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REVIEW OF G. 0. P.
NATL PLATFORM
Reviews Extravagances of
Democratic Administration
and G. 0. P. Reforms Pro
posed.
U. 8. Senator P. J• McCumbor
•stives
the following reasons why
Harding and Collidge should be
elected.
We should have a change of ad
ministration because:
For nearly four years, with an in
efficiency and extravagance unpar
allelled in any civilized country In
the wide world, billions upon bil
lions of dollars, raised by the most
onerous taxation, for war purposes
have been worse than burned up.
iMaking every allowance for ex
cusable errors, and in the hurry of
preparation, there must be many,
and speaking conservatively, this
war has cost the American people at
least five times what it should have
cost.
Not only the grossest character
of profiteering, but also the gross
est slacking was allowed, and act
ually encouraged by the administra
tion. Had the Government been de
frauded out of only a few hundred
millions, we might mt complain,
but when we multiply many billions
by five, and contemplate the vast
burden imposed on this and future
generations, we have a right to
carry in our souls a just bitterness
against any administration which
permitted this wrong.
The "Cost Plus" system adopted
by the administration, in all con
tracts for Government war needs,
whereby the greater the cost to the
Government, the greater the reward
to the contractor, was a direct invi
tation to lawless extravagance, labor
Slacking, padding of payrolls wast
ing of property, and resulted in an
abandonment of every principle of
economy which would Bhock the
whole American people, could they
have fully comprehended it.
Laws enacted for the protection of
the Government against such wan
ton waste,, were openly violated and
disregarded.
Through the complete surrender
of the country into the hands of So
cialistic theorists, and impractical
idealists, our soldiers were held in
cantonments a whole year waiting
for supplies, often suffering for
want of proper clothing and shelter,
and except for borrowed supplies in
France, could not have taken an ac
tive part on the firing line.
Orders were giVen by the depart
ments for enormous supplies, far
beyond what could be possibly used
In some lines, while other lines ab
solutely necessary for successful
war, were grossly neglected.
The same heads of departments
responsible for these outrageous ex
travagances are still holding their
jobs, and directing the expenditure
of appropriations. Do we want to
continue them for another four
years?
The extravagance and inefficiency
of the Government in its operations
of railroads, telegraphs, and tele
phones, except for the National
Treasury, that has had to be drawn
upon to save them, would have bank
rupted every such company in the
country.
In the face of a tremendous in
crease in freight and passenger rates
which the people are paying today,
they will be called upon to go deep
into their pockets to care for past
deficits.
The administration's attempts to
fix wages for a favored few has
loaded onto the shoulders of mil
lions of people less able to bear the
burden, billions of dollars.
The paper currency of the coun
try has been so inflated that every
recipient of life insurance, and
•every holder of a savings bank cer
tificate purchased with dollars worth
100 cents are today receiving back
dollars whose purchasing value is
g.
(J
'r n
about 35 cents. We must right His i'itSr^aV Carrtntton!''*
stinacv refusing tr aucent such
amendments to the Treaty of Peace j''®a'
or the League of Nations, as the x?, w
Senate, acting under its constitution- July,
al authority had the right to make.
and which amendments would have
been accepted by the other Nations
we have delayed the resumption of
peaceful relations with all of the
world. The continuance of a Demo
cratic administration would continue
this state of aggravating and un
settled world conditions.
We want to stop extravagance.
We want to deflate our inflated
currency.
We want to reduce taxation.
We want to enter into an agree
ment to preserve the peace of the
world, that will be acceptable to all
the people, who really want peace,
and to which the United States can
be a party.
We want the American people to
return to a normal state of mind
but before we can accomplish thi3,
we must put the country back un
der sane control.
To accomplish these great results,
•we want to elect Harding and Cool
Idge, and a Republican Congress.
P. J. McCUMBER.
KAV1N BARRY, BUSH
RIOTER. EXECUTED
Dublin, Nov. 1.—Kevin Barry, a
medical student, was executed at
Mount Joy prison this morning for
taking part in an attack upon a mili
tary escort here during the past sum
mer. Barry was charged with mur
der as two British soldiers were
killed in the attack.
