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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02
World,a aiooast Insect.

The grasshopper has a cousin, who
is the largest inject In the world. He
Is called the cyphocrane and makes his
home principally in Java and SuHsatra.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

Mr. Hayner ignores the decision y
an ordinary district court judge VINO
says that our blue laws were not ma de
to be enforced and he wifi go on with
his Sunday closing program until he
supreme court tells MIN 10 stop. AS
that is what Mr. Havner promised TO
do if the people elected him he is justi-
fed to make mis- promise good, con-
cludas the Grundy Democrat a po-
litical promise hereafter will have a
little more value in Iowa than il ever
had before
The Sac Sun feels sure that with
reasonable Interpretation by the courts
there car he No serious objections 10
the present Sunday law
IF all the Iowa farmers would plant
pumpkins in the corn. when we ran ont
Of bread we could eat pumpkin pie,
says the Davenport Democrat. 1t Is
easy To ina CINE q worse fate.
The Shenandoah World says Gov
error Harding will have a hard TINA
in convincing the general public he has
broken with the Salingers, since his
veto Of the nonpartisan judiciary bill
This was the one great thing Judge
Saiinger and sons were interested in
defeating at the last legislature That
body, however, did not heed their ef-
forts and passed the bill doing AVA
with this feature Of the Iowa law on
elections. When il came TO the gov
ernor he vetoed il. overriding the leg
| stature and favoring the Salingers."
IF the. so-called blue laws are en-
forced possibly some OF our church
| members may learn how TO keep tbs
Sabbath day holy" predicts the Eagle
Grove Times-Gazette.
The Pella Chronicle declines to en-
ter :nto a serious discussion Of tbs
| liquor question with man who puts
a glass of beer and loaf Of bread or
| the same economic basis. When VI
1 go hunting for potato bugs. we neve:
use anything weightier than a shingie.
The Usage News does not recall tina
we ever took glass of beer with thu
/ German kaiser. but the time has com'
when we wouldn't mention 1t II vi
had"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

The Ours for Grief.
The only cure for grief II dction.-
George Henry Lewis. sSz
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02
opt,mI.m 1hat FADES.

optiasIsm That Fades.
- n easy to be m optimist when
ssYtAang II lovely and no clouds are
- yeur sky-but that kind Of optimism
\ sesanes bIighted when the first frost
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

IF all the Iowa farmers would plant
pumpkins in the corn when we ran ont
Of bread we could eat pumpkin pie.
says the Davenport Democrat. IT Is
easy to imagine a worse fate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

The Sac Sun feels sure that with
reasonable Interpretation by the courts
there ca. he M serious objections 10
the present Sunday law"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

The Usage News does not recall that
we ever took a glass Of beer with the
German kaiser. but the time has come
when we wouldn't mention 1t IL We
had"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

If that excitement at Sioux City over
the meteoric display had taken place
before the drouth some question might
have BEEN raised which under present
circumstances would be uncalled for
and malicious
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02

If the. so-called blue laws are en-
forced. possibly some Of our church
members may learn how to keep the
Sabbath day holy predicts the Eagle
Grove Times Gazette.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
XXZIIV Coal Production is Greater,
vy-1:l1 Still Nation Faces Shortage
(By HarryB. Hunt.)

Washington. D. c.. Oct. 25.-Al-
though more coal has been mined this
year than was mined last year. the
coal shortage 10 the most serious the
nation ever has known.
This tells why.
Production has NOT been restricted
BY the coal operators. This is con-
trary to the public impression, but it
Is true.
On October 1b, coal production had
exceeded by 43,000,000 tons the pro-
auction for the same period last year,
in the bttumtnous or Soft coal field
alone.
Anthracite production had been 16
per cent greater in 1916.
But
While Americas fuel demands have
reached the greatest point known, the
natural gas fields OF Ohio, Indiana and
west Virginia have been failing. Hun
dreds OF factories and thousands Of
m have turned from a to coal.
Also, this years, late spring wiped
out millions Of tons that ordinarily
lay in domestic bins all summer
Add to these causes the biggest
cause of all-the tremendous increase
IN railroad and war-industry coal con-
sumption-and you have the eason
why a coal famine looms despite in
creased production.
Much coal, too, has been shipped
to our allies, and our navy, with every
vessel in commission and hundreds Of
auxiliary vessels added, has used more
coal than ever before.
The result Is that although our
bituminous mines have produced more
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25

