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to admit. But before he had a chance
to read the letters, Sam came in,
tramping like little elephant, threw
back his massive head, half closed his
eyes and roared:
r-Pembroke-and-Mr.-Leary-
CONSULTATIONS
Tell them to come right in," said
Broadway. His neck thrust this way
and that-two thrusts in honor of big
business.
Wallace smiled. Judge" he said,
did you ever see man refuse to take
million and a half?"
mot yet"
well, watch the little professor
over there" He nodded toward Broad
way. Then, to the man of whom he
had been speaking: "Sit at that desk
and look business-like."
in that chair?' asked Broadway
with determination. mot after what
he said! And then he sat there, and
he died No, I'll die standing up"
Shall go?" asked Josie.
mo; please don't"
Then Pembroke entered, trailed by
a sallow person, young In years, old
in expression, and bearing In his hand
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-16

strident medley which surrounds them.
There was new life in the old mill,
new confidence had taken place of
fear and fierce antagonism in the
hearts of hundreds, an esprit de corps
had been born suddenly such as had
not existed in that factory for many
years. In one happy sentence Of his
bashful speech Broadway had struck a
keynote. He had said:
"And-er-now, you fellows, keep
your brains-er-busy with this stu
alton. l have bucked the Trust. I've
bucked the Trust for you and the old
town. Now If you don't help me beat
it to the ropes, stagger it, blind it.,
pulp it, put 1t down and out as the all
powerful force in the gum-industry,
it's going to wipe me of the map, and
when I'm wiped you're wiped.
i've fought for you, and lots of
folks will say am fool for doing it.
II you start in and fight for me; if
we both fight heart and soul and night
and day to win against the widest
competition that was every known in
chewing-gum, we WILL win. Anything
else means our sponge in the air and a
call for doctors and an ambulance, or
more likely, undertaken, for Jones
Pepsin Gum, its owner and the men
who work for him."
These words had struck home. The
workmen had all understood their
truth; furthermore, they fully recog-
nized the justice of the burden Broad.
way laid upon them. Workingmen are
fair; they are fairer in old, little towns
like Jonesville than they are in great
industrial centers, where the element
of personality has passed out of in
dustry and the worker is cog, while
the owner is an unseen and mysterious
power. The men had shouted wildly
that they all would help and meant it.
After he had left the shops they had
reiterated among themselves the
pledges of their fealty, and they meant
them then.
Sweethearts, that day in the Jones
plant, would have scornfully rejected
sweethearts who showed any sign of
treason to the young proprietor; ia
theirs would have thrashed son who
sneered at Broadway; mothers would
have chided daughters (more likely
would have spanked them fiercely)
who offered slurs upon what had oc.
Cured. The capacity Of mixers. cook
ers, drawers, molders, cutters, stack
ers, wrappers, packers, boxers, ship
pers increased as if by magic. For
their hearts were in their work; they
were hustling for the boss who had
declared his firm intention Of hustling
for his workers.
Therefore in the works everything
buzzed and hummed and banged and
clattered with a pleasurable and con-
tagous enthusiasm. In the Office there
was warm glow of satisfaction, bu:
Broadway's smile, after the ladies had
departed, Clara and her mother to
make calls and pass the joyful news
about the town triumphantly, Josie to
attend to necessary details of her du.
ties. became somewhat weaker than
it had been.
He had gone into the fight, but was
he going to win the fight? It was fine
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to fight, undoubtedly, but it would be
