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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
LANCER ALL
WRONG, HE SAYS
If Not, 10 or 100 People
Could Amend Con-
stitution.

Bismarck, Dec. 12.-"If' the attor-
ney generals opinion on the league
amendments is correct, then ten or a
hundred voters may amend the con-
stitution at any time" said a high
legal authority today in discussing
the action of, the state canvassing
board in declaring carried all league
amendments on the basis of a major
ity Of all the votes cast thereon.
"The attorney general should study
the wording of h two famendments
approved by the people in the general
election Of 1914 n ratified by the
legislative assembly of 1915. Begin
ming on page 400 Of the session laws
of 1915 we find the constitutional
amendment providing, for the initia-
ton of laws by the people, and here
it says that If any law shall be APP
proved by a majority Of all the
votes s%everally cast for and against
the same it shall be declared car
ried. Further on we find the amend.
ment providing for the amending Of
the constitution by initiative petition,
and it requires a majority of all the
legal votes cast at the general cleo
ion.
These two sections were framed
by the same legislature and approved
by the people at the same election.
They must be read together In con-
nection with section 2O2. Framed by
the same legislative body, submitted
at the same time, we naturally would
look for the same language in both
sections to give the same effect. If
amendments to the constitution were
to be adopted by a majority of the
votes severally cast for or against
such amendments, the conclusion
must be that the legislature would
have used this language in this
amendment. Had the legislature so
intended there is no doubt in my
mind that it would have expressly
stated that amendments should be
adopted by a majority of all the votes
s~everally cast for and against the
same, using the clear M explicit
language which is used in the amend
,nent providing for the initiation OF
laws.
This wording leaves no room for
MISREPRESENTATION. I had always
thought that the wording of the
amendment providing for amending
the constitution by initiative petition
left no room for misconstruction. The
plain question is, did the legislature
seek to bring about the same result
by these two separate and distinct
workings? I am confident that II
did not. I do not believe our law
makers wished to place the constitu-
tlon In a position where any small
group Of men, should they constitute
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
Fresh Air Valuable In
Fighting Influenza Epidemic

Dunseith, N. D., Dec. 1.-THE
value Of fresh air in combating in
fuenza is indicated by the experience
of the North Dakota tuberculosis
sanitarium in Dunseith. With the
patients in the open air 2 hours out
Of each "a hours daily, the institution
has been without a single case Of in
fluenZa.
In a statement issued today, DR.. j.
G. Lamont, superintendent, declares
that the institutions capacity should
be doubled, and he has hopes that the
question will be favorably considered
by the legislature this winter. The
government now is demanding space
in the institution to care for tubercu-
lar soldiers. Several soldiers re-
turned from American cantonments
are in the institution.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
MANY ROADS TO
BE IMPROVED
481 Miles Of Federal Aid
Highway Now Under
Way.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 12.-The
state highway department has COM
pleted or under way 461 miles Of fed
eral aid highway which will represent
an investment of $699,9S.06 IN better
roads. This total includes 80 pro-
jects, in,Cass, Foster, Williams, Rich
land, Trail, Eddy, stutsman, Grand
Forks, Pierce, Cavalier, Barnes, Stark,
Sargent, Griggs, Ramsey, Wells, Bow
son, Ransom, Steele and Divide coun-
ties. "f
The longest single project is one Of
31.5 miles in Sargent county, EXTEND
ing north Inc west from Forman,
This. project will cost $~54,3S4.0S,
which is less than 2G.4 miles of road
in Stutsman will cost, the latter esti-
mate being $~56,749.64. A. majority Of
the projects. will be Of simple earth
road construction. but gravel will be
used in a 15-mile project in Foster
Eddy county; on a road running east
and west from Valley City, a distance
Of 29.5 miles through Barnes county;
in Grand Forks county, in Ward and
in LaMoure. Earth and sand clay
construction will be used in ive-mile
projects in Pierce county.
In addition plans are under way,
surveys made, projects approved and
applications submitted to the state
highway commission for 1924 miles
of road in Hettinger. Grand Forks.
Bottineau, Mcintosh, Emmons, Logan,
Grant, Barnes, Pembina, Renville,
Golden Valley and Mercer county,
representing an estimated expenditure
Of $~396,045.35 and bringing the. total
which will be invested in highways
now definitely under consideration to
$1,095,143.41, which is more than has
been expended in any other three
years.
Earth and scoria will be combined
for the first time in q state highway
commission road project in 1875 miles
extending south and west from Stan
ton in Mercer county. This will be
a comparatively expensive piece of
road, the estimated cost being $685.
900. Barnes county is being surveyed
for sos miles of earth road on the
Green Trail which will cost $63,822,
and plans are under way for'22 miles
Of earth road in Grand Forks county,
connecting Northwood and Thompson
which will cost ~$29,992.6O.
This showing is the more marvellous
when it is. considered that North Da.
kota's state highway department is
less than two years old and that foul
years ago it was almost impossible tc
secure n highway legislation. The
automobile, of which every farmer
has at least one, has wrought the
miracle.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
Montana Mines Denied
Leave To Raise Prices

