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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-26
EMPTY BOX CARS
FILL SIlINGS IN
STATE;FUEL HEAD
ASKSFOR REASON
Fargo Dealer Explains
Why Prices Not Re
duced Locally
COAL OUTLOOK
STILL SERIOUS
Russell, Federal Man, Com
u ing To State TO In
vestigatc

II there Is an actual car shortage
and that Is the cause for the slow
movement of hard coal into the north
west. Robert Blakemore, local repre-
sentative of the state fuel admins
tTatiOn. will ask that an investigation
be made relative to the large number
of empty cars he says are on the
railroad sidings i'm North Dakota.
II am going TO take this matter up
with State Fuel Administrator Isaac
p. Baker" said Mr.. BlakemOre this
morning. He Is one of the best Versed
men in the state on transportation ia
Cilities, both rail and water II there
Is coal at the head of the lakes. but no
cars, there is no reason why so many
cars should be on the sidings Of North
Dakota railroads"
A car shortage in the northwest
does not, however seem the cause for
the hard coal famine the north west is
experiencing, as much as does a
shortage of coal at the lakes. Any
way, the local fuel administrator
would like to have an investigation
made from this angle. He states that
he has been informed, unOffiCially,
that there are $500 untitled coal or
ders at Superior and Duluth.
Commissioner BlakemOre says that
coal operators at the head Of the lakes
are also in part to blame for the coal
shortage through misleading infor-
nation given the public. Anticipat-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-26
LAON IS IN sight

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-26
THREE DAKOTANS
HIGHLY HONORED
BY SCOTTISH RITE
Made Thrty-third Degree
Masons, Announcement,
by Plumley Today
A. G.. ARNOLD OF
FARGO ON LIST
Three Local Men, Leach,
Dolve and Hardy, Get
Court of Honor Rank

II. c. PlumIey is back from Wash
ington. where he attended the
biennial session of the Supreme
Council of the Scottish Rite. He re-
ports that among the men recognized
in this state by the council were the
following:
For the thirty third honorary the
following were unanimously elected:
A. G. Arvold. Fargo; Alexander
price of coal anywhere in North Da-
kota.
Investigation of Coal Hogs.
Advices from Washington state that
f. A. Snead, assistant to Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield, is busy with an
investigation of coal hogs. He will
have reports in a short time Oh the
stock of coal at each of some 100000
industrial plants and will then pro-
coed to deal with the ones who have
tried to hoard coal in order to avOisi
possible future shortages. He is cred
tied with the statement that the
northwest has received more coal this
year than last year and that ship
ments will continue until the usual
time, Nov. Is, when the last lots will
leave the mines. He declares that the
northwest need have no fears of a
coal shortage this winter. His state
ment is contradictory to those made
by Fargo dealers for the last sis
weeks, VINO still maintain that the sit
uation lis serious and that they see nc
possibilities Of any improvement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-26
SISTER OF GEO. BROWN
DIES IN EASTERN CANADA
Miss Sophie Brown Passed Away at
Home OF ReIatiVe-Funeral Will
F.. Be Held Saturday.

Miss Sophie Brown, sister of Geo.
III. Brown. of the Fargo stamp
works, and of Mrs. D. McRae. 924
Eighth street south, passed away
Wednesday evening at the farm
home of Mrs. John Carruthers, a
sister. at Mt. Bridges, Ontario. Can.
Funeral services will be held from
the home near Dutton, Ontario, and
interment will take place there Sat-
urday.
The deceased was an aunt of
Clarence w. Brown. of The Fargo
Forum. and of Miss Ruth Brown,
domestic sciences teacher in the
Fessenden, N. D., high school.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-26
RADER RESIGNS POST.

Bismarck, n. D., Oct. 26.-hoyd
RAIDER, formerly of Dickinson, who
was employed as deputy state COM
missioner OF agriculture and labor,
has resigned that post. No successor
has been named as yet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-26
WITH STANDARD OIL co.

Mr.. Carnine phoned Dakota
Business College for a real cap
able man. Alfred Erickson was
sent to the situation in thirty
minutes-and he will make
good" At 8 per cent his d. B.
g. training and position are
worth $4,000 to $4,000 to Mr..
E.-thoroughness paid him
publicity.
The Press., 1917-03-22
TAUGHT BY 4 WORM.
This LOwly Creature s 'ggested the
 First SukrnariI.s IAnneL.

