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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
CLEANING UP
SUGAR FRAUDS
HeIke's Case Is Disposed Of
In The Circuit Court
SENTENCE OF EIGHT MONTHS
Fine Of $4,000 Is Also imposed Upon
"Man Higher Up" Who Will Appeal
TO Higher court--Judge Takes De-
PENDANTS AGE Into Consideration,
but Says Ne canno, Follow Personal
inclination In Imposing Sentence

New York, Sept 90. Charles X,
Hcike, former secretary and treasurer
Of the American Sugar Refining com
pany, who has been called the mar
higher up" 10 the Sugar Trust, was
sentenced by Judge Martin In the
United States circuit court to serve
eight months 10 the New York peni'
Tertiary on Blackwells Island and pay
line Of $4,000 on conviction Of con-
spring 20 defraud the United States
government by the uuderweighing oil
sugar.
Judge Martin granted stay OF ex'
ecutlon OF the sentence pending al
appeal to the United States circuit
court Of appeals The court reduced
Heike's bail. which had been s2b ,Oot
pending sentence since his conviction
last June, 10 SIS, 600, John b.
stanchneld. Helke's counsel gave i'm.
mediate notice that an appeal would
be taken.
The courts sentence OF Heike is The
eliminating point In tho federal gov
ernment's prosecution OF American
Sugar Refining company officials anc
employees growing out Of the exten'
siye underweighing frauds on tn,
Williamsburg docks OF the trust
brought 10 light by Richard PARIS
famous raid on the docks In 1907. Foul
weighers for the company and Oliver
spItzer, their dock boss, were con
ylcted on the first criminal trial II
connection with the frauds, and The
weighers are stlll serving out theil
sentence Of year in the Blackwell;
Island penltentiars
Splitter. who was sentenced to two
years IN the Atlanta penitentiary, wa'
pardoned during the trial OF Heike and
of Ernest W. Gerbracht, the rehner,
superintendent. and -four minor EN-
pIoyes OF the company for consplr'
acy lie turned states evidence ant
hls testimony played an important par
in the conviction Of Heike, Gerbracht
and the checkers found to have beer
implicated IN the frauds. The Sugar
Trust. meanwhile. had paid the gov
eminent more than So 900 900 out o.
which Il was shown the customs hat
been deirauded By the underweighinl
operations,
Hcike first pleaded immunity, be-
cause of the testimony which he hac
given before the federal grand iur,
In another sugar trust proceeding. His
plea. however. was oyerruled by the
United States supreme court and ht
was tried with the other defendants
Gerbracht was sentenced recently e
two years In the Atlanta penitentiar,
and IL to pay a fine Of $4,000, but u
vas allowed stay pending appeal
In imposing sentence Judge Martin
said that as Heike had only been CON
yicted on one connt Of the indictment
charging him with aiding the conspir-
acy instead Of all six counts, as the
other defendants had been. and takini
Helkcs age lG6 yearsl and his accus-
toned mode 81 life into consideration
Ne would De inclined 70 suspend sen
tence altogether But as punishment
must be inflicted as an example, hi
could not follow his personal inclina'
ton. and therefore added the eigh
months prison sentence 70 the s5oo'
Noa
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
EPIDEMIC OF DiPhTHERlA
II Causes Closing of Four Schools In
Western Massachusetts Town

Westheld. Mass. Sept. 20. An
epidemic OF diphtheria in the Polish
section OF this town has become so
serious that the health authorities and
school committee decided that four OF
the largest schools should be closed
this week, giving an enforced yaca-
ton to 800 pupils.
Thirty-five cases OF the disease have
been discovered thus far, from when
five deaths occurred within week
The epidemic has been confined to the
Polish district, where the health au-
thorities have found II difficult to en-
force sanitary precautions.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
REMAINS AS PREMIER
Boihs viii No, Lose Office Despite
His Defeat In Election

