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DIVISION OFFICERS A. O. H.-TIME
AND PLACE OF MEETING.

ANoKA COUNTY.
County President-John p. Coleman
Anoka, MINI.
Division No. 1. Anoka-Pres., William
L Ward; Vice Pres, John L. Green;
Rec. Sec, Charles e. Green: Fin. Sec,
James McArdle; ms. Sec.. James Nc
Ardle; Treas, John Ward: Med. Exam
liners. ]. H. Frank and A. T. Game
BIG STONE COUNTY.
County President-M. ]. Mcdonnell.
Graceville, MINI.
Division No. j. Graceville-Pres. J. p.
Tratnor; Vice Pres. T. F. Rowan; Rec.
naty: ms. Sec, c. p. Ginnaty: Treas, J..
M. Randall. Meeting held every first
Sunday and third Thursday Of each
month at Fraternity hall.
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wAsEcA COUNTY.

County President, Thos Foley, James,
bert. Rec Sec, j. W. Conway: Tns. See.
Charles McLoone; Treas, B. ]. Liiy:
Med; Examiner, Dr.: A: J. Rudolf. Meet
ny neld every first Thursday and third
hall. Waseca.
Division No. 2, Janesville-Pres., Jas.
Sf na an; Vice Pres, T. Foley; Fin. ana
Dalton; Treas. James Mcbride.
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

=, County President. John simons. gil
Division No. 1. Duluth-President.
William F. Murnian, SOC e. 3rd ST.:
Vice ., Pres: John F. scanlon. 107K ".
5th ST.; Fin. and ms. Sec. w. ]. Nc
Bride, w. 5th ST.; Rec. Sec., W. J.
Lynott. 1924 3. Sd St.; Treas, j. W.
Lydon. 426 E. Sd St.; Med. Examiner. Dr.:
p. w. Fahey. 217 New Jersey Bldg.
Wednesdays at Cathedral Hall, Second
Ave: w: and Fourth st.
Division No. 4. West Duluth-Presi-
gent. John E. Cullen: Vice Pres. Jehn
keenan; Treas, p. H. McGraW: Rec.
Sec. J. w: Boutwell,, COL 67th Ave. W.;
Fin. and ms. Sec. Jas. Connolly; Med.
Examiner, DR.. Payette.
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LIE suEuR COUNTY.

County. President. Jacob Gish, Le
Sueur, MINI.
- Pivl:io3 Ne: !, AostEomsry.Pse...
sidy; Rec. Sec. Ed. Clarkin:. Fin. SEE,
Tre q p. J. Keosen; ksi. nxaM saiSa:
Dr. James AcKson. Meetings. are Heil
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Clontarf.
Division No. President. VIM. N.
hs sa Vice Pres. P. J. Mccarthy; Rec.
Foley; ms. Sec, N. E. Conlogue; Treas.
Jas O'Donnell: Med. Examiner, Dr.. q.
GSagnault: Meeting held every arst
Hall. e.
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SCOTT COUNTY.

County President, F. ]. Leonard. Tor.
dan, MINI. ~
Division No. 1. Belle Plaine-Pres..
D Br: y. r Ma1oney. Belle PLANE: Vice
Sec' John e. Stearns, Belle Plaine; Fin.
Sec, James H. Stratton, Belle Piano:
n ms; Sec, James H. Stratton. Belle
PLANE; Treas, John f. Clarke: Med. Ex-
aminer; DR.. g. r. Maloney. Meetings
are held on first Sunday Of month ia
Fraternity hall, at 1880 D, m.
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ris. ava
Division No. President. James T.
LaSwler. Morris: Vice Pres. Frank Han.
e rara1i Motifs Norris; Rec Sec. Eugene Fitx-
han, Morris; Inns. Sec, Thos. +. McCan-
n ney; ;Dtonnelly; Med. Examiner, Dr.. Z.
H. =: ,Fltzgerald; Sick Committee, Jehn
ings first Sunday Of the month. at Lin.
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ulator responsible for the working on.
~ the old law Of supply and demand
consequences. And | don't see how
you're going to help II. altogether.
It's an economic condition
Much Il tho murmurIng about town
over the increase ~ one sent In the
price OF the bread loaf had been based
on the accusation that as no advance
had yet been made by the -four manu-
facturers in the prices to ;he bakers
there va no necessity for the raise.
