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Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
THE DIVIDED ELECTORAL. VOTE.

1I1EA LIZ 1DFID EAlIfL&- IofItaiI tolF.
1t is not vet certain that the cleo
toral vote of California will not be di-
vided. 1t was divided four years ago
Whether or not it will be divided
this year depends on whether or not
the general Wilson majority in that
state Is sufficient to offset the reduced
vote Of the lowest candidate on the
electoral ticket Once. in 1892, the
electoral vote of North Dakota was
divided. At that time the state had
three votes in the electoral college
One of these votes was cast for Clere-
land, one for Harrison, and one for
Weaver. the Fopuiist candidate for
president. The state, therefore,
threw away its three votes, and, so
far as this state was concerned, there
might as well have been no election
at all
A divided electoral vote is possible
in any state where voting for indi-
vtdual electoral candidates is permit
ted. This style of voting is the rule,
and there seems to be some cues
ton as to the constitutionality of any
plan which requires voting by groups.
In North Dakota provision is made
for group voting, but this is optional.
The voter may, if he desires, vote
for any five candidates separately
and he may select. those candidates
as he pleases.
A mere fractional difference in the
voting would have made the result OF
the late election closer than it is, and
1t is close enough, in all conscience.
But the vote in half a dozen states
was so close that an infinitessimal
change could easily have given to
each Of the presidential candidates
259 votes, with 26e required to win
and California to be heard from
Either candidate could win with seven
more votes. Suppose-and it could
easily happen-that the California
vote was SO close that the electoral
vote was divided, six and seven The
determining factor would be that
seventh elector. In other words
the election of a president Of the Uni
ted States would depend absolutely
on whether certain handful of peo-
pie 80 ignorant Of the manner in
which president is elected that they
had split their votes between the two
rival candidates had blunderingiy
made crosses in this column or in that
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
VI THE MARKET WORLD I'LL
SHARP DECLINE
IN HOG PRICES
Break of 20 to Is Cents Reg
istered Early 49, Late
Rounds look Weakest

South st. Paul, Nov. 16.-Packer
buyers took vigorous swat at the
hog price list on this market yester-
day and schedules were sent down
ward from 20 to rs cents on the entire
crop early. Heavy hogs which re-
Gently have been escaping whatever
discrimination the buying end was
showing received part of yesterday s
Jolt as we'll as everything else.
The dealing was slow especially
during the early trading. One pack
er representative did not get we'll un-
der way until very late in the morn
ing. The selling talent, too, helped
hold up the deal somewhat. most Of
the statesmen showing strenuous OBJ
lection to letting their material go
at such q slice.
Outside news did not help the sit
uation bit. drops in schedules be-
ing reported from nearly all other
points.
Prime heavy hogs. as scarce as
ever. showed nat quarter drop.
These sorts fell from a $3.50 top on
the first two days of the week to
offerings was said not to be as good
as those Of the two previous days Of
this week.
Numerous light hogs sold anywhere
from 1915 up to 50 yesterday Sever
al salesmen said that it took good
kind of mixed load to earn the 50
figure
Heavy and best mixed lots sold at
$9.1b to 1925.
Bulk Of yesterdays trade in gen.
eral was between $3.50 and 1918.
In spite of the fact that the mature
stock market shuffled downward.
pigs. during the early rounds at least,
held as well as they have during the
past few days and there was some
weighing of stock which sold for
s7.76. The tone was not any too good
but was between $3.50 and $9.15.
Late rounds were weakest.
The market here this week has had
approximately $4,000 hogs compared
with $1,000 last week. In this fact
may be seen one of the reason's for
the weakening Of the market.
Estimated receipts were 12,50n
compared with 1855 a week ago and
$4,000 yearago.
Receipts at nine principal markets
totaled $4,000 which increased the
weeks total to $4,000 compared with
2S6,000 during three days last week
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
CATTLE MARKET
SOME UNEVEN
Business Steady to a Dime
Lower for Killers-Gen-
erous Supplies Coming