Helena, Mont. Dec. 1.-THE appli-
cation of the coal mines in the Bear
Creek field for leave to raise prices
has been denied by the national fuel
administration, State Administrator
M. H. Gerry, Jr.. announced yester-
day. The case Of the Bear Creek Coal
company, however, is still under con-
sideration. The mines which are de-
MED an advance are the Montana Coal
and Iron company, the Smokeless and
Sootless Coal company and the Inter-
national Coal company.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
WILL LOSE AN HOUR.

Amarillo, Tex. Dec. 1.-THE people
Amarillo are preparing for a per-
manent loss" Of an hour Of day
light under the recent order Of the
interstate commerce commission re-
adjusting the divisions Of standard
time. Under the commissions order.
Amarillo. which has been in central
time. will be placed in mountain time.
The change by which clocks will be
set back an hour, will be made on
January 1.
The change will place Amarillo's
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
MACHINERY INSTALLED.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 12.-All of
the machinery has been installed in
the Equity Cooperative Packing
Co.'s new plant at Fargo, reports
President P. NJ. Casey, and 20 work
mems cottages are enclosed. Prac-
tically all Of the first allotment of
stock has been subscribed and the
greater part Of it is now full paid.
Nj. Casey would not make a state
ment as to a probable increase in
capital from $1,000, 600. to $4,000 900,
recently predicted. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
Hagan Rumored
As State Examiner

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 12.-Reports
are current here that IL James r.
Waters, state examiner. persists in his
often expressed intention of resignAng
at the close Of his present term,
which ends January l, H. J.. Hagen
Of the Observation-Disclosures bank
at Fargo will be appointed to succeed
him. 1t has not been definitely
stated, however. that Examiner Wa
terS will retire.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
SEEKING ALL eyed
SOLDIER FOR THEFT

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 12.-Cass county
officials are seeking a man, wearing
the American uniform and posing as
a soldier on vacation" whom they
charge with the theft of two automo-
biles. One car was stolen from q
farmer residing near Fargo and the
other, was stolen from a farmer near
GAINESVILLE, Mimi, where the Cass
county machine was abandoned. The
GAINESVILLE automobile also has been
recovered, the thief abandoning it in
North Dakota. ....
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
BISMARCK MAN KILLED.

Bismarck. N. D., Dec. 12.-Mrs.
Fred Peterson yesterday was Of
flcially advised that her brother,
Henry Heckenmyer of Minnesota, has
been killed in action. Mr.. Hecken-
myer was married only a short time
before entering the service and he and
his wife were here last summer on
their honeymoon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
HUSBAND AND WIFE DIE.

Bismarck. N. D., Dec. 12.-The re-
mains of Mrs. Clyde .Lenhart, who
died from influenza within three days
after the death Of her husband, were
shipped yesterday to Marshf1eld, Wis,
their former home, where funeral
services for Mr.. Lenhart were held the
first of the week.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
MAN DIES.

