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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12

Pittsburgh, Pare your message or
this morning. can inform you that
yesterday told local agent all
adjustments must be made on basis
Of ten per cent regardless merits OF
claim. Information indicates same
method used elsewhere pleading bank
ruptcy insist on immediate explain
alton, or department will revoke IL
cense at once.-S. A. Olsness.'
Chase in Denial.
The National Unions reply comes
through its western attorney, Nathan
II. Chase Of Minneapolis, who writes
under date of October 5:
81 desire to most emphatically state
that no officer or representative OF
the National Union Fire ms. Co., has
ever issued such instructions. 1t was
thoroughly and fully understood that
no bankruptcy talk was to be made
with reference to the National Union.
as it naturally could not afford that
sort of thing; and that when settle
ments were made on the basis OF re
turn premiums. it was to be done be
cause of the fact that adjus ters were
convinced, by good and sufficient evi
dence, that the crops were not IN
good condition at the time the appli
cation was made and that the com
pany had consequently been deceived
by the applicant"
FARMERS Administration"
81 thought this was farmers adj
ministration! What's the matter?'
wrathfully asks a Coleharbor farmer,
in writing Governor Frazier Of an ad-
juster's claims that the plan OF set
Element he proposed, return of prem
ium or nothing, had been approved
by the insurance department.
Other very impairment letters have
come from the vicinity of Wishek,
where the adjusters seem to be most
active. A conference was held with
Commissioner Olsness some time ago,
when the insurance men represented
that many policies had been obtained
through fraud and requested permits
sion to adjust these claims as best
they might.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12
MARLEY LEAVES FOR
CAMP GREENE BERTH
Fighting Chaplain Of Second As
signed to 10th Engineers at
Charlotte

Lieut.. H. c. Markley, chaplain of
the former Second North Dakota, and
who has been, assigned at Camp
Greene to the 10th engineers, left
last evening for Charlotte, y. c., in
response to wire from Col. Frank
White urging him to report at his ear
Hest convenience.
At Dickinson on "Wednesday eve
ming, Lieut. Markley received his Sec
cnd ordination in the Methodist Epis-
copal church at the hands of Bishop
Cooke of Montana, who has two sons
serving in the present struggle. The
service was one OF the most impress
sive the conference ever has wit
Ie5sed Lhapla.l Markley received
his first churchly orders at the James
town conference in 1916, and he now
is fully ordained minister OF the
faith.
Lieut. Marley assures friends OF
the Second regiment that if he does
not find him5elf in position to per-
sonally direct the expenditure OF the
$4,5O0 chaplain's fund raised for the
benefit of the Second, ne will see that
the money is equita1ly distributed and
that it gets to the various units Of the
regiment. all of which have been re-
tanned intact.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12
DR0UTH AGENTS
BAD ACTORS IS
0LSNESS CLAIM
Declares Edjusters Misrepresent
Department and Bamboozle
the Farmer
INSURED Wr,ATHY WITH
REPORTS OF FRAME-UP
Write Governor Frazier Asking
Who's Running This Admin
istration Anyway

The hide is ripped off certain state
agents for the National Union Fire
Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. with
western offices at Watseka, Mimi, in
an open letter which Insurance Com
missioner S. A. Olsness today address.
es to the public in an effort to clear
up misunderstanding resulting from
this companys "drouth insurance. op-
erations in North Dakota.
The commissioner accuses these
gentlemen of "damnable practices"
among which are Misrepresentation
Justification, intimidation and repud-
iation.
Noting that there has been brought
to his attention these practices, Mr.
Clsness says in his letter: The Ma
tional Fire Insurance Co., strong,
reliable company, with a capital and
surplus of $1,750,0OO, has been writing
what is called a special crop insur
ance policy during the past season.
Under this contract they guarantee
the farmer S. Fer acre, for premium
rate of 10 per cent against any dam
age except fire, flood and bad hus-
bandry.
Disastrous Losses.
lowing to the extreme drouth ove,
the entire western North Dakota and
Montana, this company has disastrous
losses to meet, and the question is
how to eXtricate themselves. The
company now has large force Of
field men on the territory, endeavor-
ing to make settlement, and in this
effort some Over-zealous adjusters, !!
spurred, no doubt, by an unhOly de- !
sire to create for themselves undying
fame as faithful servants with the
company, evidently have resorted to :
questionable tactics. The chief i'm
plements used are two. namely: !
Threatening to put the farmer in the
penitentiary for having obtained his
insurance under false representation
as to the condition of his crops when
taking out his application; second,
working on the farmers sympathy
by pleading bankruptcy. These as
tute agents know that the farmer will
yield to these pleadiags, because of
two reasons: First, out of sympathy, |
having 1een broke or near broke him.
self so often; secondly, hecause he,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12

