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New-York tribune., 1917-11-04
Bennett Postpones
Hylan's "Funeral'

William VI. Bennett, Republican can
didate for Mayor, was prevented from
preaching the funeral sermon OF
John F. Hylan in front Of Tsmmany
Hall yesterday by the traffic regu.a-
tions. Mr.. Bennett announced, how
ever. that he would speak tomorrow at
1880 O'Clock as near Tammany Hall as
the traffic regulations would permit.
The Republican candidate addressed
nine open-air meetings in Manhattan
and Brooklyn last night. He charged
that the Fusion campaign managers
had given orders to their speakers to
announce that he expected to retire in
favor Of Mayor Mitchell. Emory R.
Buckner, chairman Of the Fusion Cam
paign Committee, said that one of the
Bennett campaign managers complained
to him yesterday that some Of the
Fusion street speakers were making
such an announcement.
Mr.. Buekner asserted that the Fusion
leaders were not at all desirous Of Mr..
Benefits withdrawal. Mr.. Bennett de-
MED in his speeches that he had any
such intention.
Mr.. Bennett discussed the Republican
primary frauds and the disclosures OF
Irregularities in The Bronx in regard
to the Republican paster ballots sent
to the soldiers at Spartanburg, and in
regard to the petitions of certain Fu-
sion nominees for the Municipal Court
in that borough.
"The only conclusion to be drawn
from this continuance of fraudulent
and criminal acts" said Mr. Bennett,
sis that a deliberate conspiracy to steal
this election for Mr.. Mitchell is now
being carried on, backed by the great
est aggregation of financial interests
which have ever backed a candidate
whom they deemed necessary in their
business"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-04
Murphy Predicts Hylan
Victory; District Leaders
Put Mayor Mitchell Second

Charles F. Murphy predicted yester-
DAY that John f., Hylan, his candidate
for Mayor, would win the election OIL
Tuesday. Four years ago he made the
same prediction regarding Edward Z.
Mccall, and named 150,0 900 as McCalls
plnrality. But this year. in Judge
Hylan's case, he declined to name
figure, contenting himself with the as
sertion that the plurality would not
be small.
James E. MacBride, at Democratic
Fusion headquarters, was not so reti-
cent. He expected Hylan to win, he
said, by upward of 100000 votes, an
estimate which he based on the result
of a poll completed for the Democratic
Fusion Committee three days ago. This
poll, MacBride said, represented the
canvass of 100000 votes scattered
throughout the city, conducted under
the supervision Of political experts"
It indicated, he said, total plurality
for Judge Bylan of $4,000. distributed
among the various boToughs as fol-
lows; ! Manhattan, $4,000; Brooklyn
ss 900; The Bronx. 14,UOO, Queens Ia
600, and Richmond. 4,0oO.
Say Hvlan Holds Own
In the three days since the compile
tion of this poll, however lndepehueiss
canvasses have shown shllting Vi
uolitical sentiment, more parIicuIaIIy
from Mr.. Hillquit to Mr.. Mitchell. put
Mr.. MacBride did not consider TINS
"drift" Of sufficient Importance 10 Jus
tjfy any modification of his forecast.
He said, in fact, that in the interval
tho Decentralization Committee hsd
received advices from all parts OF the
citv that Judge Hylan was holding MS
own. .
Mr. Murphy's prediction Of victory
for Hylan came after meeting OF uls-
trict leaders in the Wigwam, AT which
sealed envelopes. A..
aThere i, no question he said "of
the election of Judge Hylan and the
city ticket, also the county and borough
tickets in Manhattan. The plurblities
received from other horoughs leads me
70 believe that they will run equally
we'll in Manhattan"
The district leaders, after comparing
notes. appeared jubilant. They ex-
pressed the assurance that Hylan could
not poll less than $4,000 votes, the
number cast for Mr.. Mccall four years
ago. Their estimates Of his strength
ran from that figure up as high as
100000. Mayor Mitchell, they thought,
would get from 10000 20 200 900 votes,
and Hillquit from $4,000 to 10000.
But they we're in doubt as to whether
this marked gain for the Socialists
would come more from the Fusion than
from the Democratic ranks.
Mr.. Bennett they credited with from
so, 600 TO $4,000 votes, mostly from
Brooklyn, though in Mr.. BENEFITS case
they confessed to a high degree of
guesswcrk.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-04
Jews Will Vote as
Americans, Says
Rabbi Schulman

