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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-09

The Cowles Press is one of the
latest converts to the daylight saving
scheme and beginning Monday they
started work at o'clock. in the
morning and close at five in the after
noon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-09
St. JoLa.bary Atheu.eum.

LIBRARY READING ROOM ART GALLERY
9o'cIock to O'Clock each week day. We'd
pesday evenings excepted.
O'Clock to O'Clock Sundays.
All are invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-09
Th. Museum Of Natural Science.

Open week days 9-12 A. NJ, 1t P. M
Sundays 80 to g +. Nj.
All visitors welcomed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-09

The employees of the New Method
Laundry are now working under the
daylight saving time schedule
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-09

FRATERNAL MEETINGS
Maxwell RayAi Arch Chapter. No. IL.
Stated Convocation, Friday Nevening,
Mayjt. -
RAYMOND A. PEARL, Z. HIP.
lFkKD C. MOORE, Secretary.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17

The Good Roads convention now in
session at Fergus Falls is the most
| important meeting Of advocates OF
improved highways ever held in the
northern part of the state.
Delegates were in attendance from
practically every point between st.
Cloud and Fargo when the convention
was called to order by George w.
Frankberg, president Of the Fergus
Falls Commercial club.
Mayor Leonard Erikson extended a
cordial welcome on behalf Of the city
and E. r. Ruggles of Osakis respond
ed on behalf Of the visiting delegates.
| organization was appointed as fol-
lows:
w. S. Atkinson, GAINESVILLE; Alvah
Eastman, st. Cloud; G. A. Kortsch,
Alexandria: Mayor Leonard Erikson,
Fergus Falls; DR.. Dubois, Sank Cen
ter
Resolutions will be drafted and the
report will be made today by COM
mittee Of seven as follows:
E. r. Ruggles, Osakis; H. A. Leroy,
Alexandria; A. c. Meigs, Fargo; A.
A. Trovaten, GAINESVILLE; C.. D.
Schwab, ST. Cloud George L. Walker,
Moorhead; M. Aalberg, Menning.
A. J. Wright, of Moorhead, was one
of the principal speakers at the after
noon session Of the convention. He told
of the experience in road building in
Clay county and of the plans followed
in securing the diagonal Moorhead-
GAINESVILLE road, now part Of the
Red trail.
J. p Hardy, secretary of the Fargo
Commercial club, was one of the speak
ers at the banquet rendered the visiting
delegates last evening.
Moorhead is represented by Johnston
Wagner, A. J. Wright and George L.
Walker
GAINESVILLE delegates are: w. S. At
kinson. A. A. Trovaten and G. w. See
feldt.
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended the election of a
president, vice president, secretary,
treasurer and one vice president from
each county represented. <
This morning, Sen. P. H. McGarry, of
Walker, was the principal speaker.
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee recommended a route closely
following the line of the Great North
ern railway. This precipitated a fight
on the floor of the convention, Elbow
Lake on the south insisting upon the
route passing through that city and
Pelican Rapids demanding a change to
include that village. The report was
referred back to the resolutions COM
mittee with instructions to report
again at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17