Mr.. Clark is correctly informed. there arises the guess
ton OF interest. The first war loan hoated bore interest
at the rate Of 3 Ia per cent. The second Liberty Loan.
for which the subscriptions are now being closed, 10 a 4
per cent loan. Bonds of the first issue may be exchanged
for those Of tho second, SO that the subscriber will re-
ceive the higher rate of interest, and those who partici-
pated in the first loan will not be penalized for their
promptness. w
It is to be hoped that no further increase In tho rate
Of interest will be found necessary. Under the circunn-
stances I per cent is enough. Four per cent 10 all that
money is actually worth. The fact that money Is often
loaned at higher rates has no bearing on the question,
because when higher rates are paid there are other ele-
ments which necessarily affect the interest rate. To secure
a higher interest rate the investor must make a loan for
a shorter time, and this involves more attention on his
part, and the prospect of his money lying idle for some
time between investments. American government bonds
are recognized as the best security in the world. They
will never be repudiated or scaled down unless the
American government itself is destroyed. In other invest
ments the security ranges from the cat-and-dog sort,
where the investor is lucky If he ever sees either princt-
pal or interest, to the Investment on property whose title
has been carefully investigated, and on the backing OF
business men of unquestioned probity and sound judgment
Investments of this latter class range just next to gov
eminent bonds, but nothing else is quite 30 dependable
as the written contract of a great nation in which the
inviolability Of a contract has the force Of a religious
creed.
Four per cent, therefore, with freedom from taxa
ton except on excess incomes, makes the purchase of a
Liberty bond a sound business investment And that 1s
all that the American citizen has a right to expect when
he loans his money to his government to provide for Its
needs in an emergency such as now exists. 1t will be all
the better for us if, with the making Of this investment
possible to obtain all the money that will ever be needed
for the prosecution of this war on a basis a tride less
profitable than if there were not involved in the transac-
ton the sentiment of patriotism.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
FOUR PER CENT ENOUGH

In an address delivered on Liberty day Speaker
lamp Clark said that a ring of fnanciers in New York
I'd been trying to hinder the sale of Liberty bonds in
der to force the government to increase the rate of in
rest on the next issue. No details were furnished with
e statement, nor was information given as to the man
r In which this alleged conspiracy was being operated.
s5Mf-efafks statement -eaff- be sHbstaHtated by proper
science it will be apparent that the men implicated have
sen guilty of treason just as certainly as if they mad or
snized an armed force to attack the soldiers of the Uni
q States from the rear. And, if their guilt can be es-
they should receive the treatment that would
! melted out to any other traitors.
Aside from the crime which has been attempted, ii
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
THE AMERICAN FLAG

The following tribute to the American flag was writ
ten by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, chairman of the women's
committee Of the Council of National Defense:
This is the American flag. 1t is a bit Of bunting.
and why is it that when it is surrounded by the flags of
all other nations, your eyes and mine turn first toward
1t and there rs a warmth at our hearts such as we do not
reel when we gaze on any other flag? 1t is not because
of the beauty Of its colors,' for the flags Of France and
England, which hang on either side of it, have the same
colors. 1t is not because of it's artistic beauty, for other
flags are as artistic. 1t is because you and I see in that
piece of bunting what we see in no other; it is not visible
to the human eye but it is visible to the aspiring soul.
I'VE see in every stripe Of red the blood which has
been shed through the centuries by men and women who
have sacrificed their Hives for tlaer4dea Of democracy; we
see>fn every stripe of white the purity of the democratic
ideal toward which all the world is tending; and in every
star in its field of blue we see the hope of mankind that
some day the democracy which that bit of bunting sym
bohzes shall pernneate the lives of men and nations: We
and justice" m
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
THE WORK OF THE AID CLUB