Pretoria South Africa Sept 20 =
oenegsl Louis no,ha u Beer war fame
viii coniinue as premier 81 the union
81 South Africa. according TO an on
uial announcement
Tits decision Has heeu arrived at
Notwithstanding losses sustained by
the Nationalist in The recent election
10 the federal assembly and bis OVID
eefea, BY sif Percy Fitzpatrick
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
FIFTEEN SHOTS EXCHANGED
Policeman Has a Running Fight With
Brace Of Yeggmen

Lexington Mass, Sept. 20. --Po-
licemen from Lexington, Arlington
and Watnam are securing the roads
in this vicinity in search of two yegg-
men, who. surprised by Patrolman
Mcguire Of the Lexington force while
rifing a building, fired six shots at
the officer, wounding him in the leg,
In running fight.
Fifteen shots in all We're exchanged
between the patrolman and the yeggs
of which number Mcguire fired nine
and the two burglars six.
The fact that they did not respond
to the last five shots of Officer Ma
guire is taken by Chief Franks to in
dictate that they were out of ammuni-
flon
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
FROM HEAD OF
BELLE GILMORE
Lock Of Hair Identified BY Woman
at Crippen Inquest
ACTRESS CHUM TEST|fIES
Says Doctors wife Had underecne
Operation In ieo9--Miss Lenese
Agreed 10 Marry crlpprn as Soon az
he Secured piscree--Was Under
Strain While Waiting Fer Mrs.
crippen's Expected Eiopement

London. Sept 20 -Anoiher blow
was given 20 III ". H. cfippen's
hope foF liberty when the wife Of Dr.
r. n burroughs. crippea's closest
friend In London Identified a lock 81
haif. which was disintefred Sith pof-
tions ~ The haman body 10 the cellar
81 the Cfippen iiillsrop Crescent
home. a. heing from The head Of Belle
hmore. a. Ms crippeH vas sncsa
on The stage
THIS idss.iifcatian vas made a The
resumFli0a 81 the cgippen inquest BE-
t0ft Coroner scAfuedes and Il gas In
a.cAita thar Il masie b. ssroaglg used
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
Llohtnino Hits New Clay Statue

Lexington. Ky. Sept 10 Light
ming struck the statue Of Henry Clay
In the Lexington cemetery, shatter-
Ing an arm and leg Of the figure The
memorial was unveiled in July and
took the place OF similar monument
which was struck BY lightning In
July, 1903.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22

New Ynfs Sept 20 Economics In
The municipal budget under The 40
ullnissrssioe III MAJOR Gayaaf continue
10 crop oa u reports made By heads
% departments ard subsidiary bu-
fesus Supervisor Ferguson Of ihf
cat, record announces that 4 sayine
sslimsfed st between siss. aoe ard
sise eeu eiii We made ,his year 10 The
qualification q toe record
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
Hnnors For War Avlators

Paris, Sept 20. General Brul,
minister Of war. announces that the
aeronauts who took part In the army
maneuyers viii receive special recom-
pense for their services. Those on
the active list will be promoted, while
the reseryists. Latham and Brequet,
will be given the Legion Of Honor.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22

Washington. Sept 20. beverly Is
10 have a new pogtofiice which will
be 10 keeping with the Importance the
North Shore town has assumed since
IL became the summer capital Of The
United states. The treasury depart
meni has awarded The contract for a
So go structure.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
REVENGE FOR WHIPPING
Oklahoma Girl confesses to Killing
Her Father and Uncle

Arkansas City. Kan. Sept 90
Miss Ebby Shepard. le years old
whose father. J. " Shepard. and
uncle. Taylor Shepard. we're slain
st their home in Newklrk. okla. last
Friday. has confessed that she killed
the Two men with an axe.
In her confession the girl declares
the cause Of the crime was that the
men whipped her.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
CHlNAMeN IN FREIGHT CAR
-Four Supposed to Have eeen snaua
piee sous6 In Hoiyose