tricity is stored. This battery is used
as a reservoir for storing electrical
energy. BY the use of this battery
light and power are not directly de-
pendent upon the wind as sufficient
current can be generated and stored
during the windy days to be used dur
ing periods of calm. The length Of
over periods Of calm, depends, of
course, upon the size Of storage bat
terry and the amount Of current used.
Our storage battery is a forty ampere
hour, 110-volt Plante type. The
length of time required to fully charge
this battery is eight hours. 1t might
be interesting for you to know that
our storage battery has furnished us
with sufficient current to light our en-
tire farmstead for a period Of ten days
without having been charged once,
during this time.
Our plant was operated entirely by
my mother until short time ago.
''The windmill consumes a teacup-
full of hardoil and needs to be oiled
once a year. Under these conditions
1T will last at least fifteen years. This
brings depreciation of the wheel to
under 10 per cent or less than half
Of that of gas engine. b..
"Then there Is the operating cost.
An ordinary gas engine which will do
the work a windmill electric lighting
plant does, would take over three gal
Ions of gasoline per day. The price
of gasoline today is 20 cents gallon
which would be so cents a day. Sixty
cents a day for thirty days, a month
would be SIS. Eighteen dollars for
twelve months would be $216 year.
This represents an investment OF ST.
100 at 10 per cent or one could afford
to pay $3.50 more for the windmill
electric lighting plant than a gas
engine plant of equal size and allow
the gas engine plant to stand idle and
still be making 10 per cent on the
investment. Our entire plant costs
between $500 and $1,000 to INSTALL"
The speaker also went into the uses
that the electricity can be to on the
farm where 1t saves a large amount
of labor. Operating the cream separa-
tor, sewing machine. washing ma
chine, vacuum cleaner, churning,
pumping water, electric fan and heat
ing the iron for ironing clothes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
TREASURY
DEFICIT
PROGRAM
(Rv Associated Press.N

Washington, Jan. 17.-Administra-
ton plans for meeting the treasury
deficit at the end of the next fiscal
year took the form of a definite pro-
gram, embracing increased inherit
ance tax, a new tax on excess profits
OF corporations and partnerships. and
bond issue Of $289, ZOO, 900. A bill in
Guiding these proposals and bearing
the endorsement of President Wilson
and Secretary McAdoo will be framed
at once and pressed in the house.
The increase in revenue under the
plan is expected to be more than
$500, 100000 annually and if it fails to
take care Of the deficit 500, 900, 900
issue of treasury certificates of in
debtedness may be decided on.
AS agreed to informally by Demo-
Gratis of the ways and means commit
tee and approved by the president and
secretary OF the treasury, excess
profits tax would be at the rate of
8 or 10 per cent on such returns in
excess of per cent on investment
and would yield something over $780,
100000; the inheritance tax would be
raised to one and one-haR instead of
from 10 to Is per cent on those of
more than $15,000,000 yielding an adj
ditional revenue of about $4,000, 900
and the bond issue of $289, 000, 900
would be designated expressly for
emergency purposes, such as the Mex
lean trouble, the Alaskan railway, the
new armor and nitrate plants, pur-
chase of the Danish West Indies and
appropriations for the shipping board.
In this form the program will be
submitted by Democrats Of the COM
mittee to their Republican colleagues,
who will be asked to make any sug-
gestions Immediately so that the
measure may be brought into the
house. Democratic Leader Kitchin ex-
poets it to pass within q week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
FARGO NEAT PACKING
PLANT TO OPEN THIS FALL
(continued from page one.l

Continued from page one.l
The Equity Cooperative Packing
plant will relieve this situation and
the quicker 1t can be built and put
into service the better for all the peo-
pie. This is recognized generally ana
the sentiment in favor of immediate
action is almost unanimous.
Following the conference re-
Gently held between equity Of
ficials and leaders the Nom
best to delay taking over the
site donated by the business inter-
ests OF Fargo. It has now been de-
cided by the parties to that, confer
ence that the site should be taken
over at once and steps taken for the
speedy completion OF the plant. The
papers have been prepared and before
the end Of the week the transfer will
be contaminated.
next week will elect the permanent
officers of the Packing company and
with the way clear for speedy action
the work Of excavating will begin al
once. There seems now to be no
obstacle to completion of the plant
SO as to be in operation in the fall
of the present year-rendering SER
vice which is SOrely neeueu ana Wnlcn
IS desired as speedily as possible.
There are already nearly 5000 SUBJ
scribers to the shares of the packing
plant-an indication OF the sentiment
in favor of such an institution. As to
the need for such an enterprise there
is but one opinion-that 1t is needed
Just as soon as 1t can be erected.
IN q series OF articles running in The
Bismarck Tribune, III. p. Burton. who
has made an exhaustive investigation
Of the packing business has opened 40
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
CLAY COUNTY FARMERS
CHARGED With THEFT

