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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24
TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT
WILL COMPLETE j. S. EMBARGO
ON SUPPLIES TO THE GERMANS

country and our southern neighbors.
We shall be glad to supply o for
the 46 German ships seized by Brazil
If these ships r used to help our
commerce and that Of the allies; 9TH
erwise, we will keep our COAL"
A large number Of important medi-
cal preparations will be made avail
able by the act. American patents
have been used by German chemists
Of the most important remedies
known to the medical world. This
act enables the government to wipe
out these patent monopolies and per-
NIT the manufacture Of these COM
pounds in American laboratories.
The formula known as "Salvarsan,"
a specific for the blood contamination
known as the plague Of all armies and
in peace time affecting the nation to
lation, is one Of the patent rights
which will be the first to be wiped
out. The .anti-pyrin fever remedies
also will be released for use.
The trading with the enemy act
will be far reaching. Each a 8 will
have to be Judged by itself. If there
is a reciprocal advantage to be had
by Nthe United States for licensing and
permitting the operation of some for
elSH CoFpOTduoH. d llceHse W4l Uo
granted. Even a German firm in
Chile or Argentina. for example,
might be supplying the United States
with some commodity necessary to
the manufacture Of munitions, and
this firm would be given a license to
continue its American connection.
Unless, however. some good reason
can be shown. all these corporations
will be refused licenses and a string
ent trade embargoNwill be put into ef-
feet against business concerns whose
profits go directly or indirectly to
Germany.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24
CHINESE GO
TO SCHOOL TO
OUTW1T U. 5.

San Francisco. Cal, Oct. 24:-"For
ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain, the heather Chinee Is PEI
culiar," sand Bret Harte.
Discovery here by the federal gov
ernment Of a gigantic smuggling ring
wehereby thousands of Chinese coolies
and slave girls have been spirited
into this country has brought it home
as a disturbing fact.
over "a, 1000, 900 is said to have been
realized by Chinese runner and cor
spiracy.
The ingenuity by which the exclu-
sion laws were eyaded is one of the
incest bits of camouflage ever prac-
ticed.
In Hong Kong, hidden from the
Sikh police, is the Celestial headquar-
tiers Of the smugglers. There the
| Chinaman who can pay the price OF
illegal entry into the United States
is thoroughly prepared. &
These facts have been unearthed
here in a probe of immigration frauds
conducted by ]. B.. Densmore, solicitor
Many dismissals, indictments and
convictions followed.
Here's the way the plan worked:
Records and Identifying photos OF
Cinnamon who legally entered this
country some 20 years ago were taken
from the immigration records by con-
nivance>with crooked officials here.
The Chinese runner who had a con-
tract to smuggle in several coolie
boys first arranged with some Celes-
tial in San Francisco to assume the
name Of one of the early entrants
who was properly recorded. ~
For instance. Ben Hop posed as
Quong Lee.
Ben was then made up" and pho-
tographed to look many years young
er. Wigs and !"stage clothes" were
used to get this effect, and the photo
was artificially aged to look like m
taken 20 vars ago..
Tn original photo of Quong was
next removed from the records and
the new picture Of Ben posing as
Quong substituted.
Then Ben had his picture taken as
he normally looks, filled out an afh-
China he wanted to bring over here,
attached his real photo and the pic
lures of the boys already sent to him
from China, and signed the affidavit
with his assumed name of Quong Lee.
This affidavit was filed with the i'm
migration bureau, n in the. mean
time the original stolen record Of
QuOHS s du1llSSlOH, together Will ZIG
substituted photo attached, was re-
turned to the files by thes clerk in the
conspiracy.
A copy was first made Of all the
personal history included in Quong's
record, n when the case required,
new doctored testimony attached.
In the immigration records Ben
Hops picture now replaced that Of
Quong, which made him safe.
From the records the necessary
questions and answers were then pre-
pared and sent to the Chinese snug
Cling school in Hong Kong where the
sons were properly coached until
letter perfect.
A touching scene was then staged
at the dock when the sons and
"father"-who had never seen one
another-met, for the benefit. Of the
interrupted officials.
The entrance examinations were
triumphantly passed. and another
coolie contingent passed into Amer
ica's Chinatowns.
Prices for fraudulent entries, orig
inally $3.50 per head, recently jumped
las high as as $1,000 to $500.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24
5 peaking Of Reward.
For Kaiser's Capture

