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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

THE LEGISLATORS NORTHERN TRIP.
Last Saturday the senators, repre-
sentatives and state officers concluded
their tour of northern Minnesota.
1t is confidently expected that
much good will result therefrom.
Many of the southern legislators
were unfamiliar with northern Min
nesota conditions. and the investi-
eating and sightseeing trip has dis
PEELED their ignorance.
The alleged hostility of southern
Minnesota legislators to northern
Minnesota interests is largely mag
mary, anyway. We have always
found that the great majority of
southern legislators were disposed to
treat northern Minnesota fairly.
Occasionally narrow minded south
ern provincial; breaks into the legis-
lature but he never gets very far.
= The state should and doubtless
will adoptan even more liberal policy
than it has in the past in assisting
in building up and developing the
immense resources Of the northern
part of tie state, but in the last an
alysis the people Of that section must
do the major share Of. the developing
and building up. ~. Il. ,ss,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Six counties besides Mile Laos
held county option elections last
Monday, and all of them voted ''dry''
with the exception of Martin, where
the "wets'' had lead of 60 votes.
The "dry'' counties are Pine, Stev-
ems, Faribault, Chippewa and Hous-
ton, A total of 80 counties have
now voted to prohibit the sale
of liquor, under the provisions of
the county option law, and FIVE have
voted against the proposition. In
some of the counties the result has
been extremely close, and the "wet''
forces have fled notice OF contest
in Meeker county, where the majority
was only 10. !:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24
GOOD ROADS DAY.

"Governor Hammond has named
June Is as Good Roads Day. He is
not yielding to custom in designat-
ing such day, nor to law. He is
only doing something to encourage
the construction of highways"
The above are the opening SEN
fences from well.meaning editorial
in the Minneapolis Tribune. The
Tribune is laboring under a misap-
prehension. Governor Hammond: in
issuing his proclamation designating
June Is as Good Roads Day, simply
complied with the law. Sec. %,
charter 235 laws of 1913, 1.-THE So
called Dunn law, reads as follows.
'The third Tuesday of June in
each year is hereby designated as
Good Roads Day. and the governor
shall annually, on or before the first
day of June, by public proclama-
tion, request the people of the state
to contribute labor, material or
money toward the improvement of
public highways in their respective
communities. upon that day.
The object in incorpora ting THAT
section in the law was for the bur
pose of awakening public senti.
ment in the cause of road improve
ment, and not with the expectation
that any great amount of volunteer
road work would be performed ':on
that day. But. as matter of fact,
much good has resulted from the
designating Of the third Tuesday of
June in each year as Good Roads
Day. In many communities through
out the state great deal of good
road work has been accomplished con
that day, and this year more than
ever before. The idea is growing,
and each recurring year the day will
be more generally observed throug h-
out the state. ... - ~
If only one mile of road in each
county of the state is bettered on
Good Roads Day it is distinct gain
for the cause of better public high
ways, and justiies the proviso in the
law requiring the governor to des-
ignate by proclamation the third
Tuesday of June as Good Roads
Day. .--..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

rectly benefit few if any settlers of
Aitkin county. There are scores Of
rules of roads in that county, over
which settlers are obliged to travel,
that demand constant attention to
keep them in passable condition.
1t is the first duty Of the Aitkin
county road authorities to care for
the roads that will benefit their own
people.
But there is a proviso in the Dunn
road law that is applicable, and there
should be no difficulty in obtaining
the means to construct and maintain
that "missing link'' across the cor
ner of Aitkin county. st. Louis is an
immensely wealthy county, and
1tasca has five times the assessable
valuation of Aitkin. Subdivision
section 80 of the Dunn road law pro-
vides that a county board may appro-
pirate and expend money for the con-
struction and maintenance of roads
in an adjoining county, when it
deems it for the best interests of the
public; but the amounts so appro-
priated shall not exceed twenty
thousand dollars in any one year.
St. Louis and Itasca counties
should 60 ahead and construct that
mile of connecting road. There is
no legal stumbling. block in the way.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24
GO AHEAD IND BUILD 1T.