Elco Cravens and s. H. Miller, Who
were brought back from Montana on
bushels of fax valued at $113 and q
quantity of bedding from Ole Lee, of
Morken township, will be given hear
ing before Police Magistrate Wade on
Friday afternoon.
The fax was stolen from a granary
in December and was sold to a Fargo
seed house, according to the complaint.
The bedding has been found and iden-
mains to be forged, the Identification
of the person who cashed the check
given in payment of the fax. Enoch
Peterson, assistant cashier of the First
National bank, who cashed the check,
is in st. Paul and will return home on
Thursday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17

an instructive viewpoint of the real
situation. His conclusion is that To-
cal plants situated in the heart Of the
cattle raising sections is the solution
of the evil which exists.
Following are a few Of his conclu-
The outstanding features of this
these: -
1. That the number OF meat animals
n TINS country Is rapidly declining at
going up by leaps and bounds.
2. That the producers who grow the
animals are purposely restricting the
they are the victims of controlled mar
kets, and are generally being paid less
for their animals than it costs to raise
them.
8. That the commission men who
sell these animals for the producers
| declare that they cannot find enough
competition at the centralized markets
among the few packers to force the
price up anywhere near where they
should be. They say the packers own
or control the yards, terminal facilities.
loan companies, banks, ETC.. as we'll as
4. The packers admit that few
firms largely control the volume of the
meat packing business of the country,
but declare this is necessary SO they
can engage in the by-product business
which, they say, is the only thing which
allows them a profit worth the name;
and this, they say. is the 'narrowest in
the world as 1t is.
g. There is great deal of evidence
which tends to infer that the packers
are constantly crushing out competi-
ton and gaining more and more of q
ness but also on the fruit, grain, poul--
try, hide and sundry other businesses
of the nation; this being brought about
oy their large ownership and control
q frr ope
s. The packers are largely in con-
troll of the wholesale business, having
established stores everywhere in the
country. from which they supply retail
Z. The retail trade has never been
plated, so that mo real deductions
about 1t can be authoritatively vouch-
safed. Government inquiries show that
the margin of profit made by retailers
varies in accordance with all sorts of
conditions OF business pressure, in adj
dition to the wholesale prices of meat.
Now, what do these outstanding fea-
lures signify to us in regard to the
question as to whether or not beef
steak can be produced more cheaply for
the consumer in this country?
They signify this: That there are
many and various steps in this BUSH
ness of producing steak, and that the
entire process is an uncorrelated one
with no system anywhere except that
everyone grabs everything he can a.
the steak passes though his hands.
Some are luckier in this free-for-al1
than others. The luckiest ones are
keeping quietest and these seem UNI
questionably to be the packers Finally,
no one knows anything absolutely au-.
thentic about any part of this game
least of all Uncle Sam"
The remedy lies in co-operation-in
the building up of plants owned by the
people themselves with the profits GO
ing back to the real parties interested
the men who produce the livestock
and the consumer whose PATRONAGE has
built UP great fortunes for the packing
trust.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
SHERIFFS
TO AID THE
Law MEKERS

Every sheriff in Minnesota may be
called to st. Paul to assist the legisla-
ture in devising a plan to put an end
to l. w. w. disturbances.
Members of both houses have found
the problem to be statewide and sew
eral measures have been suggested that
might put an end to the trouble. So
far no plan has been found that would
prove effective.
senate subcommittee has been ap-
pointed to confer with Governor Burn
quist and Attorney General Smith in
regard to the necessary legislation.
One plan under consideration is to
place an emergency fund at the dis
posal of the governor to be used in
employing special deputy sheriffs in
case Of trouble.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
THE ISIS

