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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
MOST sHoPLIFTERs ARE MEN
suits Of Clothes and Even Rugs Often
|. Stolen, According to Private
Police Officer.

There's one theory l want to or
plode," said the chief of . department
store force in New York. and that
regards the idea popularity accepted
that the modern shoplifter is = WON.
an. Do you know that there are five
men shoplifters AMI sneak thieves to
every Woman shoplifter? In the I'M.
derworld these men are known as
'moll.buzzers,' because they buzz
around the 'mollies,' or store girls. g.
THE woman shoplifter isn't taking
the chances she did formerly. Her
method of stealing is pretty we'll
known by this time. You see. It's i'm.
possible to watch every counter in
the store. My method is to specialize
on the counters which hold jewelry.
leather goods. stockings. silks. gloves
and ven rugs. Can you imagine some.
one stealing q big rug? Well, lots are
stolen.
II have found out that most shop.
lifters coming under my thumb were
victims of drugs. This Is particularly
true OF the men. Exalted by the In.
fuence Of the drug. they come in here
and actually pick up things in full
view of the salesgirl and walks OF
with them. Why, the other day q mar
tried to get away with a suit OF
clothes. Yes, sir, walked up to the
suit counter. selected what he liked,
picked 1t up and away he went. You
should hear the wonderful and illum.
mating excuses once the thief ia
caught. Sometimes we laugh for hours
to hear the manufactured tales."-
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02

grown products coming to America. Any effort to minimize this economic
waste ought to be encouraged.
But as a farmer and friend of the manufacturer and merchant 1 want t.
suggest a Advertise It in America movement The manufacturer and
5obber may blow loud blasts o the horn Of patriotism but IL they Will put
an adj in the newspapers In their trade territory, making a business presen
tauon Of their goods, they the Will find it far m more effective than al nna e tn ~
things he has to buy az in the price Of the things he h. has for sale a. dnt the
and the farmer wants the figures in cold type. The politicians give him IL
the patriotic buncombe he cares fol Business enterprise Is a far more NC
ccssful salesman than business patriotism.
There are many most worthy organizations working to promote commerce
and trade ut 70 seldom find organized effort to promote the pess, yet 1t Ia
recognized as the most powerful agency for progress the world has ever pro-
duced. We have all sorts of days calculated to promote business and honor
industry such al Trades Days. Bargain Days. Labor Days ETC.; why not
have a press day and all business concerns advertise the things they have
to sell and everybody subscribe for the local paper and all delinquents pay q
year in advance? There is nothing sc elevating in civilization az the smile
ofa n editor and nothing will contribute more toward the welfare of q com.
munity than the prosperity OF the press.
The farmer is a friend and patron II the newspapers. He subscrihes for
the local paper and reads every line in 1t and it ii the best invc"ment he
cn make. There is n O news 80 valuable a store news; n Information 81
interesting Is market demands; n tragedy so entertaining as the rise and
al Off prices and n o page more closely studied by the farmers than the adver
Using columns Of thu press.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02

ening number closed. The ruling passion Gems to have been to keel a con-?
pettor from getting business, regardless of consequences. Price. fell, uneur
ployment was general and everybody suffered. The farmer could moi get suf
fctentt for his crops to pay interest, to say nothing Of lifting the mortgages.
There were other contributing causes, but. runous competition. the ceaseless
scramble to build up a big volume of business, a responsible for a large
part of the troubles.
I'VE have learned better. We have found that as a permanent aid tc
prosperity helpful cooperation ranks above destructive competition. The
railroad official manufacturer. merchant, farmer and laborer, have reached
the verys same conclusion, that in assisting each other in the work Of develop
ing a nation they are doing those things that help themselves.
During recent years we have all been busy studying costs, overhead
charges and efficiency. If any Of Is operate at a loss it is bad for the commu
nifty, the state and the nation. This economic truth has been brought II by
or studies. The rule now is to seek the best methods for om own business
and then Zee if III experience offers something for the advancement OF others
The business man, transportation manager. farmer and banker ar closer
together today than ever before. There has always been q community of
interest, tut it as not discovered until we had gone through many periods
petition Now W e are all trying to help the farmer increase the produc
maintaining norma conditions.
This spirit of cooperation is becoming more universal every day. Publ
officials ire seeking the light and are beginning to- realize hat the political
party that extends the most help to the various interests Of the county
that d h%n itself to encouraging harmony rasn and keeping confidence enc, alive
party likely to remain in power the longest. we must all pull together, our
laws must nt cripple any industry; we must yer keel in mnd that the
prosperity of one industry or linz Of business reaches into and benefits other
lines OIL business"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02