St. Louis and Itasca counties have
each constructed long stretches of
a connecting main highway. But
there is a missing link of mile or sc
across the northeastern corner OF
Aitkin county which that county is
expected to build. and concerning
which the Duluth News-Tribune
remarks:
'sIhere is no doubt Aitkin will
build this mile of road, but it is
very important that it be done now.
Until it is done only minor advan.
tage can be had of the 80 miles
which. until then, can be of mo adj
vantage whatever to that county s
people. 1t is problem with Aitkin
we understand, mainly Of ways and
means, but this can always be ar.
ranged. We have no doubt both the
other counties can and will help in
this in some practical way"
A former state senator from south.
ern Minnesota has also written the
Union with reference to this one.
mile gap, and he is decidedly Of the
opinion that there should be pro.
viso in the Dunn road law that
would cover such cases, and that
Aitkin county should be compelled
to build at once thatone mile stretch
across its territory. =.
We disagree with the ex-senator.
Aitkin county has large area: q
comparatively small valuation and
an extensive road mileage; The
stretch OF road in question would di.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24
BIG FRENCH LOAN BY MORGAN
New York Banking House Grants Aid
to RothschiIds.

New York Banking House Grants Aid
to RothschiIds.
New York, June Confirmation
of the much discussed French credit
by American bankers was received
when J. P. Morgan & Co. announced
the virtual completion of a one-year
loan to the Paris branch of the
Rothschilds, the latter acting for the
French government and the Bank of
France, as well as a syndicate OF
French bankers.
The amount of the loan and it's in
terest yield are yet to be determined,
but it is intimated that the sum is
not likely to exceed $5O,0O0,0OO at
approximately per cent.
1t will be secured by collateral in
the form of high grade American rail.
way bonds, to be placed with Morgan
& Co. These bonds include some OF
the senior securities of Americas
premier roads, of which many mil.
lions of dollars worth are owned by
French investors.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Governor Slaton of Georgia gave
Leo M. Frank the benefit of the
doubt and committed his death sen.
tence to life mprisonment. There
is no doubt but what the governors
action will be generally approved of,
as Frank was convicted upon evi.
dence that was far from convincing.
So long as there was a serious cues
tion as to whether or not he was
guilty it would certainly have been
a travesty on Justice to have taken
his life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Politicians are beginning to realize
that it is safe to talk good roads
now. A year ago when the senseless
demagogues were inveighing against
all of the then existing road laws:
clamoring for the abolition Of the
highway commission and a return to
the rotten old system, these same
politicians were as mum as oysters.
Governor Hammond was the only
one of the bunch who had a good
word to say for the Dunn road law.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24
Bids Wanted.

Sealed bids for the erection Of
modern school building will be re-
ceived by the school board of district
No. Is. Mile Laos county, Mimi,
up to July 10, 1915, at the Opstead
P. Q. Heating and ventilation, also
plumbing will beFlet in separate con-
tracts. Plans and specifications may
be- seen az the Opstead P. O. All
bids must be accompanied bysa certi-
fed check for four 41per cent; of
the amount Of the bid.
The board reserves the right to- re-
ject any or all bids.
Anna Engstrom,
27-2tc Clerk.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Some of the self constituted arbi.
traitors Of morality are exceedingly
tiresome, while others are merely
amusing. In the latter class are
those microcephalous individuals
who imagine that the stability OF
the universe is endangered because
everything is not being done in exact
accordance with their extremely
narrow views.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

The new battleship, Arizona, was
launched at the Brooklyn navy yard
last Saturday, and both wine and
water were used in the christening,
despite several protests against the
use of champagne. 1t makes very
little difference what is used upon
occasions of this kind, and in fact
the ceremonies could perhaps be dis
pensed with altogether without in
jury to our naval efficiency.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Lawyers are so numerous in Japan
that several of them are even serv-
ing as policemen, and others are ex-
periencing great hardships in earn
ing living. This state of affairs is
indeed dep]orable. The addition of
few hundred drastic laws to the
statute books OF that nation would
"
remedy conditions.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

The state supreme court has ruled
that corporations are not per sc obi
Gus, and that to charge a candidate
with being supported by corpora.
tions will not tend to expose said
candidate to public contempt, ha.
tired or ridicule. Not few elections
have demonstrated that the court is
right.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24
4NENT RET. e.B1LLY,, SUNDAY.