HolynAs Mass SEPT 20 -Four
Chipsmen Whom the authorities cay
~ege being smnerltd inho tails COUNTRY
from Canada, were found Ia freight
car. aen provided with food ana
oeiam. III the Boston ana Maine
fgviglt yard ia this city by the local
pollce The chiuamen were taRen
10 the aeeAi station. where they are
eesng held fs lfniisd States officers
The trelshi car Ia which he china-
men sere touna MAS billed from haf.
nish. y q snd consigned TO )
ngrx ~ ,Ass city
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22

hsi sei cfhsr~is
Aitasy ssis 80 Aithourh 'hr
mest4ss u ptesidsnt Tan and Thso.
2.is aa.ss.ss,g - Sea il4ytn pas rps
psfsnny ancrtssfai in ity scenic f.
hst aud someihing 10 the nalafe y
a sfaue hss heen arranged ferafdiag
its Sea NmR eTuaiian each ALT ~
lh pun say amer tie Emplrs Slate
esmpaign il ever
NJ Roosevelt Is said 70 haze iet
crop ths k5ui that. b. 10 hie side II
the matter. something VII he aolng
after TIE elsrii1ne
President TAR and Roosevelt met
yesterday for tbe sec0ud time since
me iofmtf PRESIDENTS return from
Affica Roosevelt sought the confer
sucs wiih The president J, vas plain
from al that happened before and AZ
isf the meeting that Roosevelt ana
biz close political advisers are not
little worried over the situation IA
Nsw rofh stale. and came 70 the
president for further evidence 81 bis
moral support
THIS The president was giad 20 give
w. said his position ia the New York
state nght lad been clear from The
yery rrs, lie said be sympalhlzed
heartily With the hght against boss
ism
Mr.. Taft reiterated the statements
he made 10 his letter 20 Lloyd g,
Nfiscnm at the time Of the Sherman.
Roosevelt, controversy over the tenn
porsry Craftsmanship This letter, he
added. stated bis position fully and
accurately and be vas standing on II
absolutely.
President TAN and Roosevelt did
not discuss the question Of the presi-
dency In 1919 The president has not
been advised as to what Roosevelts
attitude Il toward that campaign
Prom sources close 70 The president i
vas learned There was no occasion TO
discuss This subject Taft's position
IA this.
ne il willing 10 run II nominated
n hls friends think there is good
chance for him 10 be- reelected Tart
feels that thes Will see 70 his nomi-
nation. which cannnt be prevented
even by Roosevelt. II the people do
not sppeaF 10 want him. Tafi win be
opiy TOO clad % submit 10 their de-
eislon
Il can he said that Tuesdays meet
inv. while II was Of moral advantage
10 m. Rn8aegsl, leaders IN New York
state. was abeolu,ely barren Of re-
suits as ID any better understanding
between the nresidoBt ara Roosevelt
~ ID national issues or their personal
relations IN view Of many recent
events.
Mr. Taft Il entirely satisfied with
Inc pnsltlnu h. has taken. lie Is not
oat hunting for delegates or indorse-
mepis for denomination Even the
Thought that Roosevelt may be in the
rght against him does NOT appear 70
aisturb the pregident IN the least Dc :
,t.e lie feels every man is al lib
,rt, 10 do as b. plesaes. Roosevelt
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22

Manchester, kns Sept 70 The
Featgsiina " Master Cotton s8inners
6.eiaea 90 4 general iocsoei 90 Oct
] euisss TIE refN Mill aispaie a Old
ham IL settled tetote that date In
me ssems a ioek0st 80 geo oper-
sfises wiii Ae affected directly This
ntslan ioasoss ~ refusal u the FerH
riii empluges 70 snAmil ioeal grisF-
1Epr 10 Arbitration
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
Arehblshoo OF Work DEAD

London, Sept 20 The Archbishop
Of York. William Dalrymple MaeIag-
Ian. died here.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22
TAFT PROMISES
HIS SUPPORT
Roosevelt Needs II 10 lie
Empire State Contest
IMPORT INT POLITICAL TALK

psfas, prss,ssai insits csis' G,.ss.
is. 10 cseisftne, q, Ns~ ,saseN.
tgf ceeatien ., Pfsf6snty n 1914
4. sai p4tsNssso--Tsii Wiling 90
Tun N sss Yhsuss People want rlsa
tgi Nes Cfhsr~ias
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22