South st. Paul, Nov. 16.-All west
ern markets have drawn heavier sup
plies of cattle the first half of this
week than during the same period
last week and n big share of the ex-
cess has been low grade killing stuff
there was another good sized repre-.
sentation on hand yesterday and total
in three days this week here stood
about 1860 cattle and 1900 calves
against 10.321 cattle and LASS calves
the same days last week.
Outside news relative to the kinds
predominating here has been bearish
and sharp breaks affecting such prop
erty have occurred elsewhere. While
the common stock was regarded as
about steady yesterday, buyers per.
sisted in their efforts to cheaper the
in-between classes of killers and bid
about q dime down on much Of this
stock, although actual sales infre-
quently showed more than 15 to 25
cents decline since the close last
week.
This weeks run has included some
pretty decent steers and again yes.
terday packers found q few worth IS
although nothing in load lots drew
ers offered it for Minnesota fed
steers.
Westerns have been subjected to
the weaker influences and those here
felt the easier trend Of values. A con-
siderable share of the range quota
reported for the mid-week session
was on through billing.
Sales yesterday included Montana
steers at $7.35 to $s.S5 and heifers
and cows in the same lot at $6.25 to
$6.S5. Four loads of range steers
drew s775.
Native steers of the $500 to $3.50
sorts comprised the usual share of
the crop while trashy kinds selling
below that spread also made q siz-
able showing. A scramble to clean
up stock that has been run on pas
ture and in stalk-fields accounts
largely for the big turnout this
week.
Cows and heifers have not lodged
the price pounding this week and the
talr to medium native classes COM
prising bulk of the run showed loss
on par with steers for the first halt
of the week. Closer sorting of the
palmer butcher stock into the cutter
class and larger share Of the can
ner kinds down towards $4.0O have
been noted. Bulls also have had un-
even release with tendency some
lower
Veal calves continued on the same
basis as at the opening of the week
with top at $11.00. Common and
heavy sorts ranged down at a wide
margin under best kinds.
Estimated receipts were $500 cat
tie and 500 calves against 2,154 cat
tie and 479 calves last Wednesday
and 1884 cattle and 7S1 calves a
year ago.
Nine western markets had e4,5oo
cattle and 4,500 calves, making total
for the week thus far about $4,000
cattle and 16,500 calves against 153,-
500 cattle and $1,000 calves the same
days last week
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
SEEK REGULATIONS TO
AVERT FATAL MISbAPS
AT RAILWAY CROSSINGS

Washington. Nov. 16.-Standardi-
zation Of grade crossing protection is
sought in a movement approved by
the National Association of Railway
Commissioners now in annual conven-
ton here. The increasing use Of auto
mobiles, 1t Is declared, makes ineffec-
tive old methods Of guarding cross
ings.
Complete separation Of grades is
the most desirable solution Of the
grade crossing problem" said q spe-
cial committee report adopted, "but
it is impossible to eliminate them at
once and it is desirable to provide the
most adequate protection for those
that exist"
The committee presented the fol-
lowing recommendations for public
service commissions.
THAT highway warning signs be
placed at q distance Of not less than
800 feet from railroad tracks, the
sign to be circular disc painted
white with black cross lines.
THAT cautionary signs already in
use be maintained and that these
signs as well as the circular signs be
lighted at night, the lights to be red.
That crossing guards during the
day use white disc with the word
stop painted thereon in black letters
instead Of the colored hags now in
use; that all crossing gates be paint
ed with alternate diagonal stripes OF
white and black. That railroads
wherever practicable be required to
keep grade crossings free Of obstruc-
tons Of vision and that grades he
maintained 20 that free passage Of
vehicles shall not be 1mpeded.
THAT legislation be passed to re-
quire vehicles and approaching cross-
tnes to reduce speed TO q saze limit I"
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
LONG PERIODS
FOR SW|TCHMfN
Testimony Regarding the
Hours Given at Probe
in New York.

New York, Nov. 1s.-Instanoes
where railroad switchmen worked IA
and 16 hours a day and fell asleep aft
er eating lunch. causing them to lose
their jobs when they failed to return
on time were cited yesterday by F. L.
Eggleston. switchman in the New
York Central yards at Buffalo, N. Y,
before the board Of arbitration in the
controversy between the switchmen's 8
union and 13 railroads over the de-
mands of the men for an eight-hour
day and higher pay.
Eggleston testified he averaged IL
hours q day and that he does not see
his little son awake for weeks at a
time. Some Jobs in the Buffalo yards
he asserted average IA to Is hours.
D. B. Duschane, a foreman employ
ed in Detroit by the Michigan Central,
testified that by working three hours
day overtime he IL able to bring his
earnings to q basis where he can sup
port his family. He calculated that If
he worked 10 hours a day for .3S6 days
a year he would receive ~ foreman
$1.387 for tho year. A helper, he said,
would earn $1,247.
Duschane asserted that some Of the
crews in the yards work 16 hours a
day, 10 hours elapsing sometimes be-
tween lunch and the evening meal.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
RED LAKE DRAINAGE.