rhunpeu think that today 1t Is justas much the Tut OFT M Commission
to se that the railroads are given reasonable rates which will yield to them
a fair return. a. it is tt see that II o unreasonable rateis charged the shipper
and | believe this is IN the highest interest Of the shipper himself
AT the basis of all right thinking about this subject lies the fact, very
often stated, very little apprehended.. that the railroad is a public servant
The pronerty is private property, but the thing done is a governmental func
ton It is done by the government in most European countries. Now, II the
e,nm is the master, and II the railroad is the servant, the servant can
lot properly discharge its duty unless the master. instead OF hamperng and
discouraging, ees fit to assist and foster.
You understand that If the business of this country is to develop the
must develop ALSO You also understand that in the cAseo Of many
railroad systems. and perhaps most railroad systems. their business is de-
yeloped III to the point where but little additional business could be taken
N, with the present facilities.
Now where is the money to come from with which this is to be done
Where did the money come from that bult the railroads OF this country? 1t
a III from the private investor; 1t anne from exactly the san source that
the money comes which operates your business, which operates every other
business. And why was that money put into railroads? 1t was put into rail-
roads because the people who put it into those railroads believed tina. 1t would
Ray a return. This money which must be had by the railroads Of this country
Ene o to com from this ne source-private investors. in the past, railroads
eve been able to borrow whatever their necessities required. Railroad
STOCKS have been a favorne form Of investment Railroad bonds. next to
municipal bonds. have sold higher than any other securities. Now, II that ia
to continue, it must be because the railroads make such earnings . viii
Justify the investment"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02

and he has lured many a minister down the primrose pathway of worldly
power to ruin. for II II knows better than his satanic majesty how easy
1t is to get a preacher to enter business Or politics tn the nam Of the Lord"
The laymen of this nation have viewed with alarm and the world with
derision, the growing tendency Of ministers Of the gospel tt abandon the
pulpit as q power against evil and seek the influence Of worldly agencies
to put into effect their Christian ideals The Ia who has ct sufficient
faith in the power of religion to grapple with the ms of this world ought
% to be IN the pulpit and If he wants to accumulate wealth in order tt
relieve poverty or WELD a scepter rim order to enforce morality then he ought
be a banker or a mayor, instead of a preacher.
The two great temptations that confront the Christian ministry today are
business and politics and between the two evils. Dr.. Hills chose the least
and by his able conduct has turned error TO his credit and transgresston to
sharp trader o a smooth politician and certainly n o applicant for the min
lstry would offer such qualifications as evidence of equipment for Christian
work. and ministers engaged in undue activities i'll either field become a
menace to the church and a peril to the state.
1t is true the ministers, as a class, are underpaid, but their average in
come will exceed that of the average farmer. Stocks and bonds, land and
securities, politics and the lecture platform have tempted many q preacher
but the plow handles are without sin so Tar al Turing the minister from the
pulpit is concerned Any preacher who feels the inclination o abandon the
pulpit should pillow q few rounds and venture the suggestion that he will
hurry back ITO the pulpit.
Now that DR.. Hills has led the business preacher back to the pulpit
will some one O. our leading political preachers confess their sins and lead
their hayward brethren back to the foldf
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
GREEK WOMEN STILL DRUDGE
Modern Emancipation Of the Sex Has
Not Vet Arrived In That
Country.

