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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

beneficial influence towards tho mainten-
ance Of order and obedience to law
throughout the country"
After dealing with the war eettvItics
OF the Department tho Attorney General
passes on to recommendations concern
ing the civil laws Of tho nation.
Attorney General Gregory renevS ut
tho outset his recommendations that tina
commodities clause Of the interstate
commerce law be amended 10 meet ST.
prcme Court decisions. to divorce trans
portatton from production While the
LEGISLATION Mr. Gregory recommends; is
intended particularly TO cover the coal
roads. It would also prohibit to the last
degree q railway from manufacturing ar
owning anything 1t transports In inter
state commerce.
Also the attorney general renews his
recommendations for a provision OF law
intended to benefit the federal courts.
1t would provide that when federal
judge reaches the age OF - yearH md
refuses to avail himself Of the retire.
mont already provided by Jaw. tho Pres
ident shall be authorized to appoint an
other judge for the same district to take
precedence over the older onc.
Under existing law there Is no legal
penalty for sending threatening letters
through the mails unless TO accomplish
cxtortation or as part Of 4 means to do
fraud. Mr.. Gregory recommends legis-
lation to make X a crime. The statute OF
Limitations for criminal prosecution in
bankruptcy cases. now one year. tho At.
torrny General regards as having de-
fcated Justice IN some cases And he re-
commends that II be extended to three
yenrs.
In the enforcement Of tho antitrust
laws the Attorney General aayB tho De-
partment has been confronted by pecu;-
lar conditions brought about by the War.
There are two broad limitations on tie
power. Of the department.
Increases Of price. brought about not
by agreement. conspiracy or monopoly.
but Inv the common selfish impulse OF
traders to take aaTautng" Of the extra
ordinary condition OF tho times. are rot
punishable Under tho antitrust lnws.
the report says. 10 matter how COM
pletnly lacking they may be Of economic
tuStinrat lon or how "xtortinna;c.
Sales of commodities by retailers 10
consumers generally Fall outside OF In
tcrstatc commerce AMI therefore arc NOT
Within tho purvicw 90 the federal laws.
Within such limitations AttorneE
General Gregory says thr department Or
Justice has utilized It's full enemy.
SeTcrnl or the great hhtl-FdSt SAseS'
previously begun. notably the lnternR-
tionnl Harvester and steel suits are still
IN the Suprcrn" court.
The Attorney General ~dcvotes much
OF his report 10 informing congress or
ths stops hr has taken To carry .oot tho
measures against enemy aliens. They
include ru-nn"ra ton Of federal marshRls
md troSps with local. authorities. and
go into tbs legal procedure In Grcof de-
tail.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

regarding tho production, conservation
and utilization "f food products. Agents
numbering 500 are nor performing
extension work among III" nat!nr's
farmers and In tn" urban communities.
These agents" declares Secretary
Houston" not only are performing Tn"
normal and emergency demonstration
and educational work. but thy are MS"
assisting other branches IT ih" govern
mon, In special dIrcciI"ns. such as III"
treasury department in its Liberty l"nn
campaigns. and the food administrator
I'm It's food conservation urtiNiti"s.
Tn" report. outlines =. detail the var-
led activities and lines "f effort of tho
department during tn" year. particularly
the tremendous expansion effected ut
the outset uf the war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
BY
ROBERT DUBOIS

Rtf1emau Robert Dubois, Royal
Irish Rtfles. WAS made q German
prisoner IN the early days OF the
WAT. He had experience fot TWO
years and seven months o. enemy
prison camps. aud has wrissen
thrilling story OF what happened
during that time, leading np~eo
his escape and safe return 20 Ire
land.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19

c. c. Monker has received word
that his mother died on December
1st, at Pockatella, Idaho, and was
was buried at Pennington, Utah.
Mrs. Monker was living with her
daughter at the time of her death.
She will be remembered by many of
our citizens as she resided with her
son here for humber of years.
: Miss Leda Lince is in receipt Of a
silk handkerchief with the flags of
all the allied nations in the present
war, printed on it, the. American flag
in. the center. This is Christmas
gift from her cousin, Gordon Scott,
who is member Of the regular ar
my now in France Mr.. Scott writes
that they are receiving the best Of
treatment and getting plenty to eat.
The letter was written just before
Thank ksgiving and he said the cooks
were busy preparing turkey and
.cranberries for their Thanksgiving
dinner.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19
MRS. ANDREW JOHNSON I
DIED TUESDAY MORNING
Pioneer Resident Passes Away After
A Lingering Hines. of More
Than q Year.

