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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20

tie Katherine Armstrong of s14 WAL
nut street, appeared At headquarters
and purchased q $50 bond for which
she paid cash. Harold Void, North
Seventh street, was also among the
Juvenile purchasers today.
The women's auxiliary committee
is doing effective work, and many Of
the subscriptions coming in have
been induced by the work Of members
Of this committee. On Tuesday or
Wednesday of next week, the women's
committee will call at the residences
of the city and solicit subscriptions
in n last energetic drive immediate
ly prior to the close of. the campaign.
John. Burke Here Sunday.
Tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock
United States Treasurer John Burke,
governor Of North Dakota,
Metropolitan theater. This occasion
will be made one of the strong draw
ing cards Of the campaign and the
committee expects that MI. Burke's
speech will add to the enthusiasm
and vigor of the local campaign.
1t is probable that the Liberty Loan
drive here will reach the minimum
goal of $1,000 600 either tonight or
Monday. But the. campaign will be
anyhow, for it is the purpose Of the
committee to make every effort pos
sible toward pressing the amount way
up to $500, 900. Half a million in Lib
erty bonds is h aim, and it Is felt
that if the city can claim this amount
it has done exceedingly we'll.
Wednesday Liberty Day.
The final day of the campaign also
promises to be the biggest-at least,
present indications promise that. On
Tuesday night Liberty fires will burn
here as we'll as in every city, town
and crossroads settlement of North
Dakota. The next morning and noon
immense demonstrations will be ar
ranged in Grand Forks. and a num-
Der of large and small subscriptions
are expected to be filed at the eleventh
hour.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20
Buy a Liberty Bond Q

L@ 49, 6A& EGH A
These young fellows who are about to risk
everything that makes existence worth while in our
defense are our own flesh and blood. Every one
Of them is YOUR son, YOUR brother, YOUR near
est and dearest. Let every one Of US get this fixed
firmly in his mind (for it is literally true in a deeper
sense than. ever before in the worlds history, and
he can not choose but give, just as he would strip
himself Of his last penny if his wife were dying or
his child had to be operated upon to save its life.
You personally and the nation at large have
never been in such dire, such imminent peril as that
which threatens you at this moment. This is no
figure of speech, indeed there are no words in the
language that can adequately bring your danger
home to you. Think Of ruined Belgium, devastated
Poland, and remember that every Liberty Bond you
buy is a barrier between your loved ones and such
horrors as these AIS 70 -asaEEsa
It is the safest investment on earth. Nowhere
can. earnings, savings, trust funds, or income invest
ments be placed so securely-and you can sell your
Liberty Bonds at any time you need the, money.
Think Of getting FOUR PER CENT. INTEREST
on such an investment And remember that the day
the wal ends, these bonds will command a large
>premiumA% Government bonds before we entered
the war were selling at $116 on the stock exchange.
There never was such a profitable bargain as the
Liberty Bond, and money never did such glorious
y service. ... - .- 81, i. 80 ..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20
AUTO TRUCK
AND STREET
CAR COLLIDE
Collision This Afternoon Re.
suits in Smash-up of De-
livery Truck.

Shortly before 3 o'clock this after
noon an auto delivery truck collided
with a street a on the corner of
South Fourth street and Gertrude
venue
The truck which was driven by
Earl Rogers. went along at a fair
speed and suddenly rammed into the
street car with the result that the
truck was completely demolished
while the street a was only slightly
damaged.
Despite the violence and suddenness
of the collision no one was injured,
and a short time after the accident
the street car University avenue
line) continued on its way.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20
Professor Hugh E. Willis
Speaker at First Convoca-
ton of Year at University
AFTER War What?" His
Topic.

The first regular convocation Of the
year at the University Of North Da-
kota was held this morning with
Professor Hugh E. Willis of the uni
versity law school as speaker. with
the subject, After War What?"
Dean Vernon P. Squires Of the col
lege Of arts presided and introduced
Acting President E. J. Babcock, dean
of the college Of engineering, who re-
sponded to Dean Squires' fine intro.
ductory speech with words Of direct
ness, expressing his loyalty and inter-
est in the university and for the state.
the new acting president was the &C
casion of ar ovation on the part OF
the audience. Dean Babcock is enter
ing upon his twenty-eighth year OF
service in the University Of North
Dakota, and has done much to de-
velop the natural of North
Dakota.
Special Music a THO.
The special music Of the morning
was a trio composed Of Miss
Katheryn Harris, cello. Miss Pauline
Harris, v%iolinist, and Howard Pat
more, pianist. It was the first ap-
pearance Of the Misses Harris, and
their music was most enthusiastically
received.
Prof. Willis spoke in part as fol.
lows:
What are the real objects 70,
which the allies, and especially the
United States are fighting? The OBJ
jects fought for may be divided into
two classes. immediate and prospec.
tive or permanent.
THE immediate objects of the wal
are defense and restoration fol
wrongs done. Emphasis was laid or
these by President Wilson in his mes.
sage to the Russian people.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20
$4,000 IS
SUBSCRIBED
B. IN The CITY
Headquarters Busy Hive of
Small Subscribers Who
Come Voluntarily.
SOME PROSPEROUS
MEN TO BUY MORE
Campaign, Expected to raise
$5oo,000, Will Close
Wednesday Evening.