The position of women in modern
Greek life Is semioriental. to say the
least. While the great ladies of Ath.
n have an active social career.
creek women. generally speaking, have
no individuality.
At parties the women generally sit
apart, while in the country they are
almost never to be found at table If
guests are present, and upon them
falls the greater portion of the labor Of
the household.
Following the pillow, harvesting and
work upon the roads are common en-
pigments for the Greek peasant
woman. Unmarried, her parents and
her brothers control her conduct, and
q husband means merely q change of
masters for whom she tolls while he
sits at ease
An improvement, however, is gradu.
ally developing. The Greek, much
more than some of his Balkan neigh.
bors, has outgrown the notion that
the sole occupation At for a man ia
warfare. Through schools. endowed
and under royal patronage; through
other enterprises. and especially
through the demands of modern bust.
ness life, new avenues for employ.
ment and advancement are opening
for women, and in another generation
it Is altogether likely that the WON
On of Greece will be found with their
aA>-- wv -
rights what they now regard as great
privileges.-G. H. Moses in the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
An Easier Job.

Harry Dickson tells Of an old negro
nanny who was kept from starva'
ton by the white women who gave
her occasional odd Jobs to do. Mrs
Dickson, the writer's mother. had
found some Homework for the old
negress. but after working a day OF
two Mandy said she must quit.
Il done have to go out collectin' for
de missionary society" she explained.
But l have work for you to do
said Mrs. Dickson, land you need all
the money you can get"
Il know" said the old nanny, "but
I done hat to collect foh de missionary
society"
What do you get paid for collect.
ing?" asked Mrs. Dickson.
Il don't get paid" said Mandy. Il
only gets what l collects."-Green
Book Magazine.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
Textile TESTING.

A machine for testing the wear Of
textiles has been brought to notice,
The cloth is clamped in a rigid. jaw.
and passes owe q rubber surface
formed by dull blades set in q cylinl
der, the other end OF the fabric being
clamped to q roller arranged to give
any desired tension by means Of sus-
pended weights. The cylinder-by
electric motor II desired-is given one
revolution forward and one backward
alternately, q counter recording the
two movements as n rub. The rel-
alive quality of different samples of
cloth will be shown by giving each a
certain number of rubs, perhaps two
hundred, or comparison a be made
with a standard sample that has had
the required wear.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02

than ten yer cent Of space in laying down principles OF government. an Jug
remainder is devoted to complaints against King George. or foreratner
in framing government spent almost their entire time IN construcths ma.
chinery for preserving and distributing liberty to the people and spent very
little time in defining it, although we have since added fifteen amendments
to the Constitution. each specifically defining human right no
The Declaration Of Independence signed n tn CONSTRUCTOR OIL tne
United States adopted by men who had dedicated their lives ana thei IT. pro dpsty
to their country. Patriotism ruled the day indifference TO IN puplc
welfare va ar unthinkahe crime. But III; in this age, we, " e have nav DE become ne,u SO
absorbed in business affairs that W e ave little time to KISS ne lne salute
the flag, read the Declaration Of Independence or study study n -, Constitution nstr1otsn 6 o.
founded the government was What can give to m y countrymen: but Inc
predominaing question Of this commercial age is What can l get OF my
countrymen?" These instruments of government have been compelled P TO- TO- &c 90
duty under both regimes. 1t is true w have had to re-wrte the constitution
fought a var Interpreting 1t and have placed fifteen patches upon II INC nave
filled libraries with laws expounding it,, but 1t has stood tn test.
The Americanism Of Washington places unbounded confidence IN NJ
people and trusts them and them alone with government and we elect men
to serve, not rule, u.s.. The citizen is made the sovereign and W 9 have now
almost twenty million kngs-and a large number of queens-sttng upon
the American throne and the responsibilities of government rest heavily
upon their royal shoulders. The conditions now confronting the citizenship
of this nation require that the traditions of Washington and Jefferson be
fulfilled and that every citizen render allegiance to government, for when
abandon the .scepter, fools hold court, and when q citizen of this nation
negects his duty to government, he abdtcates a throne, surrenders his rights
the blessings Of citizenship, mocks the patriots who followed Washington
victory and trampes upon the Declaration of Independence and the Con-
sttuion of the United States.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
English Literary Superiority.

