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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
Consumer Again
Goat" in High
Cost of Living
Person Who Eats Grapes Forced to
Bear Burden Because Jobber
Would Keep Out Indepent.
ent Shipments.

Carrying out the theory that the
consumer is the goat in these days
OF high cost of living, an instance has
just dawned in Grand Forks which
depicts clearly the tactics a jobber
will use to keep a home merchant
from buying Independent carload
shipments. at the same time making
the man, woman and child who eat
tho butt of the entire transaction.
During the past ten days grapes
were sold to the retail trade in Grand
Forks at a price which made 1t neces-
sary for the consumer to pay IS cents
a basket In order to insure a fair
Profit to the retailer.
About this am time a retail es-
Enlistment which also carries OF a
wholesale business received a car lot
Of the same variety of fruit and put
their baskets before the consumer at
ket.
At Is cents the grapes are said to
have sold like hot cakes right off
grandma's griddle.
This obviously made the first men
toned wholesaler sit up and take, no.
tice. He evidently became envious
at the home merchant who had the
presumption to buy an Independent
carload Of the good things that grow
in the vineyard and sell them at q
lower figure than his customers could
when forced to buy grapes at a much
higher figure.
Determined to put the quietus on
this Independent car lot business, the
jobber subsequently commenced of
fering his grapes to the little dealer"
at the remarkably reduced figure Of
% cents the basket" The "little
dealer" fell for this. in an endeavor
to compete with the other home mer-
chant and put the grapes on the mar
ket at rs cents, leaving only a small
margin of profit for himself.
Competition in this case was GER
tainly the life Of trade and they were
all at it. First one side dropped and
then the other, until rock bottom
was reached at II cents. which Is pre-
sumably below what any Of the stock
cost. The 17-cent man soon ran out
Of his car and business picked up at
the other stores where grapes imrne-
diately advanced. Apparently learn
ing that the establishment that. had
offered grapes at the lowest cost to
the consumer had run out Of stock,
the jobber Immediately raised his
price per basket and grapes went up
with q bound.
Today the cheapest you can buy
grapes Is 90 cents the basket and the
Arm that has given the public a
chance to u down the high cost Of
living to some extent are said to have
determined that they will not get an
other car this fall. because Of the re-
cent experience with the jobber.
Consequently the consumer Is again
made the official "angora."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
Nd. FARMERS MUST
SETTLE PROBLEM
Business Man Favors More
Intensified Farming in
This State.

p. Clyde Hillweg, publicist for the
CIVIC Commerce association Of Min
neapolis. has taken 1t for granted
mat North Dakota sees her way clear
70 harvesting her own crop from now
on. -'N"
r. Mr.. Hillweg made an effort Ia "a.
cure NJ for the harvest fields Of this
sectlon when rumors of q labor short
age IN this state reached Minneapo.
lis. He discovered in his search for
men that they could be brought to
TINS state provided North Dakota paid
the transportation. He wrote to this
effect to the Fargo Commercial ciuh
and explained the impossibtiity 81
getting men to go to the harvest
fields unless their fare were advnac-
ed. Receiving no answer from Far.
go. Mr.. Hilfweg believes that the at.
uation here Is no longer serious.
And he has the right idea. While
there is considerable threshinr vat
to be done in the state the scarcity
Of help is not delaying the work to
any appreciable extent at the present
time.
However. any mar who really wants
70 work at good wages car get a Job
IN North Dakota. as everything ia on
the hum.
In speaking Of the labor problem
which this state faces more or less Sc
riously every year. a we'll known
Grand Forks business man this morn
ing said:
Up Il the Farmer.
Every harvest in North Dakota
brings Its labor shortage, some years
more severe than others. The season
just drawing to n close has not been
without Its annual shortage. AL
thAN0h Nr~nl14a0~- A. 49, ~.
crop. conditions have been remarkab-
" good. In any section OF the coun-
try where an enormous supply Of UNI
skilled labor is needed for only a
couple OF months. there Ia bound to
be a shortage. In the first place the
men who came to North Dakota to
do the work in the harvest fields are
men who ought to have steady Jobs.
Conditions should be such that 1t
would not be necessary for a great
body Of men to travel hundreds Of
miles to secur a few weeks work.
1t probably has never occurred to the
farmers Of North Dakota that they
could and should conduct their farms
SO that the men could be employed
all the year around and so that only
a comparatively small supply Of tram
silent labor would be necessary. More
intensified farming, the raising Of cat.
tie and hogs. etc.. would mean the
steady employment Of more men on
the farms. 1t would make stacking
profitable and there would he no fail
ure to get the crop threshed. The
labor shortage problem ts one which
solve. Commercial organizations are
anxious to do all in their power to
see that the farmer is supplied with
labor in the busy seasons, hut for the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
WANTED-MORE
LIKE
THIS ONE