A dispatch from Fargo receive
cd this afternoon says that the
North Dakota Liberty Loan cam
paign ut the close of the first
week has given very satisfactory
results.
Cass county has subscribed ST.
O15,8OO of which all but $685.
900 has been subscribed In the
city of Fargo.
Lamour county has fixed $780,
900 as its goal, that total being
four times greater than Its al
lOttel quota. Tho entire amount
has already been subscribed.
Foster county. the smallest
county in the state in point OF
acreage, subscribed its ninety
thousand dollars quota in n
day.
Oliver county. the smallest
county in the state IN point OF
population. has already passed its
quota.
A. I. Hunter of Grand Forks
notified the state committee early
this morning that the subscrip-
ton of Grand Forks had exceed
ed one quarter million dollars.
The Grand Forks city Liberty Loan
fund scared to $270, 900 at a late hour
this afternoon, about 100000 having
been subscribed since this morning.
One large subscription was the
feature of the days campaign-$5,OOc
being taken by the Robertson Lum-
Der company. But otherwise. it was
the day OF the small investor. and a
large number of $50 and 500 sub
scriptions were recorded during the
forenoon and the early part of the
afternoon. Many Of these came from
persons who of their own volitior
went to headquarters with theil
money, while a considerable sum was
subscribed as the consequence of "di-
rect action" as applied by vigorous
teams securing the business section
of the city.
Some Can Give More.
At headquarters it was said today
that it often happened thai a we'll
to-do man came down with a sub.
scription Of $50 or 500. That wouldn',
do. it was explained. Men who car
afford to give more, must give more
and If they refuse, they will be dealt
with as though they had declined tc
subscribe anything. that is, a blue
card report will be made and the
name will be forwarded to the proper
authorities for further disposition OF
their case.
Secondary Sinking is just as bad
Sinking in the ordinary sense, ont
member Of the committee explained
today, and for this reason a man WIN
can we'll afford to take a Thousand
dollars worth Of bonds should not b,
allowed to subscribe merely one hun
dred. Efforts to persuade some par
ties Of the correctness of this view
point are reported to have met with
good measure Of success. It was sait
that the prosperous men should blu!
as many bonds a. possible in ordel
to protect the less prosperous.
Children Subscribe.
One Of the heartening and stimulat
ing features Of the campaign is tn,
manner in which the school children
rally. This morning, for instance, lit
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20
j. Nd 20 AND
FARGO 0, end
'0FFlRST HALF
Aggressive University Elev'
en- Pound Fargo College
Eleven.

The University of North Dakota
team held the long end Of a 20 to 0
score at the end of the first half in
the football game this afternoon with
Fargo college at University field.
Undaunted by the slushy field the
two teams meet this afternoon fort
the annual clash for football honors.
At the time of the. paper going to
press the varsity team held the long
end of the and we're in fine con-
dition for the rest of the game. i
Fargo college seems unable to meet
the heavy onslaught, of the university
eleven and the local team is on the
aggressive making a much better
showing than they did in the game last
Saturday at Vermillion. S. D.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20
Surplus Grain Will
Be Easy To Dispose
OF Says Geo. Foster

Winnipeg. Man.. Oct. 2o.-There
should be no uncertainty on the part
OF buyers as to whether. they Will be
able to dispose Of all the grain they
buy at the price officially f1xed,' stat
ed Sir George Foster. minister OF
trade and commerce. Financial ar
rangements have been made which
provide for the payment for all sur
plus millable wheat by the Wheat Elk
port Co., which represents the allies
at the price fixed by the board OF
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20

