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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02
Symptoms Of II.

''Is there any insanity in Billy's fam
lily"
"They all speak highly Of Billyw-
Puck.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02

Genius unexerted is no more genius
than bushel Of acorns ID forest Of
oaks
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02

BY speaking Of our misfortunes we
oft relieve them.-Corneille.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02
Union National
Bank

pays compound Savings 1t invites you
to become of it's loyal customers will assist and
every young this community and have
money for the future TAKE STOCK today and begin to
SAVE MONEY. .ih@ -. -J. $500
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-01-31

The report of the National Execu- tive of the A. F. of l.. to the con vention at San Francisco in Novem- Der last contains much food for thought.
 Among the contentious para. graphs within that report we read:
 "The labor movement of America was the steadying force in the per- iod of upheavel and transition that followed the outbreak of the war. It was the force that insisted upon the maintenance of existing stand ards that protected the workers against all efforts to throw upon them the full burden of the war It was the force that demanded foI the workers an opportunity to work in order to earn living. It wal the force that held true and tided
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in the fact that if they do not get a job in one place they will ill another, and they strike to win be- cause there is dearth of competi- tive and unemployed labor to take their places.
 1t is when conditions are unfavor- able and when everything is agains: the successful development of the movement, that the real test comes,- which says whether it is to be ap- praised success or failure.
 In the light of the facts, the pow erlessness of the workers organized or unorganized to control the jobs, to shorten the labor time of those working so that those unemployed could share what work there was, or some such simple or very mode rate reform-the labor movement of this country is hardly in posi- tion to place itself on record as fitting to receive floral tributes from the members, let alone from it's own executive officials. On the contrary the abject failure Of the labor movement to rise superior to economic circumstances, to be a real rock of safety whereon the hopes of the workers could be i'm perishably builded, is reason for misgiving when considering the Am erican Federation of Labor system altogether.
 It must be subjected to something
 more than self flattery and pleasant
 congratulations of their own accomp-
 lishment by the leaders. The only
 safety is the severest criticism by it's own membership if anything is to
 be accomplished. It's conventions
 should not be love feasts or gather |ings of a mutual admiration society
 but the stern storm congress of men ready to criticize not only the other fellows, but themselves.
 If we consider the difficulties that the movement faces, and what lhas been already done, we will east |ly see that there is very little
 reason for self congratulation, bu
 rather for the immediate determina
 tion to do better than has beei } done.
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things over".
 Taken as a general statement of fact concerning the American Fed eration of Labor that is not true.1 It is true in part. There were some organizations which having local Oc national control of an industry or craft maintained the standard of wages in the face of many efforts to reduce the wages. fl. But 1t had no such general effec; upon the labor situation nationally speaking, and no good can come to organized labor by claiming for it what 1t has not done. And because 1t has not done these things is req son why organized labor should learn from the past and improve itself so that in the future it shall not be so wanting.
 It is hopelessly useless to be pre- tending that the labor movement in this country was the force that de- manded for the workers an oppor- tunity to earn a living when 1t never has, as yet, done any such a thing. Employers at any time and at any place that it suits their con venience, close down their opera tions and that regardless whether or not the employees are organized and that whether or not every such organized employee will starve. Over any such a national crisis as occurred when the war broke out organized labor had really no power. AS is elsewhere stated in the sa ne report which we have mentioned
 During that period of wonder and horror that followed the beginning of the war, many of the workers
 were left suddenly without the
 means of earning living. Jeff af
 best they could themselves to strug
 gle on, for themselves and those de
 pendent upon them, although the;
 had not been able to provide out ol
 their scanty wages to meet such ar
 emergency"
 | In the face of such a calamit!
 overtaking the workers, there is nt
 reason for the American Federation
 of Labor to be presenting itself witt
 bouquets. On the contrary for th'
 very reason that with their scant.
 wages, from time to time the work
 CTS are left without means of earn
 ing a livelihood and to struggle ol
 as best they may, the leaders of tn organization should don sack clotl
 and ashes and do fitting penitenc for tho hopeless inefficiency of la bor movement accepts such condl tions as not only possibly, but ae tually, so.
 It is in just these crucial tim of depression that tho value of labor or any other organization tried In the piping times of indus trial activity called prosperity, tn organization is put to no test fo
 men come and go, reasonably secur
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where privilege outraged tho people, | but by limiting privilege to that ex- tent that it would be less likely to scald the tender spots of the body l polite.
 The man opposed capital wrong ing it's own laws, laws made ex- pressly for the protection of capital ism, and in the concept of regulat- ing railroads he is indeed in harmo- ny with such we'll known men of money as Perkins or as Morgan.
 He has stood squarely upon the right of labor as well as capital to organize, but his ideas as to labor unions are qualified very largely by the activities of such organiza- tions, some being good and others being bad.
 He is strictly called a conservative, and indeed it would be impossible to expect that a Harvard law gradu- ate, after years of practice in Bos- ton would evolve into any very ra- dical being.
 The simple fact about Brandeis is that he recognizes that for the good of capitalists generally, those who over-step the limits of tho game shall be punished. He opposes the idea that men can, because they | hn Cto nf (, railroad, make it plaything produc- tive of additional private wealth for themselves, and that to the detri- ment of the body of stock holders. But this is merely enforcing in the realm of big business the accepted interpretation of "Thou shalt not stear'; surely very old, a very elementary and q very conservative ethical doctrine indeed
 Brandeis really represents the wiser and broader view of capital ism; the capitalism that palliates the evils that it cannot without abolishing itself destroy. He is the representative of that viewpoint that protects capitalism by diminish ing the ostentation of it's show ot privilege. And he founds it upon legal and moral principles which are much older than the Supreme Court to which he has been clevat- Cd.
 He is the necessary discipline which Big Business has itself cvoiV- ed to prevent it's running riot to its town destruction; a reforming, up- lifting, efficient and attentive Big Business which carefully conceals it's evils and where concealment is not possible, betters them.
 The idea of calling Brandeis a radical is absurd. He is the safest and sanest kind of a conservative. While Taft might lay claim with impOlitic candor to impossible rights for capital, and special pri- vileges for a propcrticd few, he would in that outrage and has out ragged the national cense which likes to delude itself with the idea that l, there are specisl privileges for none. Brandeis by a wiser policy seeming-
 ly antagonistic to special privilege,
 would harmonize the facts to the appearances only to the extent that , candid admission would irritate the people. It is men like him that contribute to the prolongation of sys- . tens; it is mon like Taft who contribute to their destruction. Un. ) intentionally Taft is as great ra dical as the reddest socialist; un. ) Intentionally Brandeis is as safe g l conservative as Rockefeller him ) self.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-01-31