Nine. Petrova in The Black Butter
fly, appears at the Isis today and to-
morrow The story:
A trusting girl meets an ofncer IN
the French army and falls in love with
him. They go to Paris and are mar
ried, but afterward she is led to be-
lieve the ceremony is a mock one. She
has a daughter. Loathing the man
she loved, she fights her own way in
the world and becomes a famous opera
singer. She is worshipped by al
Paris. Then comes the war. She goes
to the front as a trained nurse. The
man she had loved is mortally wound
ed. Blood is needed to save his life
She volunteers for the operation
And then what? There is q magnih-
cent climax - one that shows love
never dies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
Want MORECANDY
FOR THE Big sale

The girls of the Company B AuxiI-
larry want more candy to sell.
The sale which opened in the Com
pany B. officers room in the auditor
ium yesterday has been so well pat
ronized that 1t has been impossible
to keep enough candy on hand to
supply the demand and the members
of the auxiliary are out after more.
The auxiliary is raising a fund to
care for soldiers Of Company b, who
returning from the border may find
themselves out of employment The
sale is to get the necessary money to
care for these men until they are
located in positions again.
The people Of the city who are in
terested in this work are asked to do
nate home made candy, which they
may leave at the auditorium with the
girls of the auxiliary who will great
iy appreciate any donations of candy
or material.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
THE STRAND

Manager Nelson of the Strand is
sues a special invitation to the con-
vention visitors in Fargo to enjoy the
program arranged for this week.
Florence LaBadie appears today and
tomorrow in The Pillory. This actress
Following. A Luke comedy will top
off the bill which the Strand offers.
Friday and Saturday William Russell
appears in that wonderfully strong
play, Lone Star, an Indian story which
is told in an exceptional manner.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
Moorhead Department
THIRD WARD
DEMANDS
new SCHOOL
Mass Meeting Unanimously
Recommends New
Building

Citizens of the Third ward decided
by a unanimous vote to ask the board
of education to make provision for a
new schoolhouse instead of repairing
the present building.
This action was had at the meeting
of the Third Ward Community club,
which was practically mass meeting
of the citizens of the ward. 1t was
urged that the $1,000 appropriated for
repairing the building be used as part
of fund for a new schoolhouse.
The following were appointed a COM
mittee to present the request to the
son, Leonard Eastlund and c. H. Knapp
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
THE GARRICK

The Return Of Draw Egan, Is a
gripping story of bad man who goes
straight, q worse one who would like
to prevent his reformation, and a girl
who makes 1T possible. It's action takes
place in yellow Dog" tough town
infested with reckless gun men, who
make life miserable for the few re-
spectacle citizens. From the moment
Hart is introduced until the fade
out" scene, the play 1t Is declared, Is
bristIing with swift action and force
full with big situations
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
NOT MAKING
GOOD RECOVERY
nv Associated Press.l

Philadelphia, Jan. 17.-Physicians at
the hospital where Harry K. Thaw.
who attempted to commit suicide here
last week by slashing himself with a
razor. is a patient, said today that
Thaw was not recovering as rapidly
as had been expected and expressed
concern both as to his mental and
physical condition. Lawyers repre-
senting the Thaw family who were to
have held a bedside conference with
Thaw today to discuss plans for his
defense against the kidnapping and
assaulting charge made in New York
by Fred Gump, Jr., the Kansas City
youth. announced that the conference
was postponed for at least a week.
DR.. Elwood R. Kirby, Thaw's ply
stefan, said that his patient was still
in O stupor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
SEARCH FOR
LOST FLYERS
lRu Associatad Press.l

San Diego, Cal. Jan. 17.-Four army
airplanes piloted by Captains Herbert
Dargue and Byron Jones and Civilian
Instructors Wildman and Brtndley,
started from the North Island avia-
ton base for Calexico, where the ma
chimes are to be used in connection
with efforts to find Lieut.. Col. Harry
G. Bishop and Lieut.. w. A. Robertson,
Jr.. army aviators missing since last
Wednesday. Accompanying each pilot
is a military observer. Calexico is 100
miles from San Diego. The two left
San Diego for Calexico wednesday
morning, carrying neither food mol
water. They had four gallons of gaso-
line.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
ON
ROUTE OF
RED TRAIL
Is On at Good Roads Con
vention at Fergus Falls
This Afternoon
The OFFICERS.