It is solemnly t~elegraphed from Fort
worth, Texas, that Poolville, Parker
county, has raised $1,246.5O as q. re-
Tor the capture Of the kaiser. and
that practically every male resident
contributed. >
All of which sounds good and patri-
QUO, but Is nothing of the sort. The
nought occurs that the place for. that
~I,S46;5o, ana for every other kaiser
Loan bonds.
In enc every citizen who buys
Liberty Loan bonds is Offering q way
70 scotch the kaiser. Follow the dol
!ars subscribed for bonds. The money
Is paid into the treasury. Uncle sam
uses II 70 train, equip and TRANSPORT
s9ldiers to the battlefelds Of France.
ne uses It to buy clothing, Ammuni-
bullet sped on its way to the Gsr,nan
10 paid for by non raised
this way.
The dollars raised for the Liberty
Loan make h fight for liberty possi-
pc. More than. that, every dollar Ia
aimed directly at the kaiser and ali.
me savagery. brutality and menace
,asa ne stands for. It is by our doll
lars mat we will conquer him.
II 10 immaterial whether he ia can.
tured. b feat would be aImost I'M
possible: What Is material il TINT the
a asn1 which keeps him whore he d
shai be defeated. What Is materiaY
- tnat Americans, In company with
srenchmen Britons and ITALIAN. shall,
csesy MS war to 2 Victorious end.
Sucn an M Will probably mean the
thsiv 30 q the German people 10
people instead Of byl the H~ohersousrr
tr1b0. twill men thst SS"CHHSSOOssESs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24
YMPATHETIC.

Saturday Evening Post: This story
Is told by a man who has an old ne.
gro working around his place on Long
States declared war Uncle Ben car
bright and early to do his chores.
well, Mistah john" he said. "r
hope youse gwine ter be kind to more
old Germany now.". 'o
why, Uncle Ben. what are Won
talking about? Don't you know we're
at war with Germany" "
II knows it; I knows it." the old
Fellow persisted, shaking his head.
ssut suttiniy dat capntry'n need a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

temporary support. The adopted fam
lily was driven from their home in a
village near st. Quentin after their
home had been burned by invading
Germans and their crops and orchards
pillaged and destroyed. The father was
killed in of the early battles of
the war.
Several months ago the family came
to this city where the mother obtained
employment which Just enabled her
to provide herself and the children
with the bare necessities Of life. Soon
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

of the worlds history, placed in OPP
position with a story Of life among
the people in America Of today, and
with an establishment Of orchestral
music and Of illustrative song height
ened by theatrical effects and in sur
roundings to suggest "a flight in fancy
to other times and other places.
The purpose of this spectacle is to
show loves struggle throughout the
ages, which Mr.. Griffith does by
means of four parallel stories. Ancient
Babylon, Judea at the time of Christ,
medieval Paris and a modern Ameri-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

can city are the Genes Of these
stories.
Such wonderful settings. it is said,
as were provided for the showing Of
scene in and about the ancient city
of Babylon are. so massive and so
complete in accurate detail as to stag
ger the imagination. Tremendous
battles are fought-battles such as
even today could not be equaled in
fierceness of personal conflict. Seven
thousand five hundred horses and L.
500 chariots were used for the thrill
ing seige of Babylon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24
THE LATEST THING IN FRANCE,

Litchville Bulletins: Did you ever
stop to think, that there are two big
items. interest rates and hard coal.
that have practically dropped SO per
cent in value the past few years? IF
you paid 10 per cent on an unsecured
note and z per cent on. farm loan
In 1913. you are paying the same now.
The products of the farm have ad.
vanced 100 per cent or more in price.
so that, relatively speaking, you are
now only paying S per cent for a
loose note and 31-2 on a farm loan.
Apply the same principle to the hard
coal proposition and you will readily
see that you are really getting the
black diamonds at half price. ron.
pared with. former years. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