dalena did not have notice Of the
institution against her Of proceedings
on the grounds of desertion.
Evidence seems to indicate that Lud.
Wig did the deserving, when he left
Austria in 1900 for America, after
serving a seven months prison sen.
tence for beating his fond Magdalena,
who had been his wife since 1887.
Had Magdalena been an American
she could have collected her $1,000
exemptions as Ludvig's only legal
widow, even had his second wife not
preceded him to the grave.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12
feels there is nothing to gain in suing
bankrupt company.
Most Dannabie

Lat the most damnable Of all their
undetermined work is when they go
so far as to even tell the claimant
that they are settling all losses at ten
percent, or by giving bac! the first
premium note, and that it is done &C
cording to fixed understanding with
the insurance commissioner. In Or
der TO clear the name Of the National
Union Fire Insurance Co. and also to
disprove any charges of there being
any possible fixed understanding with
the insurance commissioner, submit
the following copy of telegram sent
by myself to the head office at Pitts.
burgh, Pa, together with excerpts
from Mr.. Chase's reply:
National Union Fire Insurance Co.,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12
ASTHMA SUFFERER

WRITE TODAY and will tell you OF
the simple home treatment for asthma
and bronchitis which has cured many
after physicians and change of climate
failed. i want you to try it at my ex-
pense. hfop me card and III mali
you Csc sample bottle FREE. Geo.
J. Thomassen, Box A13G, Des Moines,
Iowa.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12

WANTEO--M srk in country by com.
petent woman. Has one child. Elk.
perienced Inquire 2l3 Tenth street
10.l2.l
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12

Of immense importance to you is
the A. w. Lucas Co. advertisement on
page j. Read it and convince your
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12
EXAMINES ELECTRICIANS
State Board Holds Sessions II
Grand Forks and FARGO

State Fire Marshal H. L. Reade, as
chairman of the state board OF cleo
tricians, is conducting examinations in
Fargo today. Yesterday class of ap-
plicants was examined at Grand
Forks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12
WANTED.

Young lady experienced in office
work Permanent position. Apply 5.
T.. Bergeson 4 Son. lO III st
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17

today of the influence of her manners
and customs on the region she once
called her own. There is not a ham
let from the mouth of the st. Law
renee to the tidewaters of the Missis-
sippi, where Frenchmen once lived
and loved, that does not bear the def
mite impress of their gentle life and
sweet and courtly. bearing. The
French in Canada and Louisiana have
found sympathetic and generous in
terpreters in men like Cable and VIM,
H. Drummond who have given us in all
their simple beauty, enchanting pen
pictures of the lives of the descend
ants of those unassuming children of
the country of chiyalry and courtesy.
Later on, when the dark days of the
Revolution came, it was France who
Loyalty stood by us with men and mon
ey. 1t is probably known by few that
we borrowed from France or better,
France gave us, several hundred mil
lions of francs in the course of the
seven years of the war. For this we
gave, security which we repudiated af-
ter we had won our independence. In
addition to the money were thousands
of men entirely equipped, when we
needed men the most, and two fleets
which were of no little help in cutting
off England's supplies. At the time of
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17

the surrender of CORVALLIS in 1888
there were as many French troops in
the American army as Americans
themselves. The first, redoubt which
| led to the eventual defeat of the Eng
gIish was taken by the troops of La
fayette which he had completely sup
piled with uniforms and equipment
out of his own private purse We
must not forget either that the inspir-
alton to freedom had it's mightiest i'm
petus in the writings of the great
French authors Of the eighteenth CEN
fury. Strange as it may seem, one
might almost say that democracy was
born of the most absolute despotism
that Europe has every known. When
ncarnated in the life and action of
men like Lafayette and Rochambeau
it became the goad that drove Ameri-
ca to final freedom and liberty.
And then the language which we use
in our daily intercourse is at least one
half French in origin, while the Yo-
cabulary in many fields is entirely
takeen from the same. source. The
beautiful sideof English has it's an
cestry from the Romantic tongues,
while the sterner stuff comes from the
Anglo Saxon. The clear-cut logic and
artistic symmetry of the French sent
ence has done much to smooth out the
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17
OUR DEBT TO FRANCE
(By Prof l. L. Foster, Army Y. M. c..
A, Camp Hancock.)