4
Rev. sBilly'' Sunday has received
considerable free advertising of late,
and there is wide diversity of
opinion as to the man, his methods
and the results of his labors. George
Creel, writing in Harper's Weekly,
expresses the opinion that the sensa-
tional evangelist is the subservient
tool of special interests, and that he
4sis being manoeuvred from indus
trial center to industrial center as
the result of a very shrewd plan :"
Anent Sundays Colorado campaign
Mr.. Creel says:
The men who invited "Billy"
Sunday TO come to Colorado, who
raised the money for his revivals,
were the men whose lawlessness had
precipitated the strike, and whose
arrogance was responsible for the
policy of determination adopted to-
wards the strikers by the operators.
Not once throughout his stay in
Colorado did 'tBilly" Sunday de-
nounce the greeds and injustices
that had made despairing rebels of
thousands of working men. He did
not mention Ludlow. He went en-
tirely upon the assumption the source
of all poverty and all distress was to
be found in "booze.'' Morning
noon and night he attacked the
Demon Rum, even while using every
art to stir the people to a state of
emotional frenzy.
AS result of his revivals, the in
dustrial issue fell from sight. Pro-
hibition became the one great, over
whelming Importance. The opera
tors gave unstintedly to the ''dry''
campaign, and sent the word down
the line that every controlled vote
must be cast for the "dry" candi-
dates. Everything was forgotten ex-
cept the ''horror of the groggery. "
Gut of nowhere came a republican
lawyer named Carlson. He had
nothing to say about the strike, or
about industrial issues of any kind,
but he was vehement in his support
of prohibition. He hated Booze and
he hated the Devil, and he asked
everybody to believe that God is
Love. -.
Carlson, the prohibitionist. idol,
was elected. No sooner had he
taken Office than the fact became ap-
parent that he was ''coal company
man." The operators chuckled.
They had ''put one over" thanks to
the aid of "Billy'' Sunday They
had used the prohibition mania to
sneak in their governor and their
Legislators. .-se-:s:,t:. .:.":r% ..fa. 49,
The strike was smashed. The
thousands of men, women and chill
dren were left starving on the noun
tain sides. Carlson rammed a bill
through the legislature providing fol-
a special Judge to try strike cases.
He appointed coal company attor-
ney. Every union leader was in
dicted on trumped-up charges. Carl
son sent the Encouragement to pros
ecute them: assisted by the high
priced attorneys of the coal compan-
les. Law was set aside. Man after
man was found guilty of murder,
and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. ---
That was how tBilly" Sunday
brought God to Colorado. -
r. r.;
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

All all-Minnesota development as
ISOLATION has been suggested by Gov
ernor Hammond, and the idea is q
sound one. With all sections of the
state tremendously working for 9
bigger and better Minnesota, there
is no doubt but what gratifying re-
suits would be obtained.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Scientists of the Smithsonian In
stitution have been making OK.
periments to determine the exact
amount of heat received by the
earth from the sun, and they have
found that it is 1893 calonies pei
square centimeter per minute. Yes,
the experiment. was conducted at
Boston.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

The county option election held in
Pipestone county is to be contested.
The ''wets" had a majority of four
votes, and the result may be
changed. Both sides are seeking
testimony as to alleged illegal vot-
ing, and a hard battle in the courts
is looked for.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24
THE PRINCETON UNION:

The Redwood Gazette opines that
"since the recent frosts number Of
patriots. have been examining the
plum trees around the state house."
1t takes more than a frost, how
ever, to force the average Office
holder to relinquish his grip on a
political plum. r-.- -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24
T0F0RBIDE xP0RTsToDuTCH
English to Stop Trade Said to Be
Passing to Germany.