4 Per Cent.
IFf nllllunl'

ttt hithuh'
Dividends nre declared twice n year, VIZ;
as OF the flrst days 81 january and Jus,
according TO INV.
An dividends not IS tharawn Viii be added
10 the principal ana draw interest as new
deposits, whether bank book is presented
or not
Deposits mudc on or beforr the hfh day
Of Any month draw Interest from the first
day OF that month,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22

TRUSTEES: |. +, Gibson, President;
j. Il. .Iudson, Nlce-presideut: L. y.
yelling, John Robinson, A. b,
Gardener. II n Putpmn, Edward l..
Sibley.
c. II. Dewey. Treasurer
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
HAMILTON MAKES CLEAN
SWEEP FROM WHITEFISH

BY generous break of baseball
luck, Hamilton took the last game
with Whitefish Tuesday evening, max
ing clean sweep of the series.
The visitors made nine hits, as
against five by Hamilton, and their
work in the field was better, as they
We're guilty of but one boot, while the
locals made four. They also had 10
men left on bases.
Richmeyer and Mesmer, who have
been hitting weakly, came through
with a two-bagger each. Mesmer made
sensational catch of foul, collid-
ing with the grandstand without
dropping the ball. Jimmy McQuaid
started two doubles, one of them a
thriller Marx ran into the automO-
bile section and pulled down q foul
drive.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
THIS NEWSPAPER MAN
SAYS PLEASING THINGS

G. P. Blandin, business manager of
the st. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press,
was in town the first of the week,
leaving Monday evening for Spokane.
J. H. Currie of the Sunset Land COM
pany took him to Stevensville to look
over the company's properties there,
making the trip by motor car.
Il am greatly impressed with the
Bitter Root valley" Mr.. Blandin told
a reporter for this paper 81 am here
in the capacity of a business man
hunting recreation and attempting at
the same time to keep my hand on the
pulse of our business. When | get
back to ST. Paul | shall have some
good things to say of your valley in
the Dispatch.
by the way, that magazine you
people gOt out-the Bitter Root IL
lustrated-was a wonderful produc-
tion for a town this size. 1t would
be credit to any publisher in any
land, and it is doubly creditable to
you"
Then, right in the midst of his
pleasant talk, Mr.. Blandin jumped in
his car and sped away.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
.s4O0 IN DAILY PRIZES FOR
THE COUNTY FAIR RACES

by the Northern Pacific and Chicago
! Milwaukee & Puget Sound railroad
companies for the best exhibits OF
fruit, grain and vegetables at the
Western Montana Apple show.
Special Premiums Pour In.
The week has brought out many
new special premiums. The Hamilton
Flour mill, the Vineland Nursery COM
pany and the Gray Nursery company
have offered large and attractive
prizes. The list following supple
ments the special premiums already
published:
The Hamilton Flour mill gives $40
grain barrel of flour for each Of
the following bushels Of grain:
Scotch fife spriug wheat, spring club
wheat and turkey red wheat; a case
of Ravalli oats for the best bushel of
white oats
The Vineland Nursery company of
iipiiiil'oi oilVlS 80 tiPpiC u t0o, dlls
variety, for the best plate of Jona-
thans, same for best plate of Rome
Beauties, and % pear trees, any va
riety, for the best plate of winter
pears
The Gray Nursery company offers
100 Mcintosh trees for the best box
of Mcintosh Reds, 80 Gano trees for
the best box Of Ganos, so Jonathan
trees for the best box of Jonathans.
25 Winter Banana trees for the best
plate of Winter Bananas, % Rome
Beauty trees for the best plate of
Rome Beauties
!, H. Theis offers 500 dress for
fancy work department.
Farmers State bank, Victor, $40.
Cow Bros. & Co., Victor, S. for best
fat steer.
Ben F. Plummer, Stevensville, $40.
Corvallis Meat Market, $40.
Fl. e. Jones, 81 for best box of Nc
toshes.
Oregon Nursery company. 100 Gano
trees for best box of Ganos.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
CAPTAIN COINS TALKS
LUGTBRIOUSLY IN MISSOVIA