In other words the stock Of -four the
bakers had on hand had been pur-
chased ut tho lower prices OF wheat,
: u hat they had not yet been forced
to increase their price through the
higher prices OF 1our. This was
brought TO Mr.. Warmers attention for
an opinion. II was M this point that
his business pronounccments were At
their icicst:
"A baker has n right to raise his
prices even II he IL baking bread from
tour that has not recently been raised
y price. His right Is within law and
business probity. Just the same as
any other class of tradesman he has
the right to look Into tho future,
measure up what he will have TO en-
counter that may profit him or hurt
him financially and mako his ar
ranEcments accordingly.
Tie has a right to plan to Offset q
threatening business reverse at n
time. lie need not wait until the re-
Verse o%vertakes him before he sets his
plans In motion. II IL tho economic
condition again. Something might
have arisen IN his business whereby
he might have had to sell bread at a
reduction IN price, lie might have
had to sustain n loss on -four already
bought. All ~ these things happen
in business life, \ business man has
tho undoubted right 10 fix prices that
will be most advantageous to himself
at any time,
1T is very plain that were a baker
TO raise prices Mt any time ~ would
run the risk OF losing trade, Ills Gus
toners would go where they could
get bread NJ IN" old price. So II
seems to me this is n sure enough
preventive Of price raising when II
can he avoided. II tho baker in tho cx-
erCise OF his right, but cold bloodcdly,
rs his customers might say, raises
the price Of 'h!e bread he takes IN"
risk Of his customers, quito as cold
hloodedly, quitting him With such
n deterrent why rail against his right?
The meeting Of a body OF bakers
deliberately to raise the price NJ bread
Of ourse night he deemed conspir-
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'scv. Or. II the bakers met just 10
consider a critical situation in their
trade and "a an outcome OF th" meet
ing raised the rice OF bread as n MAJ
ter of self-preservation their acton.
IN the opinion OF come. would sim be-
conspiracy. Eut certainly the md
vidual baker could not he charged
with conspiracy or cold b~lood~dness for
making al advance, II is clearly within
h!s business right.
Il think Won Will find that p large
number viii not think 1t wise 10 ra.se.
This so-Called war cause cannot last
long, and $. the haker act. now with
his customer SO will tHe future good
will OF tho customer DO retained or
lost.
Taking Of cold hearted spectators,
take farmers themselves, the very
raisers OF tho wheat in tHe first place.
Why farmers are often the most rad
cal sort Of spectators Why right
now in these penny more a loaf times
Tve been old OF farmers who are
keeping rlc!r own grain right with
them on their farms and aCtual'y
sending to Chicago to buy 5000 bush
els or va on a spec Yes, they intend
10 hold their w grain and tho grain
they buy for the better prices they
are sure will come.
THE farmer is naturally bullish In
his trading. lie reasons out the
changes that the future Will bring in
a bullish way. It's the way Of the
American farmer. lie IL always san
gulne Of a good yield and "A good
price. He is less inclined t. he over
cautious and pcssimlstic with respect
- his crop Than the farmer OF other
countries. This may account for his
willingness To speculate, And r"nom
Der that II he, right at the source Of
the fixing Of the price Of the loar Of
hresd, Is willing to speculate Nou ear
hardly condemn the Spectator who Il.
not a farmer.
NO, ! don't believe an emhareo on
wheat or a restriction Of foreign shin
m~nts in any way would alter con-
ditions So as to henrf the poorer con-
sumner. I think an embargo would
work harm to the very one Who
should not ~ harmed. or the very
oncs o active in having The rm
barge placed"
Nnere was a switch ~ p few mo-
ments at this point to the ship hll
recently defeated in Congress Ny.
Warner declared cmphatically the de
feat was a p~raiscworthy piece ~
work. He pointed out that AL OF tha
large trade and business organizations
Of the city has been against the meas
ure, Then an observation | made In
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I passing back 20 the gram speculation
topic brought forta another smash
from tine pres'den, OF the Produce
Exchange 10 prove how prepost~rous
.t : tJ Try to blend business and sen'i-
mert.
"rHcre are a number Of people.
Mr.. Warner. who think the capital
iSrs "f the country are not az pa
trui4. as iAey should le n helping
g., tu.d up a great merchant marine
Mt ih" AMER a nag floating from
American SHIPS IN commanding nura-
h'rs a' over the world
"patr.oiie"' echoed Mr. Warner,
patr.otIc9 WHY IN. time for q mar
90 show hs patriotism IL when the
country IS in danger. Why seek to
tie up patriotism with business? II
a business mans COUNTRY is in peril
then aal there re may rightfully be
patriotic. hlt otherwise how can yoa
call j. patriotic for him to upset his
bus ness
"By what sort OF reasoning do YOU
make II right that a man shall invest
hiS capital an a venture that Yields
linn INT II fraction Of wat he can
maize ~ N.e.i him elsewhere Re
Caus" IT'S a particular e~nterpr.s. OF
his country or To whi"l a percentage
Of hIS Couutrymen are CumIttted shall
he PAT las money IN il for II less
profitable return? 1t is not proper
that me- should. Nor can YOU call Rim
lacking In patriotism because he re-
fuses - conduct himself In such an
unhUs.ness.iks way.
