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The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21

Mr.. Stagg sometimes actually found
a reflection of the cheerful figure Of
"Hannah's Car'lyn" coming between
him and the big ledger over which he
spent so many of his waking hours.
Once he looked up from the ledger
1t was on Saturday morning-and
really did see the bright figure Of the
little girl standing before him. 1t
was no dream or fancy. for old Jimmy,
the cat, suddenly shot to the topmost
shelf, squalllng with Wild abandon.
Prince was nosing along at Carolyn
Mays side.
"Bless mel" croaked Mr.. Stagg
'That dog Of yours. Car'lyn May. will
give Jimmy conniptlonsfit yet. What
d'you want down here?"
Carolyn May told him. A man had
come to the house to buy cow and
Aunty Rose had sent the little girl
down to tell Mr.. Stage to come home
and drive his own bargain"
"Well. WELL" said Mr.. Stage, lock
ing the ledger in the safe, "I'll hustle
right out and tend to 1t. Don't sec
why the man couldn't have waited til
noontime. Hey, you, Chef! Look out
for the store. Don't have any fooling
And"
"Oh, uncle! may I stay, too? Nj
and Princef' cried Carolyn May
"We'll be good"
"Pshaw! Yes, II you want to-" re
sponded Mr.. Stage, hurrylng away.
MY! your uncle's changin' NOR
and more, amt he?" remarked Chef
the optimistic. "He does sometime
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21
The Crime of
PrOfiteering
u
By HAMLIN GARLAND
Of The Yighanfes

