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The Detroit times., 1914-10-17
In Behalf Of Victims Of Loan Sharks.
To the Editor Of The TiDscs:

In Behalf Of Victims OF Loan Sharks.
To the Editor Of The Timer:
While reading my evening paper.
The Detroit Times, came across the
article regarding the loan shark law
having been knocked out by the SUI
preme court, and that our prosecut-
ing attorney. Mr.. Frazer. was on the
job to do what he could In regard 10
getting q law passed at the next leg
islature that would hold down the
loan sharks and for all time.
most humbly beg to say that !
have no sympathy for the loan sharks.
/ most sincerely wish and l believe
that II is the wish Of all decent men,
that something could be done that
would forever rid our country Of
them.
I suggest that we enact q law COM
polling every banking institution In
the state TO put In department to
care for the needs OF the class Of
people these loan sharks feed on.
Pardon me for saying II. but IL the
Board OF Commerce would take up
this thought and study II out In de-
tail, and take the matter up with
bankers Of our state, believe our
bankers. II 1t was brought to their
attention and In the right way. would
most heartily endorse q rational plan
to I'LL this necessary need of the class
who are forced from one cause or
another to be in need of FINANCIAL
HELP at times.
Thanking you,
w. F. MacCREADYE,
AL Military-ave., Oct. Is, 1914.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-17

We appreciate that the greater share your 20
howard the necessities Of life for the victims
We willing that the share should
But don't think will help the for the
M stricken mothers and the stricken children that
The Detroit times., 1914-10-17
Let the People Rule---And Write

them not to notice these inconsist-
encies OF yours? am affiliated with
the Republican party and write as a
Progressive Republican. but | place
fairness and decency In a political
campaign so high that find II neces-
sary TO enter this protest In behalf
OF member OF another party.
was at first inclined to order my
subscription closed at once and let
you have the benefit Of the money paid
for the balance Of the time. realizing
that II you are as short on cash as you
are on common decency and fairness
you sorely need Ii. but on reflection
have decided to let you continue II.
either to see change or else TO see TO
what further depths OF political shys-
tering IL Is possible for the mighty TO
fall HERMAN DEHNKE.
Mikado, Mich. Oct. IA. 1914.
The Dickinson press., 1914-09-05
PRECISE N R

Harry Precise was in Dickinson,
from his home on the Little Missouri
river, near the Tom Christensen:
place, the first Of the week. He
brought in a little over 10 bushels Of
fine plums which he readily sold at
SO per bushel. Harry and Scott Pro-
else and mother, Mrs. Mary Precise,
and sisters, Misses Mary and Annie;
moved to the Little Missouri country
the past year from ear Regent. Mrs
Precise and Miss Mary each secured
|32O-acre homesteads and the other
daughter may take land later. They
are fitting up a ranch which they will
stock in due time. This fall Scott
Precise is running an engine for
Bang Bros. near Dunn Center.
Harry Precise brought in Sonny
Nc, a standard bred American trot-
ter, to get him shod. This horse isa
beautiful animal and the property Of
Miss Annie Precise.
It takes about two days to come in
from the Precise ranch with a loaded
team. In order to pay, expenses, Mr..
Precise loaded back with groceries
for the Oakdale store.
The Dickinson press., 1914-09-05

siderable supply 81 cruisers gum
boats, torpedo boats, d~estroyers and
submarines. The advent Of italy
would mean the disappearance Of
Austria hungary from the Mediter-
ranean, an attack on Constantinople
fromsthe west as well as from The
east, the probable driving Of the
Turks from Europe.
America and the other nations AT
peace have a concern in this prospect,
however, which lis not to be measured
in fighting strength for either side
in the war. It lies in the imminent
danger to Christians under Turkish
rule. We must make ready, il
Turkey does not change,her course,
to head off the massacre of thousands
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1914-09-05
GoRHAM

The Ladies Aid society met with
Mrs. 3. G. Bishop last week.
Syaran Bros. are building the new
school house in the Tester district.
There are three new school houses
lin the Gorham district TO be erected
lat once.
The Farmers Cooperative Co.
were to hold their monthly meeting
lin Gorham on the 9Th.
The young people have pleasant
pluming parties. This wild fruit is
very plentiful this season.
Tom Evenson is getting a wheat
yield Of about 20 bushels to the acre;
He will have around 5000 bushels of
grain this season.
The marriage Of Helmer Slogan
and Miss Hazel Smith took place on
1.-The End. The couple will be at home
with her parents for the winter. Nj.
Smith is q prosperous rancher.
a very pleasant surprise party
Twas given at the T. E. Evenson home.
by the young people Of the neighbor-
hood last week in honor Of the Misses
Evenson, who have returned to their
old home in Iowa.
The Dickinson press., 1914-09-05
WEST OF KILDEER