This Lowly Creature ,g9ested the
 First Subrlarir.c TUnnel.
 Tine first "rcut ;hl,rr water tunnel was built beneath the T.HIaCs at Lon den by Sir Mark l~am:r.ri Brunei. Brunei was one ni tti,' II. St pruliiic in- vcntOrS of his time. aud hc was a piO- ueer in many lines hut thr ThameS tunnel iS his greatest mcmUriai.
 It was a worm which SuG -cStcd to Brunei the possibility If tunnel un- der the Thames. While passing through q dOCkyard he noticcd q p;ece of ship timber perforated by destructive wOrm-the TeredU Navalis. Brunei studied the worms mole of operation in boring into the wood, and this sug- geSted to his mind the construction of Il east iron shield which should bore like an auger by means of strong hy- draulic screws. and as rapidly as the earth was cut away hricklayers should he at hand to replace it with an arch.
 The work on the Thames tunnel com menced in 1925, and after many vicis situdes and accidents it was completed in 1S43, when Brunei was knighted by Queen Victoria. Brunei was also the first to make shoes by machinery. and he devised machines for knitting. nail- making, ruling paper and making wooden boxes. In his youth Brunei spent several years in America, de signed and built q theater in New York and planned Qualifications for the city. St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Press., 1917-03-22
BUSINESS SlGNROARDS.
They Were Used at First Only by the
 Inns and TaVerns.

They Were Used at First Only by the
 Inns and TaVerns.
 The first tradeSmen to adopt the use of signs were the innkeepers, and from earliest times in England and on the continent the taveImS of town and country were distinguished by sign boards bearing the names of the hos telries. It was not until the sixteenth century that merchants dealing ill Oth- CT than liquid refreshments began to erect signs over their doors.
 Once started the custom spread rap idly, and the seventeenth century was a period of prosperity for the sign painters of England. Even in London the houses and shops were not num- bered, so d tradesman's place of DuSi- ness could only be known by a sign. The ingenuity of the merchants was taxed in such city as London to pro- vide an original sign that would stick in the memories of passersby.
 A man starting in business cOnsid- cred Q striking sign his most impor- tant investment. These signs, often huge in size, were sometimes slung en- tirely across the street. AS they grew old they occasionally fell and thus be- came a source of danger. Such signs were prohibited by parliament in the year 1762, and after that merchants had to be content with more modest signs placed flat against the fronts of their buildings.-New York World.
The Press., 1917-03-22
A PEOPLE OF C-HT.HASTS.
italians, Like Their Land, Endowed
 With Great PhJ sicaI Charm.

italians, Like Their Land, Endowed
 With Great PhJ sicaI Charm.
 Province by prov ince rtaiy mani. .ests a varying charm and the people differ as widely as their surroundings. The hot blOOded sOuthermer observes diff ferent standard of morals and hygiene, fires to anger or interest more quickly and is generally less dependable and industrious than his northern brother. Both are gifted with the black eyes and hair and the swarthy complexion as a race that is q general characteris- tic of the Latin peoples. But the ItaI- ian is, broadly SFcakimg, like his cOun- try, endowed with physical beauty and charm beyond that of most of his fellows.
 In the north, however. there are cX- ceptions-fair haired and reddish men and women, who seem strangely out of place among their dark ncighborS. Cool, temperate eXutics they are among the higher colored growthS that some how seem so tropical. with thc.r SuItry smiles and fathOmic>S, m!SteriuuS eyes, in which forever hIOOdS Inc shadow or the purple mountains that always and everywhere dominates all Italy. even to the delightful carabinieri, or rural guards, those Napoleonic looking off cials who parade always solemnIy in pairs. hangers at their sides, cockade9 In their black beavers. the majesty of the law in every line and fOOtstep.- National Geographic Magazine.
The Press., 1917-03-22
On Friday there is to be held in tn

On Friday there is to be held in the Baptist church of Rockville, a Bible school institute. The program will open with a devotional service at 2 o'clock, after which the conference will be addressed by the following speakers: Mrs. Cora Downs Stevens, on Temperance Instruction, in the Bible School; Cesar A. Phelps of Hartford, Missionary Instruction in the Bible School;'' Rev. William James Sly, Ph. D., Preacher Train ing in the Bible School" At the evening service which will begin at '. 30 the same ground will be covered from another angle under the direction of a new set of speakers. The speak CTS for the evening will be as follows: {: Mrs. Maize B. Clarke of Hartford, Temperance Instruction ;" Miss Clara E. Wells of Hartford, Missionary Instruction Teacher training will be presented by Rev. Milton S. Little field, D. D., of New York. A summary of the afternoon work will be given by State Secretary MT. Woodin, and in the evening the summary will be made by Rev. William T. Thayer of Wallingford.
The Press., 1917-03-22
Whistler Mas a Dandy.

