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The Washington times., 1918-07-30
Mr.. BurIesOn, the Gamblers Need
A Minute of Your Time

few hours from the telephone and telegraph
er BlesOn and operated until end of the war under
the direction Of his splendidly managed department
Just before Mr. Bnreson takes charge want to call
telephone companies with which perhaps he Is not fully
acquainted We he will want to look into the facts
Is soon as he takes charge.
One of the of considerable profit to the
panies has from the furnishing to pool the
results Of horse racing at various tracks.
The purpose of these reports has been assist the pool
managers in the settlement Of bets which foolish gam
blers lay on the result of the
There is fiction to the effect that report of
cannot be sent from the tracks until twenty minutes
after has been finished. This however is purely
imaginary restriction for within minute from the time
the horses have gone under the wire the pool Of the
country are fully acquainted with the result OF the race
So effectively is this report managed and handled that
here in Washington the bookmakers (oF WHICH THERE
ARE PLENTY, who have not the advantage Of this
quick service find very difficult keep themselves from
being imposed upon by bettors who through arrange
with Baltimore pool able to get the results
of race before the local handbook know that the
race has been finished As result there considerable bet
ting in Washington things and considerable money
lost by the handbook men.
suggest Mr. Burleson that he protect these poor
protect the pubche foolish gambling public certainly
does need protecon-by eliminating at the carrying
Of any and all racerack either telephone orele
graph wires.
swindlers are deprived of the postoffice SERVICE and
that destroys their business.
The criminal advertising for dupes is unable to collect
his profit the minute the postoffce refuses to deliver his
protects against criminals and crooks by denying them
the of the mails win also be desous of cutting of any
other governmental channel for their activities
1t Just as bad and good bit quicker to be robbed by
telegraph than to be robbed by mail We suspect that it
will be only shor time before the sharks who the
faster method will be put out Of business.
The Washington times., 1918-07-30

to swim in II, sail on It, and fish
In it and live by 1t all the rest Of
his life the first day he saw the
blue water and the white foam
and the man who used to be a
kind, human being. with high hopes
and bright dreams, went crazy
about money.
What He Learned.
He threw away his heart and
bartered his soul, and narrowed
his mind and put chains on his
spirit, and all he got in exchange
was a lot Of money that will be
fought over by his whole family
before he has been in his grave
twenty-four hours.
They say he's a great hand at
a bargain-the man who is very,
very rich-but 1t seems to me he
struck a poor bargain that time.
1 wonder II he doesn't think so
himself-now-when he is grow
in gold and when he begins to feel
just what all his money has
brought him
saw him the other day, and
from the look in his tired. cynical.
lonesome eyes I believe he'd be
willing to throw all the gold into
the streets and tear up all the
bills into pieces and to burn all
the bonds and notes and mortgages
in a great bonfire, If he could only
get back some real friendship and
real love and real fidelity, even
from his own family.
The man who killed all those
people the other day in a petty
quarrel over money-just as his
spirit went out OF his body-did
he look back and see, at last /
wonder?
The Washington times., 1918-07-30
By Winifred Black

hate him and wish he was dead.
And all he has ever bought with
his money is a bag Of golf sticks
and a chronic indigestion.
They say he was a nice boy, too
before he grew up and learned
how to get rich.
He was quite clever and very
quick-witted, and good-natured,
and so kind that he would sit up
all night to take care Of a sick
kitten, and walk miles in the rain
to mend a dogs broken leg.
He was fond Of his father and
very good to his mother, and proud
Of his little brothers and sisters.
and he always had a pet squirrel
and two or three dogs, and every
cat in town knew which way to
run when the boys from below the
tracks began practising with their
slingshots-and he wouldn't let
the boys he played with rob the
birds nest though he liked to
The Washington times., 1918-07-30
MOney-Mad Slaves of Golden Greed