S. Blank is busy these days with
his binder.
Minnie Schlangen was seen on the
Flats last week.
John Jares returned from Dickin-
son last Saturday.
Chas. Adams goes back to his home
in Minnesota this week.
MI. and Mrs. gOrrin Wilcox visited
Sunday at James Wilcox's.
The sound Of the threshing ma
chine is again heard on the Flats.
E. King from Belfield was on the
Flats last week looking for stock to
buy.
2. Boerhson was out. from Dickin-
son last week looking for a home
stead.
e. E. Hayden expects to move
down OF the Chas. Adams place9for
the winter. @8
Mr.. and Mrs j.. o. il and Miss
Weber went u the latter's
claim last Sunday
There was d dance at Fiittro's last
Saturday night. All they lacked was
la4croWds music.
MI and Mrs. d. Van Vleet visited
their sons Palmer Van Vleet, on
the George Martin ranch last week.
Mrs. Chalmers and Alex took din
rer with Mrs. C. u. Lanphear and
then spent the evening with !. q.
Hayden's.
Donald Lanphear went to Diclin-
son last week, his mother coming
back with him after alive weeks
visit in town.
The Dickinson press., 1914-09-05
PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES

The Dickinson Public Library has
resumed its winter schedule hours:
E2-5:SOs b. M, daily, 70 p. M. week
days, and 9-12 d. m. Saturdays.
The September number of the
Worlds Work is a war manual, Civ
ing the facts every one needs to
know about the causes Of the war, the
armies, navies, finances and principal
characters of all the countries In
volved, with many illustrations, maps
and an index. ~ %#
On next Monday, Labor Day, the
Library will be closed.
The Dickinson press., 1914-09-05
SAVED THE FARMERS MONEY

Speaking of the government action
against s. P. Lesselyoung and The
Farmers General Service Co. outfit,
the Hettinger County Herald SAYS
1.-THE companies mentioned did
business in North Dakota during the
past few years. Their workings in
this part Of the state were first ex-
posed by the Dickinson Press. When
the exposure vas made a suit was
for Iii libel BY the officers Z ) several
Thousand dollars damage, were asked
for and there is no doubt that the
companies sustained considerable loss
but the farmers Of this part Of the
state were saved considerable money
and the Dickinson Press will not be
the loser
The Dickinson press., 1914-09-05
IF TURKEY JOINS GERMANY
AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

The signs are many that Turkey
intends to side with Germany and
Austria Hungary. If she does it is
assumed in Washington that Italy,
Bulgaria and Greece will join the
allies. The accessions would be
greatly to the advantage Of the lat
ter.
Turkey can contribute not more
than 100000 men Ia
Italy alone can offer as many,
while Greece can provide 125,000, and
Bulgaria $4,000.
Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece have
no navies of, Importance. Italy is
seventh among the naval powers,
with IL modern ~battleships and a con-
The Dickinson press., 1914-09-05
GLADSTONE