D. w. Gr1fath's latest colossal spec
tacle Intolerance" said to be the
most magnificent spectacle Of all time,
will commence its local engagement
OF three days at the Metropolitan
Monday, October 20.
This new art creation, which comes
here following its half year OF popu-
larity at the Liberty theateH, New
York, supplemented by long runs in
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago,
San Francisco and Los Angeles. is a
tremendous representation of big his
toric events in three distinct periods
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24
FARM D0BBN
NOW TRACTOR
(By Mark L4arkin.)

Los Angeles. Cal, Oct. 24.-Ten
years ago h farm tractor was re-
garded as a freak; today it has rele-
gated the ~hay-eating horse to the cat
egory of farm accessory.
At the second demonstration of the
Traction Engine and Implement
Dealers Association of Southern Call
ifornia, held near this city recently,
43 makes of machines were exhibited
and $4,000 farmers from all over the
southwest came during the week of
tests to see what the snorting iron
horses could do.
They did everything" said r. M.
O'Neill, manager Of the demonstra-
ton. They plowed, narrowed,
disced. cultivated. pulled heavy trains
of loaded wagons-and all under the
most disadvantageous circumstances
that could be DEVISED
ager O'Neill, place the number Of
tractors actually in operation in this
country at $4,000, and this number
will be doubled by the end Of the
war"
1T would be even greater If the
factories were able to keep pace with
the demand. Our entrance into the
war has stimulated sales, for the trac-
tor is recognized as the quickest
means of making the necessary in
crease in the country's food supply.
THE governments investigation of
1915 established the cost Of horse
labor at about IL 1-2 cents per hour.
This was based upon the yearly main
tenance cost Of $685. per horse and a
labor production of 1000 hours per
annum. 1t Is admitted, however, that
the average farm horse does not work
1000 hours a year. -
"Disregarding the fact that feed
has gene up and that 1t is next to i'm
possible to maintain a horse on SIPS
a year nowadays, statistics compiled
by n the tractor forms indicate
a saving Of SIS per cent per acre in
favor OF a tractor with a four horse
c~anacitv"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

furnished the big guns and the am
munition, not only for the splendid
French armies, but also for some of
the allies. France has spent eighteen
poses Of which only one and one-ffth
billions were borrowed, and she loan
ed one billion to friendly nations.
And all this magnificent record has
been achieved, despite the fact that
some of the best of her iron, coal, ag-
ricultural and industrial districts have
been in the hands Of the brutal invad-
or. SI
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24
HIS HEARING

Liverpool Post: Of1cer-Is your
brother. who was SO deaf. any bet
Bridget-sure. he'll be all right In
the morning.
Omcer-You don't say 80.
Bridget-Yes, he was arrested yes
terday n he gets his hearin' in the
morning.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24
Crew OF American
Warship Adopt Family
OF Dead French Soldiers

A French Port, Oct. 24.-The crew
Of an American warship, p~atrolling the
steamer lanes off the coast of France.
has just adopted" a French family,
consisting Of a mother and four minor
children, and raised a fund for her
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24
UP TO him.

Ginger: Gertrude" said the
teal young man, III / were sure that
you q cook. I would ask you to he
my wife,"
Paul." replied the matter Of fact
lady, III I~were sure that at
present prices you can provide, things
to cook, I would accept your propos-
al"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

after the arrival Of the American a
ship, the sailors discovered the fam
ily's position and Immediately pre-
scented to the mother a large purse.
The children were taken into the
stores and provided with candy and
other luxuries- Ever since the Ameri-
can ship has made this port as its
base, this French family has wanted
for neither the ~necessities nor the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

The best argument used yet by the Ad Club Lib
erty Loan committee in selling bonds Is that a lib
erty Bond is a good buy for you, and a goodbye for
the kaiser
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

Q folds of white and scarlet! o blue with your silver
warm hearts cherish you, and dying lips give you their
blessing! ours by Inheritance, ours by alleglance. ours py
a6ection-long may you float on the free winds Of heaven,
the emblem Of liberty. the hope Of the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-02
THE REAL MAN.