n I'D you read about the man
| who killed his mother-in-
- law and his sister-in-law
and his brother-in-law and himself
the other day, all because his dead
wife had willed some property to
her relatives that the man thought
he ought to have?
Nice, generous, free-hearted
noble creature, wasn't he? And
so wise, too. The property will do
him 30 much good, now that he is
in his grave, and it will hurt the
relatives so much not to have it.
What in the world gets into peo-
pie that they attach so much i'm
portance to affairs that aren't IN
the least important at all?
Now, if the man had killed him
self because he had been unkind
to his wife and could not bear to
think Of the way she tried to for
give him, and how loving and
patient she was, and how hard she
worked, and how selfish and cruel
he had been, we could understand
that, perhaps. He could get away
from his remorse and his memory
or at least he might think he
could.
But property-what earthly good
is a piece of land when the only
thing you are going to plant in the
ground is hate and malice. and
envy a mean triumph and a small
jealousy?
What's It all about, this money
affair we make SO much fuss over?
Went Money Crazy.
I know a man who is very rich
indeed-oh, so rich that all his
relatives lie to him and flatter him,
and cajole him and coax him. and
The Washington times., 1918-07-30
Speedway Traffic.

Speedway Irames
Can you do anything toward rid
ding the Speedway Of the stubborn
boneheads who persist in going
around it the wrong way?
Three policemen could handle the
job, as follows:
One at the corner just east Of the
aeroplane hangar.
One at the bridge over the inlet
to the tidal basin (near the High
way bridget.
One at the Cross roads near the
inlet to the tidal basin from Wash
ington channel.
A few arrests might help a little.
The "wrong-wsy" riders are
greatly in the minority, but their
stunts are dangerous and it cannot
be seen how they derive any pleas
ure therefrom, except possibly sort
Of mulish pleasure IN being exaspe-
rating to everyone else.
LONG SUFFERER
can hear the Kiwanis Club say
ing. Wonder why it is that fellow
never gets our names right"
This outburst coming from the
fact that / printed the names Of
some of the officers of the club SUM-
day, the list having been given to
me by a red hot member of the club.
But he was ONE YEAR BE-
HIND, that's all.
He himself offers this correction,
and l trust THIS time he's right.
EUGENE ADAMS, President, in
stead of ROE FULKERSON, who
by the way is now the editor of the
National Kiwanis Magazine. JOHN
BOOBAR, vice president That's all.
Except this. Perhaps the original
error was a scheme to get ones
name in the paper twice in one week.
Here's a mystery. Each day DR..
LEO S. ROWE, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, may be seen going
south by the White House about $50
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TO ARMS
BY FLORENCE sc RIPPs KELLOGG.

BY FLORENCE sc Rips KELLOGG
To arms! To arms! You that are men
Fight for the right-for peace again.
Crush the vile serpent under heel;
With stern set jaws meet steel with steel,
And let the German "Kultur" feel
We're in this war to win.
To arms! To armsi You women all!
Your country sends trumpet call.
Do what you can, you may, you must
Help to redeem the world from lust;
In you our men have put their trust;
Help them this war to win.
That right shall ever conquer might,
March on, brave boys, to win the fight;
And put to rout those hordes in gray,
While women work, and weep, and pray
That soon may come the glorious day
When Freedoms flag shall WIN
The Washington times., 1918-07-30
Once OUers
AIIodys Meet Them
On the Dot.

c1vynSht
Be
something
In make another plan
well In outlined
could have oudanced quickly,
need not have changed your mind
thing really
getting nowhere 81 could notice It
You have stated business but friend falls downstairs
obligation had and throw
in q business
faithful
Don't be 80 amabe that you putty cumstaneeA
The Washington times., 1918-07-30
Electric Light Rates
By EARL GOODWIN.

1t has been than year now since the PubhB
Utilities Commission ordered the Potomac Electric Light
Company to reduce its rate from 10 cents per owatt
hour to cents.
During that time you have paid Of the highest
electric light rates in the world and have seen gentle
men who believe In the sacredness Of private ownership
fight madly employing the highest priced lawyers obtain
able to stave off the inevitable public ownership Of public
utilities.
When the Public Utilities Commission ordered the cleo
trc light reduction there few brief moments Of
cheering the part of the oveaxed consumers The CON-
pany however, lost time In cheering 1t gathered up
its best lawyers, rushed them to court and obtained
legal stay in the matter They said not fair
right to order them to reduce their rates until the grave
questions regarding the valuation of the electric
pany plant have been settled The court said Yes to
their contention.
The valuation question has been argued back and forth
and up hill and down dale until the town is sick of it It
reposng in the courts where the honorable Judge
has before him the claim of the PEPCO that it should
be allowed to pay dividends several million dollars Of
property" that the Public Utilities Commission has la
beled "water."
The PEPCo says its total valuation should be $23oOo
OOo
Just examine some Of the things it throws into the
hopper of the things it calls tangible assets what
would have to spend in order replace its plant
business if it were to start all over again:
For thinking of the idea of an electric plant $6500OO
For reorganization expenses, buying wine, infu-
ence, and cigars. $4,000
Rights to lay pipes and wires in YOUR streets,
said rights alleged to be obtained through
wine, influence, and cigars. 100000
For advertising and getting business. 2125000
s5s7OOo
Think of that amount of water when You pay your
electric light bs also think of the system whereby you
be prevented from paying lower and equitable rate
system which protects the corporation but which pow-
erless to protect you.
Then after you have thought it over realize how help
less you are in this VOTELESS community, where over
100000 Americans gathered together to have nothing
say about their local government.
The Washington times., 1918-07-30
Concerning the Suicide
- Is u cry Queer Theory.

