The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-06

The presidential election and threat
ened tariff changes We're alike con-
templated almost with Indifference.
and. indeed. the : most active month
OF the Year in wholesale line was that
Immediately preceding the election.
The Real Drawback.
OF the real substantial drawbacks
of the year might be mentioned cold
weather early; d wet. cold, backward
spring and delayed agricultural oper-
atlons, which acted as repressive ele-
ments.
Dizziness First.
The first five months of the year
We're periods of relative d~ullness in de-
mand in many lines, and especially in
retail distribution. but with the growth
Of assurance of large crops, trade and
though tempered by conservatism. ex-
panded greatly. and the last seven
months comprised a season of activi-
~; this despite drawbacks such as an
u~nseasonably mild fall. which restrict
ed retail operations; the high. in fact
record. levels Of commodity prices.
which concededly narrowed margins
OF profits: deficiencies in transporta-
ton ~inseparable from the distribution
Of record crops and enormous indus
trial outputs, and the tightness Of
money attributable alike to domestic
crop moving and commercial needs.
and strained foreign financial condi-
tons which prevented the normal
movement hence Of gold in settlement
OF our unprecedented export trade.
we'll, n. D.. last night said that he
was one of the victims of Florence
Gamble, Des Moines. Iowa, known as
"lowa's champion heart breaker.
Hearing Of her appeal in a matri-
monial paper. Page said he wrote to
her and received a prompt reply. This
was more than Il year ago. Last Sep
tember the correspondence became
more regular with the result that he
sent her "a little better than $50" to
apply toward her expense until she
should inherit a fortune of $4,000
which she represented was coming to
her,.
Known by Many Names.
Florence Gamble is said to have
been known by many names but she
used the name by which she is tabled
on the police books at Des Moines
when she wrote to Page.
1t was a sad story she told and it
touched the heart of the Cogswell man
and his reply was instant.
Would Come to North Dakota.
A first l thought she was sincere.
h told me that she had a fortune
coming but that h wanted someone
to help her spend it," said Page last
night.
THAT sounded all right to me and
q little think like $40 that she asked
did not seem too much. She said that
she would come to North Dakota il I
wanted her to come.
Good at Letter Writing.
But the more / thought it over the
less l took to her story. l sent her a
little better than $50 all told. She
wrote me as high as three letters a
week. They We're good letters. She
certainly was good at correspondence.
This continued until about four
weeks ago when she suddenly stopped
writing and 1 have not heard from her
since. / am not surprised to learn
that she has been arrested"
Will Give Information.
Asked whether he would give the
federal authorities all the informa-
, ton he had for use in the prosecu.
ton of h woman. Page replied that
he would tell them everything. He
probably will get in communication
with the p%ostoficc inspectors at Des
MOines and will write them the facts
about his experience with Miss Gam
bic.
Mill City Man Victim.
Orville Wilson. 1873 Holden street
north, Minneapolis. is said to have
been among the most recent OF Miss
CANDLES victims. Wilson learned on
ly yesterday that the woman with
whom he had been corresponding for
a month had hneO orractnI n boJ