The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-09

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have stated under oath thar an edi-
tortal writer Of The News came co INV
ONCE and In the presence Of ereditable
witnesses stated that as had refused
70 advertise with them they proposed
70 show up my record" and that In q.
! short time he wvaa followed by soltcit-
or Of The News whom had previously
told not 70 bother nae more with MS
worthless advertising talk. who when
asked what be was back there for after
being told not 20 come again etates
that. he THOUGHT NIGHT HAVE
CHANGED MY MIND In It. blsckrnatr
to demand an advertising contract as
the price of suppressias what shey
claimed was damaging story? / wiz
spend every cent I have on earth be-
fore ] win submit to be blackrna1led In
this manner. Ii Is high time that those
who have been approached with such
dirty tactics should refuse to be furth-
er multched by t4fs leporous car4cature
Of newspaper.
The News states that II Is fnan
, cially responsible and tnviaAs me 70
sue It for blaclxnaiL I nave tnvesti-
gated this matter Let as see abour
it's financial responsibility. There Is
on file in the county clerks ONCE IN
Fargo mortgages aggregating s6e. 900
against the properay Of this prosper
GUS newspaper. A paper that is run
ming behind 20 the extent of 81. 900
per month In spite Of the bIackrnailing
methods by which II maintains the
small amount of advertising 1t car
ries. The plant and property Is prob
ably worth In the nefghborhood Of
$4,000, "a liberal estirnate> Is there
any great chance OF collecting dam
ages against this rich enterprise. A
certain Chicago legal Arm seeking
something TO levy upon FOR debt win
be pleased to have the management
of The News exhibit some OF it's re-
sponsibiiity. Perhaps tts circulation
income win supply ene deficiency.
Further. this financially responsible
institution having soaked the men
who furnished the cash to provide
what IL has today. is now seeking
financial assistance rom more suck
ers" TO help maintain its ''tndepen-
dence'' and allow II to improve me
moral and business tone Of this fair
city. Surely with its record OF de-
ceit and depravity It truly says that
Gates could not libel the paper If he
tried"
publish below the article from
Golfers weekly. The reader may
draw his own conclusion as to how
damaging 1t ts 70 my reputation
1t SHOWS how this lying, coward1y sheet
tries to deceive IT'S fast dwindnng
number Of readers and how much
sincerely there Is In it's claims 10
have attacked me only for the pubic
good. Does anyone believe that Il I
were now advertising In this worthless
newspaper would be open 20 attack
from # Cor ehs@ public good No.
emphatically no. A persual OF its col
unns any day and the reading Of an
advertisement OF a certain ciass an
pearfng there damns fits whole story.
MELVIN l. GATES.
(From Golfers Weekly, March 3.
1910. page 49,
Opposed to the germ killers and
equally positive OF The accuracy ~
his theory is DR.. II. L. Gates Of tbe
Gates Sanitarium In MinneapoIis
Arriving In Fargo. North Dakota. In
his healing tour the great Or. Gates
contributed to q recent issue OF The
p AZ" AAApABnISs 4
Consumption does not begin IN the
lungs at all but is disease of the |
general system. ..... The reason deem
breathing Is beneficial is because : |
large percent of our nervous energy
Is derived from the air we breathe /
Vital Science Is the Gates naroe
for his prescription OF fresh air. ade- +!
auate nourishment, and good carcu- |
latton. He Is one Of the least harm !
tui institution takers"
statement OF Mrs. Dahl at whose !
home Mrs, Knudson and danuehter |
lived while taking treatment IN |
Fargo).
Mrs Knudson and her daughter |
lived with me while the daughter |
was here taking treatment
Il know that DR.. Gates did not hurt
Mrs. Knudson's daughter In any way. /
In fact the girl was better after taking
Doctor Gates treatment than when
she came here
Il do not know, and Mrs. Knudson
does not know how Dr.. Gates treated 1
the Knudson girl Mrs. Knudson was \
never in the doctors room wnen the II
doctor was treating her daughter, and 4