To the following letter we reply with pleasure:
Editor The Washington Times:
Sunday night at gathering of friends we were
discussing the deplorabe habit Of suicide and drew
attention to the fine editorial you published re-
Gently about the aged Government clerk and ap-
proved it. until one Of US made the bold statement
that the man who commits suicide has reached the
highest development as human being. he points
out that there is not animal living the globe
that wantonly and willingly commits suicide; con-
sequently that man has outlived the stage of ami
malism submit this statement to your fair
opinion
It has often been alleged that animals actually do com
NIT suicide The eagle IN confinement is said sometimes
sve himself death The scorpion surrounded by ring
fire alleged to sting himself to death Dogs said to have
starved themselves to death account of grief the
death OF their masters and horses said to have
committed suicide
But we do NOT believe, matter of fact that any
animal ever did take its own life.
In the first place. there to think that any
animal knows that there Is such thing death.
One mercfu feature of animal life the fact that
animal does not know that is in danger of dying It is
spared the agony Of apprehension the fear of death
Admitting that animals do not commit suicide and
that how interesting and queer the statement that
this proves man, SUPERIORITY
Animals do not commit forgery either. Man does Is
that sign of greatness?
Animals do e their characters are straightforward
they do not drink themselves DEATH they do not gamble
Men do gamble and drink Surely that is not sign of
superiority.
As matter of fact the higher the organism and the
greater the Intellectual development the greater also the
depths to which the individual can sink
The Germans have a true saying "The higher the
mountain the deeper the valley (They are going into
the very deep Valley of Defeat right now)
because men high above the animals in their
intellectual possibility that they sink far below the ami
mails when they lose their sense of right and wrong
The man who commits suicide shows his INFERIORITY
10 the simple direct courageous animal hngdom-not his
eTInerioritv
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
Will
Aid People In
Many Countries
(By AasoeihLeG zee. }

Washington, Nov. e.--America and
the allies are planning to cooperate
in making available as far as pos
sible food and other supplies neces-
Eary for the lives OF the denaoFalized
civilian populations in once enemy
countries.
This became known last night
through the publication of message
from Col. E. M. House at Paris to
President Wilson saying the supreme
war council at Versailles had adopt
ed q resolution announcing it's de-
sire to cooperate with Austria,
Bulgaria and Turkey in furnishing
the necessities of life for the suf-
fering peoples of these nations. This
announcement expects far reaching
effect IN Germany where, from all
accounts, the food situation is only
n little less serious than in coun-
tries until recently allied with Ger
many in the, war. Conditions are
represented as particularly serious
in Austria Hungary, where food riots
have been frequent, and where there
had been intense suffering not alone
from the want Of food, but clothing
and other necessities.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
CHICAGo LIVEsToCK.

Chicago, Nov. 6.-Cu. S. Bureau
Markets. )-Hogs, 10000; market 10c
to is chigher on better grades, others
slow, steady to strong; butchers $3.50
@1s,55; light s17359 1850; packing
$16.S5 @1790; throwout $15.75Ql6,75;
pigs, good to choice STATS @15.30.
Cattle, receipts $4,000; beef steers and
butcher cattle grading better than
medium steady; others and canning
calves steady; beef cattle, good, choice
and prime, $16.60@19.75; common and
medium S9.50@15.50; butchers stocks
and cutters S5.25@6.25; stockers and
feeders, good, choice and fancy, -S9.75
@12.50; inferior, comomn and medium,
s shoS s$157B q S 1850; y Western ou range
beef steers $14.00@17.50; cows and
heifers $a.50@12.50. sheep, receipts
10000; steady to 25c lower; medium
lambs, yearlings and wethers show
ing the most weakness; feeders
steady.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06