According to telegraphic news, the $50o,00o appropriation that was in- tended for roads and tralls in Alas ka the coming year, was at the sug- gestions of Delegate Wickersham stricken off the bill when it came before the house recently.
 Incredible as this may seem, it is possible. There are some who are inclined to believe that it was done to punish Colonel Richardson. But while it is we'll known fact that the delegate would travel any dis tance to get at the colonel and hin- der him in his work, to us We think we see a deeper motive which is to punish the people of the Fourth di- vision for having given majority vote to Sulzer.
 Every Alaskan knows that the Fairbanks division-as the Fourth dl- vision is best known-has been get ting at least sixty per cent of all the money appropriated by congress for roads and trails in Alaska through the efforts of both the delegate and Colonel Richardson; mostly from the effort of the latter. Despite all that, those people at the last election show ed a preference for Sulzer as their delegate. Now, knowing the delegate savage; can any doubt the reason for his action?
 delegate know more about the needs of the territory than any ten Alas kans together. In this instance, how ever, it is safe to say that not one Alaskan could be found who would agree with hlm that money expended for roads and trails in the territory does no good.
 Conclusively, we do hope that the report is exaggerated if not entirely without foundation, because, the un- masking of the man would be shock alike to his supporters and enemies. As a matter of fact, lifting of the mask would only reveal man devoid of even grain of principle. Let us hope that we may hear of a contradic- tory report. Really we would hate like sixty to have to acknowledge having had such man as our rep resentatve.-The Progressive.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-02

We can readily see that "if' cuts big figure in the deduction and it has always been thus. If the Bel gians and the French had allowed the Germans to pass the latter would have reached Paris and London. If the kaiser had not been the kaiser, there would have been no war. If the man who Eas killed and by his death famed. the flames of war had not Aexisted there would have been no war. If Rover had not stopped he would have caught the rabbit The publishers might have said that if fortune favors the entente allies, they shall win and vice versa. And there you are. His conclusion is as en- Tightening as a ghost. You can see the ghost but you don't know who he is.-Ex.
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NOME, ALASKA. MAY ? 1917.

Every one knows that we are crea- lures of habit. We eat, drink, clothe ourselves, regulate our business or pleasure, not according to our own idea, but according to the ideas of other people. It makes no difference whether these ideas are good or bad. They are accepted" d"-conventlona,. They rule our lives.
 Just now the people of this coun- try are trying to save ight-that is, to get up an hour earlier to break fast an hour earlier, and go to to work an hour earlier.
 Any employer could put this plan into execution If he so desired. He might meet with complaint and ob- jection from his employees, but they would soon get used to it and find it far better for their health and com fort than the old plan.
 But it is not regarded as feasible or even possible unless the clock can be made to say that it is in the morning when it is really only z.
 Cities that have tried the day Aght saving plan" without making the clock tell a convenient fib for them have failed.
 Cities that have taken the clock into their scheme and forced it to testify falsely for them have sue ceeded.
 We could all save daylight if we chose. Each of us could make his hours harmonize with those of nature. We could cut down our lighting bills and conserve our energy and our eye- sight by making a change of one hour or two hours in our time of ris- ing and retiring.
 But human nature IS as much a slave to the clock as Aladdin's genii were slave to his lamp.
 Unless the clock changes it's habits we refuse to change ours
 We get up in the morning and look at the untruthful time piece, which has been fixed" by the daylight say CTS
 Tt 1s o'clock" we say "and there is time for another nap"
 Tt is not o'clock" says the time- piece; 'ft is o'clock, and you have just time to get our breakfast and get
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THE OBNOXIOUS TF."

s. $. Mcclure, the New York pub fisher, who has just asurned from the war zone where he a '.'.ed on a quiet investigation, IS reported to have made the following deduction: 'If the U boat is a success Germany will win the war. but Germany is begin- hing to doubt the practicability of the undersea craft.
 Another possibility is that Russia wlll make a separate peace. Tn case the ' boat is a failure and if Russia adheres to the allies, Germny is lost"
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MAGAZlNI l

Issaed Annually in October. Price per copy mailed ...... ..... .ssG
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on the job."