The conditions which exist at the
headwaters of the Red river are of
such q nature as to demand prompt
attention ana vigorous work. The
flooding of hundreds of thousands of
acres of fertile farm lands, year after
year, is serious matter, and there
Is sufficient menace to the cities ali
along the line of the river to warrant
the attention of their residents, as
we'll to the problem Of controlling the
waters The orsa nization of an asso-
citation for the prosecution Of this
work is q wise move, and it is to be
hoped that steps will be taken at
once to ascertain just what can be
done to remedy the conditions, and
to put the remedy into operation at
the earliest possible moment In
this work there should be hearty CO.
operation among the people of the en-
tire Red river valley.
But, as has often been pointed out,
the drainage problem in the Red
Lake basin is a separate one and the
inauguration of new enterprise
ought not TO be permitted to divert
attention from plans which have al
ready been formulated, and which
are perfectly feasible for the remedy
of conditions in this particular dis
trict.
There is no difference of opinion
among engineers as to the best way
to handle this matter. Nature has
provided, in the Red Lake, a vast res
ervoir which needs only to be intel
ligently used. At an expense which
will be trifling the lake outlet and q
short section Of the upper river can
be dredged out so that the lake can
be lowered to a point where the space
thus rendered available will suffice to
store the accumulation of water for
an entire year or more, and, by the
use of proper control gates, the water
thus collected during periods of excess
can be released SO as 10 eQualiZe the
river flow for the entire year. The
whole thing is simple. and the cost
will be slight. Every town along the
q Red Lake river down to and includ-
ing Grand Forks is vitality interested,
and the towns farther down are In
terested in only slightly less degree.
The work is under way in congress.
The Red river problem should be
tackled, and at once. but there should
De no diversion Of attention from the
Red Lake problem, which can be
solved without affecting the other in
any manner whatever. General leg
islation covering the whole subject
Of food control and drainage is sad
~ needed. but there would be no
sense in postponing work whose need
Is admitted, and thu method for
which is plainly in evidence. until
such general legislation can be en-
acted
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
BANK CLEARINGS
Grand Forks bank
clearings Nov. 18th,
1916, $153, ,106.25.
FIRM DEAL IN
SHEEP SECTION
Market for all Sorts Un-
changed-Lambs Top
at $11.25 Mark.

South st. Paul, Nov. 16.-Sheep
and lamb trading on this market yes
terday was just the same as it has
been since the opening Of the week,
packer buyers showing Willingness
to take over everything offered to
them without making any effort to
cut cost. The assortment again was
limited and for the most part con-
tanned native kinds in numerous small
packages.
Lamb quotations contained an out
let for very good kinds at s11.25.
Some have been sold at this figure
previously this week and the price
can be earned right now IL the stuff
shown shows real quality. Most of
the cashing of good lambs. however,
was at the $11 mark. This figure took
over the good heavy native kinds. A
range of 50 to 1925 frequently en-
session the sort-outs.
Sheep disposition was the same as
during the fore part of the week with
handyweight ewes cashing up to
S7.25 and the heavier kinds between
1926 and $6.75. Trading with weth-
ers these days is restricted owing to
the absence of much of anything in
though, would earn ss.26. Yearling
aged kind and for these top of
ss.75 is posted.
Feeder trade was fairly active on
all kinds but ewes. These sorts are
moved mostly to packers right now.
Breeding stock is being sold readily
| and fairly high prices are being Of
fered for the stock.
Estimated receipts were 1900 COM
pared with 1854 week ago and 1875
year ago.
Receipts at nine principal markets
were $4,000 making the weeks total
| 800 compared with $4,000 the
same time last week.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
GRAIN OPINIONS.

