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The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11
FRYING THE LEECHEs LOOSE

Attorney General johnson has made it
known that the new administration is to remove
ali the leeches from public office and it seems
evident that the process is going on and will be
carried out as fast as possible. Just what his
definition of leech is has not been made
known but we may safely assume it to be any
official appointed by the Nonpartisan admins
traton. Nor are we told to what species of
platyhelminthians those appointed to be their
successors will belong
One of the leeches just removed is Albert
Mork appointed October 3 last as deputy
examiner for counties and cities for the north
west district of North Dakota. Mr.. Mork is a
graduate of the South Dakota Agricultural
College, receiving the degree of S. B. in 1889;
he has had Is years experience in various bus
mess offices including banks. He has been
farmer in Ward county for the last Is years.
His successor is o. T. Nelson, who while coun-
ty treasurer of Mountrail county deposited $780,
eOO, OF the funds of the county in of the Jour-
gen Olson chain of banks and Immediately after
the expiration of his term of Office was sent to
Donnybrook to become cashier of newly in
stalled bank Of the chain in that village. He
was afterwards sent from there to take charge
OF one of the same chain Of banks at Wenona
Ill., which was closed shortly afterward by the
AAAAAAoAo was
Nelson was, to all intents and purposes a resi-
dent of the state Of Illinois that he appealed to
the new governor Of our state for a job and
was told to pack his movables and come at once
to Minot
People who are of an inquiring turn of mind
would like to know just what connection the
depositing of the money belonging to the people
of Mountrail county, in the Jourgan Olson chain
of banks, had to do with the new examiner
afterwards becoming an employee of those
banks. And recent developments would indi-
cate that such deposit was piece of inexcusa-
BILE incompetence to say the MOST charitable
thing possible about it.
And yet our high minded administrators talk
about leeches when they remove men of proven
honesty and competence to make place for
needy hangers on from other states-Ward
County Farmers Press
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

and counsel and having decided on
what should be done they did team
work in the open. Sometimes they
succeeded; sometimes they failed, as
for instance, when the Norris Bill
was killed, bill intended to be Of
direct aid and benefit to the farmers
in the loaning of money to promote
export trade of our surplus agricultu-
raj products. In place Of the Norris
Bill the Old Guard gave the country
a bill to save the banker from bank
ruptcy and Incidentally it helped the
farmer to a small degree at greater
expense whereas the Norris Bill was
intended to be of direct benefit to
the man on the farm bearing the
brunt of the burden and without pay
ing tribute to the bankers. The.
group Of workers in the senate was
not seeking publicity but was trying
to serve the farmers and place the.
country above party. For this they
are now discredited. In some circles
even despised and slandered. The.
President condemned it in his mes
sage. Secretary Weeks damns it, but
Secretary Wallace speaks kindly. If
it can be brought about the bloc will
receive no recognition in social status
in patronage and for this they will
all be happier when they go to the
Happy Hunting Ground or to retire.
ment. May Haven bless and prosper
the agricultural bloc. I commend it
for your sympathetic approval.
Our Weights and Measurers.
The greatest clog on the wheels of
progress is human inertia. The u.
S. at its inception adopted a decimal
money system and every school boy
knows that 10 mills make / cent:
10 cents make l dime and 10 dimes
make 81. How simple as compared
with the English guinea, pound.
shilling, pence etc. We adopted a
simple decimal system in money but.
followed the English system Of feet.
and inches which in turn bears no
relation to gallons or pounds. We
have four systems in weights in use
namely, avoirdupois, apothecary,
troy and metric, causing endless con-
fusion, an enormous waists Of time
and energy and many needless mis-
takes. Which one Of the English
Kings foot was taken as the stand
ard in length, for our foot and why
was the foot divided into ~ equal
parts, each numbered one inch? Our
hay and coal we weigh by avoirdu-
pois; our medicine by apothecary; our
gold and Jewels by troy, each diff
fering from the other as to the ounce
and pound. But for hay we have one
standard Of 1000 pounds to. the ton.
but the dealer in coal often takes
224O to the ton but he sells to the
consumer 1000 pounds to the ton.
In our present system, weights, meas
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The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11
DEMOCRATIC POSTAGE STAMPS