In the minds of many there is, I sup
pose, a very hazy notion of our long
standing debt to the little republic
across the sea. The mention of "Our
debt to France" is met all too often
with a credulous smile on the part of
those who should know better. May it
not be worth while briefly to call to
mind what she has meant to America.
1t may appear that we have only the
common cause for gratitude which
falls to civilization at large in that we,
with Europe, were freed from fear of
destruction by the gallant victory of
Joffre and his little band at the Battle
of the Marine. Or perhaps we are ex-
pected only to share in the world
wide admiration for the gallant de-
tense of Veerdun, or applaud with mil
lions the never-ending heroisms of
those bloody days in the battle-scarred
valley of the Somme.
We must, however go farther than
that, for we are French in part by
right of discovery. Though France was
unable to hold what she had acquired
in this way, we can find traces even
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17
TRANSFERRING NATIONAL
ARMY

Announcement of the transfer of
6,8O4 men of the national army from
Florida, South Carolina and North
Carolina now at Camp Jackson was
made recently. The men from North
and South Carolina will be sent to
Camp Sewer at Greenyille. to fill the
ranks of the national guard of these
two states, while the Florida meL will
the Florida men will go to Macon to
complete national guard at Camp
Wheeler. OF the men to be transferred,
1900 are from Florida, $500 from South
Carolina and 1904 from North Carolina.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17
NAVY SALUTES ARMY

and the National Army are assem-
bled. paper that is designed and
intended for the men of our Army.
For, after all, this war is funda-
mentally a war of ideals, and the
Nation that thinks the clearest and
feels the deepest will do more to
win the war now and to repair its
ravages hereafter.
81 do not understand that the
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17

Y. NJ. C. A. is printing papers for
the naval stations also Il hope It
will do so) but I would like the
men OF the Army to know that
whether they see news of the naval
stations or not that the Navy is
doing its part with head and hand
in this great war, and that on the
sea as we'll as in the trenches the
men of the Navy. both marines and
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17

wrinkles in our rougher tongue. The
flowery rhetoric of the orator, the per-
suasive eloquence of the lawyer and
the tender pleading of the divine find
their most practical vehicle of express
sion in the language born of the soft
and gentle speech of Sunny France.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17

Secretary of the Navy Daniels
sends the following words of well
come to Trench and Camp" the
soldiers newspaper:
''I am glad to know that the War
Work Council of the Y. M. C. A.
will produce in every camp in
America where the National Guard
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-17

blue jackets, officers and men in the
rank, are with that great body of
young men who have been called
at this time of national crisis to
save the world from absoIutism
and to protect the institutions and
the race for which our fathers died.
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Secretary of the Nayy."t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
JUDGE GORDON AND CLIO
IN "FRAME-UP" EXCURSUS

"Gve me an ounce Of civet good
Apothecary.'"
"FRAME.UPs" OF HISTORY
Ancient history abounds with similar
instances of the effort to use the plea or
frame-up' as a defense to crime. Let me
pass over there. however, and come down
to more modern illustrations. When John
wilkes Booth shot and killed President Lin.
coin, the southern leaders charged that they
were the victims of a 1rame'up.' They sald
that the Aboltionsts and Republicans OF
the North had induced President Lincoln TO
60 TO the theatre on night when they
knew a dissolute and fanatcal southern
actor would be back of the stage, well
knowing also that his disordered brain
would impel him to the assassination when
he saw the great President calmly sitting IN
the box near the stage. and that by this
dastardly contrivance they sought to arouse
the hate of the people Of the North against
the Democratic party and the southern
Shareholders in resentment against the foul
murder. The plea failed.
when Mckinley was shot. at Buffalo,
by the craZed anarchist Czolgosz, the So
Cialists of the country charged that II was
a frame-up by the Capitalistic class ana
the Republican party, in order to bring the
Socialists and their growing power into
dread and ignominy. The plea failed and
Czolgosz was executed.
THE most recent and conspicuous instance
Of the uss Of the frame-up as defense
against crime is that of the German Kaiser.
Again and again has he charged that the
sword was thrust into his hands by the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19