cincts is SIS.
The returns are coming in slowly
as in several Of the larger precincts
the election officers worked all
night counting the votes and COM
pleting the returns.
From the early returns the, re-
election of all of the present county
officers who were candidates is in
dieated except in the case Of cor
oner where Melander is now in the
lead oyer Vincent. Sheriff Mcdonald
Is high man and the others are all
running strong.
Wilkin district Peterson has a lead
OF 301 over Wefald with IL precincts
In Clay and 10 in Wilkfn to hear
from. In 80 OF the IL precincts in
Clay county Peterson has 1,0A1 to
$50 for WefaId. In 10 Of 20 pre-
cincts in WillSin the vote is Peterson
SIS; Wefald, 1863. AL OF the missing
precincts are outside the cities and
villages.
The vote in the dry constitutional
amendment la the il Clay county
precincts reported is $50 yes and
573 no.
Returns indicate that the propos-
ed change from the township to the
county system for the care Of the
poor in Clay county has carried by a
strong majority.
Following are the totals for the IA
precincts reported that include
Moorhead city, Dilworth and Glyn-
don villages and Oakport, Ha,wley,
Holy Cross, Kragnes. Glyndon,
Moorhead, MoIand and Spring
Prairie townships:
United States Senator,-Nelson S56,
Calderwood. 296.
Observation-Disclosures 63S: Wheat
on. 223: Evans, 432.
Secretary of State-Schmahl, $40;
Indrehus. All.
Auditor-Preus. TIA: Huntley. SIT:
McManigal. 40.
Attorney Generalization, 658;
Gislason, 215: Davis. 1873.
Clerk of Supreme Court-Muelier,
TAO; Dethart, 465.
Chief Justice-Erown.. SO; Drake,
1872
Associate Justices-Fraser, 40s:
Hallam, 452; Holt. 552; Vanderberg,
POI.
County Ticket
State Senator-Peterson. T20; We
fald. 526.
Representative Anderson, 523;
Miller. 678.
Auditor-Houglum. 917; Larson,
1856.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
Tells Tale of
StnrUimg Russia

New York, Nov. 6.-Norman A
mour, a secretary attached to the
one-t time American embassy at Pet
rograd, and who accompanied the
embassy to Moscow and then to Vo-
logda, reached here today on his
way to Washington with reports for
the department Of state. He came
by way of Finland.
HPetrograd," he said. twas a de-
serted and starving city when left,
You notice a. horse standing in a
street hitched to a public cab. In
another minute the horse has drop
ped dead Of starvation. You pass
that way again in an hour and the
people have cut the animal to pieces
and ccarritd it away for food. The
BolsheViki are more autocratic than
the czar and his officers ever dared
be and conditions in Russia this win
ter will be beyond belief.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
nuLuTH MARKETS.

Duluth. Mimi, Nov. 6.--Elevator re-
ceipts of domestic grain: Wheat
100000 bushels, last year $4,000;
oats $4,000 bushels, last year $500;
barley 10000 bushels, last year 78,50O
rye 10000 bushels, last year $4,000;
flax 4S,700, last year 14,600. Ship
ments: Wheat $4,000 bushels, last
bonded grain: Wheat 1,1OO bushels,
last year $500; barley 100, last year
$500. Duluth car Inspections: Wheat,
Nos. 1 and 2 northern 697; No. 8, Q;
smutty spring 40; other spring FL;
z; smutty durum o; other durum Z;
Nos. / and hard winter So; smutty
winter IT; other winter IA; mixed
smutty 12; mixed 113; total wheat
1,l24, year ago S82: flax 105, year ago
81; mixed grain 8; corn 2; oats "a,
year ago Z; rye 359, year ago %: bar
ley II, year ago 90. Total all grains
1894. year ago 466; on track 91S.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
OF HAY ..-... ....