When the hour of execution ap
proached nearly 1,000 perbons were
praying outside the prison, continu
ing after the young man had been
pronounced as dead. Armored cars
guarded the streets before the prison.
Barry's mother declared last week
she was proud her son was "dying
for Ireland."
REASSUREJAPANESE
i
Washington, Nov. 1.—Reassnranc
•ea have been given to the Japanese
ambassador by, the state department,
It was revealed in a for riM statement
today, that no antl-Japabese legisla
tion in the stnto of i^o^f irUl ba
.aeeptsble to fbocountry at large
ttatdoes not accord with existing
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CERTIFIED COPY
OF FIVE MILLION
DOLLARMORTGAGE
Can Be Seen at Model Cloth
ing Store—Proves Conten
tion of Independents With
out a Question of Doubt,
A certified copy of the famous five
million dollar mortgage on the state
owned mill at Drake is on exhibit
at the Model' clothing store in
Jamestown and every one is invited
to inspect it carefully. This copy
was secured at a cost of ten dollars,
the cost of copying and the register
of deeds fees, and was secured sim
ply to refute the statement of the
Townley organs that the mortgage
does ilot exist. It will be noticed
that the mortgage is on Lot 3, Block
21 of the townsite of Drake, which
is valued at $360. The total amount
of property on which the mortgage is
granted is but $120,351.46, which
includes miscellaneous equipment
$35,627, flour $15,000, wheat $17,
438.25. and bags $19,000.
The copy of the mortgage is com
plete in every detail
alBO
and
Peter P. Zink, Sr., who disappear
ed from his farm home near Car
rington sometime ago, is enroute
home from Spokane, Wash., accord
ing to word received by relatives.
'Mr. Zink is accompanied by his son
Peter. Mr. Zink was met on the
streets of Spokane few days ago
by Robert H. Coffin, who had just
returned to the west from putting
in the fall
PUBLIC
V
bears the
certification of the register of deeds
of MdHenry county, A. D. Berget.
It
contains the oath of the ap­
praisers, Peter Johnson, J. H. (Mill
er and W. A. Sawersslg. The total
value of the entire property, includ
ing the above mentioned items is but
$120,351.45.
The Stutsman County Press, along
with the other papers controlled ab
solutely by A. C. Townley, haB de
nied the existence of this mortgage
for five million of dollars on proper
ty, which the 'League appraisers
themselves value at only one hun
dred and twenty thousand of dol
lars. In a recent issue, the local
Townley organ stated that O. J..
Seller of this city repeated the old
lie about the five million dollar
mortgage on the Drake mill. The
certified copy of the mortgage give
the voters of the city and county an
opportunity to find out whether it
was the editor of the Press or the
independent newspapers and speak
ers who lied. It also gives the
Townley editors an opportunity to
correct their mis-statements.
A careful reading shows that the
mortgage does not mortgage any
future industry of the state but this
one project, and this one project
only. The dangerous part of the
mortgage is that-it is backed by the
funds of the state. If the industrial
commission is permitted to mort
gage $120,000 worth of property,
making the people of the state liable
for the payment of the five millions,
what protection have the tax-pay
ers? If the Townley press will de
liberately lie about matters of this
kind, is there any reason for be
lieving them on other subjects?
It will also be noted in the copy
of the mortgage that much of the
property given as security may be
sold at any time, such as the flour,
wheat, and sacks.
919,000 Worth of Bags
Another statement of fact in con
nection with the operation of the
state mill at iDrake which has been
denied by the Townley press, is that
$19,000 worth of bags were pur
chased. This is tine of the items
listed in the mortgage. Either the
Stutsman County Press must admit
that the $19,000 worth of bags were
actually purchased or that the
League appraisers swore to a lie in
their oath of appraisal.