Rabbi Samuel Schulman, in q ser.
mon at Temple BETHEL yesterday, Do.
nounced the Jewish speakers who, dur,
ing the present municipal campaign
have attempted to forecast the att.
tude of the Jewish voters or deliver
them for any candidate. He Gid no,
mention the name OF any candidate,
but he did make plain that he BE-.
lieves that the Jews will cast their
votes as Americans, and not as Jews.
"As a matter of fact, no man know,
anything about the so-called Jewish
vote" he said. There is no such
thing as a Jewish vote. Jews dvid.
on all political questions like any
other element Of the voting population
according to the psychological motives
that ordinarily divide meE in their
political thinking.
"Jcws are rich and poor, capitals.
tic In thought and socislistic IN
thought. Jews are Republicans and
Democrats. Jews believe in little gov.
ernment and much government. Jews
are high minded idealists and careful
watchmen of their personal Interests
The Jewish mind reacts exactly lik.
any other mind, no matter 10 whs.
race or church that mind may belong
After saying that ne considered II %
insult TO attempt 20 analyze the Jew.
ish vote and drag Judaism into q
political campaign he referred, with.
out mentioning Samuel Untermyer BY
name, to his address last THURSDAY
night, in which he addressed himself
as Jew to Jews.
"Worse than this analysis was the
rabid speech made by another politi-
clan last Thursday night, when he de.
liberately turned his back upon all
sanity and upon all the best experience
of American Judaism and addressed
himself as Jew TO Jews" he said
"This politician is interested only In
his own candidate, and he appealed 70
voters as Jews not TO vote for can.
didate other than his own, because, II
they did, he held above their heads the
dire threat Of the possible race hatred
and anti-Semitism which would burst
forth upon their heads and from which
their children and their childrns
children would suffer.
This, to my mind, Is the extreme
o. political sudacity. l consider such
action nothing less than q crime
against Jews and Judaism. No man
has the right to make such a threat.
The holding out of such threat Is
an actual contribution TO the possible
creation of that which the speaker pro-
fesses to deplore."
New-York tribune., 1917-11-04
Men Buying Home Canned
Goods Not u. s, Agents

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-The food
administration to-day branded az i'm
posters men in various parts of the
country who have attempted 70 buy
home canned products put up by house
wives, representing themselves as food
administration agents. At the same
time the food dm;nistration took occs-
sion again TO deny that the govern
ment contemplatcs communicating
home canned goods.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-04

trlcts in which the Hillquit vote is
supposed to be the largest. are mostly
Tammany strongholds, or districts
which the Republicans have not car
ried oftener than once in ten years.
The Hillquit strength. however, ap-
pears to be slipping away.
Some of the Fusion and Republican
leaders. who have been close observers
rather than active workers. declared
yesterday that Mitchell would poll a
big majority over Hylan, depending
upon the force with which the patrl
otic issue had come home to the voters:
II this chief issue had not sunk in.'
they declared. they expected 1t to be
very close between the Tammany can
didate and the Mayor. They were not
disposed, however, to entertain the
possibility Of the Mayors defeat. They
placed Hillquit third and Bennett a
bad fourth.
silent Vote" Uncertain
Practically all of the political wise
acres agree that there is an "unat-
tached" and "unorganized" vote in the
city of between $1,000 and 10000 which
cannot safely be ascrbed TO any one
candidate This is the best part OF the
so-called Silent vote.
The Mitchell managers contend that
.he Mayor will get 1he largest part Of
this vote on the issue Of Americanism.
The Fusion leaders see in the unusu-
ally large registration, OF practically
100000 votes. indications that the pa
triotic issue was the controlling factor,
and became so directly after the Mayor
formally accepted the nomination from
the steps Of the City Hall, where he
first publicly denounced "Hylan, Hearst
and the HohenZollerns."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17
EAST SIDE NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Lake leave this
afternoon for the "Hunky Dory" farm
at Balsam Lake, Wis, for an outing.
They will be Joined there by their son
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Z.
Mackall, of Minneapolis.
Clerk of Court McCubrey issued a
marriage license on Thursday to
Peter Hanson, Pope county, and Mar
garet A. Knapp. Cass county, North
Dakota.
Chas. s. Marden left this afternoon
to spend Saturday and Sunday at his
cottage on Pelican lake.
F. H. DeLand is up from Marshall
to look after the crop on his farm
near Hitterdal.
Timothy C. Murphy and Lillian L.
Van Pelt, both of Cass county, North
Dakota, were married Thursday eve
ming by Justice of the Peace L. ID.
Evans.
Miss Harriet Hanson arrived this
morning from Aberdeen, Wash, for
an extended visit with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gilbery were
in from Kragnes this morning and
reported threshing finished on a 72-
acre field of barley that yielded %
bushels to the acre.
A meeting of the Clay county farm
bureau VIII De held this evening at
the Office of the county agent.
c. c. Beck returned this morning
from a furniture purchasing trip to
the twin cities. He saw the great
loyalty parade in Minneapolis Thurs
day evening and says it was the
most impressive sight he ever wit
messed.
Demand and supply are equal at
the labor bureau in Moorhead. All
calls for help have been promptly
filled and only a few men are still
waiting to be called.
Fred Gruhl who was up from Mus
koda this morning said the potato
crop in that part of the county
would not be up to the average. On
account Of the dry weather the pota-
toes have ripened early and are now
ready for the digger with two or
three fair sized tubers to the hill.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17
HEAD OF PACIFISTS
REACHES MINNEAPOLIS
Secretary of Peoples Council Ar
ranging For National Conven-
ton in Flour City.
(By Associated Press. )