The success Of the Liberty Loan campaign in Grand
Forks was due to the energetic and systematic work Of
the Ad club. The need was there, and sentiment was In
a condition to be organized effectively. But without the
work OF an organization familiar with the facts knowing
our people to meet that need, the sale Of half a million
dollars worth of bonds in Grand Forks would have been
an impossibility. That organizing force was found in the
Ad club, which is composed Of some Of the most progress
i've business men of the city, and whose members have
for the past ten days given practically their entire time
to this work.
The experience Of Grand Forks city has been, with
variations. the experience of the nation. The work of
placing this loan throughout the country has been largely
taken over, not necessarily by AID clubs in the various CEN
tiers, but by organized bodies Of business men who are
familiar with the handling of business in a large way,
and wh6 have thrown themselves into this work with all
the force and all the experience at their command.
The war has brought out many things, but none more
clearly than it has brought out the fact that the business
men of America are committed unreservedly to the serv.
ice Of the nation in it's time of need. We hear frequently
Of those who have abused their opportunities, and who
have sought to exploit the need of the nation for their
own benefit. There are such cases. But they are the ex.
ceptions. The great body Of American business men are
patriotic mon who are ready to make any necessary a
sacrifice for the country that they love. And no fine.
group Of them is to be found anywhere than in Grand
Forks.
The people of Grand Forks have given a splendid an.
swer to the appeal of the government, and the Ad club
is the medium through which they have spoken to such
noble purpose.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25

answer to questions asked by the gov
eminent as to what work they wished
to do, than fifty per cent of
these men selected by chance said
that they did not care, just so they
were put in some branch of the serv-
ice which would AXE them to France.
1.-THE boys want to go over the top
and not only want to fight but they
want to pay for being allowed to
fight"
He said that every soldier on over-
seas duty has five of the best rifles
manufactured from which to select,
that every member of the national
guard army has one Of the best rifles
manufactured and that by the time
they are ready to learn how to handle
a gun every soldier in the national
army would be provided with a ride
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

II The visit of Field Secretary Willard. Of the Proper
iional Representation league, of Philadelphia, to North
Dakota, is bringing to the attention of many of the peo-
,.ole Of the state a subject which is of decided interest and
importance. Mr.. Willard has addressed several groups
ef men in Grand Forks. and has explained the theory
DC proportional representation, has told something of its
Ftistory in countries where it has been in operation for
TMone time. and has outlined very clearly the manner
an which the plan works out in practice.
~ Using the names Of the two great political parties
sspr purposes of Illustration, it is evident that if in each
legislative district of a state 81 per cent of the voters are
atepubicans and 40 per cent Democrats, and all the vot-
rrs vote their own party ticket, all Of the members of the
legislature will be Republicans. With 81 per cent of the
cote the Republicans will have 100 per cent of the rep
Eesenta ton, and the Democrats, with - per cent Of the
cote, will have no representation at all. The purpose of
proportional representation is to secure for each grodp
sf considerable size representation in the aw-making
Cody as nearly as possible in proportion to its size.
g Without going into a detailed description Of the ma
Hs1inery by which it is proposed to accomplish this, 1t may
IL pointed out that the successful operation Of the plan
sSsould, among other things, tend to prevent those sudden
Sya1d violent changes in the political complexion of gov
:Sning bodies which are always possible at every election,
Sid the prospect of which exercises such an injurious in
:sNlence on the industries and the commerce of a nation.
Sae attitude of legislative bodies would change, Of course;
:ait the changes would conform to the actual changes
q public sentiment, instead Of being utterly dispropor-
Fay thought to political methods know something of
Proportional representation. But with most Of us that
knowledge is purely academic, and we fail to take into
Ssscount the fact that this principle has for some years
sseen in actual, and apparently successful operation in
Sany countries. apd in some of our own cities, and that
fading statesmen OF such important nations as France
:ad Great Britain are in favor of its adoption.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
Net tons
100000