With the close Of the crop year.
the development league press bureau
at Grand Forks is receiving many re-
ports from all sections Of the state
regarding the success Of diversified
EARNING. The following is a typical
object lesson of what can be accom-
plished by q farmer who adjusts Tim
self to conditions:
Tom stevens. who lives ten miles
northwest Of Hettinger. in Adams
county, and who in the past conduct
ed what was known as the Stevens
ranch. was in the city Of Hettinger
the other day with a bunch of ream
checks which he had received in a
little over a year. The checks showed
that Mr.. Stevens had sold in that
time 3,066.39 pounds Of butter fat for
which he received in cash $840.24.
One hundred farmers like Stevens.
tributary to Hettinger would mean
the distribution of $84.024 for cream
year. There is hardly q locality
where this method of adding to farm
productivity is not available.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
ONE DAY GIVEN
OVER TO WHITE
WORK

October 81 has been Proclaimed
"Tuberculosis Sunday throughout
the country.
Ministers and churches also are ex-
pccted to take the matter up and the
pastors have been asked to present
facts to their congregations regarding
the state and national fight against
the white plague. To aid churches
l narranging programs for the day
the state board Of health will distri-
butte pamphlets dealing with tuber-
culosis and the results obtained from
scientihc research In the work.
1t is expected many churches in
Grand Forks will set aside that day
for the discussion Of some phase Of
tuberculosis and its evils.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
THESE ARE THE DAYS
When We Hear the
Call of the Road and
OF THE WANDERLUST

1t is days like these, when the
tang Of autumn is in the air and
the sun comes out. that the call
of the road is the strongest.
Something in the "clean washed"
wind. the sparkling sun and the
whole day so clear and cool, and
crisp, goes to the head like red
wine. The hands at the wheel
grow slack. the typewriter keys
cease their noisy jangling, the
brick wall melts. and there,
stretching out ahead, Is the long
road.
Then you want to put on a
roomy MILDLY blouse. get into a
sweater and pull a soft cap over
your head, and go along the road,
with your hand swinging in time
to your walk. And you want to
follow the road. lined with
splotchy red trees. up over the
hill. where there are woods and
other hills and fields, all colored
like the pictures of a radical inn
pressiontst. And you follow the
road down into a valley. where it
crosses a blue river. and t~raverses
green fields with yellow COWS in
them. Brilliant dabs Of land
scape. never found outside Il
Dutch cream pitcher. float across
the mind. to tease and tantalize
the soul imprisoned between the
pages Of a ledger.
CALL OF THE
ROAD COMES
The call Of the road comes. too.
In the spring. when the trees
sprout green. and the city streets
show hopelessly drab beneath
them. But the poor city man
puts it away from him. and paci-
f1es himself with a stroll in the
park. and visions Of a two weeks
vacation. But 1t comes back in
the fall. stronger than ever. and
no amount Of summer resort lit
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
A r
IS
GIVEN A

Harry Masten. director Of the Grand
Forks Military band. Is receiving
numerous compliments on the splen-
did music his orchestra is furnishing
at the Grand theater. The program
this week is especially pleasing. ac-
cording to those who have listened to
the Masten music.
The overture "A Hunt in the Black
Forest" by Eoelker is a descriptive So
lection and as such is very fine. The
Crater" by Harry Lincoln and THE
Wyoming France" by Kerry Mills. are
two we'll chosen marches. the kind
that tickle your toes and At the same
time contain good harmony and get
away from the rags"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
HIT
BY ENGINE AND
BADLY

Fargo. Oct. 16.-JamesiCo Collins, aged
80. switchman on the Northern Pa
citic was badly mangled when hit by
a switch engine this morning. He
threw the switch and attempted to
cross the tracks ahead of the engine
when he slipped and fell. His left foot
was crushed and his right leg
mangled. He will lose half OF his left
foot and right leg to the knee. The
mans collar bone was broken and one
lung pierced. He was bruised about
the back and head. The doctors say
he has a chance to recover.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
HE OFFER.