@"O''~' e"J 0@P0''0''sJ'
The superiority Of the English nov.
elist is herewith cheerfully conceded;
though indeed n might wish it were
not considered essential for us to ad.
NIT it every morning on u knees.
1t must be noted that the reported
prevalence of genius in Britain has
latterly been SO great as to startle one
At times; even causing i%rreverent per.
sons to wonder il the methods Of di.
agnosis might conceivably be at fault.
Britishers dedicated to posterity, usu'
ally very young Britishers. have bios
somed in every publishers list.-Hen'
ry sydnor Harrison In the Atlantic
Monthly,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Peter Radford

AS a citizen of this nation and one intensely inter
ested in it's material development, / want to add my ap
proval to the Buy It in America" movement. CONNER.
cal patriotism and business pride are the foundation
stones OF success In industry and no country can become
supreme In commerce and trade unless 1t fosters a spirit
Of friendship and Partially for its own products and instt.
tutions. 1t IL the spirit Of the hive that makes the
wheels of industry turn and each community should be
a progressive unit in our industrial universe. All things
being equal the farmer should patronize the local mer.
chant, who is always a good citizen, a heavy taxpayer
and friend Of the farmer. The farmer sends shiploads
Of raw material to foreign markets and factories that
meet on their way vessels laden with finished and foreign
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
u PUBLIC FORUM
George M. Reynolds
ON COMPETITION AND COOPERATION.

The future growth Of the United States and its abilt.
ty to continue as one of the leading countries of the
world depends upon cooperation of all lines of indus.
tries and OF government in promoting business progress,
for the prosperity Of one industry reaches into and bene.
fits other lines of business. Mr.. George NJ. Reynolds,
President of the Continental and Commercial National
Bank Of Chicago, when asked to discuss business CO.
operation, said in part:
twenty-five years ago competition was the domi.
nant spirit. The natural outcome was rate and price cut.
ting followed by a series Of railroad receiverships and
mercantile failures. the banks lost money. and q disheart
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
U PUBLIC FORUM
j. S. Cullinan
ON CITIZENSHIP.

Mr.. J. s. Cullinan, President OF t he Texas Economic
League. in inviting the people to study and discuss citt
zenship and to give special attention to the problems OF
government, said In part: Before we can intelligently
study 80 important a subject as citizenship we must first
define it. What is citizenship? Who is the best Ameri.
can citizen? Search the statute books for a dehni.
ton OF citizenship and unless one is q member of the
legal profession we Immediately become entangled in q
labyrinth of confusing and ofttimes contradictory laws,
seeking to promote or restrain most every form of human
activity, much of them good, some of them bad and others
indifferent But lava come and go. the Constitution II
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Chas. C: Prout>
ON THE SHIPPER AND THE RAILROAD.

Chas. c. Prouty, while a member OF the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission, In discussing the relation Of the
Commission to the shipper and the railroad, said:
The original purpose Of the Interstate Commerce
Act was to protect the shipper. The most emiAent man
who ever sat on the Interstate Commerce Commission
was its first chairman, Judge Cooley. and very early in
the history Of that commission JuNge Cooley published
an opinion in which he said that the business OF the
commission was not to enable railroads to maintain
reasonable rates. but to protect shippers against the
imposition OF unreasonable rates. Now think since
Judge Cooley published that opinion conditions have
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
u PUBLIC FORUM
Peter Radford
ON THE BUSINESS PREACHER.

The recent confession of DR.. Newell DWIGHT Hin.
from the pulpit of the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, that
he erred In becoming secular is in many RESPECTS the
most important statement made from the American pulpit
IN this generation and II 1t marks the high tide of min.
1sterial lust for worldly power that has been flooding this
country for the past quarter of a century then DR.. Hills
has not erred in vain.
1t must be said to the credit of this noted divine that
his purpose in stepping out Of the pulpit was to acquire
the means OF rendering a more capable service to those
who need and deserve assistance, but tn. pathway from
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-03-02
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Peter RadfOrd
ON THE AMERlcANIsM OF WASHINGTON.