painful to get licked. His knowledge
of the business world was amply rep
resented by the figure co." The Trusts
knowledge of the business world was
represented by the figure 20" and then
another figure TO-" the two preceded
by the figure Il"
They knew 100 per cent. of that
game Of which he knew absolutely
nothing. He had defied them, SHE'D
his hat into the ring, and now was
Obliged to chastise them drastically.
He sighed, thrust his neck out stimy.
and said. trying q be coclky. bat, nov
Inst tho e1catsneAt had diea 4cwn,
ssallainx Ut l. vcsll - go - -
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a new stenographers notebook and a
little group Of finely sharpened pen
ellis, which he carried as II they might
have been small, very deadly weap-
eas, to be used in time of need upon
his masters enemies
How do you do, Mr. Pembroke"
said Broadway with what he conceiv-
ed to be great dignity.
MT JONES'" said Pembroke, bowling
formally.
Broadway waved him to the fatal
chair. "Sit right down here" he
urged
mo, thank you," Pembroke coun-
tered
"He's on" Broadway whispered to
Wallace.
Gravely Pembroke bowed to all the
others of the party, murmuring, as he
did so, their names. But as he bowed
to Wallace he said Wilson"
Wilson," said the Judge and
Josie in establishment and concert.
Bob winked at them. Yes; that's
right" he Kissed. That's my name"
This over, Pembroke turned to his
stenographer, who had found a seat
upon an office stool Take the en-
tire conversation, John" he directed.
This feazed Broadway for an in
slant but he recovered quickly. Was
he to be outdone by this emissary Of
the Gum Trust in presenting evidences
of suspicion? Not if he, Broadway
Jones, was kept informed of what was
going on, he wasn't. He pointed to a
youth whom he had seen about the
Office frequently, and asked Josie:
"Stenographer, is hep
She nodded.
whats his name?" asked Broad
way, in whisper.
Henry"
Broadway was content. With a
grand air and several protrusions of
the neck, he ordered: Take the entire
conversation, Henry" Outdone by
anyone like Pembroke! He thought
not!
Are we to talk in the presence Of
all here?" asked Pembroke calmly,
coldly, disapprovingly. He was very
cautious.
I'm satisfied, if you are" Broadway
answered. "Sit down, Judge"
very we'll, Mr.. JONES'" said Penn
broke gravely. mr. Jones, am not in
the habit of doing business through
hirelings." He cast a scornfu glance
at Wallace, who smiled sweetly in re-
turn. "Your Mr.. Wilson, your secre.
tary as he represents himself to be,
and whose impertinance, by the way,
is beyond description, has had the
audacity to state that l should have
to do business through him or not at
ALL"
Those were my instructions" Jack
son answered, never wavering.
II should like to understand the
reason for so unusual an arrange
ment."
WELL" said Jackson, you want to
buy something that I own. He's the
salesman, that's ALL" He paused,
wondering at his own great brilliance.
John Wanamaker owns store, but
he doesn't wait on the customers,
does he?"
This was unanswerable. It dunn
founded Pembroke; it delighted all
the other hearers, saving only the two
secretaries, who were bent above their
tasks with nervous diligence.
Broadway himself laughed outright.
"How was that?" he asked Wallace
in whisper.
you're immense, on the square"
said Wallace, with intense apprecia-
ton.
Pembroke was not thus impressed.
He was offended. He was evidently
ready for offence from any quarter.
You are flippant, SIR" he said with q
grave scorn. you gave me your word
that the deal would be consummated
1t two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Tho price was settled and agreed upon
~ both q ~
a0ksoa 1T = silence. Gling
Nh y noeenk unNaySEtlg e
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The daily Alaskan., 1914-08-26
GROSS ERROR TO
 ORDER BY MAIL
Catalogue Houses Threaten
 Very Life Of Farmer.
PLAIN FACTS ABOUT TRADE,