. Darlington, N. D., Dec. Thames
F. Brady, one Of the best known resi-
dents Of this district, died recently
while attending an auction sale at
Woodwork. He was prominently
identified with the live stock business
and had made a large fortune by his
cattle and other farming operations..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12

ny used by Francisco Villa are fire.
quently offered for sale here by Mexi-
a n in destitute circumstances and
bought by Americans who wish SOU
venirs of Villas reign in northern
Mexico. A junk dealer has presented
a copper mandolin to the Red Cross
gift shop which he claims was used by
Villa as a boy. 1t will be sold for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12

DELIVERING INSANE PATIENTS.
Bismarck. n. D., Dec. 12.-Chair-
man James A. Brown of the state
board of control, is in Kansas City,
delivering an insane patient credited
to Missouri, while S. J. Nagel. an
other member Of the board, is in
Oregon on a similar mission.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12
Northwestern NewS

Ing on the question, might amend it
or suspend It,"
The amendments referred to stand
as articles is and 16 Of the constitu-
ton of North Dakota.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-12

clocks more nearly in accord with
the sun. At present the clocks here
are As minutes ahead Of u time.
but when mountain time is made ef-
fective, the clocks will be only Is
minutes behind the sun.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07
HOW ABOUT YOUR CREDIT?

Can you get anything you want to
buy on credit? In nine cases out Of
ten the man who answers this ques-
ton afirmatively is man who has
very little charged on the books of his
local merchants. The man whose cred--
it is good uses it sparingly; pays his
accounts and has small occasion to
borrow from others.
Credit is not a favor, it is not an
implied compliment, but it is poor
business. In the first place, it is
poor business on your part because it
will lead you to extravaganza. You
will spend more money when you
charge things than when you reach in
your pocket and pay the fare as you
go. The merchants realize that ex-
tended credit is poor business, too, but
that is their business. Your credit is
your business alone. You must take
care of it; make other people respect
it and respect it yourself.
.s.sg@zaa
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07
THE LOSS OF BIG GUNS.

German official figures show that
in single month more than 1,455
guns, including $40 field guns and 5S5
heavy guns, were lost through enemy
action, or wear and tear. For twelve
months this would mean a wastage of
17,460 guns.
These figures are surprising, and
show more than ever the important
part which artillery is playing in the
war. Intense barrages laid down for
the protection of infantry or the de-
struction of the enemy infantry use
most Of the guns nowadays. The Am
erican artillery will soon be playing an
increasing part in the big war, and it
would seem reasonable to presume
that TIE fall Of this year will see the
Germans tremendously outgunned by
the opposing armies.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07
AUSTRIA NOT FIGHTING RUSSIA.

Dispatches from authoritative Eu-
ropean sources seem to indicate that
a serious difference has arisen be-
tween Austria and Germany over the
further prosecution of the war with
Russia. 1t appears that the Aus
TRAN premier on the 22nd Of Februa-
" was forced to make formal state
ment, repeating his previous declara-
ton chat there is no question of hav-
ing our troops penetrate into Ukraine,
with whom we are at peace" He also
said that negotiations were about to
begin with Rumania.
Observers seem to think that Ger
nany's eastern policy is being under
taken without the tacit agreement of
any of her allies, and that even in the
face of the public declarations of the
Austrian statesman Germany intends
to settle the Russian question her way
In such an event Austria would be-
come a passive witness OF the opera
tons, and would be interested in the
Italian theatre of operations alone,
and might make peace.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07
Tarpon Springs
and the Tourists
Continued from page ~

them a magnificent municipal course;
the army put in polo grounds; nunN
erous tennis courts were built; Eng
lish capital put seven million dol
lars in a great irrigation proposition
and there created a lake of the same
superficial area as Lake George in
New York State.
San Antonio now had the goods to
deliver, and proceeded to advertise
the obvious thing. She embarked in a
series of advertising campaigns which
she has kept up constantly since 1909,
barring one year. In these campaigns
have allies and feeders that cover a
great territory, roughly speaking,
from Cleveland on the east to Denver
on the west. This territory we have
come to look upon as our tourist ter
ritory. Outside that, we have not been
able to get the railroad passenger
agents to take the same personal in
terest in presenting our San Antonio
propositions Inside that, the railroad
men have worked for San Antonio as
definitely as if San Antonio paid them
a salary, and it is easy to see that in
working for San Antonio they are
also working for themselves.
San Antonio was one of the first
of the tourist cities to appreciate the
great value of the railroads in build
ing tourist business, and so one of
the first cities to bring about a close.
between the city and the
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07