The new issues of postage stamps just put out
by the German postal department do not show
the kaiser's crowned head but bear, instead,
three decidedly democratic designs smith at
the anvil, miner with pick, chisel and hand
car, and farmers moving and sheaving grain.
One might seek an indication of the govern
ments attitude toward different branches of
industry by the fact that the stamps which
show the farmer are of highest denominations
100 pfennig-and that the miner and the
smith take second and third rank, respectively
Much more interesting, however, and more
significant is the fact that the crowned head is
no longer the symbol of the German state
Unfortunately the world lacks data on how
completely nations postage stamps may
reveal it's state of mind
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

Oregon is anxious for another worlds fair
in 1925. Already the voters of the state have
endorsed the movement by voting 100000
tax levy to be spread over three years. and the
second step is in preparation, calling for levy
of 100000 to be raised by taxation and
$l,000000 by subscription. The raising of the
100000 will require the sanction of the
voters in statewide election in May. Oregon
had big fair at Portland in 1905. It brought
people to the state from all over the Union and
from foreign lands. The undertaking may not
have been financial success from the stand
point of an exhibition, but the advertisement
that Oregon got through the fair added many
millions to her valuation and 100000 to her
population.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

the next ten years. If the: price is
fixed SO that seats in the Senate are
parcelled out at 100000 per, what
show does the poor farmer have? Let
me see. paid for travelling and
other expenses $178 or was it $ls7,
and the good people of North Dakota
gave me seat. Fortunately you
got the start and seated your can
didate before the new price schedule
was established.
Let's see farmers. At $1.00 per
bushel it would take 100000 bushels
of wheat for Senatorial toga. At IL
bushels to the acre a North Dakota
farmer would have to odnate his crop
of wheat from 21,666 acres of land
in payment for the seat. The oat
farmer would get a seat when oats
at 20 cents per bushel for 1900, 900
bushels of good sound oats. The
farmer from the corn belt would have
Jared little better this last year.
Write Senator William S. Ken
yon for copy of his speech on the
Michigan Senatorial election and then
think it over and see what you think
about it. Shall Senatorial seats be
put up at auction and sold to the
highest bidder? I like the man but
/ cannot Stand the stencil and so
vote to destroy the system and so
should the people back home.
Humanizinz Corporation.
One of the greatest evils of our
day and generation, also the greatest
danger to our Republic is the i'm
personal character of our corpora
tions. Can they be humanized?
AS an individual of members of a
partnership am personally liable for
law violation and may even be sent
to prison. Not so themembers of a
corporation. No matter what the Of
Tense no prison bars stare the Board
of irectors of a corporation in the
face for an artificial body stands be-
tween them and the court.
If you want to humanize CORPORA
tions and maintain government of
and for the people then let the cor
poration law be SO amanded that the
Directors and executive officers
stand in the same relation to the
courst and the people as an individual
or members of partnership and let
them 60 to Jail as individuals for
like offenses and you will save the
country and make respectable the
corporations. Here is how one of
our well known stateman and form
er United States Senator from the
Northwest puts it.:
eve are out for empire, there
is no question about that, going
faster than anybody ever went.
The Republic has already passed.
We are government of, for and
by the corporations with head
quarters in New York. You fell
lows over there are simply the
attorneys ,of the exploiters of
the American people. Of course
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

Emma Goldman is woman without coun-
try. Russia has told her to get out. Germany
has given instructions that she can remain in
that country only ten days. merely as fore
igner passing through. The United States has
permanently banished her. No other nation
has come forward with an offer of home.
Emma's slogan was "down with government"
but she was out of touch with the times She
should have realized that every foot of land on
the earth's surface is under the control of some
sort of government, and if they all thought of
her as she did of them there would be nothing
for her to do but jump off.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