I1AO0lONE
/. B. Hunt was a Dickinson visitor
Friday Of last week.
Hon. L. "A. Simpson Of Dickinson
was in town Saturday on business.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
E. D. Culver on Monday, August 31st.
r. B. Lee has threshed 40 acres of
wheat which average 80 bushels per
acre.
Mrs. John Marty Of Graeber was q
business visitor in Gladstone Tues
day. 4
Trainmaster Johnson of Glendiye
was in Gladstone Wednesday on bust
ness.
Jacob Krier went to Dickinson
Monday evening On a business mis-
sion. S.
Jack Grasl came up from Taylor
last Thursday evening for short
visit at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. "A. Mcclure and
daughters Of Dickinson visited here
Sunday afternoon at the julius Hoist
home.
Mrs. George T. Wilson came from
Dickinson Saturday for a weeks visit
at the home of her son, George II.
Wilson.
Llewellyn Morse Of Glendive Wis
tied here Tuesday at the S. D. Gregg
home, returning to Glendive in the
evening.
John Dolwig and Peter Kirsch left
last Friday for the Twin Cities,
where they will purchase their winter
stock Of dry goods. 81
Miss Joice Scarf of Grand Forks
came from Dickinson Tuesday morn
ing for a few days visit with the
Misses Tina, Beulah and Marvel
Brown.
Anton Duckhorn, who threshed
this week, has 1900 bushels of wheat,
which. averaged 10 bushels per acre.
He also has a good yield of oats and
other grains.
Harold Packman, who has been the
guest Of his cousin, Percivall Taver-
ner, for the past three months, re-
turned Tuesday morning to his home
in Mount Vernon, N. Y
Hon. L. A. Simpson and Otto
Meyer of Dickinson were business
visitors in Gladstone Thursday of last
week. They were on their way south
via auto.
Miss Ruth Hogue Of Dickinson,
who will teach school No. / in the
Versippi district, arrived here last
Friday morning. Miss Hogue5ywiH
board atethe E. d. Culver home.
MI. and Mrs. Nick KONG and baby
came from Dickinson Sunday morn
ing and visited at the home of Mrs.
Konig''s mother, Mrs. Maria Stricken.
They returned in the evening.
w. A. Mcclure and daughter, Miss
Grace, autoed from Dickinson Mon
day morning. Mr.. Mcclure returned
Tuesday but Grace remained for a
weeks visit here with her aunt, Mrs.
julius Hollst.
Mrs. VIM. II. Elwell returned Tues
day morning from Dickinson, where
she went the day previous to see her
little niece, Clarice Eldred, who is
quite ill with a complication of all
ments resulting from her recent i'll
ness with scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Jensen and
children Of La Crosse, Wis, were ar
rivals here Monday evening, coming
overland via auto and visited at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. James II.
Shurtliff, to. whom they are related.
They left Wednesday for Culbertson
Mont, where they expect to make
their home.
81. G. r." the supposed Jay a.
Caldwell, together with James d.
Greenebaum, Mrs. liver Pitkin and
son, George, and Charles Colgroye
were in Gladstone last Friday after
noon, coming from Dickinson via
auto. 81. C. r." was identified by
many as the Jay Caldwell whom they
knew in former years. After an
hours stop here the party went on
to TayIOr. %2
The Dickinson press., 1914-09-05

Harry Sankey are the new men at
the helm and they will attempt to
build up the paper and put it on a
paying basis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30
Progress of the Colored Race

over a dozen filling places of honor
and trust at the State Capitol. This
partial list given from memory, 10
which must be added three authors
who have written and published books.
will indicate that If you and others
with souls as broad shall continue to
help and to praise the day is not
distant when all America will realize
what wonderful things we have done
in less than fifty years.
What saving funds and the tax list
might show has not been hinted at
Better than all, the home life and the
culture tell tale of progress beyond
the fondest dream of even our best
friends.
May I thank you for another evi-
dence of friendship? You, sir. have
done us so much good. May we al
ways deserve your confidence and
your commendation.
Yours faithfully.
w. H. MARSHALL,
629 Boas street
Harrisburg. Sept. 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30
THE NEW TAX

~ WNERS of small cigar stands
and stores-all dealers, in fact,
~ no matter how insignificant
their business-find that they
come under the provisions of the
new Democratic tax law. Many of
them are indignant. They say that
they are doing business on ridicu-
lously low margin now and that they
cannot afford to pay both the higher
prices demanded for their wares and
an additional tax as well. But they
must, or close up shop.
The new tax, however, comes even
nearer home. For every gallon of
gasoline the housekeeper who cooks
on a gasoline stove uses in her kitchen
she must pay two cents over and above
the price. From 10 to 20 per cent. is
added to the cost of every gallon of
gasoline the farmer uses in his en-
gine and the motorist in his automo-
bile.
1t is a strange fact that. while by its
suit against the Standard Oil Com
pany the government recently brought
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30
POLITICAL. SI0ELIcHTS