Minneapolis, Aug. 17.-Louis e.
Lochner, secretary of the Peoples
Council which is making prepara-
tons for a national gathering in the
interest of peace in Minneapolis,
Sept. to 6. arrived in that city to-
day. He asserted that the majority
of people in the country are yearn-
ing for peace, and that freedom Of
the press is being violated constant
ly. ~
Mr.. Lochner who headed the
Henry Ford peace expedition in
1915 asserted that the cardinal prin-.
cipie of the council was to bring
the boys out of the trenches" right
away, and let the. warning nations
settle their differences in other ways.
Opposition to sending men to
Europe unless they volunteer is an
other principle Of the council" says
Mr.. Lochner.
I'VE want the government to make
a concrete statement of war aims"
he said.
eve want America to play her
own game and not be bound by ter
ritorial conquest by the allies, and
we stand for maintenance Of consti-
tutional rights of free speech, free
assemblage. the right TO petition
congress and a free press.
THE Peoples Council when IL
meets in Minneapolis is going to give
the United States government the
benefit of q platform OF peace terms.
mfr. Wilson can end this war right
now IL he wants to" said Mr.. Loeb
ner. I'VE want him to call halt"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17

tective stories.
Every hospital in France, of which
there are some 290, receives a parcel
of 100 books every three weeks. Poet
ry is very largely In demand and
ranges from Shakespeare to modern
living poets. The Colonial soldier has
an unsuitable curiosity and his chief
demand Is for the Encyclopedias
Britannica in forty volumes. No de-
mand is refused whether 1t be for
the latest handbook on oil engines,
theosophy, poultry farming or boxing.
These parcels of books go forth to
all parts of the world wherever the
British soldier is fighting. Malta re-
ceived 1000 per month, Basrah 5000,
Alexandra 5000, Salonika 1000, and
even units IN East Africa, Italy and
Russia are supplied. The admiralty
requested the library to supply every
sailor in the fleets with a book.
Urgent summonses often are re-
ceiyed and when Gallipoli was filling
the hospitals a cable message came,
Send $4,000 books at once, light ana
good print. The other day request
came from Boulogne and within an
hour and half. 5000 books had been
sent in response.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17
MCDONALD RETURNS
FROM ST. PAUL MEET
SheftRs at state Conference Adopt
Resolutions, PledEinE Their Al
leEiance to the Country.