With the beginning of new year we look
back over the history of the past decade, with
its many horrors, and offer up prayer that
the world will never again be drenched with
human blood. We look into the future and see
the light of reason cleaning to guide us to
higher plane of living, and we resolve to make
the next decade an epoch in the worlds history
that will be the most fruitful in accomplish
ments for the benft of mankind that has ever
been known since the "Star of Bethlehem"
guided the shepherds to the manager wherein
lay the Child Christ The world is going to be
better from now on, and nations and men will
welcome each succeeding Christmas with
thankful hearts.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

! mean nothing personal in thus
abiding to the Senate, but I
think, next to China, we have
the most corrupt government on
the globe, without human SYM
pathy, for our feudal loards are
artificial persons"
A "Bloc" That's Different.
There have been Hobbies and under
standings for 100 years or more and
ever since the days of the. Civil War
the power of these blocs and their
influence in Congress has been grown.
True, they have not generally been
in the open; frequently the inspira-
ton arrived on a late train, was
carefully closeted in proper quarters
and it's spirit had returned to New
York, Philadelphia or elsewhere be-
fore mornings sunrise. They shaped
the tariff for Mayne, Aldrich and
Dingley. They shaped the railroad
legislation. These several groups
gave us our present banking system.
They topped it with the Federal Re-
serve excrescence. If you doubt it
read history of political Washington,
Congress and the several administra-
lions. Watch the galleries and talk
with the press boys who know more
than they tell. These were the in
fluential and powers groups who
made Senators and Congressman or
unseated them at their will. Who be-
cause you were not regular and vot-
ed her straight lost all patronage and
they hint it can be done now. Any
way it would relieve of lot of an
noyance and bad blood only the peo-
pie back home need to know about it.
The blocs I have been discussing
were all secret affairs in and out of
Congress, usually within the party
in power. The agricultural bloc, SO
hated by these people, is different.
1t is in the open and above board. It
is composed of little group of SEN
ators from agricultural regions of
the West and South who feel the old
blocs, the old guard, have been giving
the farmers the worst of it, Why?
Because they did not understand the
farmer or his needs of agriculture
and so for the past so years agri-
culture was unintentionally penalized
with the enactment of nearly every
piece of great national legislation
such as the tariff, the banking system
marketing and in its efforts to build
uD and nrOnote connoo,,oo ond ,,o,,,,
facturers.
Those few Senators constituting
the bloc came together to talk over
the kind of legislation needed to aid
agriculture and try and put the
farmer on a better basis, purely &C.
onomical questions for the welfare
of the whole country and all its peo-
pie. They did not work in the dark.
They held open meetings. They in
vited prominent men, members of the
cabinet, and others to give advice
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11
WORLDS POPULATION INCREASING

A European authority has compiled the
worlds population as 1,699,o0o,oo0, an in
crease of 33,000,000 since 1919. He gives the
figures for the Western Hemisphere as $685.
$1,000, which includes the Americas. The
average density he gives as 28.5 per square
mile. Europe is the most densely populated
and Australia the least. In Europe the popula-
ton is las per square mile; in North America,
Is, while in Australia it is but 245 per square
mile.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IL, 1922.

THE AMERICAN CREED believe in the
United States of America as a government of
the people, by the people, for the people; whose
just powers are derived from the consent of
the governed; democracy in republic, a
sovereign nation Of many sovereign states, a
perfect union, one and inseparable, established
upon those principles of freedom, equality,
justice and humanity for which American
patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes 1
therefore believe it my duty to my country to
love it, to support it's constitution, to obey it's
laws to respect its flag-and to defend it
against all enemies.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

The report of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission shows that there were $3.50 casualties
during the past year. The railroads carried
622,054,357 passengers one mile in safety to
every one person that was killed. The report
shows further that 293 roads, operating nearly
half the mileage of the country, did not have
to report single casualty. safety first has
accounted for the decrease in fatalities, and
that lit is better to be safe than to be sorry"
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