The wars of to-day are won by the conbatants
with the greatest resources. Food, ammunition,
clothing, supplies of every sort, count as much as
men, and often more. Napoleon. declared that an
army fights upon its stomach. All these necessaries
come down, in the last analysis, to money, and
more money-yours and that of every other real
American-the Government must have and have at
once.
We are in a life and death struggle between
autocracy and democracy and democracy can not
win without our help. Understand this clearly. Let
it sink into you, become a part of you, and then
live it every hour of every day.
Hupdreds of thousands of our best and bravest,
c1ean-cut, splendid young Americans, are being
trained for immediate service in the trenches. Every
dollar>we withhold strikes directly at the lives of
these boys who are doing their bit for us. They are
giving their, all to the cause. If we can not fight
beside them we owe it to them and to ourselves to
back them with our last dollar. 1t can mean no
more than a temporary pinch to us. Think for one
moment what it means to them.
The fight to which they go is our fight. Every
one of them who falls is a sacrifice for US. He
dies far away from home that WE may keep our
home, live the life we have chosen, pursue the paths
of peace in security and shelter. -.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20
G. MELLAND IS
DISCHARGED BY
DISTRICT BOARD

Theodor G. Melland of Shawnee,
who was certified to be held for mil
itary service on September "a, has
been ordered discharged according to
information reaching the county
board of exemption today from the
district board at Bismarck.
The discharge Of Mr.. Melland was
granted on industrial claims:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20

We confess small faults in order to
insinuate that we have no great ones.
La Rochefoucauld.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20

Be civil to all, sociable to many,
familiar with few, friend to one,
enemy to none.-Frank!in.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-20
Children Subscribe.

One Of the heartening and stimulat-
ing features of the campaign is the
manner in which the school children
rally. This morning, for instance, lit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
The Amendment Time Limit.

In putting a time limit for ratifica-
ton Of the prohibition amendment
Congress has established a precedent
in the matter of changing the ma
tional organic law This is the first
time that such a maximum period has
been set. The Constitution itself pro-
vides for no limitation and theoretically
an amendment remains in tendency be-
fore the legislatures until the necessary
three-fourths have ratified it.
But the definite limit Of seven years
is longer than the most protracted
period for which a proposed amend
ment has awaited ratification. The
FIRST ten amendments were submit
ted together and were approved by
the necessary number Of states fifteen
months from submission. Tho eleventh
amendment was before tho states for
three years and three months, tho
twelfth amendment nine and half
months. the thirtpsa&h amsndmsnt ten
J ssd ! III nssuks - sssrsssasA -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
The Two-Platoon Fire System.

Commissioner Brownlow in his ad-
dress before the union of fremen Sat-
urday night declared that as a result
of the two platoon system, for which the
Commissioners have estimated, condi-
tons in the District fire department
will be SO improved that there will be
far less difficulty thap at present in fill
ing the ranks. 1t is undeniable that
recruiting the service A man enter
ing the fire department is compelled
virtually to abandon his liberty. He
must practically serve every hour of the
day and day of the week. He is likely
to be separated from his family for days
at time. Though he is permitted to
go home occasionally, he is always sub
ject to call, and his home leave may be
at any time cut off. In these circum-
stances it is remarkable that the Dis
trict's fire department has been SO well
maintained in numbers and quality of
personnel, so that it is one of the best
manned forces in the United States
Under the two-platoon system the fire.
men will have time for recreation and
for home association. The force will be
improved by reason of this fexibility.
Every man while on duty will be in
better form for service. The District
has low fire loss now because the de-
partment is efficient. It must keep that
efficiency up by organizing the depart
ment on basis of justice IF the two
platoon system is not adopted, with its
comparatively trifiing cost, the District
will undoubtedly lose eventually
through deterioration of the department
and consequent increase in the fire
losses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
Next Falls Prohibition Issue.

With the submission to the states by
Congress of the proposed prohibition
amendment to the Constitution, the is
sue in the next campaign, not neces-
sarily between the parties, but as the
focus of all state political contests. be.
comes the question of ratification. For
by peculiar chance the amendment will
reach the states with the least possible
number of state legislatures in session
during the present winter and with the
greatest possible number to be elected
next November. OF the forty-eight
states only ten win be in Legislative ses.
sion this winter or SPRING. Georgia,
Kentucky, Massachusetts,, Mississippi,
New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island,
South Carolina and Virginia meeting in
january and Louisiana meeting In May.
OF these Eve are now wholly dry
Georgia, Mississippi, Rhode Island.
sespth cAsoiina and Virginia. OF tia
nlhn q nhisk ~ lagil-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18