To my mind, one Of the noblest
phases of this war Is the outburSt of
generous giving on the part of the
great merchants and manufacturers of
America. II would be an injustice not
to admit this.
The impulse which leads man to
forego salary of seventy-hve thou
sand dollars per annum or to neglect
IN enormous business for position
on the government roll ut one dollar
per year is magnificent. | for one am
not disposed 10 cavil or criticize by
saying: ut Is easy to give IN sal
arg of that size because 1t argues n
wealth which is sufficient without It,"
l am willing to grant the fine spirit
which leads men like Baruch, ROscn-
valid, Crane and House To give of their
time aud money and genius to the
cause for which we are fighting. My
only care is to see that | give in the
same proportion and in the same mood.
without doubt there is less Of CON
scienccless prOtiteering In this war
than In either the Civil war or the
Spanish war; but having granted this,
we are still confronted with the fact
that there are In America today Il
great many men seeking ways to levy
tribute on those who are unable to
elude their demands.
No Objection to Fair Profit.
The shopkeeper no less than the
manufacturer, the pork-packer as well
as the cotton grower. are In this attack
on the pockets of the consumer. The
process in the case OF manufactured
articles is simple. Take, for convent
ent example, shoes. 1t Is true that hides
are somewhat higher, that labor Is
cOstller, but rs a matter Of fact 9
few cents will pay for the difference
IN the cost of the shoes on which the
retailer now asks profit of four dol
lars. He has doubled the price, not he
cause he must but because he can
This is crime and should be punish
ed as such.
No one will object to fair prof
on the part Of the manufactures an,
the dealer. but 20 this remorseless prof
iteering the government must put ,
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stop. II is taking an unfair ahvu $50
Of purchasers who are helpless to pro-
test--or whose individual protests car
rs no weight
The prolitecring principle extends TO
the smallest artiCles-a cad pencil, for
another instance. Pencils have gone
from five to ten cents not because tho
extra lead costs a fraction of cent
more, but because to raise the price
from five cents to dime is the deal-
er's notion Of Il proper war profit.
There Is some excuse for u salarled
man or n wage Garner who demands
an increase in pay, for the lcaplng cost
of living is forcing such demands, but
there Is no valid excuse for the man
who merely seeks to increase his prof
It's. II Is a crime against the helpless
when the dealers and manufacturers
deliberately cOuspire against the fam
ilics of the soldiers who have gone
away to fight against military despo-
tiSm. Their families must be protected
against the profitecr ut hcme.
Condemn the Profiteers.
Much can be done by the govern
mCnt, by laws rigidly enforced but still
more can be done by system of os-
tracsm, of social condemnation. We
can add To the rising spirit of gener-
Gus forbearance by recognizing 1t
wherever we find II, and we can make
proiiteering odlous, as wei! as against
the law. by openly condemning those
who practice it.
To me there Is something peculiarly
repulsive in the greedy spirit of the
prOliteer. / can excuse the German spy,
for ii is conceivable that he Is working
under orders like Il soldier, l can for
give the enemy alien, for after all his
heart Is German or Austrian, but for
the man who takes advantage of his
fellow citizens in time of war | have
deep hatred. lie is to me Il traitor
to all that is fine and generous in
American manhood, an enemy citizen
doing the work of the kaiser quite as
effectively as though he carried Il gun.
His action is n crime and should be SO
treated by society and by the depart
ment of justice.
These are times when bravery and
generosity are in the ascendant. AS
the war goes on the need Of these
great virtues will increase, but also
and alas the opportunity for proiiteer'
ing will augment; and unless some
check is placed upon it we will all feel
the pinch of the profiteering greedy
claw. We must back up the govern
ment in its work. but we should also
characterize clearly and strongly oul
hatred of the robber no matter where
he may be found.
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almost laugh, Car'lyn. never see the
beat of it,!
"Oh, is hep cried the little child.
as he looking up more? DO you think
he is. Chet?"
81 positively do" Chef assured her.
"And he hasn't always got his nose
In that old ledger?"
"Well--I wouldn't say that he neg
lected business, M ma'am," said the
boy honestly. "You see, we men have
got to think OF business mostly. But
he sure is thlnkin OF some other things
too-ya-as, 'ndeedy!"
"What things. Chet?" Carolyn May
asked anXiously, hoping that Uncle
Joe had shown some recovered inter
est in Miss Amanda and that Chef had
noticed It.
"Why-wcll-- Now, you see, there's
that house you used to live in. You
know about that?'
what about it, Chct?" the little
girl asked rather timldly.
well, Mr., StaGs sIn't never done
nolhin' about IL. lie amt sold il, noi
sold the furniture, nor nothiu. Yol
know Carlyn May, your folks dldn'
leave you no money"
"Oh! Didn't thcy?" cried Carolyn
May. greatly staruel,
mo. You see, | heard all about il
Mr.. Vickers, the lawyer, came in her,
one day and your uncle read lette
to him out loud. / couldn't help bu
hear. The letter was from anothe
lawyer and twas all about you ant
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21

require. This Is not much OF hard
ship for anybody. Next, everyone Is
implored to be as economical as he or
she can in order to aid the government
to raise the gigantic sums necessary
for carrying on the war. This Is no
great hardship either. 1t Is a war OF
endurance, the result of which Will
hinge on individual self-sacriilce; vic
tory is impossible without cooperation
In saving by the entire nation. The
mass Is not urged to give, but to save.
Millions are being given by the wealthy
TO maintain the various war charities.
All that is asked Of the rank and file
Is that they shall not put into their
mouths or on their backs the extra
money which the shortage Of labor en-
ables them to demand. When they
fail to live up to this they cease to be
patriots and become prOfiteerers. The
next best proof Of Loyalty to laying
down ones life Is to save. And what
an easy thing that Is compared to GO
ing over the top or facing lombard
ment.
No One Should Obstruct.
Finally, the government asks that no
one shall obstruct the winning of the
war. Here is the opportunity for labor
to be of immense service or great in
| Jury. If the men and women whose
pay already far exceeds what they
| have ever earned before choose to hold
I'D the national industries in order TO
obtain more, they are false to their
brothers in France and range them
selves with the enemy. They have the
power to do so, for unlike the fighting
men and the railroads they have not
been conscripted. We hear many
prophecies OF the startling changes that
are to come with victory, chief among
which Is the assumption that the day
Of the capitalistic profteerer IS over.
We are told that the dawn of new
economic era is in sight. If this he
true labor's stake in this most ter
rihle and relentless of wars Is greater
than that of any other class. If greed
and Indifference prevail Germany will
win; for "draw" would be tanta-
mount to II resumption of militarism
and the indefinite postponement of the
social democratic program. Without
the whole-hearted aid Of the workers
ut home our brave men at the front
will be powerless to conquer. On the
anniversary which marks the holiday
of industrial industry this should be
borne in mind. And, further, 1t may
be said that world quickened to its
depths In its resolution to extirpate
overlords is in no mood to tolerate the
substitution of one tyrant for another
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21
OlsCORD NOW is DlSLOYALTY
BY lie ROY HURON KELSEY
Of the Niqilantes.