It is an extraordinary thing that Louis M. BrGrdois, just appointed
 to the Supreme BcrcE. should be considered radical. The men never did or spoke really rad:cal thing in sll his life. His polit.co-cconomic ideas have all been directed towards a strengthening of capitalism, not. to be sure, by extending privilege
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-01-31
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-04
From The Tribune Bursau-)
Washington. october ;.
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on June ., which sustained Charities
Commissioner John A. Kingsbury IN
dismissing her from the Office of super
intendent of the New York City chill
dren's hospitals and schools on Ran
dalPs Island.
The Dunphy case was one OF the in
cidents of the controversy in regard to
the proper method of caring for de-
pendent children by the city. Prior to
her hearing by the Appellate Division
friends of Mrs. Dunphy appealed TO the
State Board Of Charities. of which Mr..
Hebberd was secretary. This board be-
gan an investigation, not only of the
conduct of the Randsll's Island insti-
tutions, but of the entire work of the
City Department of Charities. Mrs.
Dunphy was exonerated and the depart
ment condemned.
Commissioner Kingsbury then sought,
through Acting Mayor McAneny, an in
vestigstion of the State Board of Char
tiles. 1t was in this investigation by
Commissioner Strong, under the More
land act, that the Police Commissioned
was asked TO supervise the wires Of Dr.
Potter, Mr.. Hebberd and others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-04
Pink Sheet "Ad." and Pri-
vate Sale Find Sew
eral Victims.
ACKRON NOW FACES
TRIAL FOR FRAUD
The Tribune Investigators
Learn Others Use Same
Methods.