The new plan for the relief of American
war veterans calls for an expenditure of $780,
100000 annually for the years 1922 and 1928
1t is probable, however, that if a larger sum
is needed it will be appropriated; for it is not
the intent that any American soldier will suf-
fer for the lack of proper care.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

Before election Governor Nestos proposed to
ignore previous political affiliations" After
election Governor Nestos says Ito the victor be-
long the spoils. "-Mandan News.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

The Princeton professor, who claims that
wealth is disease, may not consider it nee
essary to find cure; for comparatively few
are inoculated with the germs to which most of
us would like to be exposed.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-02-14
TOP GRATING.

Throughout this state there are
seeding apple, pear, pecan and other
fruit and nut trees which could be
made more productive by top grating
them to improved varieties.
Many people believe that seeding
trees are superior to named varieties
of budded or grated trees This IS
true as regards the survival OF the
fttest under natural conditions, but 1t
is not true as far as the needs OF man
ARE concerned. Nature is intent upon
the conservation of the species, while
man prefers only those species and
varieties which are adapted to his use.
In making selections of varieties hav-
ing superior edible qualities man often
saves a variety which would be lost ii
left to the natural struggle tor exist
lence. Even under mans care some OF
the choice varieties are shorter lived
trees than are some of the inferior
seedlings which are given little or no
care. This has lead to the belief that
seedlings are naturally longer lived. II
a grower is satisfied to use inferior
seedlings which have survived adverse
conditions it is his privilege; if not he
may retain the good root system and
trunk of the seeding. but convert its
inferior fruiting branches into one or
more of the superior varieties. This
may be done by cutting the branches
back to stubs and grating into these
stubs the cions of the desired varieties.
Where trees are large it is better to
remove only part OF the branches dur
ing one season so as to avoid break
ing up the balance established between
the roots and the tops as regards wa
ter and plant food.
The age at which a tree may be
successfully top grated depends large
ly upon the judgement and skill OF
the operator. Large pecan trees two
feet or more in diameter have been
successfully top grated in this state,
and thus within. three years have been
changed from the production OF small
hard shelled nuts to large paper she'll
ed varieties.
Top grating is usually done during
the winter while the trees are dor
mant. As growth will soon begin III
certain varieties of fruit trees, especial
" in south Georgia, it is advisable to
do your top grating for this season
as soon as possible.
Press bulletin No. So of the Georgia
Experiment Station gives descriptions
and illustrations of the various meth
DDS of making gratis, the tools need
ed and the formula for making graft
ing wax. This bulletin may be OBJ
tanned from the Georgia Experiment
Station, Experiment, Georgia.
J. A. McCLINTOCK, Plant Physi
ologist, Georgia Experiment Station.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-02-14
MAKING READY FOR
GENOA CONFERENCE
'LENINE TO BE ACCOMPANIED
BY MANY SERVANTS WHEN
WORLD POWERS MEET.

ROME.-The Italian government IS
continuing its preparations for the or
ganization of the Genoa economic con-
ference as if all the countries that have
been invited including the United
States and France, had unqualihedly
their intentions to be rep
resented.
Project Ricci of Genoa came to
Rome today and conferred with Mar
quis della loretta, the minister OF
foreign affairs, Anelo Mauri minister
of agriculture, and Eugenio Berga-
masco. minister of the navy, who have
been commissioned to arrange the pre-
iminary details in connection with the
conference. The project has requisi-
toned the Royal Palace of the Ancient
Doges for the sittings of the confer
ence.
1t is reported that the Russian dele
CATION, headed by Nikolai Lenine, will
be accompanied by thirty servants and
FIVE cooks.
Signor Ricci has instructed the tele-
phone and telegraph administration
virtually to rewire the city completely
in order to give the visiting delega-
tons private telephones.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-02-14
New Buick Roadster Hit
AT New York Auto Show;
Big Production Planned