In these days when men earnestly inquire what true
Americanism is, the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution Of the United States afford a convenient
tombstone for the citizenship. These documents promise
the citizens the rights endowed upon them by their Creator
and among these rights are mentioned life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. 1t is God-made and not man.
made liberty that our government proposes to give Its
citizens. Our government denies man the right to create
liberty or grant special freedom. We can only define
and equally distribute them. Thomas Jefferson IN writ
ing the Declaration of Independence was so confident OF
the unity and patriotism Of the people that he uses less
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-15
WON'T LOSE ON INVESTMENT.
Doctor Buys Land Considered Of Littl.
Value But Sells at 81 800 an Acre,

OoCI0F buys Iano SoHSIOeTeo OF IlkSie
Value But Sells at 300 an Acre.
Fort Dodge, Sept. 15.-Four years
ago DR.. J. w. Kline bought some 1870
acres Of land along the Des Moines
river north Of the city for $11O an acre.
!, A day or so after he had made the
purchase the doctor met a pioneer real
estate man Of the city, an old friend
of his and man whose Judgment he
valued highly The doctor told him Of
his purchase.
Its a mistake. said the real estate
man. That land will never be. worth
much. It Is no good for farming pur-
poses and 1t is too far from the city
to make it valuable for city lots. You'll
lose money on that deal"
The doctor may have lost a little
faith in his purchase but he did hold
to the land. He intended to eventually
avail. himself Of the rich clay deposits
in it. Now comes the building of the
municipal dam and DR.. Kline finds his
land is to be on the edge Of the big
axe He forgot about the clay de-
osits in the land and began thinking
bout lots for summer cottages. He
divided the land into lots and is now
cling them.
IAN acre makes Just about six lots"
said DR.. Kline. Il am asking 5000
lot-and am getting it too. They are
selling fast"
Well it wasn't such bad invest
ment. The Land is bringing $1,000 an
acre and he paid $40 an acre for it
just four years ago. And there are 100
acres. Well, just figure up his profits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-15
MAN WHO REFUSES TO SUPPORT
FAMILY SENT 70 PRISON
FOR ONE YEAR.
oIssiPArEp EARNINGS
AND pEFIEp COURTS
Dave Chapman, Of lows Center, Shown
to Have Gone 70 Dies Moinss For
Good Time, Leaving Wife and Eight
Children 70 subsist on Dime and Can
Of Tomatoes.
special to rame. .Republieaa.

Special to Tmes-Republican.
Nevada, Sept. 15.-Dave Chapman,
whose residence is given officially az
Iowa Center, but who really does not
hang around there very regularly. was
before Judge FRY yesterday upon a
charge Of violating an order of court
made couple Of years ago, in which
he was ordered to pay his wife $40 per
month for the support of herself and
her eight minor children.
The court gave him good going
over and Chapman acknowledges ev-
erything that he was charged with ex-
cept playing poker and he denied that
charge. When the court suggested
that he better go down to Fort Madi-
son and spend year in thinking the
matter over, Chapman ventured the
opinion-seemingly the first one that
he had had in months-t'iat q year at
Knoxville would do him more good. He
will go to Fort Madison.
Chapman simply will not support his
family. Some weeks ago he accumu-
lated $40 and instead Of giving it to
his wife and family he went off to Des
Moines and left them with can Of
tomatoes and dime to .ubsist on
during his absence.
The township trustees brought him
lip here the other day and the deputy
sheriff found him sitting out in front
: the court house. Chapman asked for
place to stay. Crooks took him over
to Jail and an investigation was start
ed. The matter was taken up before
the court by the county attorney and
he will 90 down to the penitentiary
upon a charge Of failing to support his
family and dissipatings his earnings in
violation of an order Of court.