PRTER ZINK POUND
REPORT FROM SPOKANE
thresl"ns
THE NEW MAUI) MULLEK
Maud Muller one November day
Rose and raked the leaves away,
Baked a batch of pumpkin pies.
Set a pan of bread to rise,
Made the beds and swept the house.
Killed a bold marauding mouse,
Hung the curtains out to air,
Shook the rugs and combed her hair
Powdered up her pretty nose.
Donned her new and nifty clothes,
Peized her beaded bag so fine,
Priced at nineteen forty-nine.
Hailed a trolley, took a ride.
Reached the polls and tripped in
side,
And—although she bore no grudge,
Cast her vote against the Judge.
Minna Irving.
FARGO WOMAN COUSIN
OF MAYOR MacSWINEY
Mrs. Elizabeth O'Keefe of Fargo
is a cousin of the late Terence Mac
Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, who
died (Monday following a 73 day
hunger strike. Mrs. O'Keefe lived
at MacSwiney's childhood home in
Ireland before coming to America
40 years ago and was personally ac
quainted with the lord mayor, altho
he was but a child when she left
that country.
IOWA FARMERS JOIN
"STRIKE" FOR $3 WHEAT
Des Moines, la., Oct. 28.—The
Iowa Farmers' union today pledged
its 35,000 members to support the
strike for higher grain prices re
cently declared by the Iowa Farm
Bureau federatioh. Making allow
ances for the duplications in the
membership o fthe two organiza
tions, this adds about
23,000
DR. CRAIGHEAD DIES
w and
farm­
ers to the number of the holdout#.
•y
IN MONTANA
Dr. E. B. Craighead, former com
missioner of education In NorthyCa*
kota, died suddenlyin his newspaper
office in Missoula, QCiant, lait ^Fri
day. Dr. Craighead, who held/ his
sUtft ^post ia Dakota In ItlR
and
lll«,waaNorth
active In the Nonpar*
tisan league and was understood to
bf-editing a Nonpartisan league pa-
mm
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•, A MP"TOffN VRBKLY ALERT
Canvass of 5,154 Editors Shows
4,466 Communities Against
Socialistic Experiment
OPPOSITION GROWING
Klghty-sevsn Per Cent In 1W0 as
Against II Per Cent In 1919
Think Public is Opposed
te Radicalism.
The American public Is more In
tensely opposed to Government opera
tion than it was
a
year ago, according
to the newspaper editors of the coun
try. Out of S,154 editors replying to
a questionnaire sent out by the Press
Service Company of New York, 4,460,
or 80 per cent, gave It as their Judg
ment that the people of their commu
nities were overwhelmingly against
the Government competing In business
wltb Its own dtlsens.
In 1919 the Press Service Company
conducted
a
similar canvass of editors
on the government operation of rail
roads. That questionnaire showed that
83 per ce&t of the editors considered
their communities against Govern:
ment operation of public utilities.
Apparently, then. If editors eitlmat«
public opinion accurately, that opin
ion in a year, considered by commu
nities, has swung 3 per cent farther
away from socialistic experiments.
Sloven Million Circulation.
The combined circulation of the pa*
pers whose editors replied Is 11.428,
817, which means, according to the
usual estimated ratio between circula
tion and readers, a constituency of at
least 44.000.000. And this constituent
cy is, pretty evenly scattered through1
out the country, no considerable sec
tion of any state being unrepresented
The estlmste of opinion based en this
thoroughly diffused 44 per cent of the
country's population may, therefore,
be considered a fair representation of
the people as a whole.
Another feature of the result Is Its
evident lack of partisan bias. The
major political affiliations of the pa
pers represented are fairly evenly di
vided, being 1,857 Republican and
1,350 Democratic. There are also 1.48C
independent and 482 miscellaneous,
Including labor organs, etc.
How little the results are afTected
by the politics of the papers Is shown
In an analysis by sections. In the
Southern section, for instance, whers
replies came' from 65 Republican. pa
pers and 389 Democratic, the per
centage against Government operation
was 88 in the Great Lake section,
with conditions reversed, 478 Repub
lican and 195 Democratic, the oppo
sition was 87 per cent.