IN hri Z the present American IA va
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, shall not do in trade. Spectators who
do not violate any law have the right
10 make all the money they plan to
make. | cannot see how you can pre-
vent them doing sol Cannot agree
that you should do so If you could.
"Sentlmentality and business are
two different things. II YOU are a sue
cessful sen~timentallst IL IL because
YOU have pursued sentimentalty in a
bus.nesslike way, If YOU are a sue
cessful business man it is because you
have pursued business in a business
like way. When affairs Of city, State
and nation are not conducted accord
ing 10 business principles things go
| 10 pot. Speculation in wheat Ia legit-
Innate. Upset the right to speculate
and you attack all business"
But would II lie possible to arrange
some sort OF a limitation to specula-
ton IN the necessities OF life so that
tho poor might not be so hard hit
when speculation may force prices
up" l ventured.
How are YOU going to do III" re-
turned Mr. Warner. Attempt II and
you undermine the entire fabric OF
business. You would have to extend
, your curb to the product. that are
not necessities in order to he fair.
Economic conditions in the world
carry with them TIN right TO specu-
late. Overthrow or disturb these con
ditions and o face panic"
"Mr. Warner, many people think
that when spectators see and know
that poor people are hurt by the rise
in prices they ought TO give n thought
To their fellows, especially 49, their
gains mount up, Many people believe
that spectators do think OF their
fellows and don't care"
"NNhy, that isn't 80 at all" said the
president of the exchange. "Specula-
tors take the greatest OF risks In back
ing their judgment as 10 what future
prices will he, They stand or fan
alone in this risk. Their Judgment
may be bad They may lose heavily
because Of their mistakes. Their in
div. dual good or bad fortune Is enough
to occupy Their mind. fully. The pub
l~ic-neither the rich, the middle class
nor tho poor pay no heed To their
~losss. or mishap.. The money 10 pay
the price for their own loaf OF bread
lies in their speculation, A mans
mind is brimful OF his W risks and
troubles when he ~specu!ates.
"You cannot say tho Speculation
doesn't care. The fact is, very likely.
that he never gives the addition Of q
cent to the price OF q loaf of bread q
In q different groove. A man might
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become absorbed in q game OF chess
on the winning Of which depended the
loss or gain OF 81 900. While he played
one OF the very spectators of the game
might be starving. But the man play
ing would not give him a thought.
You would not say he was callous 20
the hunger of the spectator because
he did not think of him while playing
the Ea.le.
The Spectator IN pursuing his
business, ever though it result in the
advance Of the price OF bread. is no
more cold hearted than many a com.
planning bread buyer may be. How?
Why, by buying bread where 1t IL
cheapest regardless Of the reasons for
It's being so cheap. Does the our
chaser care, In many cases. whether a
cen less oil a loaf means possibly less
wage for the man employed in baking
the bread? Does the purchaser OF
anything. as a rule. OFFER TO pay more
for a thing than is asked. for senti-
mental or Humanitarian reasons?
Put. az I have said. spectators do
not give the rise In the price OF bread
a thought in their business. 1t il, re-
mote from their transactions. The
wheat they sell goes through too many
hands aftcr 4, leaves their control. DO
MT put them down a. cold blooded,
heartless people. who are able TO put
mp the price OF a necessity because
another penny can be dragged from
the poor.
"Resides. how can you hold them
responsible? There IL a mighty de-
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been scared to death 20 take ont Of
port al the start o; the a
And they're going right through
this newly plotted ont war zone with
them. We were SO unused TO a big
war in which the ocean PLAYED a
prominent part that We rather lost
Il heads for a time. Now IS all
straightoned out and commerce Is
iourishing despite all Won hear of its
being enCump1SScd with peri,s.