Rev. ". A. Snow Was Asked to Go to
the State Of Iowa to Preach.
Rev. Waiter A. Snow. the state sup
erintendent Of Sabbath school work,
has just received a very fiattering Of
fer at a salary Of $4,000 per year to
60 to the state Of Iowa.
He has declined the offer. because
he believes that North Dakota is his
field, and he desires to show the peo-
in this line Of work in the state. His
decision to remain will be received
with much pleasure by all who know
him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
WILL
SPEAK IN THIS
CITY TONIGHT

Congressman II. r. HcIgcSon Is
scheduled to speak at the city hall
tonight.
According to tho announcement
given out today. hc will "givc
some first hand information about
tho operations of u democratic
congress-"
Congressman Hcl.cson has lrcn
busy during the past few weeks
speaking In different SECTION, of
tho state. He is we'll known I'm
this city. and no doubt will be-
greeted with a good.sizcd audi.
once tonight.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16

states to the profit of the dairy men
cooperating.
1t was recently found that the
Grafton high chool Ia organized a
local test association which tested the
village COWS and three country herds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16

Daughters OF Norway.
The Daughters Of Norway will meet
in regular session in K. p. hall to-
night, and all members are urged to
attend.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16

You may have suspected that the
real secret about poker Is that men
like to play when they win.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
STEAMER WITH
THE ICE RIPPED
CORSICAN TODAY

BY The United Press.
MONTREAL, Que, Aug. 14--In spite
Of Captain Cooks reassuring mes
sages to the Allan line officials that
the steamer Corsican was but little
damaged by her collision with an Ice
berg and was proceeding to Liverpool.
Il was rumored here today that the
liner was more seriously damaged
than was reported lt was said that
government signal service men
learned today that the Corsican is
not far from the place whore she
hit the berg and that the Canadian
Pacific steamship Lake Champlain is
standing by the injured ship.
"All is well. was the conclusion OF
another wireless today received by
the Allan line from Captain Cook OF
the DANCED Corsican. The despatch
said that the fog lifted In the Straits
of Belle Isle and that the vessel was
proceeding TO Liverpool
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
ATLANTIC CITY
WANTS DREDGING
DONE IN HURRY

Major r. r. Raymond. United States
engineer here, has received instruc-
tions from the War Department at
Washington, to advertise for bids for
dredging a channel at Absecon Inlet,
Atlantic City. n. j., for which there
is available S190.000
The board of egineers that took up
the matter of improving the inlet, re-
commended that a dredge be con-
structed and kept there all the time
to maintain the channel IL appears,
however, that this was not quick
enough for the people OF Atlantic
City who wanted the dredging done
at once and as a result Of their ac-
tivity in Washington, Major Raymond
was directed today TO advertise for
bids for the work.
Should the services Of a dredge be
obtained TO do the dredging by con-
tract Il was learned today. II is inn
probable that a dredge to be station
ed permanently at the inlet will be
built, which will leave Atlantic City
in an undesirable position. II Il Is
found upon opening the bids that
dredging by contract is impracticable.
several months will have lNen lost to-
ward having a permanent dredge sta
toned at the resort When the bids
will be received has not yet been de-
cided upon.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
PERISHES In
BURNING OIL
UNDER HIS AUTO

BY The United Press
NEW YORK. Aug. i4-At the in
quest today into the death of Frank
Avery. a wealthy Long Island hotel
keeper. burned to death under his
new automobile. Mrs. Frances Blake,
a family friend, who was In the car,
told story Of the mans rare hero
ism. When the car overturned, she
said, il pinned down Avery and she
was endeavoring to rescue him when
the gasoline tank exploded, setting
fire to the car and enveloping Avery
in flames She persisted In her efforts,
she said until Avery, his face drawn
with pain, but cool and collected. or
dered her away, saying. ITS no use.
You cannot help me. I've got to die
here and II you do not get back you'll
be burned to death, too Tell Mamma
(his wife) that ! have left her we'll
provided for. insured my life for
$25 900"
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
JOY DAY TOMORROW
FOR CITY BUTCHERS