than 40. 900 tons Of coal to date
this year, as against 36s, 800, 900 tons
at this time last year. this increase has
not met the increase in consumption.
The mines could have produced
more, and mine operators insist would
have produced more, had railroads
given an adequate supply Of cars. AL
though this matter Of car supply was
taken up early in the year and the
normal car supply increased by 10 per
cent, car shortage has remained as the
greatest single barrier to greater pro-
duction.
AS in the consumption of coal, so
in the use of cars. The railroads, in
addition to more coal, have been
called upon to handle the ever null
tiplying volume Of supplies turned out
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25

for the war. It has been an endless
chain--the more coal moved, the
more products manufactured, and the
greater demand for cars both at mines
and shops.
Inadequate terminal facilities, in
sufficient rolling stock and other ma
terial shortcomings hampered free
and full movement Of coal. One of
the chief sources Of difficulty vas the
failure Of lake vessels to haul coal to
the northwest during the spring
months. Lured by the higher freight
rates on ore, great vessels were
hurrying back empty from southern
lake ports to Duluth, Superior and
other ore ports, where as they norm-
ally carry coal up and bring ore down.
This deficit In the northwest's sup
ply Of coal was the first problem to
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
and white are the Danish national

and white are the Danish national
colors.
When 1914 came young Danes born
and educated in Schleswig-H Qlstein,
many Of whom had been punished
merely because they had gone across
the border to attend Danish schools,
were called out with the rest Of the
German soldiers.
There were II 5000 Of these men who
were compelled to fight for q cause
to which they are decidedly hostile.
at the point of the bayonet to fight
against Belgium, England and France.
So far, 1000 Of them have been
killed. They had to obey orders like
the Poles from Posen and like the
Frenchmen from Alsace-Lorraine.
They had to fight for the thousand
year-old enemy of Denmark!
1t is interesting in this connection to
recall that whenever the little Incl
dents that tell of kindness and human
ity on the part Of German soldiers
are investigated, it is very frequently
found that it was a Dane in a Prus-
sian uniform that had performed the
act of kindness.
A strip of the land which is right
fully and historically Danish soil will
now be offered to Denmark If Den
mark will pay some of the money OBJ
tanned from America for the West
Indian islands into German Golfers.
Truly, Germany must believe that
the Danes have lost their sense OF
humor and of-indignation, and 1t Is
comforting to see Ina. the Copenhag-
en- press Immediately has expressed
the wrath of the Danish people al
such a proposal. r
Look to DAYS of Peace Talk,
Schleswig-H olstein will undoubtedly
form a subject for discussion when
the day Of the peace conference
dawns. Early in the year the London
Spectator suggested that this was q
problem which must be settled. Elk
President Roosevelt more recently ex-
pressed himself to the same effect in
the Metropolitan Magazine. And just
now Danes all sover America are
adopting resolutions to induce Presi.
dent Wilson to act as the spokesman
of their home country when the peace
conference comes. They will ask him
who has voiced the demands Of liber.
ty, to use his influence, when the thine
comes. in favor of having the problem
taken up once more.
Denmark's Honor at Stake,
The Danes do not unconditionally
ask the return Of their lost provinces
They merely demand that PARAGRAPH
s" be restored and that the question
OF recessation to Denmark be submit.
tied to a free popular vote throughout
the provinces.
To try to barter about her owr
property with Denmark Is a typically
and diabolically German plan which
If it should succeed as evidently ex.
pected by its creators, would NEAR
h a Germany would cur -eemmef
ctal and economic control of Den.
mark.
This will not happen. The sou Of
Denmark has never been more wide.
awake than 1t is now, and never ha.
the sense of national honor been more
keenly developed than 1t is at this
time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
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an. teo ach: April Nay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. No. DA

be met by the new fuel admin1strator.
In striving to fill the coal bins OF the
northwest the eastern and central
states have been put, temporarily on
short rations. !.
DR.. Harry Garfield. coal admtnis-
traitor. however, insists that-bad az
it admittedly is-the coal outlook Is
not so bad as it is pictured by inter-
ests hostile to governmental regula-
ton.
There will be- enough coal to 90
around, he says, If we will cooperate
in helping maintain equitable distri-
button. There will, for instance, be
coal enough this month for every
household to have enough for Its cur
rent needs. BY next month, with n
northwest demand met, there will be
a greater supply for the rest of us.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT
SOON WILL DISCUSS
FATE OF ROMANOFFS