If taking infinite pains with his ap- pearance means dandyism. then Whis- tier was dandy. The very word pleased him, and he used it often. in American fashion, to express perfec- ton or charm or beauty. Never was any man more particular about his per son and his dress. He was as careful of his hair as a woman, though there was no need of the rurlin" tOnGs with which he has been reproa, hcL; the diff ficulty was tO restrain his curlS and keep them in order. The white lock gave just the right touch. However fashion changed, he always wore the mustache and little imperial which other West Point men of his genera tiOn retained through life. Even his thick, bushy eyebrows were trained, and they added to the humorous or sardonic expression of the deep blue eyes from which many shrank.-Pen- nell's life of Whistler"
The Press., 1917-03-22
FLIES FLEE FROM BLUE.
The Germ Laden Pests Either Fear or
 Hate That Color.


 The Arabs have long known that flies fear or hate the color blue. and that k why the houses ill many of their towns are calcimined in a light blue tint. Be fore the French Academy of Sciences recently Messrs. Galaine and HOul, beert described the results of their &lj servatiOns on the eyesight of flies The only light that these insects see really well is white: their eyes do not see vio- let and indigo at all; the vibrations of the blue and green rays are disagree able to them, and red has the effect OF darkness. Yellow alone of all the col Ored rays is tolerated as well as white.
 The solar spectrum as seen by the eyes of a fly begins at green and ends at bright orange. The practical tOn- clusion to be drawn from this is thal when a room has blue window pancS the flies therein become as inat tive as if it were dark. If slat of blind be opened to let in ray of white light the flies will rush toward it and go out through the blind. ..
 In Japan they hang curtains made of beads of blue glass mixed with tubes of painted bamboo at the entrances to butchers and pastry cooks shops. These let the air in, and the flies go out through the interstices between the beads, but do not re-enter.-New York World.
The Press., 1917-03-22
YANKEE CURIOSITY.
How Ben Franklin Used to Save Tim
 and Avert Questions

How Ben Franklin Used to Save Time
 and Avert Questions.
 The Yankee is proverbially inquisi: tive, and Charles H. SherrflI recalls in "French Memories of Eighteenth Century America" some amused com ments reported by the Marquis de Chastellux. which show that the repu tation was well deserved more than Il century ago.
 "He says" declares Chastellux, re beating travellers tale, "that the Americans are the most inquisitiNe people he has ever seen. Their culios ity is pushed almost to impropriety When he asked his way they only an swered. You apparently come from Philadelphia When almost famished he asked for food. Instead of serving him they said: You seem to be in n great hurry. Is there anything new in the north|
 "He also relates that Mir. Franklin (whO possessed a sense of humOr in addition to that habitual calm which so surprised the EurOpeans). whenever he was travelling in Connecticut, sec ton noted for it's curiosity, was accuS- toned on entering an inn to call all the family together and announce in n loud tone: I am Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, and l am printer by trade. I am coming from Philadcl- phia, and l am going back there at such and such a time. do not know anything new, and now, my friends will you tell me what you can give me for supperT" ~~
The Press., 1917-03-22
SHoD WITH SILENCE.
Big Bull Moose Can Traverse a ThicL
 Forast Without a Sound.

Big Bull Moose Can Traverse a Thick
 Forast Without a Sound.
 Although taller than an ordinary horse, weighing more than half Il ton and adorned with wide spreading ant lers, the bull moose stalks With ghost ly silence through thickSet forests. where man can scarcely move without being betrayed by the loud cracking of dry tWigS. In summer it loves low ly- ing, swampy forests interSperSed with shallow lakes and sluggish StieamS. In such places it often WadeS up to its neck in a lake to feed ell Succulent water plants and when reHchmg to the bottom becomes entirely submerged. These visits to the water are some times by day. but usually at night. especially during the season when the calves are young and the horns of the bulls are but partly grown.
 Late in the fall, with full grown antlers, the bulls wander through the forest looking for their mates, at times uttering farreaching calls of defiance to all rivals and occasionally cIaShinG their horns against the saplingS in eXu- berance of masterful vigOr. Other bulls at times accept the challenge and hasten to meet the rival for a battle royal. At this season the call of the COW moose quickly attracts the bulls. Hunters take advantage of this and by initiating the call through a birch bark trumpet bring the most aggressive bulls to their dOOm.- National Geo graphic Magazine.
The Press., 1917-03-22
Equine Pedometers.