Anna Helena Johnson passed away
at three o'clock yesterday morning
after a prolonged illness of several
months. Her suffering was very in
tense the last few weeks owing to
gangrene in her foot and other af-
f1ictions caused by rheumatism. Her
last illness dates back to over a year
ago when she suffered paralytic
stroke and from which she never full
ly recovered.
Mrs. Johnson~ was one of Grand
Marais' oldest citizens, both in age
and in time of residence. She was
born on April 1st, 1847, at Hamnvik,
1bestad, Norway; immigrated to this
country in 1890, first residing at Mar
ril, Wis.,, where she was married to
Andrew Johnson the same year. They
lived on farm near Maril the first
three years after their marriage;
moved to Duluth where they spent
two years and came to this village
twenty-one years ago, where they
have resided ever since. ~
She was good Christian woman
and took much interest in church
work. For weeks prior to her death
she felt that her days were number
ed and her prayer was that she
might soon be relieved and taken to
her Master. Death came very quiet
ly, the last twenty-four hours she
appeared to be sleeping and her
death was scarcely noticeable BY
those who were watching over her.
The funeral will take place Friday
afternoon at two o'clock from the
Lutheran church.
The News-H Herald joins with the
entire community in extending sym
pathy TO the bereaved husband and
relatives.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19

Is. Frank A. Vanderlip is president Of
the National City Bank Of New York
called the greatest bank in America.
But. he is working for the govern
ment at a dollar a year, and paying
his own expenses. AS a government.
employee, Mr.: Vanderlp has made
some remarks about business as
usual" and pleasure as usual" We
can't have either, he says, if we are
going to win the war. 80
Either we stand by our Injuries
or. we stand by the Government" he
says. s~,.e
He calls attention to the fact that
the United States has engaged to ex-
pend $4,000, 100000 this year, which.
is only $1,000, 100000 less than the
government has expended in the en-
tire previous hundred and twenty
six years of existence, and pronoun-
ces it impossible for the country to
produce $4,000, 100000 worth of war
supplies and at the same time turn
out all the other articles consumed
in peace times.
Nothing is surer than that Ameri-
ca must be completely organized for
war;: Mr.: Vanderlp says, ''but we
have not done it yet.
There is only so much man power
in the country-a man power that
has been depleted by the draft.
''The people who insist upon "busi-
ness as usual and pleasure as usu-
al' are demanding from this depleted
man power the same production of
goods that an undepleted man power
was kept busy in producing in nor
NAL times.
"Now comes the Government with
a. demand upon this overworked de-
pleted man power for the production
in one year of $19,ooo,o0o,ooo of ad-
ditional goods.
'The conclusion is obvious. The
man power of the nation is totally
sunable to: meet the double demand;
some one--must he left unsatisfied.
The question that we Americans
must answer is this: Is the Govern
ment to get what it needs for war,
] or is the individual to continue to
get what he got in normal times?
Congress can appropriate money;
but that does not fight the war. The
Treasury Department can float
bonds; neither does that fight the
war. Appropriations and bonds are
worthless unless they can buy and
deliver munitions to the fighting
forces. 1t is simply matter of
what can be delivered on the battle
field.";
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19
DRAFTED BOYS LEFT
FOR SERVICE MONDAY
Remainder Of Cook County's Quota
to First Draft Leave for Miii-
tary Training.

. Nine of the drafted Cook county
boys were called for service Monday.
Most of the men were away from
the county at the time and will Join
them elsewhere. Those who were
here left on the stage Monday morn.
ing. Those who were called at this
time were: Hamilton Earl Oglesby,
Omer Ehquist, Alfred c. Berglund
Bertul Sandar, Carl Gulsvaag, Alfred
S. Stone, Albert Benson, Ejnar Mort
and John Lob.
This is the last contingent of the
first draft. The second draft under
the new system of classification
commenced Saturday.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19
sCHO0 n DIES
Edit Lief.

