The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-19


undergoing political house cleaning,
such as has not taken place since the
| overthrow of the Tweed ring more than
a generation ago It is a safe guess.
that nine out of ten men wearing par
tlcularly worried expressions are poll
ticians, for the reforms which have
been instituted by the new adminis-
tratfon are SO radical and far reaching
that politics, formerly lucrative pro-
tesslon, now offers. to the, old guard
an extremely precarious livelihood at
best. District and precinct leaders have
suddenly discovered that there is no
plum tree to shake and city employees
are rapidly learning that they are no
longer the possessors of sinecures. In
deed they are now required to work
from In the morning until in
the afternoon and to record their com
ings and goings on time clocks--a state
of affairs which has caused q 7tremeHid
Gus wall The police are on tenter
hooks as a result of the summary dis
charge of several members of the force
for too enthusiastic use Of their clubs.
Indeed one veteran who has grown gray
in the service during wears of clubbing
and rough but effective methods Of
dragging prisoners to the station
house, expressed himself of the pessi- |
mistic opinion that ii matters keep on |
as they are going at present a police |
gentleman" when desiring to make an /
arrest will be restricted to touc..,ng the |
suspect politely. on the shoulder and in
curing If he can without Inconvenience /
accompany the officer to the nearest
station house. incidentally this whole
sale house cleaning lis enabling the
public to pick up all sorts of bargains
at remarkable prices. At cleaning
out sale of vehicles which the new Are
commissioner found in the department
stables a brougham which cost the CITY
$4,000 sold for $50; an electric auto
mobile runabout brought $40 and two
sleighs $57. Only 1867 was realized
on goods which though never needed
had cost the city over $4,000. Although I,
pickings are becoming few and far be.
tween and the professional politician
is facing about the leanest four years
which could well be imagined in this
city.
Another illustration of the possibility
of working a willing horse to death :
has just brought woe to thousands of
persons here. The free shine is no /.
more and hereafter all those personstt : :
whose shoes were made glossy without
charge will either have to cough I'm. the
regular price or purchase a home shoe.
blacking outfit and make use of elbow
grease. For many years it has been
the practice of a number of, shoe stores
In this city to present to each purchasL
err of goods 'shine pass that is. a
card which entitled the person exhibit
ing 1t to free shine at the stand in
the store. Undoubtedly this greatly )
increased number of persons coming
into the store, but did not apparently
increase sales. The purchaser. OF one
pair OF. shoes received a. card good for
practically perpetual shines, and in
addition to this recent investigation /"
revealed the fact that the owners of a
hese cards were in the habit of lending b
hem to relatives and friends. Accord s
ngly the free shine is abolished. In ii
Is place the stores in which the prac- n
Ice obtained will now charge s cents in
or each shine. On the payment of the in
llckel however, the purchaser will re- fe
GIVE a, 5-cent coupon which can be m
urned in at face value in purchasing II,
hoes. In this way it is expected the to
raft feature will be eliminated. All
eady these new certificates are quoted w
t cents cash outside the stores using ve
hem. 4r ~
There is likely to be a marked de- Ibr
rease in the near future OF persons ar
tho append to their names university ma
egrees. This ~ not due to any falling
# in the attendance at institutions ar 20
earning. but to the arrest here of So
ian WHO had discovered a method az al,
planning degrees without studying or an
assing examinations. In a word. he tn
Old them. For the sum of $50 no ca
greed to deliver a diploma from of
ertaln western university comforting We
he right on the purchaser to use the VIC
tiers B. A. after the name. while for be
Lov q degree OF L. L. d. could be fur AS
lshed. This instantaneous educator nh
as done a fiourishing business here n
n some months and there seemed "a ret
notnlng except the lack of $50 to sh,
'eVent every citizen from becoming he,
'llege graduate without DELAY until elf
le suspicious of one of the newest nm
lrchasers OF degree led 20 an in no,
7susalloh. AS result Is was dis in
,Neieu that the western university age
az niylhical institution, and as
SUIT the inventor of scheme to edu-
'ee NSW ork In twinkling will have =
take degree in one OF the citv,s :
stitutions where detention rafhAr .as
an education is the end sought aftar !, ~
ia ~ have hea,, 80 a., a. me zoo, and thr,
ptivitv AZ we'll - aa sss' snake IN be
ad-rn,1rdered a. ne usaollest, is and
he slept. n bis a,, S,owaruly fashion Abe
arning against over eating. ali tha p.
ore timely In these days OF soarine =
Ices IN food stuffs. In one sense Ras