Some weeks ago Frank r. Stone, q
United States immigration inspector
decided to buy talking machine. AT
that time Charles E. Ackron, Of 254
Stuyvesant Street, Brooklyn, was ad'
vertising in "The Brooklyn Chat" and
"The New York Telegram" his willing
ness to sacrifice" a 5000 Victrola
for $50.
Stone saw the advertisement and
communicated with Ackron.
ATS a shame" said the latter, "but
I've got to let the machine go. 1t be-
longs to my daughter. She bought it
q couple Of months ago, and it's as good
as new. Now she's come to live with
me and there's a talking machine in
the house already. So what can ! do y
Then He Went to Court.
Stone bought the machine. Yester-
day he had Ackron in the magistrates
court In Brooklyn before Judge Nc
CURE. he had found long since that
the machine was not Victrola, and In
conjunction with the Kings County
District Attorneys Office was prepared
to prosecute Ackron under Section 40
of the Penal Code. This section pre-
scribes a punishment for false and mis-
leading advertising.
1t is alleged by Stone that the IN
strument is the product Of tho Names
Art Furniture Company, which has
factory on the lower East Side. The
machine, it is asserted, does not ap"
pear to be made for legitimate mar
ket, for Ackron is n dealer and the
daughter with the extra phonograph
myth. Many other persons, Tribune IN
vestigators have learned, are selling
the same machine by similar methods
Several Others Caught.
There were several persons in court
who, like Stone, had paid $50 to Ack-
ron for his daughters Victrola. One
of them, John Magnus, joined in the
prosecution. The others held them
selves in readiness TO testify against
Ackron, from whom they had vainly
sought a refund when his receptions
were discovered. Among the prospec-
tive witnesses were Mrs. A. J. Booth,
of 1913 Mcdonald Street, Brooklyn, who
said the $50 she gave Ackron repre-
sented the entire savings of her daugh-
ter, d stenographer, and w. A. Black,
claim agent for the B. R. I.
Ackron, who admittedly prides him
self on his sharp practice and boasts
that he has learned bow to get other
peoples money without laying himself
open TO prosecution, has a criminal rec
ord that dates back to 1877. He has
served three terms Of three years each
in prison. Formerly he was proprietor
of the notorious Tivoli Cafe.
Judge Mcclure continued the case for
a week, holding Ackron in $4,000 bail.
He was unable TO get bondsman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-04

An unlimited visitor who went up 70
the Harlem Tennis Club yesterday
morning to watch the members OF the
Dutch Treat Club play what had been
billed a. a tennis tournament, but
which almost developed into an orange
eating contest, was utterly unable 70
get up any enthusiasm about the games
But he certainly did become greatly
interested in Henry. Henry was By all
odds the most interesting person pres
ent, even though the players and those
who tried earnestly to be such included
such notables as Arthur William
Brown, the artist; Fontaine Fox, who,
as Henry put it, "draws them funny
little people that nobody could keep
from laughin' att; Grsntland Rice, who
lives several pages to your right; Paul
Goold and August Hutaf, who draw
other things besides their breath, and
Franklin p. Adams, who climbed out OF
The Coming Tower and came over to
show the boys some fancy shots. Pres
ent, also, were moving picture opera,
tor and photographer, who notitled
everybody that he was taking still life
stuff. =.
"But you took me playing tennis"
said Mr.. Hutsf. That's an action pict-
ure." .,
What do you mean-action 7" asked
the photographer.
Nobody Takes Henry.
But nobody took any pictures Of
Henry. Henry wouldn't stand for it
not for nothing, anyway. Henry is a
large and somewhat unwieldy gentle
man, blessed by nature with a flowing
mustache of sandy hue that Is continu-
ally roaming into forbidden territory
and getting entangled in his speech,
and blessed further with the sort OF OPP
timism that enables q man to hang
upon a battered straw hat in the face
of frantic calendar. Henry serves the
tennis club as Official Retriever-that
is, whenever somebody knocks q ball
over the wire netting back Of the courts
Henry calmly removes his coat, lights
his pipe, takes drink of water, bites an
orange and then goes and gets 1t, al
ways managing to bring it back in time
for il TO be used in the next days play.
During business hours Henry sits IN
a converted barber chair which leans
against the little shack where he keeps
his lime roller, the nets and the other
paraphernalia. lie sat thus yesterday,
and gazed with a critical but kindly eye
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-04