Sheriff Dan w. Mcdonald returned
this morning from ST. Paul, where ne
attended a two-day conference of the
sherfffs of the state with the Mime
sofa Public Safety commission. Many
important matters were considered
and the following resolution by Sher-
iff Peter Bonde, of Kandiyohi county,
was adopted:
whereas, the sheriffs of the state
of Minnesota have been appointed to
assist the government of the United
States in the registration, exemption
and selection of our conscriptive
army pursuant to act Of congress:
Now, therefore, be 1t resolved, that
we, the sheriffs of Minnesota, assem-
bied at the state capitol of Minnesota
this 18th day of August, A. d. 1917,
do hereby renew our pledge OF allie
glance to our beloved country and
cheerfully consent to perform the du-
ties so required of us during such
those acting under his authority, and
be II further resolved that we cheer
fully tender such services without
compensation or emoluments."
Another resolution. offered by
snerln y. N .s OF .. Mover coun QUIZ
their official duties, but any other
service that the United States may
ask of them.
The sherif9s had an experience
m eeElng ana were ADVISED py ATTY.
Gem Lyndon A. Smith how to handle
problems Of vagrancy, liquor law
enforcement and sedition.
Ffe Eheriffs were advised that
when man lis found with a supply of
saditious literature he should be ar
rested on the presumption that he has
tt for distribution and Is not carry
Ing Il around for ballast.
Complaints of being tied up wiNh
exemption board duties in addition 70
regular duties, were made by a num-
Der Of men, and these were advised
that they may procure additional
deputies on orders from the district
court and clerical assistants In ex-
emption work through the governors
recommendations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17
PROCEEDS With
RIOT ARRESTS.
Politician and Police Off
Gals Among Those TAX
en- Into Custody
(By Associated Press.)


East st. Louis, ILL.,. Aug. 17.-Po-
lice officers and a prominent poll
tician were among the II men ar
rested yesterday on charges varying
from rioting to assault to murder in
connection with the race riots here
in July in which more than 100
white persons and negroes were kill
ed. OF los persons indicted by the
grand jury 80 have been taken into
custody, 80 of whom are white men.
The indictments we're returned
against 81 white men and % neg
roes.
Scathing criticism by the grand
jury of the attitude of the police
toward the campaign of intoler-
ance" which was blamed for the
rioting had an expected sequel in
the arrest Of five policemen on duty
at the time of the strike. Con
Meehan's name first was drawn into
the investigation of the riots by
testimony of national guard officers
at the coroners inquest that the
soldiers had fired on the negroes on
the morning of July 3, by direction
Of the police. 1t was on the preced-
ing night that the majority of those
killed, in the riots met their death.
John Healy, police sergeant and
Fred Otto and Floyd Coombs, traf-
fc officers, were taken into custody
on charges of rioting and conspir-
acy. Cornelius Hickey. former police
surrendered on similar
charges. Thomas Benton, for many
years a leader in county politics,
was arrested on a charge Of assault
to kill. He is the over of two sa-
looms and has been a candidate for
sheriff.
Others arrested have various oc-
equations. One Of them is a T-year-
old boy Joe Braunager, a news deal
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17
SET REASONABLE
= BREAD PRICE
State Commission Investi-
5agates Food, Fuel and
F. Other Necessities

st, Paul, Mimi, Aug. 17.-Reason-
able prices for bread and coal-minus
all middlemen's profits and delivery
expense and computed on producer
to-cnnsumer basis-are to be report
ed next Wednesday to the state com
mission investigating prices of food,
fuel and other necessities, Col Z. II.
March, the chairman, announces.
A coal price inquiry already is un-
der way, he said. and representatives
OF big bakeries in st. Paul and Min
neapolis are to agree on minimum
bread prices.
zone prediction, however, is that
there will be no difference in the
prices of white bread and that of gra-
ham or whole wheat" continued Col
onef March. Various figures on the
actual cost of producing loaf OF
bread have been submitted, but not
until next Wednesday will the COM
mission know definitely what II will
cost in the public bread markets TO be
established soon in st. Paul and Min
neapolis."
Two experts are making inquiries
10 ascertain the difference in the coal
prices at the mine and in the consum-
ersl bins, the chairman added, and ex-
pect to report at the next meeting OF
the commission Wednesday.
The announcements followed
short conference at the capitol be
tween the commission and twin city
bakers, who agreed to make quota
lions on supplies for the public mar
kets within a week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17
ONE THIRD QUOTA
FOR CASS COUNTY