Allies. in order to make 1, 49,
was the cause Of the dreadfn,p pl'ee1 ~. ~ !
he was only defending hImss,,s s yer VA
vaders on all sides Of his don,,u,lEa,|' -. :
KAIsER's "FRAME.uP,
Every cruel deed Of the !. rlSA
military clique has been me, n'ser n'r ari .
plea OF frame-up.' To ,ho y Ne h.
nurse Edith Cavell the aulng q B
nave answered that the EnSi,a. apoAi
into Flanders and induced hsh rtnlf
the escape of a prisoner in o,, y . s,'n
might be shot. so that the v,au'if hal !
infiamed at the horrible de.S lu mlth
sentiment on the Kaiser ana hs,p ,
The frame-up' has th,.
the favorite defense OF vicb., alWan \
cruel oppressors the world o,.. Vrahls 4
times. Though always defeat.sr ana n
ever and is as enduring as siu iva h
the father Of lies" "' as VIA
Reporter-Now. Judge wh,,
by all that you have saIdp n uo you h.
that the Fifth Ward "fran,nl,,syou Ysyou u
come historical? WI
Judge Gordon-t canno,
prophet. am only a student =, aaI
have not been discussing IN. imss'or
case. You will recollect that m W,
the murder of Edith Caveu topped v
as low down as the Fifth Ward ho.0ut h"as'ut
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19

at a girl. and. seeing the excitement We all
ran to the mix-up with our blackjacKs'
While was in the mx-up got shot ON
the lin and that dumbfounded me. and ]
was locked up. I heard two shots
thought was shot"
Costello gave his age as twenty-five ms
address as zoe Courtand avenue Bronx
and his birthplace as Italy. Mascia' VINO
is twenty-three years old, also was porn III
Italy. He lives at 4O2 East i5ith street
Bronx. Neither is married.
1t was testified that Eppley's pistol was
not fired. His death was caused by bullet
wound IN the heart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19

were standing on the corner and on the
other corner a couple Of uniform cops and
some detectives We waited for the signal
and went to the raid and we raided the
clubhouse. Soon after the raid we all came
back to the corner and watched the police
making arrests"
The next day he described how they went
to work" early. They were taken to the
scene OF the murder by the man with eye
glasses" he said.
FINALLY we stood there about ten minutes
until two fat men turned the corner OF
Delaney street." the confession continues.
when they got about fifteen or twenty
feet away I turned around, after smiling
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19

money and German intrigue were in back
Of the strikes instituted by the l. w. VS.
in the lumber and agricultural districts.
The Northwest furnishes nearly all Of the
spruce wood used i'm the manufacture Of
airplanes Here the l. w. w. got hold be-
fore the strike could be averted as they
did in the lumber camps. The idea was
without doubt to hold up the building of
the woodel ships That was put down.
Then it became known that a strike
was imminent in the east of the State i'm
the fruit and wheat belt. Undoubtedly
German again. Troops were sent to the
district, all Of the leaders were arrested
the night before the strike was called, and
now the situation is pretty well in hand
And to offset the influence of the /. w. w
over ignorant laborers a counter campaign
is being conducted which is educational
and which points out the sediton and
treason in the l. w. w. propaganda
financed by Germany"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
TIRE
TROUBLE
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS

What is the cause Of 90 much
tire trouble outside Of honest
wear and teari
e. L. B.
The ordinary inner tube ac-
counts for most road distress,
mishaps, delays and cost because
1t is often a cause Of injury TO an
outer casing. The ordinary inner
is a misfit air-capsule of thin
rubber which has to be forced
out Of its own round shape when
inflated TO fill the pear-shaped
cavity Of the outer casing. Frie-
tion, pinehing, leaks and blow
outs are natural results.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
FREED IN ANTI-DRAFT c,..
Federal Jury at Grand Rand, .
IL, Including National SOci,li,,
.... Secretary

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. ~ s
Adolph Germer. of ChicaEol ex;scv,. ;Sv. "
retary Of the national Socialist NV. !
ten others were acquitted bv y,
United States District Court hors wv
ming OF charges of conspiracy asa,a. a /.
Selective draft. ea"a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19