Only Interest of Octopus Is Farmer Customers Money-Growth Due to Susceptibility of Persons In Small Communities - Mail Order Houses Consumed With seIfshness. Copyrighted. 1914. by Thomas J. suIlivan.l Error is not a faux of our knoWl- edge, but a mistake of our judgment It is almost as difficult to make a man unlearn his errors as his knowledge. Malinformaton is more hopeless than nOninformation, for error is always more hopeless than ignorance. Ignorance Is a blank sheet on which we may write, but error Is q scribbled one from which we must first erase. Ignorance is cOntented to stand still with her back to the truth, but error Is more presumptuOus and proceeds in the wrong direction. Ignorance has no light, but error has farther to go be- fore she can arrive at truth than has ignorance
 So that these mali order. tradcrs may not plead ignorance in extcnuatton of their offense we give below cate gorical list of tLiugs which. the mail order houses do not do. We trust they will prove eye openers to the unwlse. What Catalogue Houses Do Not Do. The retail catalogue houses do not buy the farmers produce.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-04
MOORHEAD NORMAL

The annual baseball game between
the faculty and the boys Of the normal
school was pulled off on the normal
school grounds Wednesday. Five hun
dred enthusiastic spectators watched
the game, and urged the contestants
to their greatest efforts with what
passed for wit and humor. President
Weld was cheered by the sideliners as
he suffered himself to be led to the
umpire's box. Then he gave ven to
a Iusty shout Of PLAY ball." whereup-
on Superintendent Edwards smiled
WiCkedly as he took the pitchers box
for the faculty, wound up three times
and unbent. He multiplied this effort
by three, and retired the embryonic
S"ChOOlmdSterS.
C~arIander, taking the box, studiously
followed the good example Of Edwards
and famed three men in succession.
The remainder of the game proved to
be a pitched battle between the rival
twirleTs Of the ball.
In the seCon inning West hunted,
and reached second on an error, stole
third. n brought in a run on Woods
nit. Again, in the third inning, Jo-
hanson WallOped out a tWo-bagger,
WhereupOn he disappeared, n was
next seen crossing the home plate.
AitS NASPlCSLSul0 u luS ldCu1ly was
evidenced when Kendall, Eek, Ander-
son, and Edwards scored in succession.
In the fourth inning there were six
strike-Outs. But in the fifth, the stu
dents filed the bases, Carlander, Mil
Ter, and Larson having one apiece.
~Thereupon Lngberg walked up to the
plate, cast his weather eye at the
pitcher. and popped a sky-scraper in
a northerly direction. By the time a
search warrant had been served on
Tucker. the boys had subpoenaed four
runs, making the score six to five.
Miller then shattered the air three
times, and retired the side. Edwards
then took the stick, singled to short
stop, and, on a series of errors, visited
all the bases, arrived safe at home and
tied the game by the score of six to
six.
Special Attractions.
During the game the crowd was en-
tertained by several special attrac-
tons. Among the specialties, farmer
Kendall, grandstand, lefthand catcher
at third. was prominent. Woods eff
forts to get in the way of the ball
were rewarded by placing him safely
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-04
PRES. WILSON
APPROVES ROAD
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE CON-
MENDs LINCOLN WAY WHICH
WILL CONNECT NEW YORK
AND SAN FRANCISCO BY GREAT
MOTOR ROAD.

Washington, D. c., July 4.-Oficia]
Endorsement and approval of the pro
posed Lincoln highway has been given
by Pres. woodrow Wilson, who. in a
letter to Henry B. Joy, president of
the Lincoln Highway association, de-
clares the roadway to be one Of great
need. The Endorsement of the plan by
the chief executive Of the nation is
highly gratifying to the promoters.
The president also suggested that
official Lincoln highway markers be
placed in that part Of the road enter
ing Washington and passing the Lin
coin memorial, now under construc-
ton here. President Wilson's letter
follows:
q" am sure that the whole COUNT
ls interested to see to it thai there
south in this absolutely united coun-
try, which we all love, and that the
IMAGINARY Mason and Dixon line
should be made once and for all a,
thing of h past, II as a small con-
.ftr1button to that end I earnestly sug-
gest n a the Lincoln Highway asso-
cation should grant permission to
place the official Lincoln highway
markers on the macadam roadway
running from Philadelphia to Wash
1ngton, through the properly selected
streets of the latter city to the Lin
coin memorial now under construction,
and from thence along the roadway
through Frederick, Md, and from
Frederick to Gettysburg.
I am reliably informed that this
route Is now or will in the very near
future, be a modern macadam road
way from Philadelphia to Gettys-
burg, by way Of Washington. The en-
tire expense OF the road, l am inform
ed, including officially marking the
highway, will be betrayed by local in
terests."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-04
Man Who Saw First
Furrow Flowed at A. e.
Makes Second Visit

TIC The Forum: Here 1 raise my
Ebenezer!" This was the word Of a
veteran OF the Civil war when he visit
ed the campus of the A. c. a few days
ago and noted the change made since
his former visit in June 1891 when
men were turning the first burrows Of
the wheat field hat had just been
dedicated to consecrate intelligent
seeking after agricultural knoWl-
edge. What hath God wrought" was
his further comment, for he had learn
ed telegraphy for fun before the war,
and practised it downstairs with a fell
low clerk upstairs. Then after the
war this knowledge gave him work to
do for the railroad then known as the
st. Paul, but now better known to us
DakOtans as the Milwaukee.
In 1881 he came to Dakota in order
to sleep in the open air. To his home
stead on Graham's island in 1892 came
Professor Waldron in search Of
specially fine wild plums which For
ester Burrett had spoken Of. The
veteran homesteader and the eager
young professor sought out fine trees
and dug them up transferring them
tops and ALL to the A. c.. campus.
Today the fourth generation of these
trees is f1ourishing like the green bay
trees of the Scriptures, and producing
the finest of fruit in due season. This
year the blossoms filled the air with
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fragrance, and the promise of fruit is
100 bushels or more-Ask McHannum.
The original trees are still growing
finely.
There is also a inc Hawthorn from
Graham's island ~1ourishing in a.
beautiful clump near the library.
No wonder the veteran quoted the
first message sent over the telegraph
wires when the new messages became
an accomplished fact. AS he gazed on
those splendid buildings and noted the
fine a and lasses who hurried eager
ly by to their work, he said that again
the Queen of Sheba was right when
she said the half had not been told.
The wild plums are doing better
than the tame ones on the campus.
SO the writer of this sketch hopes
that all who read will drop their plum
stones, as nature does. just as they
have eaten the fragrant pulp, and
everywhere we will have fruit trees.
Witness the fine groups in the garden
Of ex-Sheriff Robert German near
Towner. They are the result of
thoughtless dropping Of 'the stones
in the early '90's, and the care with
which the little trees were let alone.
Now they furnish all the plums de-
sired by the family. They eat them
fresh, pickle, some preserve, some
make jelly and treat the neighbors.
Jean M~cNaughton Stevens.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-04
WARNED TO
BRACE FOR SHOCK