publicity he simply talks to rest ms
mind"
The Ford reasons for upholding
President Wilson Mr.. Brown consid-
cred ludicrous. They are, he said, Mr.
Wilson's refusal TO protect Americans
in Mexico or permit other nations 70
protect their subjects there, marching
an army 10 Vera Cruz and back again
in vain search for salute, demanding
recognition for Villa and then out
having him and permitting the mur,
der of Americans on American SOIL
by Mexicans.
Only one Of the reasons given by
Mr.. Ford for his admiration OF WI
son does Mr.. Brown consider serious
and that, he adds, is misleading. IL is
the "prosperity" reason. Mr.. Brown
declared that it's worth would be tested
when peace came and war orders were
cancelled. -,
When that time arrived, Mr.. Brown
thought, the nation was likely to be
convinced that but for the war Will
sons tariff and industrial policies
would have wrecked its prosperity
Even the automobile maker himself
Mr.. Brown declared, might change his
mind. -,
MIR. Ford ought to know he said
"that the reason he sold so many CHEAP
cars in America before the war Wa;
simply because so many people could
afford to buy cheap car, and the rea'
son they were able to pay for them
was that the Republican protective tar
if made them prosperous. That big
public capacity to buy Injuries was
destroyed by the Wilson tariff tinker
ing in 1918, and had not war order;
saved the situation I do not know OF
any American industry that would have
been hit harder than the Ford Motor
COMPANY"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-04
COMPANY GETS DELAY
IN LIGHT RATE DISPUTE
Edison Official Holds Out Hope
of Readjusting Schedule.

The Public Service Commission yes
terday adjourned the hearing on the
reopening Of the case against the New
York Edison Company, to obtain rate
for electric current Of less than eight
cents a kilowat hour, for two weeks.
The Edison company offered TO confer
with the commission and representa-
tives of the city government. in the
mean time. The conferences between
the interested parties will begin Fri
day.
Edison company, asked for the con-
ferences before the commission yes
terday. He declared that the company
was prepared to consider readjust-
ment of the rate schedule as soon as
the experience of reasonable term OF
operation with the present schedules.
under normal conditions-might lndl-
cate that further readjustments were
practicable without seriously jeopardlz-
ing the company's resources.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-04
Dutch Treaters for Tiny Prize
Suck Oranges and Try Tennis
"Try" Is Right Henry Official Ball Retriever links
That Is. All Except Mr. Rice, Who Gimme
Two Bits Once.

while the Dutch Treaters lsbored on
the courts. He had only one Job OF re-
trieving to do. That was when Grant
land Rice, engaged in teaching tennis
to Mr. Brown, knocked ball over the
netting. Henry sprinted after it with
out going through his rites and had IL
back in ten minutes, breaking all rec
ords.
"This here Mr.. Rice" said Henry, in
explanation, "he's a nice Teller. He
gimme two bits once. Mos@y they
gimme dimes"
"Mr. Rice must be your ,pet?" 80,
"I'm strong for anybody whatIl
gimme two bits" said Henry. mostly
| get dimes. This here Mr.. Rice is a
nice Teller. He gimme two bits, all
right, an bet get two bits more out
o. him before he leaves"
Henry borrowed a match, touched II
to the stump Of cigar which never
seems to get any smaller, and looked
around for something TO talk about.
Shawn Mug the Prize.
81 hope Mr.. Rice wins this here
tennis game" he said. 81 never seen
much sense in gettin' out there an
battin' ball aroun', myself, but hope
Mr.. Rice wins it. This here Mr.. Fox,
now-he'll sit aroun' all mornin' suckin'
that orange, an then he'll get out there
an this here Mr. Rice'll beat him to
death. I hope he wins this Shawn mug
they're givin' as a prize"
Henry further barred his soul to dis
close the fact that in such moments as
he could forget the two bits ne held
Mr.. Rice in high esteem because Mr..
Rice wore what Henry termed 1.-The only
regular pair of pants on the place.
They were blue. The others were at
tired in the conventional white, al
though only one carried out the Leyen-
decker plan to It's limit by wrapping
handkerchief around his brow. That
was Mr.. Brown. Furthermore, Mr..
Brown opened his shirt at the throat,
which enabled the still life photog-
rapher to take picture which he SAID
ought to bring SO anywhere.
In the opening round Mr.. Brown
played against Mr.. Rice-or, rather, it
was his intention so to play when the
match started. Mr.. Adams played Mr.:
Goold because they are the cracks OF
the club, and it was considered de-
sirable that one of them be put out OF
the running Immediately; and Mr..
Hutaf played against Walter Trumbull,
who writes sports for "The World"
Who won?
Somebody must have won, because
scorekeeper was present-but what dif-
ference does IT make?