, eh ,"
'Nou bet. Ought to see the way she
ate through my bank book"
ANOTHER RUINED REPUTATION
If il had not been for Germany and
the California climate, probably the
word propaganda would still be in
good repute in this country.
Irritating As Cinder In the Eye.
We don't care what becomes of the
BergdollS if a way can be found TO
keep them out of the newspapers.
They are tireSome.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
Mothers Cookbook

Health i possible 10 almost every child
But It IS within reach OF children Of
all circumstances only as they are aided
By adults 20 whom they must look for
responsible care and an earnest. intelli-
gent interest in child welfare.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-25
wv. No. wee
(9. 1921. Western Newspaper Unlnnl

A woman looking in her mirror fiat
tiers herself that she knows a good
thing when she sees it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

According 10 the Federal trade
commission the cost Of coal az the
miVc has gone up Efty-two cents o
ton since l9is Who got the other
So fSg Marion Star.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

Judging by some OF the steaks the
butchers are selling, the packers are
using the leather that the shoe men
cant find market ior.-~New York
World.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

Wcllino wonder the coal operators
couldn't afford 10 give the fHainers
more pay All they were making was
$50 per cent. profit.-New York Call
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04
MULESI NUNS !.

Will receive at my Stables on East
Chestnut Street. HANOVER, PA. one
CARLOAD OF sucKLING AND TWO
YEAR-oLD MULES, FRIDAY, ocTo-
BER goth.
All stock delivered by truck.
II. a. SMITH,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

Tho Germans are still paying SALE
aries to the Hohanzullerna, but they
aren't plnning any more medals on
them. New York World,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

Difference between c0al-pfofiteer
and a gunman seems to be that the
latter uses a gun, Brooklyn Eagle.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

Soon Il will be cheaper 20 buy vim
ter clothing than 10 10 South for the
season. New York Evening Post,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

Leonard may be the frst atwood
Cabinet member. but many have had
wood tops Moline Dispatch.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

There wouldn't be 30 much objection
10 increasing the size o. Congress y
there were q chance of improving ils
quality Washington Labor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

Investigation has shown the price
Of coal al the mine. blet what about
the price Of silk hose at the cotton
patch Cleveland News.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

II doeant help much 10 beat our
swords into plowshares unless we
can beat our loafers into pluwhandH,
spanttfnh I mrs
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

The decline IN prices seems 10 have
he everything but what. person
really wants 90 buy Richmond
Times Dispatch
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-04

Save your pennies and the dollars
viii take care OF the lawyer who
breaks your Richmond News
Leader.