Captain Joe Coins of the Whitefish
baseball team told doleful tale to
the Missoula Herald Wednesday, in
which he claimed his team was robbed
out of two games. His story. told
verbatim and corroborated by the
members of the team, is given below:
Two men down and the bases
groaning The Hamilton pitcher
heaved wild and the catcher let it go
to the stand. One man trotted over
the pan with a run, and everybody else
moved up. Gebeau was weakc ming
and things looked good for cleaning
of the sacks, for the batter was reach
ing the Bitter Rooters frequently. Ex-
citedly Umpire Holt ran to the Of
ficial scorer and ordered him not to
credit the Whitefish man with the
score. The umpire then called the
batsman out. Holt refused to make
any explanation concerning his action
and the Hamilton players took credit
for the decision"
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
YEOMAN LODGES ORGANIZED.

A local homestead of the Brother
hood of American Yeomen was or
ganized at Smith & Browns hall Sat
urday evening by A. Goetschius, dis
trict state manager of Billings. Of
ficerS were elected as follows: DR..
R. w. Getty. foreman; R. O.
Hines, master of ceremonies; Albert
Kyle, correspondent; William Lam
phier, master of accounts; Mrs. Hine,
chaplain; Mrs. Mary Burk, Lady Row.
ems; Anna Dixie, Lady Rebecca; DAY.
id Freeze, watchman; Ed Garrigan,
sentinel; Henrietta Conley, guard
Monday evening a homestead was
organized at Wards Cove with Is
members, and the following officers:
V Cavanaugh, foreman; Mrs. Zion
Reynolds, master of ceremonies; Dor
scos Emerson, correspondent and
master of accounts; A. Harris, chap
lain; Dale Ward, Lady Rowena; Liz
enters, Lady Rebecca; Albert
Chase, watchman; Zion Reynolds
sentinel; Laura Wade, guard.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
THEY SEEM TO KNOW
So MUCH ABOUT Us

Hamilton is learning big, big lot
about its ball team that it never knew
before.
The following catalogue from the
Kalispell Times, giving the make,
style and fit of the members of the
team, is entertaining because ii sheds
fresh light on the darksome past of
the players:
With lineup of stalwart athletes
the Hamilton aggregation reached
Kalispell Saturday night via auto and
would make kalispells baseball team
look like withered leaves the next day.
but they didn't. Manager McNeely
felt rather glum after hearing the
visitors touted and his players prom
ised to play good ball, which they
certainly did. Hamilton is proud of
them together for two seasons. The
boys are a likeable bunch and all of
more or less note in northwestern
baseball circles. Gebeau, their crack
pitcher, played in the Intermountain
league with Archie Coin, Snyder, the
first bag guard, is an old Lacquer,
White Son. Mesmer the big Indian was
captain of the victorious Carlisle foot
ball team McQuaid, Hammond and
Marx have been playing minor league
ball for a number of years. Rafferty,,
Richmeyer and Fullerton have been
pulling down baseball check for
several seasons, and Charlie Williams
has not always made a living off OF
red apples in the Bitter Root, al
though he has a dandy fruit ranch
near Hamilton now. Most of the boys
are on the payroll of the A. C. M. in
Hamilton or employed all the year
round at the company's big mills, and
the chefest duties they have to per
form is play ball" They may not
rank as professionals, but they are
close to the mark and are in the game
all the time Several boosters were
with them and had great faith in
Manager Eddie Hammond.
Their credulity cost them some
money Sunday. William Wakeley, r.
C. Parmenter, w. A. Gush, L. A. Alb
hey and Pete" Smithey came along
with the mazuma and the glad hand
trim the bush-leaguers of the Flat
head.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
HAMILTON'S WINNING BALI, TEAM
HAS FIVE GAMES on THE
TAPlS.
MAY TIE WITH kAL|SPELL
Is so, Rubber VIII Be PLAYED OF in
Missoula-Nels0n and Skalacky
With VI. j. Bs.