railroads in this work. Our expert
ence has convinced me that without
the full and hearty cooperation of the
railroads it is practically impossible
to build a tourist business in any
section or community.
While some business will be done,
Of course, beyond the natural terri
tory, the bulk of the advertising and
the major part -0f-the effort can only
be profitably invested in the territory
thus defined and interested.
The advertising for tourists is not
limited to newspaper advertising. San
Antonio has used profitably illustrat-
ed lectures, some motion pictures,
some billboards, and occasionally del
egations of citizens who make visits
to trade centers and take advantage
of some extraneous mission to adver-
tise the advantages of their own local
ity.
That a tourist business is profitable,
it is unnecessary to argue.
The winter tourist business gave
Los Angeles, California, its start.
1t is worth in gross $8,000.00O or
$1O,OO0,0O0 annually to San Antonio.
1t has made portions of Florida.
The great summer resorts of the
North, the mountain resorts, those
of the Great Lakes and the seashore,
with the enormous investments which
they represent, are sufficient answer
t. the question: "Does the summer
tourist business pay?"
The value of tourists to our COM
nanity has been not alone in the
mere money which they have spent
in their living and their pleasures. It
has been also in investments which
they have made, and especially in
the outside point of view which they
have brought "a largeness of vision
wnirh local communities as large
well. as large as New York City-oft-
ent!mes lack.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07
Holding the Tourists.

The tourist is person travelling
for pleasure. That cardinal fact
should always be held before the eyes
of those managing or seeking to de-
velop tourist business. Pleasure, of
course presupposes comfort. But COM
Portable hotels with unsurpassed cui-
sine are not in themselves sufficient.
There must be good roads and streets;
and there must be good roads and
streets; and there must be forms of
amusements. Of these the greatest
lis golf.
1t is estimated that 100000 peo-
pie in the United States play golf,
that the investment in golf is some
where between $50, 100000 and $751;
600. This in itself is considerable
Interest to cater to.
When the chamber of commerce of
San Antonio advocated the building of
!. municipal go,f course and won over
the park commissioner to the idea, a
certain solid, self-made citizen went to
1.-THE commissioner and said: "Why do
| you want to spend $4,000 or $15, 5000
building a golf course for a lot of
fools in knee breaches to play on?"
The hard-headed commissioner an
! swered: "Those fellows that play golf
may be fools; don't know, l don't
play; but know that there are 5000
or 10000 of them that can be brought
to San Antonio to play golf if we
build those links. If / knew there
were 5000 or 10000 idiots who would
come to San Antonio and spend $25 or
$50 a day for the pleasure of turning
handsprings, l would fix a nice grassy
lplace out here for the handspring
court. Don't you think it is good bus
mess 2"
| am told that there are resorts
along the Atlantic coast that are built
on golf. A naturally rainy and I'M
favorable location, provided with a
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07
DRINKING WATER.
Estate Board of HEALTH