II perchpnce you find teN
who refuse or fail to do
Things TO show that they are true,
SCruunize EN-!
Should they try TO cause unrest.
T'oubtlnE whether plans are best,
or that wa can meet the ten,
Stgmatize 'em!
should they seek 10 prohterr,
or atteWpt to sCoff and jesr,
And mayhap TO interfere,
PeualiZe 'em.
should they hurl rcproach or blame
on our governments fair name,
or by vicious lies inflame,
Pulverize 'em!
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21
In This Lie,

We hear much Of love to God. Christ
spoke much of love 10 man. We make
great deal Of pence with heaven.
Christ made much of peace on earth.
Religion is not n strange or added
thing bui the inspiration Of the socu-
lar life, the breathing Of an etornai
spirit through this temporal world.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21
CAROLYN MAY LEARNS SOME DISoUIETlNG NEWS FROM
Chef G0RMLEY.

Synopsse father and mother reported lost when the
they Carolyn
May CamonIiannas Carlyn sent from New York to her bach
uncle Stage The reception given her by
chilled by
housekccr Stage dismayed
Of his brothernaw that Carolyn
practically and consigned to his guardian
between uncle and his oneme
the bitterness
the families Prince the dog that brought with
Is davor with
who threatens dispose OF him. but Prince becomes hero
the by
obbing the schoOeacer The following Sunday while Carolyn and
accompanied by Prince taking walk woods they
Parow. kills
Amanda
In
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21
Man and His attn.

Faith Is the substratum Of life; so
that a man will be as he believes, and
viii believe as he lives.-Wm. NJ. Tay-
lor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21

Carolyn and Prince have an.
other adventure, in which they
play the part OF good Samar.
tans. Watch for the next In
staIiment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21

CTo BE CoNTINUEnA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
RED CROSS APPOINTMENTS.

With the consent of the executive
committee of the Red Cross, Chair
man L.G.Hillyer this week announces
the following appointments:
Civilian Relief Committee-Mrs. ].
T. Been, Skanee; Mrs. L. M. Henskey,
Covington; Miss Ida McKercher of
Spur; E. F. Douglas, of Keweenaw
Bay; Mrs. B. P. Allen of Pequaming
In charge Of work room at L'Anse-
Mrs. j. B. Smith.
In charge Of work room at Pequam-
ing-Mrs. Louis Westberg.
Member Of Knitting Committee
Mrs. Alice Brink.
Member of Surgical Dressing Com
mittee-Mrs. C. j. Brink.
Members of Canteen Committee
Mrs. w. j. Colenso and Mrs. John
Van Abel of Pequaming.
At a session of the executive COM
mittee of the War Relief Board, held
Sunday, one thousand dollars was set
aside for the Red Cross.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
ASKS NEWBERRY TO DROP
FROM SENATORIAL FIGHT

Lansing, Aug. 22-Lieut Governor
Dickinson in a letter to Truman H..
Newberry, made public today, calls
upon him to withdraw from the senat-
orial campaign. He says should New
berry receive the Republican nomina-
tion, he must expect to have it con-
tested and should he be successful in
the election must expect legislative
investigation. Should the legislature
not act, Dickinson says he must ex-
pect to lose his seat at the hands of
the democratic majority in the U. s.
senate. He charges that Newberry
campaign managers have conducted
his campaign in such a manner that
scandal would inevitably follow. Ev-
cry section of the state shows evi-
dence Of the expensive newspaper
campaign costing thousands of dol
lars, says the letter. He declares the
Newberry campaign is being likened
to the Lorimer campaign in Illinois,
advertisement.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
HERMAN TEAM WON
TRACK MEET SUNDAY.