"Withuut doubt We shall benrrt by
the war We ar. bound To- build up y
trade whore those now N distress
cannot 20, This building up Will be a.
the expense OF the traders and ship
pers OF other nations, but that we
cannot help Il IL no mean advantage
W. take. Just economic conditions
again.
so far a. the outlook i. concerned,
| feel that | have n right 10 he any
thing but optimistic"
At this point It might be said that
Mr.. Warner came az near TO smiling
as hi. calm. husinesslike expression OF
C~ountrnnnCc viii permit. II was "a
prelude tn a Joking annex 10 nj. last
remark, and | made special note.
And re reason feel optimistic
IS because things have been - such
a low ebh that any movement OF the
tide is bound to bring MS 70 something
hetter. Just before the wal don't
know exactly how they got the fig
~ures-thcy said We owed Europe be-
tween $500, 600 600 and $500 600, 900.
Current Indebtedness. You know. not
i,nnIs ,r lApy TINA nh1Gtra tE,pg NH,-
however. Europe ls shipping Us gold
III. surely indicates that our pros
prritv i. increasing with the war. But
IN tn" endorsement Of our shipping
trade through the distress " other
nations, We must remember that II IL
not gold alone that we want hack
Gold alone doesn't indicate prosper
lty, We wan pruduCt. OF other coun-
trics
1T ls also a r~urruhorltive fact that
We are now selling and shipping more
gram than ever us . another
rllnchcr for optimism And because
" this increase N tho selling and
shipping il may he safely taken for
granted that the yield 81 wheat for
the next Welding period will he
greater than over before. Tho high
prices ohtain7hle Will mako u PROFIT
abe 10 plant
Last ycar the weld ~ whoq' was
900 900 600 hueNcl. approx mare'v.
There IL no doubt thai tho hCa,
acreage will he so increased because
~ prices ohtainahle that a round
1000, 900, 900 bushels may confidently
be expected for the next total yield.
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Rising prices, strong demand this
condition makes . practically certain.
OF course : lsn't grain alone hat
indicates tho prosperity or lax Of
prosperity IN a nation. speak only
for my department ~ bus ness Their.
arc many industries that show how
We stand The 81 81 industry. for in
stance. TrN better treatment II ne
railroads. 'he permission granted
hem - incrcls" rates ~ - Ear 20
making things hotter.
The Federal reserve unoy at pn7
ItS hard Ia tel exactly how mGh ~
a benefit II will prove We dom. want
ana We don't expect a panic. tui |
think n will take q pan or an m
pending panic 10 prove the worth ~
N. legislation framed 20 smooth No
troubled waters Of fnsnc. IN t,mc NJ
crisis.
I've been suhpTnsed ia appear be-
fore The committee that - try NJ 10
and out the why and tho wherefore ~
the increase IN the price OF noe %ssitles.
They may have questions and topics
other than We have discussed. but with
respect 20 the sol" topic f specIla-
ton ! dom, know that there Is any
Thing moro obtainahle from me han
YOU have heard from me now
The fact - hat men who q. n for
speculation in any commodity are
under no necessity 10 give a Thought
~ the many ramifCations Of effect
hat are consequent on the speculative
CAUSE. They are really far away. or
shov- or IN ~ the consequence. is
a matter Of viewpoint.
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TEHt'S 10 the chain Of reason
RI ing that links up this par
1 i t.cular story with the boost
In the price of bread. The
'n has Jumped from : to 6 cents. II
'as"s wheat To make bread. The
NN"1' dealers Of consequence and
l~r"''i-" IN New York are members Of
No Vow York Produce Exchange.
James Ward Warner is the president
o' 'n" Sow York Produce Exchange.
Ergo run an interview wire between
james Ward Warner and the penny
~ tlc prtce of the loaf and set
N tie blast. From the mass OF
''P' and opinions unloosened there
oL-Oi 20 be- enough foundation stone
70 '1.d q good bread story.
THUS s.rt Of logic brought me to
Ir"S M Warmers office in the Prod
4'e Exchange the other day. lie knew
! was coming, but as he didn't know
fAac'.y the topic for talk he Of
course answered all queries i'm
Fr'mp'jt 50 that what he said as I
'".i'e 10 here represents what he just
naturally unpreparedly and ordinarily
''ats about business, hnead. war,
prosperity and general outlook.
II was hardly 10 he expected that
W. warner would prove to he a sem
'io'r'a'!st. And ne didn't. But on
10. other hand It was natural TO sup
po'" 'h'f a man # his prominence, In
''nal'F Connected both personally
ana officially with the purchase and
s"N Of products over which there IL
considerable public agitation Just now,
"htn' mol. wish unrservedly to dis
Us. 'hf particular produce topic.
