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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Display Of Nerve,

During the corn show at Petersburg,
Ind, recently, when all business houses
were crowded with prospective custo"
mers for fall suits, and cloaks, rural
miss entered store and asked to see
the various styles in winter cloaks, re-
lates the indianapolis News. The
saleswOman who had charge of the de-
partment spent almost an hour trying
on the various styles and explaining
the qualities of the goods. Finally a
coat was tried on that just suited the
girl. 1t was just what she was looking
for, she said. When the saleswomOn
asked her whether she wished 1t done
up the girl replied:
"Oh, no. ma'am; am sending to a
mail order house for a coat just like
the one you showed me, and wanted
to see If was going to be cheated"
Apparently satisfied that she had
struck bargain with the mail order
house, the girl left the store. 1t took
the saleswoman several minutes to
realize what had happened, but when
she came to hereslf her prospective
customer had vanished.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Elnhtx Years on an Island.

The houses, with their Moorish
styled Venetian blinds over heavy bal
comics, were an echo of old Portugal.
Don Cesar escorted us to the house
of James Mackay, British vice consul,
whose kindly help to various needy ma
tionals has caused him to be known
throughout the Azores as "the Consul
Of Europe;" to which should be add
ed, "and the United States" says
Charles w. Furlong, writing of his
visit to the island of Flores Of the
Azores group. He appeared In a
frock coat and top hat-the only one
I saw in Flores. During his fourscore
years and over he left the island but
once--by accident. American whalers
and long voyage vessels from Good
Hope and Cape Horn lay off here
when short Of provisions. During a
visit aboard one of these a northwest
gale suddenly sprang up, making his
return impossible, and in ten days he
found himself in England, but in three
more he took the first vessel back, and
here he has been ever since.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
conVlcts May Get Gym.

Convicts in the Missouri peniten-
tiary soon will have monster taber-
nacle and gymnasium, if the recon-
mendations of the state prison board
are carried out.
The board has recommended to Gov.
Gardner that the material now being
taken from the temporary capitol
building be used in constructing a
tabernacle in the penitentiary yard,
Gov. Gardner has approved the plan.
The work of wrecking the tempo
rary capitol, which housed the state
offices for five years, has been under
way for several weeks. All that re-
mains Of the building now is the large
steel framework.
Convicts have been wrecking the
building and it Is stated that they can
use the same material in constructing
the building in the penitentiary.
1t is planned to make the tabernacle
large enough to seat $500 persons
The auditorium would be used for re,
ligious services, lectures and indoor
sports. It would be possible for CON
victs to play indoor baseball If such q
large auditorium was available. The
convicts now play baseball in the pen
itentiary yard.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Tax Commission Clears Sullivan.

The state tax commission, which in
vestigated the letting of the state auto
tag contract for the automobile year
beginning Feb. 1, 1918, to the Univer-
sal Manufacturing and Stationery Co.,
controlled by Con p. Curran, has made
its formal report.
The investigation was instigated by
Fl. A. Grimm of the II. A. Grimm
Stamp and Badge Co. of st. Louis, who
complained that Secretary Of State
John l.. Sullivan had given his CON-
pany no chance to bid on the tags,
thereby depriving the state of a
chance to save money on the-tontract.
The commission stipulates that all
state supplies should be bought in
open and public competition, but de-
clared that Sullivan violated no stat
ute in awarding the contract to Cur
rams company without competitive
bidding. Grimm had held the auto tag
contract for several years.
The tax commission is authorized to
investigate the auto tag contract un-
der the section Of the law giving it
the right to inquire into public ex-
penditures by any department Of the
state government. This is the first
expenditure of public funds investigat-
ed by the commission.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
SELL THE GENUINE COLD TEA
swindllng 5ootleggers Are Successful
" Playing Confidence Game In
Dry Oregon.


NO one will sympathize with the IL
licit buyer Of whisky who uncorks his
bcttle In thirsty anticipation, only to
hnd that 1t is filled with cold tea. says
a Portland exchange. For one thing,
this subterfuge of bootleggers is al
most as old as the hills. It no more
ought to fool reader Of the days
news than the ancient gold brick or
sick engineer swindle.
The operation of the scheme has
Deen standardized. 1t is always the
same. The purveyor offers the custom
er bottle of "tea," and winks know
ingly. The deal is made and the party
or the second part some time thereaft-
er Is highly indignant because he got
precisely what he contracted for.
The buyer, Of course, knew in the
beginning that he was making himself
party to a violation of the law. If he
had been law abiding he would not
have been cheated. 1t is so with most
confidence games. The fellow who
puts up his money for u supposed
bunch of green goods" guaranteed to
defy detection, thinks he Is going to
make some "easy money" At heart he
Is so much law breaker as the man
who swindles him. He sometimes pays
a high price for experience, but 1t is
worth the price If it teaches him that
law breaking from any angle seldom
pays In the end.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Expect Another Strike.