Replies from the West, Middle West
and Southwest show that It Is a mis-,
take to consider those sections vastly
more favorable to radical Government
experiments than the East The rad
icals can get little comfort out of th«
89 per cent of thumbs down—2 per
cent above the average—In the South
west, Including Arkansas, Louisiana,
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Tex
as. Texas, once supposed to be much
given to Government regulation ex
periments, returned 92 per cent of un
favorable replies. Out of the 244 edi
tors replying from that-state only
three edited Republican papers. The
82 per cent opposition of the North
west, Including Iowa, Minnesota, Mon
tana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Wyoming, and the 83 per
cent veto of tlie Far West group, In
cluding Arizona, California, Idaho,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Colo
rado, Utah and Washington, are sig
nificant of ihe prevailing conservative
sentiment on this question even In
the more radical sections.
Judgment Apparently Unbiased.
The questionnaire closes with a re
quest for the editor's personal opin
ion on certain concrete case's as fol
lows:
"Do you personally believe that the
Federal Government should own and
operate competitive industries to pro
vide: (a) Fertilizer? (b) Clothing?
(c) Automobiles? (d) Farm Imple
ments? (e) Foodstuffs?
Substantially all the editors who
gava estimates of their readers' opin
ions also expressed their own by re
plying to this last question. Proof of
considerable effort to avoid personal
bias Is found in the fact that In many
cases the editor differed from the
opinion he credited to his community.
The percentage of "nos" ran:
(a)
76 (b) 83 (c) 86 (d) 82 79.
While the questions were based on
general principles involved in the
Government participating in competi
tive business, the so-called Muscle
Shoals Bill now before Congress was
used as a concrete example of a Gov
ernment operation scheme. Under this
bill a Government-owned corporation
would be given broad powers to oper
ate and develop Government plants
and properties. It would produce at
Muscle Shoals various fertilizer prod
ucts and sell them In competition with
producers and merchants In the fer
tilizer business.
Tho strength of the opposition to
Government operation Is indicate^ by
the replies from Alabama, where the
Muscle Shoals war plant Is and where,
of course, there is Intense Interest
and local pride in getting Its expected
peace-time operation tinder way at the
earliest possible data. Fifty editors
from that state replied, of whom 88
were
opposed to Government opera
tion. S ln favor and 4 doubtful.
Parrot a Brainy. SlrdL.
We may question the veracity of
some of tbe parrot stories that are
told by admiring owners, Mt /din*
not doubtjthat theparret is endowed
bird wdl Interpret the mooQsofthose
abo*ft it In a. most uncanny jijiv '. A
panrotknownto tbewrlter
ssaras to taow: instantty when
trees' la amnaed,' and will Join
laughts* after a dinner-table
with such spontaneity that afiy
er mlght credit him with ah
sppeedatloa of tbe bvnW of thr um*
OF INTEREST TO AMERICANS
Pamunkey Valley and Its Surrourd
Ings Have Figured Conspicuously
In the History of the Country.
Just south of White House station,
where the railway crosses the Pa*
munkey, is a beautiful farm that was
the old home Of Gen. W. H. F. Lee.
A mile northwest'of the station. Is an
estate that Is of peculiar historic In
terest, for here one day a young sur
veyor who was on his way to Wil
liamsburg and to fame In, American
history rested a' while, dined, and met
a young widow who was endowed with
beauty, wit, and wealth, and who.
through that meeting, was destined to
become "the first lady of the land."
The romance of George1 Wttshtogtori
and Martha Custls began there, and
he finally led her up the hill to old
St Peter's chureh. about three miles
to the south, which overlooks the Pa
munkey valley, a church that was old
when he was bora. This old brick
church stands today in perfect pres
ervation in the quiet shade of great
sheltering oaka
Through this area, too. Cornwallls
retreated to take his last futile stand
at Yorktown, with Lafayette close on
his heels. The southwest corner of
the quadrangle touches the battlefield
of Seven Pines, vpkere embattled hosts
In blue and In gray fought for the pos
session of Richmond.