The Herman track team scored VIC
tory again over the Pequaming team,
owhen the annual Baraga county track
meet was held at Pequaming Sunday.
The boys compete for silver cup,
(Which must be won by either team
three times for permanent possession
of the trophy. Each team has vic
tory to its credit on the county cup.
The point-makers at the meet Sum
day were as follows.
Discus Throw-W. Keranen, Her.
man; first; Chs. ,Dantes, Herman, End;
A. Pasanen, Herman 3rd. Distance,
III feet, 2 inches.
Javelin Throw-Y. Harju, Pequam-
ing, 1st; F. Hill, Pequaming, End; O.
Luukkonen, Herman, 3rd. Distance,
142 feet.
Pole Vault-August Maxi, Pequam-
ing, 1st; w. Keranen, Herman, End;
o. Luukkonen and Y. Harju tied for
third. Height, 8 feet.
100 yard Dash-Chas. Dantes and
w. Keranen of Herman and Y. Harju,
F. Hill, o. Hill and w. Saari Of Pc
quaming all tied for rst place, run
ming against time. Time, IL 1-5 sec
Mile Relay Race-Won by the Her
man team, beating Pequaming's time
by one second. Time, minutes, IL
4-5 seconds.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
Hows THIs7

Some people were made to be soldiers,
The Irish were made to be cops.
Sauerkraut was made for the Ger
mans,
Spaghetti was made for the wops.
Fish were made to drink water,
Eums were made to drink booze;
Banks were made to hold money,
And money was made for the Jews.
Everything was made for something,
Everything but miser;
God made Wilson President,
ButAwho IN hell made the Kaiser?
by Msble s. Censor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
LETTERS FROM OUR
BOYS IN FRANCE.
Dear Mother:

Lear Motner.
Well, it is again time for me to
write to you, but l am sure do not
know what am going to say to fill
this letter up.
The weather is fine over here and
we certainly are. enjoying ourselves.
This is the only place to be soldier
not one-fourth as bad as it in the
states. s-x
There was Fourth of July cele-
bration over here, but l could not go
because was on duty. did not care
much about going, anyway.
The grapes will soon be ripe over
here and then we will have our har-
vest, if we stay in this sector long
enough. ] hope that we stay here
forever.
just stopped to go over and look
at French automobile. They GER
tainly are curiosity and would make
"a good attraction in museum in the
states.
Am sending you few snaps that
we had taken.
You can tell Frank that Father
Dunnigan is still with the 126th Regi-
ment and he certainly is fine.
Will have to close now, with love.
Your loving son,
Gerald McKindles.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
NOTICE,

A Republican County Convention
for the County of Baraga is hereby
called to meet at the Town Hall in the
Village Of L'Anse on Tuesday, Sept
18th, at 2 o'clock p. M, for the pur-
pose Of selecting three delegates to
attendthe state convention of the Re
publicans Of Michigan at Grand Rap
ids, September 26th, 1918, and for the
transaction Of such other business as
may properly come before the convex
tion.
Apportionment Of delegates to the
said county convention is as follows:
Arvon Township, 2; Baraga Town
ship, 6; Covington Township, 8; Pre-
cincts No. 1 and 3, L'Anse Town
ship, 4; Precinct No. 2. L'Anse Town
ship, 1; Spur Township, l.
Martin voetsch, Chairman
Joseph Getzen, Secretary.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
TO CELEBRATE LABOR DAY.