Special precautions should be taken
IN regard to drinking water with the
coming of hot weather. One natural
ly drinks more and oftener in warm
weather and the city people are likely
20 take "hikes" to the country. The
boy scouts are busy and one sees SOL
HERS al"lost everywhere.
The Florida state health department
deems it proper at this time to men
ton the Importance of securing good
drinking water. We fully realize that
there is tendency on the part of
some to exaggeratc the danger of
water as disease bearer, which might
be misleading to the general public.
The facts are bad enough and no spe-
cial language or scare head lines are
necessary, to emphasize this import
ance. .
The pam statement by the best au~
thomties :haJ the greatest danger in
water is pollution from human sources
should 0e proclaimed throughout Flor
ida. Every man, woman, and school
child should know this and realize it's
Importance, Human pollution of wa
Ter and soil becomes almost night
mare to any public health official.
The old open well may be mentioned
because it is typical of Florida. It is
usually shallow well of approximate
ly four feet in diameter and ten feet
deep, with two or four feet of water
standin@ N it, and NTH no special pro
lection from the infuent surface wa
ter.
When ana 'ysis of such water is
mede It usually shows too high a BAG
teral count for safe drinking purpos-
es, even though it should not show the
water to be infected with pathogenic
Heterogeneous.
A number Of such wells, as just de-
scribed and showing TOO high bacte-
Aie'A NNAhG Ny oAI SeIlI tdIy GtlSlItGGT-
have been posted in the vicinity of
Camp Johnston as unfit for drinking
purposes. Such water may or may not
,cnvey disease. One cannot afford to
t2ke the risk.
Gre common mistake with the laity
IS that running water is the safest for
drinking, as running water purifes IL
self after running a certain distance
This is an exploded theory.
We feel that it is our duty as pub
e health officers to precent the in
reduction of disease through drinking
'--ater and we feel also that it is the
'uty las well as privilege) of every
father and mother to cooperate with
rs in our efforts to make healthier
children and prevent sickness and
'oath, in so far as it can possibly be
done.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07

humber of beautiful golf courses,
draws thousands of people every year.
Therefore, whether the variety OF
tourist belongs to the winter or the
then some more. golf, and he will
come early and stay late. He will be
pleased with your climate, charmed
with your hotels, and will certainly
admire your people.
There is another large class of tour
lists who get their. pleasure from the
automobile, therefore good roads and
plenty of them are necessary.
Remember that the tourist is bird
of passage and naturally restless. He
is bound to keep moving. If you can
provide way for him to run around
in circles, whether it be on the golf
links, or around loop automobile
roads, you will keep him with you
much longer. In San Antonio we have
made speciality of loop roads. We
start with easy loops of 20 miles, and
run them up to 200-mile loops through
the mountains, or 500-mile loops to
the Gulf, or to the Mexican border. We
give them any kind of loop that they
want, and minute directions of how
to loop the loop.
There is another large class of tour
lists that are sportsmen. They want
to hunt and fish, and they will travel
many weary miles for the pleasure.
These are not as numerous as the golf
bugs, nor as ubiquitous as the automo-
bile cranks, but they follow their own
particular hobby with the same sin
gleness of purpose and the same dis
regard of cost.
We have tried 10 organize places
for them tc kill the quail, hunt deer
and the elusive wild turkey, and have
often staked out good cowboy shots to
Kill some for them when all else fails.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07

We have provided them with the finest
fresh water fishing in America, thanks
to our English friends who put up the
money. and they can get at the gulf
that greatest of game fish, the tarpon,
as well as about 200 other varieties.
But even SO, we have not developed
this variety Of tourist more than 5
per cent of what is possible.
But the, building tourist busi-
ness. like building any other business,
takes time. The great difficulty is that
you must develop the business some
times before you can get the commun-
ityity to invest the capital necessary
to take care of it.
On the other hand, it is often very
difficult to develop the business unless
YOU are first in position to take care
of it. That is the reason that SO many
of these ready-made tourist resorts
are built up by big capitalists where
community effort falls short.
On the other hand, when community
efforts ucceeds, as in centers like
Southern California, Florida, or San
Antonio, capital naturally follows.
Finally, the tourist business must
be developed like any other business.
You must have the stock-in-trade
to sell the tourists, giving him his
moneys worth; you must advertise
for the tourist, and follow it up with
personal salesmanship.
/ When you get him, you must, SO
far as possible, see that he takes adj
vantage of the stock-in.trade you
have to offer; that his little wants
and complaints are looked after; and
that his value and importance are
properly appreciated.
If you do all these things efficiently
and intelligently, you win reap a har-
vest.-Fourth Estate. 5p.ats7i,s as1
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-07

A brigadier general suggests that
the death penalty be applied to de-
serters from the national camps, but
the secretary of war is opposed to it
at present, and the men are warned
that such acts in France will mean
death. Homesickness and habitual
freedom are the cause of most of the
assertions and the men have no inten-
ton of really quitting the service.