BRIDGES REALLY GET TIRED
In Point of Fact Steel Experiences
Fatique Under Prolonged fttraii),
Just as Human Body.
The fact that two men were killed
recently as a result of the metal of the
crane on which they were working be
coming "tired" brings to light a little
known phenomenon.
"Steel nearly always tires tinder pro
longed strain, just as the human body,
does," said an'eJ^rt^at die InqttetK.
The amount of fatigue depends- on
the strain to which the steel has been
subjected, but It does not necessarily
require an' excessive wielght' to tire
metal to Its breaking point. An over
worked chain, for example, will break
under the weight of one gr two tons,
although normally It may have been
tested to stand 20 or 30 tons. For this
reason all government contractors are
obliged to give their crane chains a
rest at stated Intervals.
One cure for the tired chain is to
heat It until It Is red hot and then pnt
it to bed In quick lime.
Metal bridges get "that tired feel
ing" In Just the same way. Sunday, In
fact
Is' as great "a benefit to the tired
bridge as It is to the work-weary hu
man being.
Slow to Appreciate Tomfcto.
The tomato was not appreciated by
our people until 1830. They planted It
In their gardens as an ornament, but
they did not dream of eating the fruit.
deeming it poisonous. An old lady
once told me of her first experience
with tomatoes. It was when she was
s child and was taking supper one
night, with a neighbor. She was sur
prised to see the fruit on the table and
when her host offered to help her to
some of it refused,decidedly. "If." per
suaded her host, "you will take a bite
of ham and n bite of sliced tomato with
it you will acknowledge thai It Is
fine." She yielded and finding that It
not only failed to kill her, but was
very appetizing, was a friend to the to
mato from that time forth.
It was early in the sixteenth century
that the tomato was Introduced Into
Europe. It cnme by way of Morocco
nnd for thnt rensnn was called by the
Itallnns "pomo del Mori" or apple of
the Moors. This name was twisted by
the French into "pomme d'amour" or
"apple of love." as if Mistress Venus
had anything to do with it!
Has Own Umbrella.
Bach time you are caught out In the
rain without an umbrella recall the
example of preparedness furnished by
a flower of the mountain, the hare
bell. It defies the cold blast on the
high cliff, and the sweeping winds of
the plateau. As for rain, the delicate
blossoms display more wisdom In
guarding against It than do some hu
mans. Every Scotchman knows* and
loves the flower—the harebell.
When the flower buds appear on the
slender stalks they stand up erect like
drum majors. But If the blossoms
were to open In the same position they
would become tiny cisterns to catch
the rain drops. Thus the flower would
expose Itself to death by drowning.
No such fate awaits the little blue
beauties, however. When the petals
open the blossom droops Its head, not
from a feeling of modesty, but to avoid
the rain.
Interesting Wingless BJrda.
The weka. or wood hen. Is especial
ly interesting species of the wingless
birds. These birds inate for life and
take turns In hatching and watching
the brood. One of the pair always
at the nest, the one "on duty" being
supplied wltb food by the other.
There Is something almost human in
the sight of a male /w&a leading his
family out for a stroll on the'beach.
Another Is the roa. whlcb Is. distin
guished by a remarkable beak—long,
slender and slightly curved. The roa,
like the kakapo, is a night bird, and
Its chief food Is earthworms.
Nothing Like That
"Did those two man have an epis
tolary dispute r'
?No pistols in the^dhputa at aO,
Tbey toek It out in latter writing."
Paratfsxlcsl Fsallma.,...
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Party Leaders Convinced by
Results of National Can
vass of Editors. V
VINDICATES FORMER POLL
Overwhelming Veto Like That of Year
Before From Both Sides of
Political Fenee.
Washington.—Inner circles of both
political parties here are greatly In
terested in the results 6f i 'national
poll on the question of government
oieratlon among over 5,000 newspa
per editors throughout the country.