Everything is in readiness for the
annual outing of the Wholesale and
Retail Butchers Association at Bran
dywine Springs Park tomorrow, and
this afternoon those who are 10 enter
in the athletic events Will hold their
final practice. The ball players will
also go out this afternoon for prac-
tice.
While the officers of the Chester,
Pa, butchers are to be the guests Of
the local organization, many meat
dealers from that city also are plan
ming to attend The field sports I'm
charge of VIM. Kirk, will commence
az o'clock on the hill overlooking
the park and the baseball game will
follow.
At $50 o'clock the butchers and
their guests. the president, secretary
and treasurer OF the Chester Whole
sale Butchers Association, will pro-
ceed to the cafe. where a banquet will
be served. This will be featured by
an address by l.. Irving Handy and
Sylvester ID. Townsend. Jr.
The GERS OF the organization are
Stidham Work president, Martin
Sullivan. vice-president; Joseph
Dunn. secretary; John Divine. treas
urer, and board of managers OF
seven others in addition to the above
officers.
This evening a decorated car vii
proceed over the Peoples Railwa,
lines advertising the outing. and to
morrow the butchers will meet a
Seventh and King streets. and. head
ed by a band, will parade to SeconI
and Market streets, whore specia
cars for Brandywine Springs will b
waiting.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
WOMAN WHO
SHOT UP OFFICE
In ma rnited Press-

BY The United Press.
HANERHILL. Mass. Aug 14-Com
missioner Of Public Safety Bartlett to-
day began a rigid investigation in an
effort to discover the identity of
veiled young woman who entered the
office of the Haverhill Gas Works,
fired three shots at Manager Thomas
Nickerson, and after being overpow-
cred, by clerks and a policeman was
then allowed to drive away in an au-
tomobile. All employees of the COM
pany refused to answer any questions
saying that they had been told TO
keep their mouths shut"
Nickerson is today in Rye Beach,
having left here Immediately after
the shooting. Although he refused to
admit it, II was evident that one bull
let had taken effect penetrating his
arm.
Nickerson is the fiance of Miss Phyl-
lis Sherwood. an actress George
Sherwood, the young woman's uncle
witnessed the affray Last winter
Miss Margaret Love. a chorus girl.
sued Nickerson for breach of prom
ise. The case was never tried
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
$24O,OOO HELP
FROM HARTMAN

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14.-That ia
nous episode of how f. H. Hartman
the late railroad king. came to help
the Republican campaign in New
York state in 1904 and OF Harriman's
conferences during that year, with
President Roosevelt, figured in testi-
mony given to the Senate campaign
contributions investigating committee
today by Ben b. Odell, former COVER
nor of New York, and in 1904 mana
ger for the Republican state cam
paign.
Odell prefaced his examination with
the declaration that all records Of
tile finances of the state campaign
that year had been destroyed
1t was customary in those days,
he explained
The witness explained that in 1904
the state committee collected 100000
outside the national committees as
signment of S50O,000 for their work.
Odell was asked if his attention had
ever been called TO a letter purporting
to have been written by Hartman to
Sydney Webster in 1906, in which
Hartman was said to have stated
that in 1904 President Roosevelt had
sent a request for him TO come to
I Washington.
Il have seen the letter." the wit
ness answered
DO you know anything outside Of
what appears in it?" asked Senator
Clapp.
II do" said Odell Early in Octo-
ber 1904, was invited by Mr. Harri-
man to lunch with him | accepted
and during the luncheon he showed
me a letter from President Roosevelt
asking him TO come to Washington
We had some conversation as to why
the president wanted to see Hartman
/ told Hartman that in my opinion
the president wanted to ask him as
TO political conditions in New York
and consult him as to the financial
situation
Mr. Hartman came TO Washington
and saw Colonel Roosevelt. A few
days later I had breakfast with Har
riman and he told me ! was correc
in my opinion as to the conference
II was shown in that conference tha
the state ticket in New York"
Continuing Odell said that the Ma
tional Committe had advised him o
their inability TO raise even s20O.O0
of the 100000 promised the New
York State Committee for the cam
paign. Then it was that HrrimaI
was called upon. and he raised
fund of $4,000. which he turned ovel
TO Treasurer Bliss, of the Nationa
Committee. Bliss. Odell said, CAV,
the State Committee check for 5000.
600 of this fund
This money" the witness said
was used to carry out agreements
had made with county chairmen anC
1900 district workers to furnish
money as needed in the campaign
Aohut 100000 was used TO make 4
canvass of New York City and $50 ,O0i
for manning the polls for registra
tion duty"
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
NO PAY FOR
UNCLE SANS VETS