The whorls of hair on the coats of horses and other animals are natural pedOmeters, inasmuch as they register the locomotive activities of the ami malls on whose bodies they arc found. The best examples and the greatest number of these hairy whOrlS and crests are found on the domestic horse. 4 notable instance is the grace ful feathering that extends along the hollow of the flank, dividing the trunk of the animal from the h.nd quarters. There are also creStS and WhOrlS on ihe horses chest and other parts of it's body. \ study of the action of the m deriving muscles explains the origin of these peculiaritieS in the lay of the hair and furnishes the justiti, atiOn fo. calling them pcdOmeters, although the analogy is. of course. merely superti
 cial--St. Louis Republic. a,.
The Press., 1917-03-22
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

All persons liable by law to pay taxes in the Town of SOmers are hereby noti. fled that have received a bill and war rant to collect town tax of Eighteen Mills on dollar on list of 1916. and that said tax is due Tuesday, March 20, I)l7, and that for the purpose of receiving the same will be at Fuller -Bugbee Co. s store in SomeIs Street, Tuesday, March 20, from 10 a. m. untile4 p. m and at Kibbe's store in North Somers, Wednes day, March 2l, from I0a. until p. m., and at the postoffice in Somersville, Thursday, March p, from 10 a. Ill. until p. m.
 All persons having taxes unpaid May 1, 1917, will be charged nine per cent. in. terest from April 1, 1917, together with collectors fees. according to law.
 Every male person residing in the town of Somers between the ages of Fl and 60 years, shall, except as otherwise especial. ly provided by law, he liable to pay a personal tax of two dollars for town and state taxes in lieu of poll and commu- tation tax.
 All persons liable for the payment of a Personal Tax. must make payment not later than May l, 1917, or be subject to the penalty contained in Section 2395 oi the General Statutes.
 E. P. RUSSELL, Collector.
 Dated at Somers, February 24, 1917.
The Press., 1917-03-22
SWISS CHEESE STONE.
Material of Which Native Houses In
 Bermuda Ale Eui.t.


 Bermuda Ale Euit.
 When native of Bermuda decides that he wants to build house he goes to some quarry where the soft. rich. creamy coral sandstone has been strip ped of it's thin earth covering. and be gins saving. He or some one emp.oy- cd by him. with q long, coarse toothed saw, cuts out blocks of stone measur- Ting about two feet long, one foot wide and six inches thick. AS soon aS he has quarried enough of these blocks he allows them to stand i'll the open air for a few weeks to harden, for when first cut they are as full of holes as d Swiss cheese and almost as soft. The hardening period over, the b.ocNs ar2 placed one on top of another to form the walls and one beside another on a supporting framework, overlapping q little at their upper and lower edges to make the roof.
 When the building has beer ere ted the .Bermudian covers his OJtSid@ walls and roof with thick coat of Whitewasll. which hides all the cracks and joints and holes in the stone and gives the house smooth. beautiful finish which is very pleasant to the eye and just as pleasant to the sense of touch. Even the big chimneys, tha porches and the fences are built of tn" same stone. '" '""
 These white roofs have anotII.'r i'm portant office. for the rain that falls upon them as 1t runs off is caught and led into cistcrns. 1t is easy to under stand how important this is when one learns that there are no streams or wells in Rerm, .da and that the island CTS are thus entirely dependent on these ciSt"mS for their water supply Joseph Lauren in St. Nj hoIaS
The Press., 1917-03-22
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER
sl5O a year in advance. When not paid in


 sI.5o 6 year in advance. When not paid in advance, at the rate of S1.75 year.
 Resolutions, obituaries or cards of thanks in- serted at one-half advertising rates. Births, marriages and deaths inserted free.
 We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub fishing, endorse the opinions of our correspond ents.
 This paper is mailed regularly to its subscrib- CTS until definite order to discontinue is re- ceived and all arrears are paid in full.
 We are always glad to have neSOs items sent in, but request that they reach us by Wednesday morning or earlier, if possible. It Is often nec- essary to abridge items that are received after Wednesday noon. Forms closed Thursday at 8. n.
 Communications received without signatures always committed to the waste basket without attention.
 Advertisers desiring change should have copy at office by Wednesday at 10 6. m., otherwise we cannot guarantee change.
The Press., 1917-03-22
Sure Enough.