@A|AAGO1----4Al1NS1st AAlSl.
The two weeks Christmas vacation
will begin Friday. 81. .=
Several Of the high school girls
will finish their nightgowns before
Christmas. D !. !. .= ..=5 s
The "Boy Scouts" will have their
meetings on Friday nights from now
on. Z. # IS. ss5.@ zS.ss#Sss=. sS.z. {
The "Gitchee Ounce Camp Fire"
postponed their. weekly meeting un-
til three weeks from Friday.
The out-of-town teachers and pu-
pills expect to 60 home for the
Christmas vacation. j.. =,
< The high school cooking class will
take up proteins and meat substi-
tutes after Christmas.
The "Minnehaha Camp Fire Girls
had ceremonial meeting at the
home of Sam Zimmerman, Jr., last
Monday evening.
Some of the boys have set out
traps and few of them have been
stolen. They are very anxious to
catch the thieves.
The Senior American history class
have begun reviewing for their ex-
animation which will come in Janu-
ary.
The program last Friday night was
very successfully carried out and was
a credit to all who took part. $12. 80
was raised that is to go toward
Victrola fund.
A Christmas program is being pre-
pared by Miss Riedesel, Miss Cava-
naugh and Miss Lien. 1t will be gi-
ven Thursday evening at 7:45. Ev-.
erybody come and see the little
folks. -
+ After the Christmas vacation Celia
and Clarence Murphy will attend the
Good Harbor Hill. school as their
parents will move out there during
the vacation.
The high school, will celebrates
Christmas Friday afternoon. They
will have tree and gifts will be gi-
ven from one pupil to another. A
paper is being prepared by some of
the pupils Mhichs viii be read.
The temperature at $3.50 on We'd
nesday, below; Thursday, IL below;
Friday, II below; Saturday 6 above;
Sunday, 26 above; Monday 80 above;
Tuesday, 81 above.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19
aAHlERIcA FIRST" DRIVE !.
..s. ON IN FULL BLAST

The Big state wide Loyalty Drive
is on in full blast from the Iowa
line to the Canadian border, and
from Wisconsin on the east to the
Dakotas on the west. = =:=
All Minnesota is being engufed
this week, and will continue next
week, by veritable tidal wave of
loyalty and patriotism from thou
sands of rostrums. ~. -..s-.. :
The officers Of the America First
association, under whose auspices
the campaign is being conducted,
and the county committees who are
in charge of local arrangements,
have set as their goal the bringing
of the message of america First"
home to every man, woman and child
in the state of Minnesota.
From state headquarters in St.
Paul it was reported that practically
all counties in the state are holding
meetings, varying in number from
fifteen to seventy. More than 800
volunteer speakers are devoting all or
part Of their time during the two
weeks, some speaking in several
counties, others devoting practically
the entire time in single county.
The "Loyalty Drive' promises to be
even more thorough than we believed
possible at first, reports Robert w.
Hargadine, secretary, and it is ex-
pected will result not only in arous-
ing the spirit of patriotism among
the people, but will draw more de-
finjtely the line between loyal and
disloyal ones. It will also bring in
100000 more members. The small
amount charged for admission to
membership should cover the expense
of county campaigns during the next
two weeks drive, and make possible
the continuance of the good work for
the duration of the war. The dues
go to the county for local expenses,
including the cost of advertising,
hall rent, cost of membership, but
tons, etc. /
The national administration puts
itself squarely back of the movement
according to a telegram received by
Secretary Hargadine today, from Mr..
George Creel, chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Inf tion5, ASH
ington, D. C. Mr.: Creel is furnish
ing supplies and literature to be dis
tributed at "America First meet
ings, and has asked the copies of
the motion pictures taken of the st.
Paul ''Loyalty Parade and meetings"
of November 10Th, showing county
delegations in line, be expressed to
Washington at once, so that this
picture may be shown in foreign
lands and throughout the United
States under the auspices of the
Federal government.
Cooperation to this movement was
pledged to the "America First" as
sociation in the two weeks loyalty
campaign in Minnesota, by the Pub
lict Safety commission.
Governor Burnquist and President
F. w. Murphy of the America First
association, open the campaign in
the western part of Minnesota, at
Wheaton in Traverse county.
According to reports received,
more meetings are being arranged
for on account of the cold weather,
to avoid the necessity of long travel
for those attending, said Mr.. Harga-
dine.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19

Services will be held in the How
land church next Sunday. Services
in the Grand Marais church in the
forenoon of Christmas day, and at
the Tufte home on Maple Hill in the
afternoon at three O'Clock.
Don't forget to see "Dora Thorne''
at the Princess Theatre Friday even
ing, December 21st.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19
q Gbrtst1,1as 1rea,,.
BY Chas. Henry Macintosh.