With 86 per cent of these editors, re
gardless of political faith, giving It as
their impartial opinion that the public
Is more than ever opposed to the gov
ernment going into business in com
petition. with Its cltlxens, observers
here see little chance that either po
litical party will find It a profitable
campaign issue.
In the opinion of party leaders this
sort of a canvass among newspaper
editors Is the best possible Index of
public opinion. They recall a similar
questionnaire sent out a year ago In
connection with the proposition that
the government take over the rail
roads permanently. Replies at that
time 'from approximately the same
number of editors showed 83 per cent
against thei principle of government
operation. They recall also that with
in, ten days from publication of the
result of the former questionnaire tho
sentiment for return of the railroads
to their owners bad definitely crys
tallised.
Comparison of present results la de
tail with those of a year ago con
vinces the political student not only
that those editors have been accurate
in^thelr. Judgment? but that party ^con
siderations played- no part In form
ing it Prom Democratic and sup
posedly radical Texas, for example,
the present questionnaire brought re
plies from editors of 244 papers, only
tbreo of which are Republican. Tot
the pynBtage against government
ojeration was 92, which la exactly the
aamo as that given by 200 editors
from Republican Michigan, among
whom were representatives of only
three Democratic papers. Othet
states that. pair percentages signifi
cantly are Massachusetts and Nevada,
wltb 100 Connecticut and South Caro
lina, with 97 Maine and West Vir
ginia, with 96 Kentucky and New
York, with 91 Missouri and Pennsyl
vania, wltb 89 Ohio and Oklahoma,
with 87.
The result of the present -poll as to
government operation In each state
are graphically shown by tho follow
ing chart:
OPPOSED TO SOVHWMENt OWNEK9MA
FAVOR OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHtt
r—tec OOUBTFU. OR FAILED TO REPLY.
DEL.
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lOO
too
TOO
MASS.
NEVMOA
N. HA MR
VERMONT
CONN.
S. CAR.
UTAH
MAINE
«/. VA.
MO.
N. CAR.
TENN.
MICH.
N.JER.
TEXAS
IOWA
KY.
N.V.
A. t.
FLORIDA
LA.
MO.
97
37
96 4
96
94
93
al
92
92 7-1
9a
91
91
91
91 9
90
io
89
89
PENN.
ARK.
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MISS.
OHIO
OKA.
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VA.
WASH.
ILL.
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MONT
WIS.
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ARI.
MINN,
ICAHO
N.MEX.
NCB.
COLO.
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M.OAM.
TOTAL
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#ne Qoose Hanga
The ejqw&Ston "the foose hangs
high" comes Irom the southern amuse
ment known as "gooso pulling." A
goose. Its neCk carefuliy pltzcked and
well gmu^ was hnng by ItSfeet to
the on how*
wooid! vMis it I ttjrlhg to
catch it by tbis i*ek aod pull the h«ad
oC Tbe beftcr tbegoooe was in dMf-
MOUNTAINS AFFECT BIRD UFE
Andes Said to Be Responsible for Num*
:W:M$ber
of Species-Found:.in
t'-hgi ®°«*h Amerlcfc
Tho richness of South American
bird-life Is due to the presence of the
Andes more than tou any other one
thing. It Is tho absence -of great
mountain chains in Africa, whldi ac
counts for. the comparatively small
numbers of species of birds In that
continent From base to summit four
distinct zones of life—tropical, sub
tropical, temperate and alpine—are
found In the higher Aiides, and each
zone has species which are confined
to it
v
It is hot only the height of tho An*
des which affects bird llfe^, -In places
for hundreds of miles, this glgantie
range msy appear as two or tbreo
chains, each not less -than 10,000 of
11,000 feet In height and these cli*
matlc walls are as impassable to tho
species living In the tropical or sub*
tropical valleys they Inclose as though
they extended to the zenith. Isola
tion is, therefore, added to-the fac
tors of climate and sedentariness In
the making of the species, and the
three combined have produced a great
er variety of bird life than Is found
In any area of similar extent in tho
world. The American museum of nat
ural history Inaugurated In 1911 a bi
ological survey of the Andean region
with particular reference to Its bird
life,- As a result of tho collections
and field studies made, the museum
Is now in possession of large collec
tions and data from tho more north
ern part of the chain.