'Yes. sir" said the station master Safety first has spread all over this country. And nobody that comes to Beaver Hill will ever git in no acci- dents fer want O warnin signs about. Jest look at that now
 The stranger gaZed appreciatively al the sign nailed on nearby telegraph post. Its stern message was:
 'It is dangerous 10 walk or stand on these tracks while train is passing -Everybody's Magazine.
The Press., 1917-03-22
Tax Collectors s Notice

Ihave received a rae bill and tax warrant. and by the authority Of the state of Connecticut am commanded to coIleat-Of each person named in this list his proportion Of thIs tax as therein stated, it being a tax levied by the town of Stafford on the 18th y of November. 1916, when it was votod to lay t.x Of 12 mir1s on a dollar. This tax is du" March 20th. 1917, and payable al par until ApIil 2Oth. 1917 For the convenience of tax-payeIsI will he at the fo- lowing places or the following dates: At the store of F A. LasbuTy, stafford Hollow, Thurs niHgham StafTordville, Thursday. April 5; at the arloW store, Wet tafTord. thursday. April T.. I will be at the said places from 30 to 5 3Op n. will a'Ro be at the BurwPIl sI ore, Stafford ings. every saturday from [ O g p. m. All peTsons having tax unpaid on May 1. 1917. will be charged interest from April l. 1917 plus the collectors fees, according law.
 HARRY K. BURWELL Collector.
The Press., 1917-03-22
Epitaph of a Cynie.

John Goodman of Sutton, Surrey county. England. was cynic. His own will convicts him of so being He directed in this document that no wOm- en be allowed in his funeral cOrtege. And on his tombstone he bade that the following verse be carved: Farewell. vain earth, I've had enough of
 thee :-4 ... And now am careless what thou sayst of
 me.
 Thy smiles I car'st not, nor thy frowns I
 fear My care is past, my head lies quiet here. What faults you see in me take care to
 shun
 And look at home. enough Is to be done.
The Press., 1917-03-22
Encourages FMe Ruildinas.

Our city planners might we'll initiate the example of Buenos Aires, which every year exempts from taxation the most beautiful building erected with in the preceding twelvemonth and awards a medal to the architect.-- Youths Companion.
The Press., 1917-03-22
Saving Talk.

Do you believe in telepathy?"
 "You mean" responded Miss Cay enne, ''the art of communicx ting thought without audible speech?'
 Something like that"
 'I am not sure whether it could be made to work or not. But I know a number of people who ought to try Washington Star.
The Press., 1917-03-22
Advantaae of Necks.

"The giraffes and the ostriches are the most forgiving animals in the zoo," remarked the keeper.
 ''Is that fact?" said the visitor.
 ''It most certainly is. Why. dear sir. they overlook everything. - Yonkers Statesman
The Press., 1917-03-22
Askino Too Much,

George iS employed in his fathers clothing emporium. On his return from lunch few days ago his father called him into the office and said: "While you were at lunch your tallol called to collect bill. l am surprised and pained. sir to learn that you are in arrears. Isn't it possible for you to live on your salary!"
 Certainly it iS. sir" replied George cOolly. but you don't expect me to support my creditors tooY'- Exchange
The Press., 1917-03-22
FOR SALE.

One Cream Separator. tubular A, never u ed, 300 lbs per hour-cheap; Top Carriage, used but little, One-HOrse Farm Wagon, a good one ; one. Horse Wheel Harrow. Rake and Feed Ut- ter; also 3 tons good hay-pice low. 2 hese things must sold to make room
 '3w5l LEON w. CHASE, stafford, conn
The Press., 1917-03-22
Unreasonable.

MT. Fusser-Aren't you nearly readyy Mrs. Fusser-I wish you'd stop asking me that question. I've been telling you for the last hour that I'd be ready in a minute!
The Press., 1917-03-22
The Stnnnar.

Lottie-He wore my photograph over his heart. and it stopped the bullet Tottie I'm not surprised darling: # kould stOp clock. London Sketch.
The Press., 1917-03-22
NOTICE.

The Annual Meeting of the VI IIllngten Ceme- tery Association will be held in the hall at South Wilmington. Monday, March 26, 1917, at 30 D. m {, to choose officers for he ensuing year
 F. w. RATF, secretary.
The Press., 1917-03-22
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease. the antisepiic powder to be shaken into the shoes and sprtnklPd in the foot-bath for hot, tight or new shoes feel easy. SolN eveTyW here, 25c. Ask for Aliens Foot, Ease. Don't accept any substitute.
The Press., 1917-03-22

Woman loves a clear, rosy complexion. Burdock Blood Bitters is splendid for purifying the blood, clearing the skin, re- storing sound digestion. All druggists sell it. Price, $1.