In a message received from Z. T..
Strong, general sales manager Of the
Buick Motor Co., now attending the
| New York automobile show, he says:
mo greater evidence of the fact
that the name Buick has come to
mean to the motoring public car OF
correctness in design, accuracy and
deficiency in manufacture and last
ing motoring service than the tribute
that is being paid to the Buick eX-
hibit at the show this year by Buick
Iowners and admirers from all points
of the globe.
1T is the biggest and best show
ever held, and Buick dealers are pres
ent in large numbers. The Buick
booth is the center of attraction and
dealers seem to be impressed with the
fact that it would be advisable for
them to assure themselves of all the
cars they will need for spring deliv-
cry. =,
The demand for the new special
6-54 roadster is so great that it is
doubtful whether we will be able to
overtake it.
"In this respect the show exceeds
all our expectations. This new road
ster has been acclaimed the handsom-
est car at the show and throng of
admirers constantly surround it.
This new special roadster was de-
signed to give to those who desired
it a car of handsome, snappy appear
ance, with all the superior mechanical
qualities that Buick cars have been
noted for during the past 20 yeras and
=, III 5 tCo
it is meeting proves that we have hit
the mark.
The public is the court of last re-
sort in deciding the merits of a motor
car, for they have acquired a sense of
values in automobiles equal to that
which they possess of other products
and it is more than gratifying to note
the esteem in which Buick cars are
held by all who attend the show.
Buick is not at the show in an eff
fort to prove the merit of its product,
for Buick merit has already been es-
tablished years ago. We are not in
the market with new and untried
product Buick has made good. The
Buick is not an experiment. Past per
Torrance is more valuable than future
promises and one only needs to hear
the hundreds of Buick owners con-
stantly grouped around the Buick ex-
hibit at the show praising their Bucks
and telling of wonderful performances
to realize that Buick motor cars have
become the standard of motor car
values.
The new low prices of the 1922
Buick models recently announced were
based on factory capacity production
during the coming months, and taking
the New York show as criterion it
is safe to say that the Buick will
again experience this spring the same
difficulty it has experienced in previ-
Gus years of supplying a sufficient
number of cars to meet the demand"
From the Flint Daily Journal, Jan.
II, 1922.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-02-14
The Cowless, SowIess, Henless Farm
By Iohn Fields, Editor okIahoma Farmer.

itor Oklahoma Farmer.
the face and pound the table at the
very thought that any farmer who
has neglected to supply himself
with this minimum of family feeding
live stock should think that he can
get from you credit on which to make
a cotton crop.
Then calm down and talk it over
with him and try to get him started
as cheaply as possible, with live stock
which may be purchased locally, inn
pressing him with the fact that regu-
lar feeding and care are as important
as breeding in getting profitable re-
turns. A COW, a SOW, two dozen hens
and a rooster, properly cared for, will
produce more food before next tall
than their present cost will buy. II
you have customers or tenants who
must be fed until they make crop
with which to pay interest on the old
notes and accounts you can't iced
them more cheaply than by putting
them in the way of feeding themselves
with the products of the live stock
which should be on every farm.
Farming should first Of all be based
on plans which make of it a living
making cinch instead of merely a
money-making chance. Those who
control credits in agricultural COM
munities can not escape responsibility
for the disaster which inevitably comes
from unsound farm practices.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-02-14
midas FLOATING GARDENS

Ition. AS the roots are used for medic
inal purposes as well as for food these
marshes are we'll patronized at all sea-
sons, especially in the early spring
time when nature is most lavish. The
"dugout" canoe of the Indian used in
these marshes is very primitive. 1t is
merely section of a palm trunk with
the inside Clipped out, the bulging
base OF the trunk forming the stern
ing the open bow out of the water 1t
wriggles adroitly through the shallow
channels, and when it is we'll ladened
with all sorts OF meat" and salad
greens it wriggles its way out again
into the broad expanse of lake border.
ing the mountain homes. Many of
these are built on piles over the edge
of the water, and most OF them are
swarming with children.