Why do "eaTly blowouts" hap
pen TO nearly new tiresi
B. J.
Because ordinary inner tubes by
their thinness allow maIimum
pressure TO find and blow out
weak spots, Weak spots gener-
ally come either from stone
bruises. which break some Of the
strands in the body Of the tire,
which may not be seen on the
surface; or from cnts which let
water sQak n and Ept he fahre
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
ROOT SEES LANSING
New Yorker Still Confident of D.
sian Democracy's Triumph

WASHINGTON, oct. 19.-Ellhu Ro., !,
a long conference with Secretary ~ ~
Lansing yesterday, discussing the slt,,,.
In Russia and winding up the .busln.,' /.
the mission which he headed.
on leaving the State Departm.n, 4,
Root reiterated his confidence that N. ~
sian democracy would succeed. ~
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
l.. J. Mcleod of Welaka was visi-
tor in the city on Wednesday.

L. J. Mcleod of Welaka was visi-
tor in the city on Wednesday.
Miss Mabel Stanton has returned
from a few weeks visit with Mrs.
A. 7. Squires at ST. Petersburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fink of Norwalk
were in the city yesterday. Mr.. Fink
is we'll nigh recovered from his attack
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Middleton, mo-
tored to the city on Wednesday, hav-
ing as guests for the ride, Mesdames
&C. A. Knowlton and G. H. Piplar.
Chas. Hanly is very i'll with pneu-
monia, but according to DR.. .Steen who
is attending him, he is holding his
own at this the critical point in his
malady.
Mrs. H. M. Dewitt and children
who have been the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. Sipprell of Florahome for two
months are spending a few days with
Miss Arthur in Palatka, before leav-
ing for their home in Denver, Colo
RADIO.
John B. Finn and wife arrived in
the city on Wednesday direct from
San Antonio, Texas. They made the
trip in their Buick roadster. 1t will
be remembered that The News pub
lished a picture of Mrs. Finn some
three weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schirard who
have been living at Waycross, Ga. for
some time, arrived in the city this
week. They are to make their home
in Sanford to which place Mr.. Schi-
rard has gone. Mrs. Schirard and the
children will visit relatives here a
while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur T. Swift of
Red Banks. N. j., are stopping for a
time at the Saratoga. They were
visitors in Palatka last winter and
liked us we'll enough to want to come
again. But they have had sample
of some of our ornery weather this
year, sure enough.
Major Geo. B. Everson of Bunnell,
is in the city this week, coming over
at the instance OF Attorney j. V. wal
ton to look after his office work while
Mr.. Walton is engaged with the legal
department of the conscript board.
Maj. Everson has been offered a place
with the legal department Of the War
Board at Washington.
Miss Louise Boyd will arrive home
tomorrow from West Palm Beach
where she has been teaching the past
semester. Miss Boyd, as usual. popu-
lar because of her charming person
ality and musical talent, has been cho-
sen director of the Palm Beach Or
chestra and the first entertainment
was given last Tuesday evening with
great success.
Engineer Shelley who was a bit
shaken in a railway accident at Hunt
ington several weeks ago, has been
here on a brief visit to his mother
this week. He is rapidly improving
from his injuries, but will neverthe
less go to the railway hospital in Way
cross, Ga, for the mending. He's a
popular old scout in Palatka and what
hurts Bill Shelley hurts the balance
of Palatkans.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
Some Small Burglaries.

During the night of Tuesday bur
glars broke into the homes of f. J.
Fearrside. Leo Jacobson, Mrs. NJ. |.
Coke and Mrs. Gridley, all in the
north end.
1t is too much to dignity these
thieves by calling them burglars
they were sneak thieves. They were
after money. At Mr.. Fearnside's
they secured his wife's purse contain
ing between S25 and $50. The purse
was inside hand bag; there was a
wrist watch also in the bag, but the
thief overlooked that and threw the
bag on the hall floor They had rifled
Mr.. Fearnside's pants and overcoat
pocket but found little. They had
broken into the house through rear
window. Mrs. Collins lost her wrist
watch. This was the thieves largest
haul. They got but little of value in
the other houses. where they effected
entrance in much the same wav.
They worked quietly and did not wax
en- the occupants of these homes. No
arrests have been made as vet.