Hay put up too moist may de-
velop spontaneous combustion. In
designations at the Iowa Experiment
Station have issued the following
suggestions: .s--.a.. -.-
IF the nay IS put into the stack
or NOW when TOO moist, watch 1t.
The first evidence of heating is
shown in the morning u day or two
later by the walls being covered with
moisture condensed from the water
vapor driven OFF in the heating. If
gases or pulgent c6ors are given
off the hmeating is great enough to
be dangerous and the hay should he
removed at once. If the heating has
become intense before it is noticed
it is probable that a large part of
the interior is charred and remov-
ing the hay may admit the air need
ed to start The charred mass into
flames. Alfalfa and clover hay may
contain lot Of moisture in the stems
when the leaves are dry enough to
rattle off. The stems should be dry
enough so that no moisture can be
squeezed out by twisting handful
of the hay before it is put in the
stack or NOW. The self-heating Of
the hay generally reaches a danger
GUS point month or six weeks after
being moved or stacked. "-Extensio
Div. N. Oak. Ayr. College.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
Walsh Gains;
Rankin Third

Helena, Mont, Nov. 6.-United
States. Senator Thomas J. Walsh,
Democratic, continued his lead in
the race for the senatorship from
Montana. The returns tabulated
from $50 precincts in 1,409 showed:
Walsh 26,474; Lanstrum 23,,078; Ran
kin 1857.
In the first congressional district
Congressman John NJ. Evans, Demo-
crat incumbent, has a lead Of less
than 1000 over Frank B. Linderman,
Republican, and in the second dis
trict Carl Rjddick, Republican, had a
slight lead over Harry B. Mitchell,
Democrat, in the votes so far tabul-
ated
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
Welcome
And Fdremell

The big meeting at the normal
school auditorium tonight will be both
welcome and a farewell for Capts.
L. w. Rusness and Arthur w. John
son, as both viii leave tonight for
ports of enDbarkation for overseas
service.
The meeting will begin promptly at
O'Clock and 1t is desired that every
one who wishes to hear the splendid
talks to be given viii make a special
efTort to be seated before that hour.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
MO0rhead NeqQS
BURNQUIST.
GAINS ON EARLY
REPORTSIN CLAY
Prohibition Amendment
Has Probably Carried
By Close Vote

Returns from IA of the Al pre-
cincts of Clay county give Senator
Nelson $50 and CaldeEweod S96
votes.
The same precincts give Burn
quist 638; Evans, 432, and Wheaton,
223. The vote at the primary cleo
ton in these precincts was Burn
quist, TIA; Lindberg, SIS. Burn
quist's net gain over the Nom
partisan candidate in these pre-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
Grand Offering
Very Nifty Bill

Fargoans tonight have their last
opportunity to see one of the niftiest
bills shown at the Grand this fall.
Dedic Velde & Co., in Charlie Chap
lin comics, has been a scream; while
The KirkelIos, acrobats, are giving
classy exhibition. William e.
Howard appear in g, talking act that
is as it is billed, sure cure for the
bIJIeG
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
War DrtUe to
Oben With Rally

The United War work campaign
which commences in Fargo next
Monday morning to continue four
days, will be formally opened with a
rally In the Fargo auditorium at $3.50
o'clock Sunday evening. The pro-
gram will consist of patriotic songs
and addresses by speakers to be am
nounced later.
Fargo pastors met this morning.
and voted to suspend Sunday even
ing services for the rally. Laymen
will announce the campaign in the
churches Sunday morning,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
Market Report
STOCKS ADVANCE

New York, Nov 6.-Both the for
sional election were factors in the
stock market today, stocks advancing
at the opening. Rails, shippings, oils
and specialties contributed impartialS
ly to the advances which ranged from
] to 4 points. Even the war division
participated moderately. Steels and
coppers also improved an average of
a point, but eased on selling pressure
Additional sales of the new Liberty
AZ We're recorded at SO, the figure at
which all previous transactions were
made,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06
IRISH QUESTION POSTPONED.
ICY AssOcldLeu

London, Tuesday, Nov. 6.-After
discussion all day the house of COM
mons today rejected by vote of 1876
to 116 a motion made by John Dill
Ion, chairman Of the Nationalist party
that the Irish question should be set
tied without delay on President Will
sons PRINCIPLES Of self determination.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-06

Treasurer-Fe 500; Hillestad,
375.
Register of Deeds Bowman. 400;
StaIiey, 500.
sheriff-McDonald, 1,o34; whaiey,
312.
County Attorney-Johnson. 46s;
Rustad, S76. -...' j..
Judge of Probate-clson, 373;
Sharp, 921.
Coroner-Meiandar, ITO; Vincent
519. . .' 49,.
Superintendent OF Schools-Hop-
kins, 1853; Tang, s19.