"I' . Off! discuss it very frankly,
"dI Hr NoIocd very unsentimental
Wow.
president Warner is a pleasant,
'''-c'n'Wucd mana benignant Wis
d''d man. N0t "A mar you would set
''"H t'r being cold blooded or cal
.'l''d IN his views regarding the suf-
'''ng That may ensue as a conse-
f."n.' Of n rise in the price Of a
i'''.s And YOU would he right, for
~ .'rf either, But there are ultra
.'In4r.'lr.1ns VINO might criticise the
m.4.d.'s ~ his business principles.
"tih tlm the economic propositions
p@tpa.lay bound up with trade and
''H'u"rc" mus ever be cons dered-
We y not always first at least nearly
s"H'' lIc struck the keynote or his
"'''i7 and rvs principles when he said
" mo almost At the start:
'Spo"ulators in wheat cannot DO
pa'ned for making money at this
,ume any more than at any other time
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n, ,uuncu,>r MARINE CADET

xEBCIIANT ships sailing the
y Il waters OF the English Chan
vi mel and the North Sea are
now impcrillcd by mines and
.orrodocs IN addition to the ordinary
3lnrcrs incident upon navigation.
The Car.b and the Evelyn are proof
n, this fact. But even in times OF
peace Are. fog and the chance of col
s'on with an unlighted sailing ship
~ dorelict. to say nothing Of storms.
Furnish excitement enough to suit
wen the most adventurously inclined.
Few among the landsmen realize just
vha, Il means to fight for ones life
on, on the ocean. away from any pos
.p'c ass stance. Let us for a momen.
consider the matter.
The affair of La Touruine Is too
fresh IN the minds of all to require
more than bare mention, hut a knowl-
edge Of the methods employed in COM
.a'ing 4 fire ~ sea viii help to
understand the things that occurred.
In every ship carrying passengers
y. INV requires that there shall be
pos'cd IN q conspicuous place what Is
Known AZ a station bill. giving the
inst " duty for every man in the deck.
engineer and stewards departments
N case ~ fire or abandoning ship.
Tho Jaw further requires that there
shall Poe drills once each week at least,
and that during the stay Of a ship In
po-, these drills must he performed
IN the presence Of a United States in
sorc'or II steamships. This is don to
insure orderly and prompt action
.ga!nst any danger that may threaten.
puring these drills the pumps are
,rlcd out. and all the apparatus must
work To the satisfaction of the in
spoc,or or the ship will not be per-
mt,ed TO sail until repairs have been
made and everything works as 1t
should
some ships are provided with tubes
%. into the deck and extending into
me holds containing thermometers,
which are examined every four hours.
Any suspicious increase In tempera-
tire brings about immediate and
.horoucn Investigation. In this way
no presence of nrc can he discovered
b-'arc u gains seriou headway.
There IS a rapid ringing Of the ships
be! FOR about a minute. Instantly there
= a change throughout the ship.
Where bat a before things
we're going on in the n pre-
scr!hed 10y the daily routine. now all
$ activity. Men get to their fire
.'a..o1s with the alacrity induced by
iarsen
Sailors under the direction Of the
oairers get out hose lines and appear
VITA axes and lanterns. one group is
ripping the ~battenings on the main
hatch. where the fire has been de-
-cted. They drag the canvas away
and open the BOBBY hatch "a small
.perirg IN the large hatch Govern and
Immediately there pours out "A column
'.o0se black smoke.
Two or three men make an attempt
% 40 down. hut after two or three
r.d., they are obliged ~ give i; up.
Tie captain gives the order to flood
.., hold and turn N the steam lines.
Hos" is pushed into the opening. which
hy UpW resembles a crater. for the air
admitted lv taking the cover on has
led the flames and smoke and flame
b.. u, IN alarming quantities.
Suddenly the hose ILLS out and the
sNsh ~ water under high pressure
9 heard, AZ almost the same time
iar nc'ow IN The smoke filled hold the
Kissing AVID roaring Of liberated steam
reach the anxious ears on deck. The
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,.uuy afternoon. for The thick. damp.
al '"u''..p.uG mantle oc the fog -
around ypI
Almost Immediately n can reel
the change n the ships speed. The
engines have changed their impatient
straiu!nE 10 a very leisurely ploddlns.
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low or the horizon? watch q.
a. the ship draws nearer and u a"er
1t resolves .,scif INTO a barrier Of
tnick gray yapor. reaching from the
water 20 the sky ahoVr. In a moment
the snip plunges into 4. A. once
YOU feel the change from the warm.