Unperturbed.
Ha," exclaimed the client "Ton
predicted the world was coming to an
end si week ago."
"Did ir replied tho soothsayer,
dreamily.
MYou
certainly did. Bnt we are still
here. Nothing has happened. What
bfve yon got to say for yourself?"
"Just this," said the soothsayer.
Tm as glad It didn't happen as you
are. Mustapha," he continued, mo
tioning languidly to- bis dark-skinned
assistant, "show the gentleman ont
and admit the next seeker after truth."
—Birmingham Age-Herald.
U. S. TREAS BURKE TO RESIGN
Washington, Oct. 27.—John
Burke, treasurer of the United
States will resign from the govern
ment service in a short .time it was
stated at the treasury department
today. The resignation of Treasur
er Burke has not yet been submitt
ed, but it is expected in a few days
when he returns to Washington. No
reason was given for iMr. Burke's
intention.
A JAMESTOWN INTERVIEW.
The following brief account of an
interview with a Jamestown man
nine years ago, and its sequel, will be
read with keen interest by every citi
zen.
Mr. Gardner Tells His Experience.
Henry Gardner, contractor and
builder, 769 Pennsylvania avenue,
Jamestown, says: "Last winter I
began to suffer from backache and
other annoying and painful symp
toms of kidney trouble. My back
got so weak that I couldn't stoop or
lift anything without getting a catch
in it.' The pains across the small of
my back were so severe at times that
I had to press my hands to my sides
to get relief, i was unable to con
trol the kidney secretions at times
and this was a source of much an
noyance. I was advised to try Doan's
Kidney Pills and bought a box at
Smith's Drug store. After taking a
few doses, my kidneys became regu
lar in action and continued use drovtf
the pain from my back-." (State
ment given October 15, 1910.)
On October 8, 1919, Mr. Gardner
said: "I was in a bad way with my
kidneys troubling me some years'
ago. It came on just after I had
taken a heavy lift, after a hard day'?
work, but Doan's Kidney Pills came
to my rescue after all other remedies
failed to do me good. Doan's cured
me and I can't but renew the atate
ment I gave in praise of them In
1910."
60c, at all dealers. Fogtor-Mil
hnrn Co.. Mfrs.. Buffalo, N. T.
insij^A.NCE
'Try It Out Yourself"
2SS
LABOR UNIONS STAND
FOR CLEAN P0UT1CS
And, bully for the Fargo Press
men's union.
As far as this issue of campaign
methods is concerned, Wo don't give
two hoots whether they believe in
the Nonpartisan league program or
not That isn't the only issue now.
It is an Issue of decency against in
decency -honesty against political
trickery dirty politics against.clean
politics.
No union man can afford to coun
tenance-the
filthy
campaign methods,
for which the official league news
paper now admits responsibility. A
deliberate attempt was made to cir
culate .filthy campaign documents
Under the name
AUCTION SALE DATES
These are only a few of tho sales
which have already been dated:
Tues. Aug. 31, John O'Brien, Jamea
townSat. Sept. 4—'Medina.
Fri. Sept. 10—Earl RilUng, Bloom
Sat. Sept. 11—W. Johnson, Montpel
ier.
Mon. Sept. 13—Fred Doctor, r„
Crystal Springs.
Tues. Sept. 14—C. C. Wooddell,
Windsor.
Wed.. Sept. 15—C. Schubbe, James
towp.
Thurs. Sept. 16—Walt. Meill, Adrian
Fri. Sept 17—L. Meilke, Jamestown
Sat. Sept. 18.—C, B. Corbett Clem
entsvllle.