Officials of the mining companies in
the lead belt are anticipating another
strike Dec. /, when a general reduc-
ton In wages Of rs cents q day be-
comes effective. Several hundred
miners, it is said, have signed an
agreement to walk out Dec. /, and the
miners throughout the district have
been asked to participatein the strike.
The matter has been called to the gov
ernor's attention and more troops are
being sent in.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
AUDITOR MAKES REPORT TO
GOVERNOR AFTER CHECKING
OVER STATE FAIR BOOKS.
PASS PRIVILEGE is ABUSED
Receipts and Expenses Of state cele.
bration for Last Few Years Show
Everything Accounted For
Bookkeeping Is Praised.
jefferson City, Mo.

That state money was used to buy
cigars and liquors for the directors
club at the Missouri state fair at Sc
dalia in 1915 was charged in a report
of an audit of the fair for the last
three years by examiners of State
Auditor George Hackmann.
The report recommends the aboli-
tion of the official pass, declaring that
it is abused and might be used for per-
sonal favors.
The expenses for the directors club
for the last three years follows: 1915,
S94434; 1916, $876.51; 1917, $5S045. In
1870 there was a liquor bill of $47.70
included in the amount. The bill was
for 10 quarts of bonded whisky, "a
pints of ginger ale and four cases of
beer. There were no charges for ci-
gars or whisky during 1917.
The receipts of the fair for the same
period follow: 1915, SS2, ,329.60; 1916,
$74,9O5S3; 1917, $85,4222O. The ex-
penses for the same period were: 1915,
$9O,244.92; 1916, $S4,15s56; 1917, $79,-
176.40.
The report valued all of the prop
erty at the fairgrounds at $470,550.
The 2O6 acres of ground are valued at
$61,8OO.
The report said, in part:
"The receipts of money have been
checked back to their source. All ex-
penditures have been carefully exam
ined and the authority of the board
ascertained for such expense.
"The bookkeeping feature of the
books can be reported as good, all
cash received and disbursed being ac-
counted for and balances correct, but
the methods are cumbersome and we
have recommended modern system"
A careful check was made by the
accountants upon the number Of Of
ficial passes and other passes issued
for the three years. They recommend
the abolition of the official pass"
saying that these usually go to per
sons best able to pay their way into
the fair.
The records of the fair have little
protection from fire, and the commit
tee recommends suitable steel or iron
receptacles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
May Cut Coal Costs.

Charging that retail coal dealers in
some localities are attempting to reap
excessive profits, State Fuel Admins
traitor Wallace Crossley declared that
the people Of Missouri are not going
to be imposed on if he could pre-
vent 1t.
He said he hoped the local fuel COM
mittees would not be fooled by the
petty extortions" of some dealers in
piling up the cost of coal to the con-
sumer.
His interview followed the action
of the Missouri public service commits
sion requesting coal operators and
dealers to eliminate the reconsignment
of coal cars.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Frees Former Constable.

Daniel Finnegan, former deputy con-
stable at Luxembourg. st. Louis county,
who was sent to the state penitentiary
Oct. 9, 1916, to serve 10 years for kill
ing a man, was paroled by Gov. Gard
ner.
The parole was recommended by
Prosecuting Attorney Richard Ralph
and Judge Wurdeman. before whom
Finnegan was tried.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Missouri Leads States.

Dean F. B. Mumford, state food ad-
ministrator, has received a telegram
OF congratulation from National Food
Administrator Hoover on the manner
in which Missouri signed the pledges
to conserve food.
The figures disclose that Missouri
was first in proportion to population
as to individual signers and second in
proportion to the number of families
signed. Missouri subscribed 100000
names to the pledges and her nearest
competitor, Pennsylvania, with a pop
ulation of 100000, had 100000 sign
ers. Illinois, Iowa and California were
next below Missouri.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
chleaao Live stock.