President Thomas Guinness,
GAINESVILLE.
Secretary - Leonard Erikson,
Fergus Falls.
Treasurer-George s. Magnus-
son, st. Cloud.
Vice-presidents.
Clay-A. J. Wright, Moorhead.
Douglas-H. A. Leroy, Alexan-
dria.
Grant,. J. Hauge, Ashby.
Otter Tail-Gunder Bartelson,
Fergus Falls.
Todd-E. r. Ruggles, Osakis.
Stearns-P. M. Lair, st. Cloud.
Wilkin-O. F. Grangaard, Roth
asy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17

Continued from Pags une.
preme in adoption Of any constitution
they might be willing to accept, no
matter who wrote it, so long as it was
legally and regularly submitted.
Manahan cited the Nebraska
constitution adoption procedure as be-
ing in point.
Manahan also said the constitution
being proposed here was the result of
certain program OF issues.
Judge A. T. Cole, Fargo, gave an
address, declaring belief that Non.
partisan movement ultimately would
be recognized as being of great value
to every class of business in the stafe.
he decried the theory that the league
was passed on class greed, or class
hatred, and urged the legislators ia
work together for the states best
interests.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17

righteousness under the influence Of
a sweet young girl portrays a wonder
full character that has made the pro-
duction so popular.
The Return of Draw Egan IS
showing at the Garrick today and
Thursday. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
Chicarn.

Chicago. Ill, Jan. 17.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, $4,000; slow at yesterdays aver
age; bulk, $10.s5@11.1O; light, 5000 q
II. 05; mixed, $1O.7O@11.15: heavy. $40. rs
Oils; rough, $10.7510.S5; pigs, $4,000
Cattle: Receipts, 10000; firm; native
beef steers, 5000 11.SO; western steers,
$7.7O@10.10; stockers and feeders, S5.75
@S.S5; cows and heifers, $4.75 a 10;
calves, $9.75@1425.
8 Sheep: Receipts, 10000; weak; weth-
ers, 1885 @10.SO; lambs. $11.60@1420.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
THE MARKETS
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
OF The NORTHWEST
lRv Associated Press.N

(By Assoclated Press.V
- South st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 17-Hogs:
Receipts, 10000; steady, &c higher;
range $1O.25@1O.75; bulk, $1,000 1880.
Cattle: Receipts, 2,400; killers,
strong, 15@25c higher for week; steers,
$425@10.25; COWS and heifers. SAFE o.
$50; calves, steady, $4.50@12.75; stock
ers and feeders, steady to strong, $3.50
0S.00.
Sheep: Receipts, $500; steady; lambs,
Shhnm92h
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
Sioux City.

Sioux City, Ia, Jan. 17.-Hogs: Re
ceipts, $4,000; 5@1Oc higher; estimated
@1O.90; range, $1O.0O@11OO; light.
$10.O0@10.45; mixed, $1,000 @10.90; hea-
Cattle: Receipts, 2,3oo killers.
strong; estimated receipts tomorrow,
Sheep: Receipts, 1000: steady.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
DAMAGE CLAIM FOR FARGO
ACCIDENT ON TRIAL HERE
The trial of the damage suit brought

The trial of the damage suit brought
Northern Pacific railway was begun in
district court this morning.
Last summer, Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
were driving in their automobile on
Broadway in Fargo, and, when cross
ing the N. P. tracks, the gates crashed
down, smashing the top of the car and
the windshield. 1t is claimed that there
was no warning and that no engine or
train was approaching at the time. The
principal claim is for nervous shock to
Mrs Johnson, which resulted in a siege
of sickness.
C. G.. Dosland is attorney for the
plaintiff and ]. A. Clarity, of Moorhead,
and D. r. Frost, of St. Paul, are con-
Quoting the defense.
The jury in the case of Finch VS..
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy was
charged by Judge Nye late yesterday
afternoon.