The Altoona Republican demon
stration of last Friday is still clawing
the Patriot.
The Stuart endorsement of Brum-
baugh was not well received in Mar
ket Square. 1t will now be bad form
to mention Stuart's name.
Mr.. McCormick's sojourn at home
this week was rather embittered by
that Van Dyke letter.
The question now is what will
Roosevelt say when he speaks at
Philadelphia. He has been lambasting
Wilson and the Democrats all through
the West.
State Chairman Morris now
knows what it is going to cost to make
this campaign.
Democrats in federal Office will
know too, very soon.
They always have Crow beaten in
Fayette county about this time in the
year.
In the window of the house at
141O Market street where the Pa
Nc League is supposed to meet is a
large sign For Rent"
DR.. Rrumbaugh appears to be
making headway among Democrats as
well as Progressives.
They have had to drag BILLY"
Wilson into the soft coal regions in an
effort to overcome the feeling against
Mccormick.
Wonder if Roosevelt will stand
for the Democratic soft pedal on his
speech in Philadelphia.
AS the Panic League would not
work in Cumberland they have gall
vaniSed the old Democratic club.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30
HOPE OF THE WORLD

"HE hope of the world lies to-day
in America. With what eager
h eyes the Christian people of
Europe are looking toward this
country to maintain the task of
spreading civilization throughout the
earth is illustrated by the appeal of
the Lutherans of Germany to the Lu-
therans of the United States to, take
over their work of foreign missions.
IT must not be thought that the people
of Germany, or France, or England
have forgotten their ideals because
their rulers have plunged them into
war. The voice of the conflicting ma
tions would be almost unanimously for
peace, did the masses have their way.
So it is to America, where the gov
ernment is more responsive to the
voice of public opinion, that Europe
looks in her hour of helplessness. The
burden laid upon us is a heavy one,
but this nation has never progressed
more substantially than when bear
ing forward with steady and unfalter-
ing steps the beacon fired by the men
who wrote the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and framed the Constitu-
ton. This is not f1amboyant patriot
ism. 1t is a plain statement of his
torical fact that those who are guild
ing our affairs to-day will do well to
give heed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30

To the Editor Of the Telegraph
don't think the personal reference
was earned even though thirty years
of public life was honestly given to
inspiring and training the youth of
my people. Such praise usually is
given to those who have passed be-
yond. Whatever / could do to help
was cheerfully done and so long as l
shall live my only aim shall he to help
our youths to find the place where
they can enjoy a wider vision. thank
you, of course.
Your grand editorial gives publicity
to facts that all who will see may
discover. You covered the country
and showed what fifty years of free
dom meant in character. in education
and in achievements to the freedmen.
For your kind reference to our de-
Velopment you have the full gratitude
of a rising people. Your editorial also
shows that you are perfectly familiar
with the fact that locally we have
kept pace with the 10,000.000 of our
people who are proving their right
to unrestricted American citizenship.
To one who has helped us as you
have and who is as familiar as you
are with our progress it is pleasant
for me to repeat the following evil
dence of progress to be noted ir Har-
risburg where the following can be
seen by those willing to look:
Six successful physicians, 2 we'll
conducted drug stores. l dentist, l un-
dertaker, contractors, real estate
agents, half-dozen life insurance
agents, representing two colored in
surance companies, 2 newspapers,
each of which operates a successful
job printing department, l plumber
3 painters, upholsterers, 2 lawyers.
3 policemen, 2 letter carriers, IA pub
lie school teachers teaching, and in
spring over 500 children. Is clergy
men, blacksmiths, l wagonmaker, 2
trained nurses, l proprietor of an au-
tomobile garage where all repairs are
made and where a school for chauf-
feurs is conducted. laundry, hotels,
2 stores where ladies' top and under
clothing are specialties. grocery
stores, restaurants, l confectionery,
practically all the walters under col
ored headwaiters. taiors, l iceman,
half-doZen clerks and stenographers,
chiropodists chauffeurs, music teach
ers, dressmakers. manicurists without
number, etc. etc, to say nothing of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30
A HECK OF A MESS
BY Wing Dinger

ny WING
| betcha Mccormick when he see da let
Dat Van. Dyke wrote da hotel. quite
huffy he get,
And kick up da very old dickens, you
Saying. look here, Van Dyke.
You make me looka like
One great beega pike.
yell early and late through da whole
of da State
That I'm strong against booze.
lMaybe it's just a ruse),
But l don't want to lose,
And you write-a dees let
Dat puts me in sweat
And so angry l get
I could cancel my speeches for maybe
And think like da mischief to DOPE out
some ways
On some other subjects a racket to
raise
For myself.
Or the shelf
Is the place where I'll land,
And l want the grandstand:
And just think how much more now da
kitty will be
To counteract all of da damage to me
That results from this letter. why you
oughta be
Much more careful, hereafter don't
write
To wine merchants and such, but sneak
round late at night
And solicit in person each ones little
mite.
Why don't believe Jess,
Who's dead one, | guess,
Would have got me in thus. It's heck
of a mess.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30
OUR NEW BABY
(Girard in Public Ledger