Chicago.-Hogs-Mixed and butch
ers. $l4.sO@16.7O; good, s15.25Q1665; !;
rough. $14,70@149O; light, $14SO9
1850; pigs, $10.50@14,
Cattle-Beeves. s6.75@16,9O; cows
and heifers. s6@121O; stockers and
feeders, s6@11.5O; calves. $S0l5,25;
western. $s.2o@1s.SO; Gamers. $50
06.
Sheep--Natlve. $s.76@11.sO; west
ern. sS@i27B: lambs. sl2.26Q1s.SO;
western. S12760l7.76.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Early Morning sprIntsrs.

'sThere is keen rivalry out our way"
"Tell me the particulars"
1.-TWO suburbanites are trying to set
tie the speed championship. Their
homes are the same distance from the
railroad station"
Eyes"
"one claims he covers the distance
in three minutes and four-hfths, His
swIftest competitor says It can't be
cane under four minutes fat"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
THE MARKETS


Live Stocks
National Stock Yards.-Cattle-N
tive beef steers, $s@16.75; yearling
beef steers and heifers, $70165O;
cows, $5@10.5O; stockers and feeders,
S6.5O@1O; calves, $5.75@14.75; Texas
steers, $6.75910.5O; fair to prime
southern beef steers. $9@12.75; beef
cows and heifers, 5000; southern
prime yearling steers and heifers. $3.50
G10.
Hogs-Mixed, S15.75916.65; good,
$16.55016.75; rough, $14.75@15,5O;
light, s15.75@16.25; pigs. S19.25Q
14.5O; bulk. S15.85@16.65.
Sheep-Ewes, $105OQ11.25; weth.
ers. $11.5O012.5O; Gamers and chop
pers, $5@s.50; lambs, $13Q1e5O.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
More Wasted Food.

"Chew your food WELL" says Good
Health. The biggest waste of food
in this country grows out of hasty eat
ing. Half-chewed food is half digest
ed. The other half is wasted. The
people of the United States waste
enough food, by neglectlng to chew, te
feed France and Belgium.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06

Not all the rottenness In the world
Is German-inspired but all that has
been German-insplred has been rotten.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Hohbles' BIu Idea.

Bobble dining out with his mother
In a CHASTITY whisper)-"Oh, ma, slip
me your powder puff; I've spotted thu
tablecloth."
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06

This is one % the power eggs" of
the great new type Zeppelin that was
brought down in France almost intact
recently. These gondolas, strutted out
from the sides of the airship, carried
the air screws, and in each was a
mechanic as we'll as the engine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Saving Flour Plan.


The office of Frederick B. Num-
ford, state food administrator, has
issued a statement showing that a
saving of one piece of bread at each
meal by every person in the state
would mean 816,165 additional barrels
of flour year for the men at the
front.
The figures announced give the pop
ulation of the state, exclusive of So
$50 men already in the army, at $685.
979. That would mean a saving of
9,701 1897 pieces of bread day in the
state.
A barrel of flour is equivalent to
4,179 slices of bread, which would
make a total saving in the state Of
2,3211S barrels of flour a day.
Plans Health Campaign.
Plans for health campaign in the
state were outlined here by DR.. Guy
L. Noyes, dean of the medical school
of the University Of Missouri and
chairman of the health committee Of
the Missouri council of defense.
Properly balanced diets for children;
the direction of soldiers discharged
from Narmy camps TO regain their
health; the elimination Of danger from
disease carriers" and the adoption Of
setting-up exercises in all schools are
steps necessary to the health Of the
people, DR.. Noyes declared.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-06
Awarded Meat Contract.

Awarded Meat Contract.
The contract for supplying the peni-
tentiary with meat next year wa
awarded to the Cudahy Packing Co. OF
Kansas City at a price In advance of
what has been paid in the past. There
were three other bidders, Armour,
Swift and Morris.
The Cudahy bid was the lowest It
was: Dressed COWS and heifers,
S12.75 per 100 pounds; steers, $14.73;
dressed hogs, minus heads, 271S cents
a pound; bologna sausage, 15h cents;
pork sausage, 161k cents; breakfast
bacon, 371s cents; hams, cured, 29h
cents; lard compound. % cents.
About 10000 pounds of beef a
week are used in the prison. The use
of other meats lie generally confined
to the hospital. For many years the
meat contract was held by Armour &
Co. of Kansas City Under the old
contract the beef price averaged $11.42
per 100 pounds.
Missouri Streams Stocked.
More than 100000 game fish were
taken through st. Louis by the Mis-
souri, fish commission to be used in
stocking streams in southwest Mis-
souri,.
The fish car was in charge OF w, w.
Ellis OF st. Louis, president of the
commission. The fish were equally di.
vided between bass. crappie and sun
fish. Part of them viii be placed in
White river.
Ellis will stop in Kansas City, where
he will advocate the establishment of
fish hatchertes in swope park
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
OF THE
SUPREME COURT
From Cass County.