Petrograd, Oct. z5.-The Russian
preliminary parliament. according to
the newspapers. shortly will discuss
the fate Of the Romanoff family, now
imprisoned nea Tobosk. Siberia
Particular attention will be paid to
the question Of the eventual Danish
ment abroad Of the former emperor
and his immediate relatives.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
PRAISES
MEN OF DRAFT
brit of War Grasped by
] Men of Army, He
Says.

f3oston, Oct 25.-Newton D.. Baker,
tretary Of war, stirred an audience
lenthusiasm last night as he told
! story Of q modern miracle of war
2.the preparation Of the great ma
hal army Of drafted men who are
Ing trained for overseas service. He
b the principal speaker at the an
III dinner Of the chamber Of COM
irce. 1
5lrgThese men who have been taken
the national army have grasped
spiritsof this war" he said TN
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
Minnesota Next To
Have "Wheatless Dav;"
Success In Chicago

st. Paul. Oct. 25.-Plans to ask all
families in Minnesota to go on a basis
Of one wheatless meal a day begin
ming November 1. were announced
last night by A. D. Wilson, state food
administrator. At the same time the
food administration that every one
observe one meatless day a week as
a further aid in the conservation Of
food. i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
SUBSCRIBES
TO THE %LIBERTYLOAN

Cheyenne. wyo., Oct. 25.-General
Pershing, commander of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces in France,
has subscribed for $50 Liberty bonds
for himself and son Warren through
a Cheyenne bank to be credited to
this district. it was announced yester-
day by United States Senator Warren,
his father-in-laW.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
RUSS CAR ORDER TO SEATTLE.

Seattle. Oct. 25.-According to
word received from Washington two
thousand steel carr for Russian rail-
ways are to be built at Seattle by the
Pacific Coast Car Foundry at an aver
age prices of $1,000 each or a total Of
$500, 900 for the order.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
Sir William Her.chel,
Finger Print System
Discoverer Is Dead

London. Oct. 26.-sir William
James Herschel. discoverer ana az.
veloper OF the system OF identiaca.
ton by anger. prints, died yesterdav.
str William, who wa born in q
served " the civil service In maj
from 1855 to 1878. He disoovare6
the uss Of finger prints In 1885, and n
1878 initiated this means of identi6.
eafsonsf er Saxal purposes 81 Bsnsal
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
Success in Chicam.

Chicago. Oct. 25.-Chicago's first
"wheatless day. was a success, ac-
cording to those who observed its OPP
Grafton in the principal eating places
of the downtown district. Restaur-
ants of all classes made energetic eff
forts to comply with Food Admins
traitor Hoover's request. Every one
Of the large hotels cut wheat products
from their menus.
No complaints were made by the
public. ,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25

o folds Of white and scarlet! Q blue with your silver
warm hearts cherish you. and dying lips give you their
Inection-long NAV YOU float on the free Winds Of heaven,
the emblem Of liberty. the hope of the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25

1t presents avery helpful way Il
ave money.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-09
CAPITOL DESERTED jAS SOLONS DEPART

Little Rock, March 9.-Home is hardly the same today. Little Rock looks like Goldsmith's Deserted Vil- lage. Every departing train for the past "A hours has carried it's share of legislators, homeward bound The capitol is truly a place where quietude reigns today. The halls, which for the past 50 days have been so busy, are today as lonesome as a school house on the day after vaca- tion begins. A few of the clerks who must remain to complete records, remain, but the members who are serving on holdover committees, have gone to their homes until after Sun day, for a few days of rest.