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug 14-One hum
dred and eighty thousand old soldiers
veterans of the Civil War and Span
ish-American war have not received
their quarterly pension allowance,
due August 4, because Congress failed
to make the necessary appropriation,
Commissioner OF Pensions Davenport
was today deluged with complaints
and inquiries from thousands Of these
dependent veterans. but he Is help
less. Fifteen million dollars due the
veterans cannot be distributed until
Congress either passes the new
pension bill OF makes a continuance
of appropriations under the old bill.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
SO STATES TO
HEAR ROOSEVELT
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
OYSTER BAY. n. Y. Aug. 14.-Pro-
gressive Chairman Dixon, George W
Perkins and o. X. Davis were ex-
pected at Sycamore Hill this after
noon to discuss with Colonel Roose-
welt. plans for financing the Bull
Moose campaign. The colonel an
nounced that he expected to stump
thirty-six states between now and
November but said that ways and
means for the trip still were unset
tied.
Dixon, Perkins and Davis will take
up the problem where they left off
last night, when it was settled that
Roosevelt should make his longest
western swing around the circle, be-
ginning with his Labor Day speech at
st. Paul. A southern trip will be made
in October. Roosevelt will speak at
Providence. r. l., Friday, at Revere
Beach. Mass, the following day and
will return to Oyster Bay Sunday.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
CAN THREE LIVE
ON g25 A WEEK?

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14.-Is a sal
airy of $25 a week sufficient to support
three persons? Unable TO answer this
question, the United States immigra-
tion officials today passed it up TO
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel to decide. The secretary's de-
cision is expected to throw some
light on the knotty problem on the
high cost of living.
When Mary Fleming, aged Sc, and
her sister. Cecile, aged So, landed at
New York several days ago with s115
in their possession. the immigration
officials feared they would become
public charges. They said that a
cousin. John F. Byrnes had agreed
to support them. Byrnes testified
that he got S25 week, as a re-
DOrter
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
RECOVERY OF GIRL
TO LEARN OF HER ASSAULT

Guilty Her clothes indicated that
she had walked a long way. The ply
sician said that the girl evidently
was suffering from narcotic poisoning
and probably had been drugged. lie
declined to allow the police to ques-
ton her until to-day.
A Brooklyn automobile dealer told
the girls aunt that one Of his sales
men and a new car disappeared about
the time Miss Gray left home. The
car. showing rough usage, was found
later at Coney Island The girls aunt
identified the automobile as the same
which carried of her niece. The po-
lice were given a description OF the
missing salesman.
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
Bv The United Press.

BY The United Press
NEW YORK, Aug 1.-THE police
to-day awaited the recovery from
hysteria and exhaustion of Miss Edra
NJ Gray. a Brooklyn girl who was
missing week. after starting gaily
from her aunt's home with a strange
man in an automobile. Her clothes
in shreds and her shoes worn out
Miss Gray staggered as far as the
stoop of her aunt's home and then fell
to the sidewalk. semi-conscious.
She was helped irlo the nJuse aud
when revived by a physician, began
raving of a Long Island railway sta
ton and a roadhouse. from which. ap-
parently, she had escaped with diff
Evening journal., 1912-08-14
RrILnING PERMITs ISSUED.

Building Inspector Cassidy issued
the following permits today; John
A Bader and Company. to make alter
ations al No. S14 West street for Al
bert Rothohild. 10 cost $4,000: Frank
No. 1920 Gilpin avenue, costing $50;
Joseph Mcnamara, TO build one
story brick kitchen for Martin Egan.
at No 705 East Ninth street to cost
S145. and to the same contractor, 10
erect a kitchen for John Ham, at No
1907 Poplar street. TO cost Si45