International Harvester Co. of Amer
lea, a corporation, plaintiff and re-
spondent, VS.. John Hanson and Julia
Hanson, his wife, and Benedict Hanson
and Dina Hanson, his wife, defendants,
and Albert Cook, A. l. Body and Rob-
ert Sterling, garnishees, and Benedict
Hanson and Dina Hanson, appellants.
Syllabus:
/. A creditor stands in the same po-
sition as his debtor with respect to
claims against third persons in gar
nishment proceedings. No recovery can
be had at the instance of creditor
against such third persons who are
garnisheed, where prior to the garnish-
ment the debtor has disposed of all of
his beneficial interest in the claims.
2. Evidence examined and found to
establish that garnishees were not at
the time of punishment liable to the
principal defendant in any sum.
g.. Section 6706 of the compiled laws
of 1913, relating to liens on property
not yet acquired or not yet in existence
and containing a proviso that mo lien
or mortgage shall be created upon the
future earning of any machine or ma
chinery operated in whole or in part
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
j. s. A.
A HAVEN
OF REST
Mick King, Australian Mid,
dleweight, Follows Les
Darcy to America

New York, N. Y, Jan. 29.-The
United States is becoming a haven or
refuge for Australian boxers. Anoth-
err has arrived here by the under
ground" route. He is Mick King, the
sydney middleweight.
The circumstances Of his fight
from the land Of the kangaroo were
similar to those Of Les Darcy. King
took French leave" He left his ma
tive country even before Darcy made
his sensational getaway, although the
latter beat him to the land Of shekels
and safety by several weeks. King
was more than three and half
months making the voyage. Darcy
did not leave Australia until Oct. rs.
He came here more direct.
King arrived on a circuitous route.
He sailed from Sydney on October 2,
aboard q tramp steamer as a stow
away. The ship touched Durbar, Cape
Town, Dekar, Gibraltar and Algiers
en- voyage to Genoa, from which port it
sailed to this country. While the YES
sci discharged it's Australian. cargo
and took on a new one in Genoa for
America, King did a bit of sightseeing
in Italy.
II am here chiefly to get a return
match with Darcy" said King. HE
holds a victory over me, the only de-
cisive one that was ever registered
against me. 1 met him Is months ago
in Sydney. and he stopped me in. 10
the contest. / was not knocked out
1 have desired another match ever
since, but for some reason I could
not understand it did not materialize,
although l was in every way entitled
to it."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
IS WRONG TO
HIRE TENNIS
STARS; WRENN
Former Association Head
Says Dealers Mustn't Com =.
mercialize Topnotchers

New York, Jan. 29.-Robert D.
Wrenn, former president Of the Unit
ed States National Lawn Tennis as
ISOLATION, strongly Endorses the pro-
posed amendment to the amateur rule
which will be voted upon at the annual
meeting of the association. Wren
answers the criticism that the pro-
posed changes are un-American and
undemocratic and declares that "Em-
ployment Of prominent players by
sporting goods houses is fundament-
ally wrong, because in most cases
they are paid for one thing, while in
reality their value to their employer
comes because they do something en-
tirely different"
Discussing the evil he says in part:
Opposition to the sporting goods.
clause, has been more vociferous than
convincing. The personal liberty
argument has been raised, thereby
missing completely the point at issue.
That view assumes that the national
association seeks to dictate the line
of conduct Of an individual-in this
instance by preventing his taking up
the sporting goods business. Actual
ly the national association has no such
intention that If 1t had 1t would lack
either justification or authority to en-
force such q mandate.
Employment Wrong.
Employment of prominent tennis
players by sporting goods houses is
fundamentally wrong, because in most
cases they are paid for one thing,
while in reality their value to the
employer comes because they do
something entirely different. In 9TH
er words, they are hired statesmen, but
their value arises primarily from the
advertisement which the sporting
goods house gets out of the players
name. This is commercializing ath-
letic fame. pure and simple.
Sporting goods houses do not
wish to employ the dubs. They seek
their men in the first ten When
some Of the best players use the
prominence which tennis has given
them for their profit, less skilful play
ers can hardly be blamed If they put
their hands out for what they can get
for expenses or otherwise. These facts
certainly show the part reputation
plays and indicate the extent to which
it may be capitalized.
Opponents to such regulations as
the executive committee proposes ar
que, as to the connection between the
tennis and business, 1t cannot happen
very often 1t won't last very long
when it does happen, so why worry?
From such a view 1 must dissent be-
cause l believe that only by a firm
stand now can future and greater
evils be avoided"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
FARMERS HOUSE BURNED.