s Sa@ E% & s
was Christmas Eve. He stood At his door and
lookt out the bare and frozen earth
The withered grasses frnged with frost, but be-
meath them the land lay purple black and backer
leaned against leaden sky with dead dropping
down. G@~ *ssez.sz.3 y f. @cz~ s> 3z=@ |
ut won't be white Chrstnas!" he said, slamming
the door half-formed feeling of disappointment
and went to bed. ~~< 50
He left the shade up because it the light
would bother until it time get up anyhow
He had been sleeping perhaps hour when the white
light from the window fell his face and wakened
him. 's#&%. ~->-:;
He lookt and knew that the moon had risen. tho
he could not it because the full of feathery
flakes of brilliant whteness falling softlv and cease
lessy. ...r
- "A white Christmas, after. ALL" he exclaimed and
watching the feathery fall for awhile length drew
down the shade and went back to bed.~
And then came the Christmas Dream which he will
not forget. #5
He felt himself drawn up thru snow-led spaces into
the upper regions of the air. seeking the of the
y.
Higher and higher, till the earth was lost under the
whrlng whteness and the Light grew brighter above.
At length, before him and above him in the heavens
ne beheld vision of angelic host who lowered
and about One before whom was upheld massive Book
And he watched, that One tore leaf from the Book
and tore the leaf again again, letting
. white fragments Autter down from His fingers.
Another leaf followed and another, until the Book
was empty and the closed ~:%~<
Then the ceased and the angelic host melted all
save one, who leaned downwards to whisper fare
well: "Peace on earth this night good will towards
men!" -
The dreamer found tongue before the vision vanished
quite ~
"What in the Book?" he cried land who was that
One?'
And the came but not in words:
THE Angel of the Records that One and the Book
the record Of the Sins that Mankind snned thru
out the past year!"
The vision vanished and he aNoke in his bed.
He lookt from his window ami that the earth Law
as i clothed in ermine it's whiteness accented by
bfack tree-tri1nK Ks=7%
And he remembered his dream went to tell it to a
friend; who laughed, because he knew that mems sins
are not forgiven so easily.
Then, from some forgotten chamber of his boyhood,
came to his mind these words:
Whether it is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven
thee; to say Arise and walk? that We may know
that the Son of Man hath power earth to forgive
sins hen saith he to the sick pasy) Arise take
up thy bed, and go into thine house."
And he remembered that this was Christmas Dav
whereon nearly twenty centuries that One
whose gift to this gently glowing gospel of
Forgiveness.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-19
NEWs-EnEs OF GRAND
mARAls AND, VICINITY
Jottings Heard About Town of
Things Of General Interest
-. to Local Readers y. z

Spencer. Ashford left for Duluth
on the stage Tuesday morning. = s. =.
Indian Agent Archiquette Of
Grand. Portage, left Tuesday for Du-
luth.
Secure your tickets for the play
Friday evening at either Schoen's or
Jackson's store.
The stelephone office will be open
on Christmas day from 9:30 to 11:0O
A. M, and from $3.50 to 500 P. M.
The soft weather on Monday and
Tuesday melted most of the snow,
making the roads very good for auto
traffic.
]. A. Johnson of Duluth, will ar
rive this evening to attend the fu-
neral of his mother, Mrs. Andrew
Johnson.
John Erickson has moved from
Colvill to the Method place vast of
the village, which he purchased a
short time ago.
The Paine hotel has been closed
for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Paine
will spend the winter at their hunt
ing camp in Hovland.
Johnnie Mcintyre who has been en-
ployed on the steamer America the
past season, returned to the village
on Monday evening.
Indian Agent Archiquette made
government payment to the Indians
here the first of the week.. They
each received $18. O.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. A. Kirkwood, Jr.,
are in Duluth. Mr.. kirkwood is tenn
porary employed in the Commerce
and Savings Bank of Duluth.
The school children will give their
Christmas program Thursday evening
at the school auditorium at 7:45 o.
clock. Everybody is invited to at
tend. No admission charges.
Christmas services in the Congre-
gationaI church next Sunday morn
ing at 11:15 O'clock: Special music
by the Johnson quartet. Eveneing
services at 1880. r
The children's Christmas program
will be given in the Lutheran church
on Wednesday evening, December 26
ALI are invited.
The storm of Monday and Tuesday
did considerable damage to the fish
ermen's nets. Many of the fishermen
have not been able to lift their nets
for several days.
The Dora Thorne play, to be given
for the benefit of the Red Cross next
Friday evening, promises to ~be a
real treat-at least those taking
part are spareing no efforts to make
it so. See program on last page.
The Swedish Ladies' Aid will serve
lunch at the home of L. G.. Lundquist
on Saturday December 22d, from 800
to 500 p. M, and after the show al
the theater. They will also offer 70,
sale fancy handmade articles az
Christmas presents for father, mo
ther, brother, sister, him or. her.
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
THE LOCAL MARKET
BRISK TRADING GENERAL Al
T0DAY'S SESSION
Gas Light FIves Lead Sales, Win
W. \. . {. and TrsstIon In De-
msnd-MsrpsnthsIsr Has IN
usually Active Day.