Staid, sedate old Germany. famous
for ages as the nation most skilled in
netallurgy and it's exemplifications,
will soon receive a shock.
The motive force Is already on the
way. 1t takes the form of a service
of counted exhibits, gathered for the
benefit of it's German dealers by The
~Studebaker corporation of South Bend
and Detroit. And the exhibits are
designed to show at a glance the
wonderful American development of
Germany's ancient art. as embodied
in the modern. popular priced automo-
bile.
That an American manufactures
Should organize such a demonstration
to influence German purchasers will,
it is confidently foretold, constitute in
itself an instance of bravado, from the
Teutonic point of view. The exhibits
will, however, simply speak Cor them
selves-tacit evidence to the supreme
value Of machine methods, scientific
neat treatments and the application Of
laboratory conclusions to manufac-
turing practice.
There are engagements Of micro
scopic Photographic, showing the wide
variance of the different types of steel
used for the various Studebaker parts
Each photograph shows the evidence
Of some especial Studebaker forge
operation, heat or qquench.
There is an axle shaft Of Studebaker
steel, bent double by the tremendous
force of over $4,000 pounds. but still
showing no flaw.
There is shown in detail the steel
disk from which, in seventeen press
ing operations. grows the broad, eff
ficient S~tudebaker push rod, that takes
even the click out of a Studebaker
motor.
There are Studebaker gears which
a file cannot scratch.
There is. ~Studebaker front axle
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-04
SHORTAGE
or AUTOS

"Regard1ess of all this talk OF
times" the fact remains that those
concerns that make good automobiles
enjoy a ready sale for all they can
produce" says Cecil Gibson, gener-
al manager of the Empire Automobile
Co, in discussing recent COmmunlCa-
tions by other automobile manufac-
.turers in which they complain of UNI
settled conditions and a falling off il.
demand.
"While it is doubtless true that some
makes of cars are dragging, | can see
nothing unusual in that condition. 1t
always has been sO-alWays will be
doubtless.
In former years when the demand
was hopelessly in excess of the posi-
BILE supply n the more popular makes
Of cars were commanding premiums,
there were always a few lame ducks
tina went a begging for orders. And
that is about the condition today.
ION the whole, l do not believe the
automobile industry was ever in a
more healthy condition than it is at
this moment.
That there is a general shortage Of
cars there can be no doubt Several
OF the larger makers have shipped the
last Of the 1914 output and will be I'M
able to ship any more until fall-when
the next seasons stuff will be coming
through.
only one or two of the more prom
inent concerns are suffering from a
lack Of demand-and those that know
can place their fingers on the rea-
sons why. So that, rather than being
a sign Of an unhealthy condition, is
an indication of the reverse. 1t shows
that, after all, the car is the thing. If
the car is right the demand is suffi-
cient to absorb all that can be made.
ut is not generally known, but all
makers underprOduced this season.
We or the Empire Company was one
Of the few whose output this season
was greater than that Of a year ago.
We were growing and that increase
represented only a healthy develop
ment.
Even we. made less than we might
have, but for the feeling of uncertainty
that pervaded the country a year ago
when all makers were buying mater
ialS for this years cars.
by common consent everybody cut
down. The result is gratifying. The
excellent condition that obtains today
is the result Of that conservatism
we then discounted all that could and
more han has happened with the re-
suit as | have saba shortage of au-
tomobiles of every class.
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At the adjourned meeting of the city
council last night the contract was lei
for the paving Of Fourth street south,
First avenue to Ninth avenue inclusive
and First avenu from Fourth street
to Eighth street and a small section
beyond. Three blocks on the latter
street will be paved with creosoted
blocks, Fourth to Seventh streets and
beyond with reinforced concrete. In
our street creosoted blocks will be
used from First to Sixth emu and
from Sixth to Ninth avenues, reinforced
concrete will be used.
There was no friction whatever last
night as during the day different prop
erty owners had been in conference
and after a consideration of the diff
ferent kinds of paving inc the cost
am1cable agreements were reached and
the aldermen met the wishes of the
gentlemen who will have the bills to
pay. Contractor Birch will begin
operations just as soon as the material
can be assembled and he has promised
Moorhead the best work possible.