Mon Sept 20—4). Drake, TpfiUntI.'
Tues. Sept. 21—-A. Bolter, Adrian.
Wed. Sept. 28—G. Wilson. Wood
worth.
Thurs. Sept. 23_-McClusky, Tpsilantl
Friday, Sept 24.—-Mrs. Naumann.
Jamestown
Sat. Sept. S5.—M. Cone, Montpelier.
Mon. Sept. 27—M. C. Emo, Jamee
tows.
Tues. Sept. 21—C. Intlorkofer, Mar
lon.
Wed. Sept. 29—F. Hnebner, Tpsil
antl.
Thurs. Sept. 30—A. Vandeahuevel.
Jamestown.
Fri. Oct 1—R. Ogllvie, Eldridge.
Sbt. Oct. 2.—T. Hefferman, Tpsilantl
Mon. Oct. 4—'F. Radtke* Ecklason.
Tues. Oct 5.—Wm. Frederick,
MontpeUer.
Wed. Oet. 6—-M. Haase, Sanborn.
Thur. Oct. 7—J West. Medina.
Fri. Oct. 8—H. Falck, Buchanan.
Sat. Oct. 9-—-Mrs. N. Brown, James,
town.
Mon. Oct. 11—(Henry Cross, MediM.
Tues. Oct. 12—E. Rilling Bloom.
Wed. Oct. 13—Sahr ft Holland,
Jamestown.
Thur. Oct. 14.—Nagel Bros. Marion.
Fri..Oct. IS—B. Teeter, Montpelier.
Sat. Oct. 16—C. Folk, Jamestown.
Mon. Oct. 18—R. Lapauw, Marion,.
Tues. Oct. 19.—Rosemore estate,
Windsor.
Wed. Oct. 20—Goodroad, James
town.
Thurs. Oct. 21—Mrs. Hoveland,
Jamestown.
Fri. Oct. 22—J. Hoffman, Medina.
Sat. Oct. 23—Mrs. B. G. Dunlan.
ton.
Mon. Oct.. 25—O. Anderson, Medina.
Tues. Oct. 26.—Tborkleson, Millar,
ton.
Wed. Oct. 27—Mrs. Mahler, Me
dina.
Thurs. Oct. 28—J. Mertz, Janus
town.
Fri. Oct. 29—'Mrs. Wlese, Eldridge.
Sat. Oct. 30—J. Dunckel, Mont
pelier.
Mon. Nov. 1—DeHaan, Montpelier.
Wed. Nov. 3—(Medina.
Thurs. Nov. 4.—John Somsen, Buch
anan.
Fri. Nov. 5. Ypsilanti.
Sat., Nov. 6.—Ben Friend. Woci
worth.
Mon. Nov. 8.—Ben Orladv. James
Tues. Nov. 9—Woodworth1.
town.
Wed. Nov. 10.—S. J. Marner, Wood
worth.
Fri. Nov. 12—Jamestown.
Sat. Nov. 13—Montpelier.
Mon. Nov. 15—Millarton.
Tues., Nov. 16—Sanborn.
Call and see me for a date for
your sale.
BEN GilBERTSON
AnctHmw.
A lfr»ed Steel Agency
T3& Oldest Insurance Office in
Stutsman County
JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
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f1
And you will find hcw,fj
much more satisfaction a y
little of this Heal Toback
gives you than you ever1
gotfrom a.big chew of the
ordinary kind.
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Trades
of
the
Fargo
and Labor assembly. The. officers of
the assembly, have repudiated 4hem.
The members of the pressmen'a un
ion have repudiated them. Every
decent union man
should
repudiate
them. (How he votes is his business,
and nobody is going to try to driro
him out of the state for. voting as
he sees fit.
But dirty politics is everybody's
business. The good name .of the en
tire labor .movement in Fargo was
besmirched by -such methods. No
union man who wants to keep his
self respect can afford to be, silent.
The example of the pressmen's un
ion should be followed by every un
ion in the assembly.—'Fargo Forum.
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