Obrien-Bulge of yesterday caused
by short. I think corn and oats are q
sale.
Ware and Leland believe prices
could sustain further decline as level
Of prices Is high. Corn-Believe corn
prices are high enough. Should the
movement counter balance the for
eign demand. Believe recession III
prices of oats should occur.
Chaplin and Co.-If prices react
much from this level we look for good
buying of wheat.
Hubbard Warren-Believe It wise to
accept profits on long wheat at pres
ent high prices and before buying
again to wait until it can be more
definitely determined whether a
scarcity is really to occur.
Bartlett. Frazier-One Of our
friends in the east wires that in his
opinion export purchases during the
last ten days amounted to 100000
wheat. Can see nothing in short side
of corn.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
Yakima Valley Men
Ship Apples in
Heated Box Cars

Spokane. Wash. Nov. 16.-Because
Yakima Valley have started eastward
$50 cars Of apples in box carr, each
car being equipped with a heater and
= messenger in charge. Tho shippers,
It waS aaiA today. believe that thsy
can deliver their fruit to the eastern
markets. In salable condition despite
the unusually cold weather.
Fruit growers in eastern WashtnE-
ton Will lose between 700 and SEQ car
loads Of apples because Of the cold
snap according to an estimate made
here today by IN s4tcial Of fruit
growers c0mpany.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
1--we STOCK RECEIPTS.

chicazo-Hog receipts 5000. lef,
over 10000. prospect 10 to is lower.
Mixed ss.oo@Ss5; good $500 IS:
rough Ss.250S.45; light Ss-seQS.7o.
Cattle 11,S08, 10 lower. ahsep 1900,
strong.
Kansas City-HoE, 11,DD9. castae
1000. Sheep 8. .Ov0.
omahs-Maus 12,BDA. oaM1s .sSeo.
Sheep 1n.4DA.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
WINNIPEG CLOSE.
SOUTH ST. PAUL STOCK MARKETS

SOUTH ST. PAUL STOCK MARKETS
Hogs.
South st. Paul, Minn., Nov. TO-
Hog receipts 1900; Is to rs cents
lower; range SS.2b @S.10; bulk $3.50.
Cattle receipts 4.200; killers steady:
steers 34.25 @1O.25: COWS and heifers
$5@7.50; calves steady, S4.260 a ii:
stockers and feeders steady, $3.50@
7.5O.
Sheep receipts 1000, steady; lambs
S5.50@11.25; wethers $5.500o.25:
ewes $307.2y.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
Grand Forks
Grain Market

Obtained through the courtesy of
the Russell-Miller Milling company OF
Grand Forks.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16
CHICAGO OATS.
CHICAGO PORK.

MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.
Dec-Puts 81. .S9a.
Calls s1.963.
May-Puts $1.91A.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16

It's aWfu hard to be gra4s6m fsr
, GIT that 1oeant pleaoe ua.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16

Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-16

Men who always pay cash seldom
owe an apology. ''''
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-01
Harvest Home Picnic

Arrangements for the harvest
home picnic to be held here Thurs
day, September 7, are moving
along as rapidly as the committees
can bring the various matters to a
head. Nothing definite is ready
to be ANNOUNCED concerning the
speakers.
The Brook6eld band has been
secured and the base ball com
mittee has contracted with Marce-
lines crack team to meet Laclede
for a purse of $4,000. Two high
school teams will play in the fore
noon.
TIE .southbound train on that
day will be held here until 6 in
the evening to accommodate those
coming by train from the south.
The parade committee is offering
$500 and $1,000 prizes for the
-irst and second best decorated
automobiles; a $1,000 prize for the
best 2-horse or more float and
So. 90 to the best comic stunt.
The parade will start promptly
at IL: 80 from the school grounds.
All intending to compete for the
above prizes are required to notify
the committee not later than
Wednesday morning. Bunting
and other decorating material will
be furnished free to contestants on
application to the Lomax store.
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-01
Big Railroad Strike Coming

The general railroad strike that
has been threatened for some time
has been called for next Monday
morning at Z o'clock. The rail
roads have placed an embargo on
all parishable stnff as we'll as live
stock and no shipments are now
being received. Henderson & Sons
Produce Company quit buying
Wednesday and there now is no
market in Laclede for live stock.
In the meantime the railroad
officials are employing all the men
they can get as strike breakers and
will move as many trains as posi-
BILE and resist the strike in every
way,
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-01
Reading Circle Meeting

Mrs. J. Clair Lomax was hostess
to the Reading Circle Tuesday
evening, with almost every mem
Der present each responding with
current event at roll cali.
The study from the chautauqua
course, THE Ways of the Planets, !"
chapter 4, and 6, The Origin of
the Planets, - The Seven Great
Planets" and THE Movements of
the Planets," led by Mrs. L. F.
Moore, assisted by Miss Dueker
was Interestingly given and greatly
appreciated by all. A social time
was enjoyed at the close of the
lesson. The hostess served de-
Iicious refreshments, assisted by
Mrs. II. w. Lomax, the color
scheme green and white. The
guests of the evening were Mrs.
John C. Brown, Mrs. A. S. Byrd,
Mrs. E. ]. Downey, Miss Dueker,
Mrs. Elvert MOnnett of Ithaca, N.
Y. and Mrs. Geo. Lord of Brook
field.
Circle adjourned to meet with
Mrs. II. w. LOmax next regular
meeting, September u. Leader,
Mrs. j. E. Welsh.
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-01
Methodist Church Notes
H. J. Dueker, Pastor.