 We know the clock is lying. We know that we. are right. But never theless We obey it's ruhng. and out We go to breakfast and to work.
 In a little while we get the habit fixed on us. We no longer think about the clock. Knowing that it is not giving us the truth. we neverthe- less take it at it's word. and regulate our lives by it until such time as there is plenty of daylight at both ends of the day, and it is set back again to keep accurate account of the progress of the world on its daily rev. olution.
 This is not an attempt to make light of the daylight saving plan. It is very good plan-one that should generally be adopted.
 Nature intended that men and wo- men should be awake under the sun and asleep under the stars.
 Sunlight is of great benefit to hu- man beings Artificial light. neces- sary as it is, IS injurious in many ways. As little of it as possible should be employed by men who have to use their eyes great deal.
 Midnight oil proverbially has made genluses, but most geniuses wear spectacles.
 The daylight saving plan should be put into effect. And we really believe that this cannot be done with out changing the clock.
 As fa1 as the integrity of that in-' titution is concerned there is httle to worry about.
 Few clocks have conscienees; very rarely do they take the interest in family affairs that Mir. Longfe!low credited to his old clock on the stairs.
 The grandfather's clock that "stop- ped short, never to go again, when the old man died" was probably more affected by rust and dust than by grief at the aged gentleman's passing,
 The clock will not suffer by it's daily false witness against the time.
 It is, however. interesting to ob- serve that a collection of brass wheels, regulated by the device that Calico put into use many years ago. must be brought in to conduct our business affairs for us.
 It is curious instance of how firm ly fixed we are in habits, good and bad, and how little we really thing of ourselves.
 Perhaps same limE eve shall 'be ) able to change our hours without l asking the assistance of the hands 1 that move about the lettered dial.
 When we become sufficiently intel Iigent for that however, we will have | abolished stiff white collars whisky. l war, and a great many other evils l that should never exist among people | who really think
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-03

took his prisoner away. Carey fired
at the auto buccaneers, but they
escaped with the slayer.
The police of the West Lake st. and
Desplaines st. stations reported they
were searching for a man known as
Ernie Applequist, said to be a John
J. TOuhy worker.
County Judge Scully, accompa-
MED by attaches of the county court,
made a sweeping tour of the 18th
ward Immediately following the kill
ing. A parade of seven autos, said
to have contained sluggers, passed
the judges car.
1t was said to be the same gang
that slugged a Barney GTOgan work.
er in front of polling place at 14O8
w. Van Buren, st.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-03
GROGAN WORKER KILLED IN
FRONT OF POLLING PLACE

VIM. Basket, cOlOred, l145 w. Lake
St, poll worker for Barney GrOgan,
Democratic candidate for alderman
in the 18th ward, was shot and killed
in an election fight in the 18th ward
today.
The shooting took place in front of
the polling place in the Tilden school
at Elizabeth and Lake SITS. The bull
let pierced near Baskets heart. He
died at the County hospital.
Lieut.. Carey Of the 32d precinct,
on. special detail in Desplaines st. dis
trict today, captured Baskets assail-
ant, a white man. While he was hold
ing the gunman for a patrol to come
two autos with seven armed men
Zach came suddenly upon him and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-03
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GET BUSY, MEN!
BY Jim Nance

This morning two fellows,
I'm acquainted with them,
Were pIowin' their garden,
About four G. m.
Their shovel and rake and
Their hoe were in play.
BY the sweat of their brow
They were digging today.
Therein's an example,
For.Which we owe thanks.
It's time to get busy,
Let's all join the ranks.