Sentinel Butte, N. D., Jan. 29.-Un
Tuesday morning OF last week. the
farm home Of John 8. Benson, south
Of town, was completely destroyed by
fire, together with all it's contents.
Mrs. Benson was at the barn at the
time and Mr.. Benson was on the way
to town and the baby and the little girl
four years old were in the house. Mr..
benson looked back and saw the
building in fames-and rushed to the
rescue of his children, fearing to find
them burned in the house. The lit
tie -year-old, however, had
dragged her baby sister from its crib
and out into the snow, and the chill
dren were saved before either the
father or mother could get
to them. The house, though, with all
the clothing of the family, food sup
plies, some fax that was stored there.
ETC., was complete loss. Geo. Mer-
rill was in town on Thursday taking
up a subscription for the family, and
he brought the news.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
HOLD ANNUAL
CHESS TOURNEY
AT DEVILS LAKE
Feb. % and % Are Dates
Announced-Big Attend
ance Anticipated

The fifth annual tournament of the
North Dakota Chess association will
be held at Devils Lake on Feb. 1928,
it has been announced by j. ]. Burt
scher of Devils Lake, secretary and
treasurer Of the association.
The order Of play of the tournament
will be decided at the opening bust
ness session at 9 o'clock on the morn
ing of Feb. %.
Invitations have been sent to chess
players over the state, and a large
attendance is anticipated. The Devils
Lake Commercial club will provide
entertainment for the visitors.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
GAMES
ON LOCAL CARD
FOR TONIGHT
Minneapolis Merrimacs Play
D. B. C.-Concordia Meets
Mayville Normal

There are two big basketball games
on the local card for this evening. The
Minneapolis Merrimacs. with Frank
Dutch" Dreis, Fargo Moorhead third
baseman, in the lineup. play the Dako-
ia Business college quint at the Fargo
auditorium at 8 o'clock. and the Con-
cordia college will meet the Mayville
normal five on the Concordia gymn-
asium floor at 8:45 o'clock.
The Concordia -Mayville normal
game will be proceeded by a prelimin-
airy contest, participants for which
have not been announced.
The probable Concordia lineup fol-
lows: Guam and Halaas, forwards;
r. Lavik, center; and /. Lavik and
Bye, guards.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29

A student assistant. engaged in read
ing the shelves at the public library,
was accosted by a primly dressed mid
dle-aged woman, who said that she had
finished reading the last of Laura Jean
Libby's writings, and that she should
like something just as good.
The young assistant, unable for the
moment to think of Laura Jean Libby's
equal. hastily scanned the shelf on
which she was working and, choosing
a book, offered 1t to the applicant, say
ing, Perhaps you would like this. A
Kentucky Cardinal"
mo-" was the reply, II don't care
for theological works"
"But," explained the kindly assistant,
with needless enthusiasm, this car
dinal was a bird"
THAT would not recommend him to-
me-" said the woman, as she movAd
away in search of librarian who
should be a better judge of character,
as well as of Laura Jean Libbys peers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
GARDNER HIGH SCHOOL
BEATS HILLSBORO $40

Gardner, N. D.. Jan. 2S. The
Gardner high school basketball quint
defeated the Hillsboro high school five,
"a to 0, here Saturday. .s
The passing, shooting and team
work of the locals bewildered the visi-
tors, who were unable to score. The
game was clean, but three fouls being
made. The summary:
Field goals-F'rank Colwell 16, Fay
Colwell Is, Robt. Rudd z, Maurice Col
well 2, Paul Hanson /, Leonard
Waterfall /.
Referee-Prof. Thompson of Hills
boro