to work this morning tabulating the
figures. When this work is COM
,pleted which will be within two or
three days, notices will be- mailed
out to the men that the government
has found them physically f1t for
soldiers. 1t is this notice which the
men will receive that they must at
tach to their claim for occupational
or agricultural claims. If not their
claims will not get to the members
of the district board.
The Cass county men who failed
to report for examination here or
who sought to elude the draft will
soon as County Auditor Tucker COM
pletes the tabulation. Just what
number of "deserters' there are in
Cass county will not be known until
the slips come in from the outside
boards where some of the Cass coun-
ty men were directed to appear for
their physical examination
Press Them Into Service.
II these men cannot be found they
will be pressed into service without
further adoo. They are now held in
military service and their failure to
show up within a reasonable tim {
will result in their being hunted
down as deserters.
Thursday the Burleigh county
board certified to the district board
"A men accepted for service, of whom
about is claim occupational exemp-
lions, and 1t issued a call fora Sec
ond class of 200 registrants, which
is expected to furnish sufficient ELI
gibles to complete Burleigh's quota
of SO. plus 10 per cent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17

WHEAT TRADING \
Is ABOUT OVER

Chicago Aug. 1T-Wheat: Trade Is
about over in wheat and the govern
meTt takes control shortly, all flu
lures trading ending Aug. rs.
Corn:s Washington advices are en-
couraging as TO the outlook for con-
tinued trading in coarse grains. No
interference is contemplated with the
present arrangements except In
wheat and x our. In some respects
the situation is still abnormal, with
high premiums for cash corn check
ing selling. On the other hand the
crop is rapidly maturing and in q few
weeks, barring frosts, the bulk of
the crop will be safe. This creates
dib erent feeling, especially as the.
enormous oats crop is secured and
this will be a substitute in a measure
for corn until the new crop is avail
able. In December conditions are
likely to be decidedly different than
at present and fairly normal stocks
will then make an entirely different
price situation. Under present condl--
tions the market becomes oversold
easily.
oats: oats market is feeling the
steady pressure of hedging sales with
increasing movement to all markets.
Cash premiums have been lowered
greatly with the demand principally
for quick shipment: we do not take
much stock in the view that farmers
will hold oats as in a few months not
only will they have their oats to
market but ample supplies of other
grains. On the rallies resulting from
too confident selling, we look for con-
tinued pressure. ffsf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17
MOOrhedd NeDS
DETROIT CLAIMS
CAMP RECORD
Will Celebrate Return of
Three Captains and Two
Lieutenants

Detroit. Mimi, Aug. 17.-Detroit,
claiming the best record of any town
in Minnesota at the Fort Smelling OFF,
GERS training camp, is to stage an
elaborate celebration this evening TO
mark the return to their home town
on furlough. of three captains and
two lieutenants who were graduated
by the camp.
There will be bands, banners, a big
parade through the town and an elab-
crate program at the $4,000 pavilion
in Detroit's principal park. Detroit
had FIVE men in the training camp and
they all won commissions. three OF
them as captains. The men are:
Capt. r. b. c"Bunny") Rathbun, one
time rooter king at the University of
Minnesota.
Capt. c. w. Branding.
Capt. II. A. Baker.
Lieut.. John Dorsey.
Lieut.. Mogridge Robb.
The speakers at the pavilion will
include State Aud. ]. A. o. Preus,
Mayor George D. Hamilton. and Rev.
d. J. Gallagher.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-17
NO MORE WHEAT
QUOTATIONS
TO Be ISSUED
Grain Commission Offices
Will be Closed By G.
E. Lewis & Co.
FLOUR FOLLOWS 80
CENT DROP I'm WHEAT
Fargo Mill Has Closed
Down until Wheat Price
Is Fixed


Al drop of so cents bushel in the
local price of wheat this week is
due to the passage of the federal
law providing for a standard price
to be established for all terminal
markets of the country. Until the
committee fixes the price there is
nothing upon which basis can be
established. ,ss
On account of the unsettled con-
ditions G. e. Lewis & Co. will close
all of their grain commission houses
throughout the northwest tomorrow
and the report tomorrow will be the
last issued by the firm. b..
u The Fargo mill closed down tenn
porarily on Thursday and will not
resume operations until there is
stable market e., -
Flour has followed the drop in the
price OF wheat and is quoted today
at $6.75 per S0-pound sack.