Harrisburg has a new baby. 1t is a
big and lusty infant and ] learn from
State Librarian Thomas L. Montgom-
cry, who has helped rock the cradle,
that it VIII surely be credit to its
mother.
The maternal parent, or as the col
lege boys prefer. alma mater, is the
University of Pennsylvania. and the
child is the new Wharton School class
This is no cheap or ordinary night
school, but a genuine class of the Uni
versity located in Harrisburg. 1t num-
bers 115 students, which is why
referred to the new baby as a robust
child.
The course of study and the lectur-
ers are direct from Penn. This Har-
risburg class is only one of the Uni
versity's notable extension products
and the State capital graduates OF
Pennsylvania have been roofing for it
like a bunch of undergraduates cheer
ing for another touchdown.
If you can't go to college, the col
lege will go to you, that's the idea.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30
DIR. BRUMBAUGH REITERATEs
HIS LOCAL OPTION VIEWS

'In this large program of social bet
terment for the people of this Common
OF local option law, for the regulation
of the sale of Intoxicating liquors, and
will use every honorable means at my
disposal to secure the enactment of
may. in the several counties of the
Commonwealth. determine for them
selves whether or not licenses shall be
liquors.
'I wish particularly to state that I
stand absolutely square and resolute
and unchanged in the position 7 have
take in this matter. and l invite the
sympat THY and the support of all fair
minded people. No candidate who Is
honest can do more and no candidate
who is sincere can offer from his own
record a better guarantee TO the people
of this Commonwealth of bis honest in
tentions and determination TO further
this important measure. From DR..
Brumbaugh's speech at Altoona.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30
SEED TIME AND HARVEST

asst Spring We preached a little
sermon in these columns on the
virtues of the backyard garden.
Mayhap some readers took it
home to themselves and made their
backyards earn their keep. If so, and
they planted judiciously. they are now
reaping their reward, even as they
have been doing during all the sum-
mer months since the first radish grew
to edible size.
The man with a backyard garden is
now harvesting his turnips and his
lima beans. He is getting in his
pumpkins, his popcorn and his sweet
potatoes. His celery is receiving its
last filling" and his winter radishes
are about ready for the cold cellar
Long since his potatoes are slowed
safely away. Oh, yes, all these things
are possible in really worth while
quantities in even a moderate-sized
backyard! 1t is all in learning how.
There is no joy quite like that of
harvesting your own crops and laying
them by against the bleak days of
midwinter, unless 1t be that of plan
ming for the new garden when icy
winds are piling high the snowdrifts
and only the seed catalog and the
roaring CRATE remain to remind one
of summers beautiful flowers and
pleasing warmth.
To-day comes a dispatch from
Washington urging school boards to
take up the work of instruction in
home gardening. With a special ap-
preparation from Congress, the United
States Bureau of Education has just
begun the work of investigation and
promotion of home and school gar
dens The new division will be under
the direction of a specialist in school
gardening and an assistant, both of
whom are to be experts in this form
of educational activity.
BY means of personal visitation,
correspondence and publications it is
the plan of the bureau to cooperate
with school boards throughout the
United States in school and home gar
den work. Investigation has already
shown that many cities have made
considerable progress in school gar
dens, but practically no information
on the subject is available. The first
task of the division will be to supply
this information.
Eventually 1t is hoped that every
city, school will have teacher en-
ployed twelve months in the year who
knows gardening both theoretically
and practically During the school
year this teacher will give instruc-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-30
BLAIR COUNTY's VOTE

[From the Altoon Tribune.l
Now that the great Republican mass
meeting is a historic fact the Tribune
realizes that 1t will not feel that Blair
county has done its full duty unless
DIR. Brumbaugh secures a majority OF
not less than 5000 over his nearest
competitor. Six thousand seems more
likely. Seldom has there been time
in the history of this country when
sentiment in favor of the Republican
party and its standard bearers was
stronger than it is at the present mo-
ment. Everywhere one goes he dis
covers earnest and enthusiastic Repub-
ltcans. The Democratic record during
the last eighteen months has aroused
the voters to the consciousness that
Democratic authoritv in the mite
House and in Congress is bitter thing
or the industries of Pennsylvania. The
workingmansand the professional man.
the merchant and the farmer, all have
'olt the pinch of Democratic times
They are feeling it now