The church editice is under
going repairs. A new steel ceiling
is being put iu. While this work
is being done the meetings will be
held in the spacious store-room of
the Benson building, first door
south of the bank.
Public worship at 11:O0 a. N.
and 500 p. m.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Wm. Kraft, superintendent.
The Benson brothers have placed
the whole floor at our disposal.
This affords plenty room for the
classes of the Sunday school.
Now that the cbautauquas are
over and the weather is cooler,
let us rally both for worship and
Sunday school work.
The place of meeting will be
comfortable
Come. you are welcome to wor-
ship with rs.
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-01
Fatal Auto Accident

Five New Cambria young men
on their way home from a trip to
Marceline about midnight Tuesday
met with an accident between
Marceline and Bucklin that killed
two of their number, injured two
others so they are in a dangerous
condition and slightly injured the
fifth one. In tuning a corner too
fast the machine turned turtle,
The dead are Harrison Cole, son
of a New Cambria merchant, and
Norris Thomas, night operator for
the Burlington at New Cambria.
Those injured are Zed Deem, a
barber, Thomas Billiter and Clyde
Jones.
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-01
Death Of "Lige" Smith

The BLADE has received notice
of the death of Elijah T. Smith,
which occurred at his home in
Florence, Colo, Monday, August
81, 1916. Mr.. Smith for a num-
ber of years lived here, first on a
farm southwest of town and later
in town being engaged in the
harness business. He moved from
here to Mankato, Kans., and eight
years ago moved from there to
Florence where he was engaged in
the hardware and harness business
up to a short time before his
death. He was 20 years of age.
He leaves widow and son, George,
of Florence and a daughter, Mrs.
Matte Hurlbut of Denver, Colo. :,
all of whom were with him when
the end came. He had been
troubled with sewers stomach
attacks for some time, the last one
coming on two weeks before his
death. The remains were buried
at Florence.
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-01

subscribers Tuesday, they being o.
G. Macy, Gardner, Mrs. Catherine
Strickler, Eureka, and Mrs. j. M
Lawson, Senaca.
P. F. Felt left Wednesday for
Salina, Kansas, stopping in Kan
sas City to spend a day at the G.
A. r. encampment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Neal OF
l4inneus spent last Sunday in La
clede with Mrs. Meals parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Childress re-
turned Wednesday night from
Kansas City where Mr., Childress
underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Superintendent Crookshank has
been here this week arranging de-
tails and getting everything in
shape for the opening of the La
clede schools next Monday.
Misses Edith Hamilton and
Catherine Moore returned home
last Sunday from spending a week
at Linneus, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Neal and attending the
chautauqua.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M, Lomax, c..
G. Haight, E. Childress, w. A.
Balloon, Geo. Wate and G. w.
Neal were among those from here
attending the national encampment
of the G.. A. R. at Kansas City
the past week.
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-01
Road MuddIe Settled

State Highway Commissioner
Buffnm has spent the greater part
of the past week in Linn county
Strengthening out the road muddle
that has been on here for the past
two years. In company with Geo.
W. Bailey of BrOokfield Col
Buffum called on The BLADE
Wednesday and assured MS an
agreement on the county seat high
ways and tap lines had been
reached and the funds would now
be available for road work. A
reputation for $4,000 grading
fund had been approved and the
1916 drag fund for January, Feb
ruary, March and April had also
been approved. Work ou grading
can be started and the dragging
continued when needed. The roads
out of LacIede on which the drag
fund will be spent is the south
Brookfeld road, the Meadville road
and the Linneus road. Other
roads will be added later.
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-01
Organ Recital

The Park Baptist church, Brook
field, has installed one of the
largest pipe organs in this part of
the state, which will be publicly
opened Tuesday September 5th, at
8 p. N. by Prof. jenkins of st.
Louis in an organ recital. This
will be a treat to all music lovers.
Tickets one dollar.