The NJ, j. Bs. of the Butte CITY
league, will meet the Hamilton ball
team on the home diamond Sunday at
$3.50 p. m. A second game will be
played Monday evening at $50
o'clock.
The Kalispell cracks, who recently
beat Hamilton three straight games.
Will come here for a second series of
three games to be played Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday, August 2S, 20,
80. If Hamilton takes the series. the
tie will be played off in NIissoula.
Playing with the Nj. J. Bs.. who
represent the M. J. b. coffee whole
sale house of Butte, are John Nelson
and Fred Skalacky, both former mem
bers of the Hamilton team. Nelson
holds the highest record for base steal
ing in the Butte league and the sec
ond highest batting average. The
local fans will watch closely his per-
formance against his former team
mates Sunday.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
health, happiness and peace of

of health, happiness and peace of
mind.
Yes, some pests are serious here,
but I've found only serious cases in a
very few orchards and wherever there
have been any outbreaks of serious
nature we have taken prompt and rad
ical action and thereby secured con-
troll.
Il cannot say that everything is
under control, but | believe it is. Next
spring, or early summer, will tell Ger
tainly whether we have succeeded en-
tirely or only in part. Just now, how
ever, everything looks very favorable
and if the orchardists will combine
to cooperate willingly | see no reason
why we should not continue to blow
our horn from the housetop and feel
proud that we live in so favored
spot as the famous Bitter Root val
ley"
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
CORVALLIS PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Corvallis, Aug. 1S.-Lige Watts
went to Missoula the first of the week
and secured a position as driver of
the Missoula cream wagon through
this community.
Jasper Slack spent three days of
this week at Medicine springs.
Bray Wylie and family are spend
ing this week at Medicine springs.
Miss Rosser of Salt Lake City is
visiting Mrs. Thomas Hefling this
week.
John Slack last week purchased
new Ford automobile, which he re-
ceived Wednesday.
Postal cards have been received
from W. Christoferson in Denmark,
stating that he intended sailing for
America August IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Urban Kern arrived
from Washington Wednesday for
visit at the M. G. Kern home.
A. Wagy and daughter, Miss Debora,
arrived Tuesday from Idaho, where
they have been visiting relatives for
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Ferguson, who
have been visiting their nephew Frank
Ferguson, for several months, left
Wednesday for their home in St. Paul
Professor William Cobleigh and
family, who have been visiting Mr..
Cobleigh's parents for several months,
left Tuesday for their home in Boze-
man.
Mrs. John Slack and little son left
Thursday for Ohio, where Mrs. Slack
will visit relatives. She was accom-
panied to Missoula by her husband,
who returned Friday.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-08-19
Few Pests Found.

Yes, have found some pests, moth
ing like as extensive as they have in
other fruit belts, however, and our Or
chardists should keep awake to the
fact that $1,000 expended in the inter-
est of good laws and rigid inspection
to keep out pests is worth tens of
thousands in an attempt at eradica-
ton after pests have gained a foot
hold.
Look at the pest-ridden east now.
They spend millions of dollars annu-
ally there in an attempt to eradicate
the codling moth, the Egyptian moth
and the tent caterpillar. One small
state alone has spent over $10,000,000
in an effort just to control these pests.
We haven't them. We don't want
them. Let us prove that we don't
want them by strenuous efforts to
keep them out. An inspector who al
ways has one hand sticking out behind
is the worst sort of criminal. He not
only sells his own honor and freedom
but he sells us all into bondage, into
a Hades of fighting and striving
against creeping and crawling things,
In an unequal contest in which the
financial loss is only a minor consid-
GRAFTON far eclipscd by the 9. eater loss