Brisk traatnk 10 nearly every kind
OF securities marked t0day's session
OF the washingtOn stock EHehsnss.
There was . notiossbls demand from
certain quaFtsrH, aAd . dtsDositiOn 70
sell In Others ne two meeting. re-
HVltsd In much sstsytty.
The 8 per esat boRdS Of the wash
inEton Gas Light Company LED off
the sAIsS. One gI,0pe bond, and four
$500 bonAs brought Per. o. the
after call. another sold at par, while
. sixth changed han1s 80 iSeH.
Three shares Of RAiiSay prefeFrsd
sold At TIN and twelve shares of oaS
brought 79E. On ths after sah, .
per cent bond Of ths WaShtngtOn
Railway and Blsetrte GSDDaoy sold
for TeK. Two caDits TEAetton bon1s
brought i07A, vbfls tbfrty-eys shAres
oF stock Of that eenpapJ broeght 81.
MsTgsnthAIsF hal 80 q de most
active days for sofne weeiks- Seven
blocks changed han1s 81 -. thirty
six shares IN ali being s0id On the
after call 6ftesn shares Of Gas
brought 72k and Eve broSGht TN.
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
TAXES ON WAR PROFITS
CAUSE FIGHT IN HOUSE

A peppery fight for higher taxes on
excess war prohts broke out today in
the House. When Kitchin asked the
House conferees be given free hand
in conference with the Senate Con-
gresham Norton Of North Dakota In
sisted that the House insist on heav-
ier war levies. He said he had just
returned to Washington from his dis
trict and knew what the people want.
Uncle Joe" Cannon and Congress-
man Fordnsy OF Michigan argued that
most of the revenue should be raised
by bond issues, so posterity may pay
its share Of the war bill"
"You pretend to worry about pos
terity. Really your touching concern
is for the war profiteers who ought to
pay heavily toward carrying on this
war" retorted Mr.. Reating OF Colo
rado.
with the situation getting uncom-
Portable. Kitchin had . special rule
brought In. shutting of further de-
bate. The bill was then sent to con-
ference and conferees given a free
hand.
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
CHURCH WOMEN WILL
CAN FOOD FOR POOR

Canning food for, charity is the
novel plan Invented by. the vomsn's
alliance OF All Souls Unitartan
Church.
The aim IL to can as much OF the
fall fruit crop as possible. and estab-
lish . Storeroom from which to draw
for the needs OF local charities" said
Mrs. Joseph stewart, president Of the
alliance, today.
Donations OF food and cans win be
reeeiVsd At All Souls Church, -Four
teenth and L streets northwest, on
Tuesdays and Saturday. The com
mittes will send for any donation II
advised.
Nearby farmers have contributed
fruit and vegetables. Ample facili-
ties are available for handling the
work on . large scale
The Washington times., 1917-09-12
IS
SEVERELY HURT IN
CRASH WITH AUTO

John C. Cook. nineteen years old,
was seriously Injured at noon today
when his motorcycle crashed into an
automobile driven by Michael J. Nc
cabe, Of Good Hope Road. at Third
street and Virginia avenue southwest.
Cook sustained fractured skull
and other injuries. He was picked up
and rushed to Casualty Hospital
where a hurried operation was per-
formed in an effort to save his life.
Late this afternoon physicians could
not predict the outcome OF his in
juries.
AcCabe was arrested by Policeman
Vaughn, Of the Fourth precinct sta
tlon- He said that his view where
the crash occurred was obstructed by
a railway retaining wall. The police
regard the accident as unavoidable.