RAISING 10 Germany.
London, June PAN order in coun-
Gil is about to be issued prohibiting
expectation of all goods to: Holland,
except those consigned. to The Meth.
erlands Overseas trust. This is ex.
pected to stop the trade believed to
be passing through Holland into Ger
many.
Announcement to this effect was
made in the house of commons by
Captain E. G. Pretyman,, parliament
tary under secretary to the board OF
trade. ..si.i )
Expectation Of goods to The Meth
erlands Overseas trust would be
equivalent to a guarantee that no
goods, either in the form received or
in subsequent form, would.greach a
country hostile to Great Britain
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Ye arrogant Teutons, bull-headed
Britishers and rantankerous Mexican
greasers, beware Governor Ham.
mond has reorganized his formidable
staff of doughty warriors! There
are generals, colonies and majors ga.
lore, all ready and fully equipped to
take the field at moments notice
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

The "dry" wave has washed Sam
uel Rastus Van SAINT from the sub
strata of oblivion to the surface. If
it survives the contamination moth
ing can halt it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

A New York promoter recently
sold considerable stock in a company
for the manufacture Of skin food.
The purchasers of the stock are in
need of considerable of the product
of the plant at the present time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

The man who don't believe in
advertising is a close relative to the
Individual who doesn't see any good
in improved highways.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

A Minneapolis man was recently
sentenced to ninety days in the
work house at his own request. He
was without money, had no relatives
and was unable to work on account
of illness. Why not be real chari-
table and give him life sentence?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Coffee as substitute for intoxi-
eating liquor is being advocated by
an association recently formed in
England. The coffee barons are
probably financing the movement.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

The Yaqui Indians have declared
war on the United States, Germany
and Mexico. Help
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

1t has been suggested that the way
to live without working is to prey
without ceasing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

The Car of progress is moving for
ward slowly but surely. A few cylin-
ders would be added to the engine
if pessimists and calamity howlers
would Subside.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Beware of the politician who lis
continually harping on some mora
issue. He has an Ak to grind.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

If success we're measured rightly
the list of failures would be materi.
ally increased.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Dreamers interested in perpetual
motion: should examine the mouth
of William Jennings Bryan. i:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24
The esveii, Seas.

The seven seas are the north and
the south Atlantic, the north and the
south Pacific ana the Indian, Arctic
and Antarctic oceans.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

Don't kick manNwhen he is down.
He may get up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

We still have the Rum river.
The Washington times., 1915-11-28
CIGARS YOU LIKE BEST

CHARTRAN CIGARS. Try Them.
(SPECIALSD
Original price. IOc straight. Our
price, 4 for :5c. Box Of 20, $3.50.
tPERF. ExTRAs)
Regular price, Zoe straight. Our
Cut price, 4 for c5c.
Box Of SO. $500.
tGRANDAZO) Emperor.
Real good Havana smoke.
Originally sold 4 for .5c. Our Cut
price, DC straight. Box OF rs, $I.I0.
tHAvANA PRODUCT) Cabinets.
Dandy hiRh-cIass cigar.
sc straight. box OF 80, S:.I5.
(MILLONES) Novedades.
High-grade Porto Rican cigar.
Regular price, DC straight. Our
price, 9 for 25c. Box Of 80, q. 30.
(DON URBANA)
HlEh-grade Manila cigar.
Originally sold DC straight. Our
Cut price, 3 Tor 1Oc, y for 25c.
Box Of rs, 7oc.
HiGh-Erade Manila cigar. Sold
world over for SC straight. Our
price, 3 for 1Oc, \ for 25c.
Box Of so, $3.50.
(R. G. sULLIVAN's 7-2O-D
LOndres and PerfectOs.
Largest selling 1Oc cigar In the
World. Our price, 7c straight.
Box of 80, $3.50.
The Washington times., 1915-11-28
RATE OF MAIL PAY
IS NOT INCREASED
Ralph Peters Declares Actually
There Has Been a Decrease
in the Rate.