Labor Day, Monday, September 2,
will be fittingly celebrated at Zeba this
year by the members of the Chippewa
tribe. A fine program is being pre-
pared, and the public is requested to
arrange their affairs so that they can
spend the day at the celebration.
There will be a good sports pro-
gram, a parade, and good music will
be in attendance.
A bowery dance will be given at the
Zeba pavilion this evening for the
purpose of enriching the treasury in
preparation for Labor Day.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
LIST OF DEBTORS TO THE
WAR RELIEF FUND.

The following is list of names of
persons in the various townships in
the county who have failed to pay the
respective amounts set opposite their
respective names, pledged to the Bar
aga ounty War Relief Society.
ARVON TOWNSHIP.
May-Sam Mitchell Soc, John Samas-
key SOC, Nickoli Vertinen 81.
COvINGTON TOWNSHIP.
May-Joel Sikkila 25c, Wester Wal
no 25c, John H. Wiki, Sr., 25c, Chas.
Neimi 25c, Gust Leino SOC, August
Matson 25c.
BARAGA TOWNSHIP.
April-Rettie Biscomb 81.
May-Mrs. Arvidson 25c, August
Bergstrom 25c, Michael R. Bleise 25c,
Louis Beckman 25c, Alex Bellaire Soc,
Rettie Biscomb 81, Joe Champagne
25c, Gunder Carlson 81, John Drake
81, Sam Dikko, Jr. Soc, Fred Engman
50c,J. G. Erickson 81, Mrs. Jeanette
Fowler 25c, August Foucault 25c Bert
Foucault 50c, Reginald Foucault Soc,
w. w. ellison SOC, Fred Gustafson SOC,
Peter Haglund SOC, ,Chas. Karkonen
25c, Kali Hakola 25c, Anti Honkala
25c, Jacob Hakula 25c, Andrew Haara
25c, John Hill 25c, Otto Heinonen 25c,
Jacob Johnson SOC, Michael Jolgren
soc, Henry Kangas 25c, John Kokko
25c, VIM. Keituri Soc, Jacob Kuirei-
men 25c, Curt Kostamo 25c, Kali Kan
gas 25c, Otto Koskela 25c, Chas. J.
Krummi 81, Mrs. Matt Kostamo 25c,
Robert Larson SOC, Mrs. H. Larson
SOC, John Lehto SOC, VIM. Lappaen-
inen 81, Mrs. John Markle 25c, Anti
Maxi 25c, Esa Mattson soc, Matt
Mattson Soc, Matti Mantila Soc, Ar
thur Martilla 25c, Waino Mattson 25c
Max Maholski 25c, VIM. Murto 25c
Paul Pulkki 25c, Gust Pirkala 25c, Au.
gust Pohto SOC, Mrs. julius RabideauS
25c, Peter Spehar SOC, Stockko Scran.
tany SOC, And. Setter 81, Aug. Sim.
omen 25c, Gust Teng Soc, Eli Turpein'
en- 25c, H. Tahtinen 25c, Chas. Wal
sonen 81, Matt Wallus Soc, s. H. Knis
ely 81, Real Pharmacy $3.50, Rose
Loonsfoot.
L'ANSE TOWNSHIP.
April-Joe Croteau Soc, Frank w
Foote SOC, William Granger 25c, Dav,
Koppana soc, Armand Boyer 81, Viii
liam Magnant 25c, Jerry Marksmai
81, Joseph Simonich 25c, Thos. Voake.
81.
May-John Blaker 25c, Joe Gro
teau SOC, Frank w. Foote SOC, Will
am Granger 25c, Millard Hendricks
75c, Joseph Halliday Soc, Dave Kop
pana Soc, Armand Boyer 81, William
Magnant 25c, Jerry Marksman 81, 10
seph Simonich 25c, Sam Spruce SOC
Thos. Voakes 81.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24