latures will not meet until year from
January or later in 1919, all but three
Of them elect their legislatures next fall,
these three being Florida, Montana and
Washington, in which the legislatures
are already elected, the next balloting
being in 1920.
Thus in thirty-five states, or one less
than the three-fourths needed for rati-
fication, legislators will be chosen next
fall-September i'll Maine and Novem-
Der elsewhere-and it is inevitable that
the national prohibition issue should
dominate all other considerations. Of
these states that will vote next fall for
legislatures that are to pass upon the
federal amendment seventeen, or one
less than half of the number needed for
ratification, are now wholly dry, these
being Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colo
RADIO. Idaho. Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ne
braska, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, Vermont and West Virginia.
Washington, now dry, votes in 1920.
Eighteen of the states to be elected
next fall are now wet-California, Con-
necticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nevada, New Hampshire. New
Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas,
Iyfab Wisconsin aud Wvnr,ipp Two
of those that are to elect in 1920 are
wet-Florida and Montana. In this way
the lineup for next falls election is
about even, seventeen of the thirty-fve
voting states being now dry and eight
cen now wet.
This winters fight before the legis-
latures for and against ratification will
consequently be merely in the nature
of a skirmish, though most important
one, each side endeavoring to win its
requisite PROPORTION of the ten states
that are to be in session. The vets
will naturally hope to hold all of the
states now opposed to prohibition, and
if they do that they will have scored
a moral victory. To demonstrate that
the adoption of the federal amendment
by Congress is an expression of an ad-
vaneing public sentiment for prohibi-
ton the drys must carry all of their
own five states and gain at least three
of the other fac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
Absentees and Prohibition.

Yesterdays vote in the House on pro-
hibition was remarkably full, all but
twenty-three members being present
and voting. Three "pairs" were an
nouneed, two alternatives matching each
paired" negative, under the two-t thirds
rule. Announcement was made for
three impaired absentees that if pres
emit they would have voted "no." This
left ten other members impaired and
unaccounted for in the roll call. Had
all ten been present and voted "no" with
the three impaired negatives the vote
would have stood 2s2 yeas and al nays,
giving the prohibition amendment ex-
actly two-thirds. Thus the absentees,
paired and impaired, did not lose the
day for the cause Of ti-prohibition
by their failure to attend the session,
even if all were opposed to the amend
ment, which is not assured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
Representative johnson, Private!

Washington regrets the departure of
Representative Royal G. johnson of
South Dakota, who has resigned his
House seat to enlist as a private in the
Regular Army. At the same time it ap-
plauds his patriotic spirit that has led
him to relinquish the comforts, digni-
ties and honors Of legislative chair for
the hardships and trials and dangers
Of soldiers life. It is Of this stuff
that are made the men who are going
to carry our flag over the top to victory
in Europe. Washington's regret for Mr..
Johnson's resignation is due to the fact
that since he came to Congress he has
shown keen and intelligent interest
In District affairs and in the develop
ment Of the National Capital. 1t is a
misfortune that so helpful representa-
tive of the local community should be
called to other fields, though the Dis
triet is proud to send one Of its adopted
sons to the front along with its own
sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18

years one and Q half months and the
fifteenth thirteen months. The longest
period required for the ratification OF
an amendment was in the case of the
sixteenth, providing for an income tax,
which was before the legislatures for
three years seven and half months.
The seventeenth amendment, for direct
election of senators, was pending for
twelve and a half months.
Thus a seven-year clause in the pro-
hibition amendment gives it nearly
three and half years longer life before
the legislatures than the time required
for the ratification of the most stub
bornly fought of all the amendments.
1t is. of course, to be borne in mind that
in none of the amendments heretofore
submitted has there been any particular
inducement for delay, owing to the alb
seuce Of a time limit, whereas now the
opponents of national prohibition have
an Involvement to fight for time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-18
Retirement as a Public Need.

Census Director Rogers in his annual
report expresses the hope that Con-
gress will pass civil retirement law
before the force in his bureau reaches
the state at which it would be seriously
incapacitated by approximation. At
present, he says, there are only few
clerks of advanced age in the bureau,
but the day is bound to come when
many of the employees will be IN the
veteran class, and the work cannot
fail to suffer as these men and women
go down hill. Now is the time to make
provision against o condition that is
certain to initiate against the govern
ment's interests. The census bureau is
especially fortunate in that it is not
now handicapped by the approximation
which in other departments seriously
pulls down the average of efficiency. The
condition of which Director Rogers now
writes in his report regarding his own
bureau is exceptional. The present i'm
munity of this important branch of the
government service from superannua-
ton troubles does not justify postpone
ment of action upon a measure that is
designed to improve the working con
ditions in the departments-to say moth
ing OF the justice done to the clerks
themselves-and put the United States
on par with business corporations in
the matter of provision for its faithful
elder workers.