Claiming that an announcement from
the Postofficc Department had been
misunderstood and that there had been
no increase In the rate of mail pay al
lowed the railroads in central terri
tory. as the public might infer. Ralph
Peters, chairman OF the committee on
railway mail pay. In u statement made
public today. declares that actually
there has been decrease In the rate
for hauling each ton mile
Mr.. Peters sets forth that tho pay
fixed applied only to the future. and
that the increase Of S4.ooOoO0 represented
tho increased mails already carried. lie
said:
This readjustment Of pay applies only
to the future. and includes no settle
ment OF arrearage for having carried
this increased mail tonnage during the
four years lust passed. II the growth
Of the traffic has been steady. 81 900. 600
per year out Of the A.ooo.ooo additional
now found TO be due annually. should
have been added in 1912. s2.0O0.0oo pcr
year In 1913 and S.ooooo0 per year in
1914. Here. then. is Il sum OF 5000. 900
earned by these railroads. but withheld
from them because the Tostofiice De-
tartmcnt weighs the mails only once in
four years"
The Washington times., 1915-11-28
MADMAN KILLS s.;
COMMITS SUICIDE
Jersey Farmer and wife Slain In
Sleep; Son and wife After a
Struggle.

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j.. Nov. o.
Five murders were discovered late yes
tcrtay In the farmhouse OF Samuel
weitzinan. Rfty years old. on Georges
road about three miles outside of this
city. A farm hand. apparently the
man who had killed the others. was
found dead. clutching II revolver.
The dead arc MIR. and Mrs. Wcitzman.
who were shot as they slept: their SON
in-law. David kigner, twcntye-ight
years old. and his wife. Beatrice. and
two workmcn. whose names arc not
known.
County Physician Carroll. who went
to the farmhouse with Prosecutor Flor
encc and detectives. Judged from the
condition OF the bodies that they had
been dead scevral days. From other
Indications the authorities havo con.
ciuded that the murders were COM
mittcd Tuesday evening. Tho dis
covery might have been postponed but
for the chance meeting Of a milkman.
who had been unable to find any one
around the house. with David Kigncr's
brother.
The door was locked on the inside
and as Detective Ferguson opened II =
dog came dragging itself along the
floor exhausted from want OF food
The Washington times., 1915-11-28

and water. The front door had been
clawed furiously.
In Weitzman's bed room ho and his
wife were found on their backs with
bullet wounds In their heads. Death
mad come to them as they slept. In
the other bed room across the hall.
that OF kigner and his wifc. there
were evidences of n terrific struggle.
Mrs. kigncr was dead. face down on
the BED. shot through tho breast and
mead. The bed clothes were scattered
about. and In II wall were several
bullet holes.
From the evidence Of a bitter fight
IN this room and the fact that the old
were asleep Prosecutor Florence con :
structed theory OF what had hap
pened. Justified. as he said. only by
the conclusion that the murderer was
n mailman.
The Polish Iaborer had been with
lnc Weitzmans for only a month. lie
was known as a surly fellow and
We,tzman had much toublc with him.
rms man apparently got up after
INC others went to bed and went to
Weitzman,s room. killing him and his
wife first" said Mr.. Florence. Then
the man went to Kigner's room and
managed to kill Mrs. Kigner before
me husband sprang at him. The bullet
holes IN the wall are evidence OF Kig
ncrs narrow escape there. Then this
fellow must have run down to his
own room. with Kigner following.
where he shot kigner down. and then
Killed the Other hand as he started
up to go to kigner's aid.
Then he locked the door. crawIcd
into bed, covered his head with the
quit and shot himself 1t is the most
awful carnival OF murder ever saw
Dr. carroll. the county physician