has not bothered me yet. / look at it
this way-if person is to die here
he is to die, and if we are to go back
we will.
Just at present while ! am writing
this letter to you there are three Ger
man airplanes in the air and they are
having great time. We see lot of
that kind of warfare and it sure is in
tercsting. I see in today's paper
where the Italians are driving the
Austrians back and l hope they make
good If Austria gives in, the SOON
er the Boche will give up.
have just completed fixing up my
dugout and it is regular home up
here. The rats are plentiful, but they
don't bother us, only they eat our
hardtack or something else like that.
There are lot of Negro troops
up here that are fighting for France.
I will tell you little incident that oc-
Cured the other day. The negroes
hardly ever use gun and they carry
a great big knife or something like a
meat cleaver. The other day one of
them went "over the top" and came
back with the head Of German.
They are savage bunch Of men but
they like the Americans. They are
crazy over our kind of tobacco.
The Americans are winning a great
name for themselves "over here"
They are doing some great fighting.
Fritz can not go on forever and it
is one thing that we> can and will. /
would not be back in civilian life for
anything and hear of my comrades
dying cover here" The Allies are
not losing as many men as their enc
my, and that is one consolation.
want to tell you lot about this
country. There are Strawberries by
the bushels and no one to pick them.
We also have lot of raspberries and
great big cherries. They are grown
in big orchards and are up here near
the front where no one can come ana
pick them. Probably the poor owner
was driven out by the Germans and
maybe killed, but we have the posses
sion Of the land now and hope to have
possession Of everything else soon.
sure will have lot to tell you when
get back. / am quite sure the Lord
will send your two boys back to you.
Gerald says he is going west when
he gets back, but not for me. Home
is the only place.
Well, mother, I must close for now
Will write real often to you.
Your loving son,
Norman McKindles.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
CIRCUIT COURT HAD
QUITE BUSY SESSION.

A busy session OF Circuit Court was
held at L'Anse this week, jury trials
occupying most Of the courts time.
In the cases Of the People VS.. Mich
olas Vertinen and Axef Erickson, of
Skanee, the former charged with hav-
ing purchased goods that he knew
were stolen, and the latter charged
with having stolen leather belts from
the Won Zellen mill, the jury returned
verdicts of not guilty.
In the case against James Jackson
and Gus Peterson, charged with a vi
olation Of the game laws, by having
venison in their possession, the jury
adjudged Peterson not guilty and
Jackson as guilty. The court as
sessed a fine of $50 and $50 costs
against Mr.. Jackson.
Frank Snyder pleaded guilty to fell
oniously assaulting Matt Navela at
Nestoria the Fourth of July. In view
of the fact that Mr.. Snyder has a
large family to support, and other cir
cumstances, Judge O'Brien placed
him on probation for one year, assess
ing him $50 fine and S15 costs.
Andrew Koppanen pleaded guilty
to selling liquor on the third Of July,
and this case also called for leniency
on the part of the Judge. Mr.. Kop-
panen leaves next week with the Sc
lects, so he was assessed $50 and S25
costs.
George Strabel of Milwaukee plead
ed guilty to having liquor in his pos
session in this county and was fined
$25 and $40 costs.
In connection with the Snyder case
Judge O'Brien made recommenda-
tion to the board of supervisors that
Mr.. Dee, the Houghton county proba-
tion officer, be also appointed proba-
tion officer of Baraga county, at a sal
ary of ten dollers per month.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-24
HELD INTERESTING MEETINGS.

Mrs. F. b. Perkins Of Ann Arbor
and Mrs. d. G. Jones Of Detroit, who
were in the county in the interests Of
the womens Christisn Temperance
Union, held meeting at Sksuse Mon
day and at EAnse IN the evening.
The attendance was not large but
the audience was Interested and res
ponsive. Mrs. Perkins is delightful
speaker and her talk on the work Of
the w. c. T. u. in the cantonment at
Camp CussH. ON child welfare and