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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-20
THE HERALD SERVICE FLAG
WHERE DO WE STAND?

In one Of the most significant sentences which he
has uttered President Wilson has said that through the
medium of this war the world must be made safe for
democracy. That is a magnificent thought splendidly
expressed. One of the ways in which the world is to be
made safe for democracy is in the development Of real
democracy at home. And every man who has a true
conception of democracy realizes that not less odious
Shan the rule of a self-appointed autocrat in Berlin is
the rule Of a similarly self-appointed despot at home.
In his own way, and in his narrower field, Boss Town
ley is as much of a menace to free government as is Boss
Hohenzollern. The one hopes to rule by the might of
his armies; the other by the secret caucus.
The manner in which the secret caucus, controlled
and manipulated by Townley. controlled the actions of a
majority of the members of the house and of a consid-
cradle group in the senate during the legislative session
OF 1917 was one of the most scandalous things in the his
tory Of modern government. And the same influences
which dominated then are now at work preparing plans
for . similar control Of the legislature which is to be
elected this fall. Where do the self respecting citizens
Of the state, and especially of eastern Grand Forks coun-
II, stand on this issue?
On Tuesday afternoon there will be held a meeting
In the Grand Forks court house to which are invited
voters Of all parties in the Sixth and Seventh legislative
districts, the purpose of the meeting being to arrange for
placing in the field candidates for the legislature who. if
elected. will go to the legislature wearing the collar of
neither Townley nor any other man, but who will be
prepared to serve the nation, the state, and their re-
spective districts as free and independent men, acting
on each issue according to their own convictions, and
being hound ~ no caucus, or other secret agreement
which may prevent their perfect freedom Of action,
This meeting Will give an opportunity to citizens OF
all political faiths to demonstrate what manner of men
they are, and whether or not they believe that the good
name of the state and it's people are, after all, worth
protection, and whether or not it is worth while to put
forth an effort to protect them. If the voters of these
two districts are satisfied with the exhibition which was
Tnade at Bismarck eighteen months ago, and desire a
repetition Of it, they will demonstrate that fact by re-
fusing or neglecting to participate in the movement to
place the legislature of the state again on an independ-.
et basis. If, on the other hand, they are in sympathy
with the reputation of Townley dictation, it will be their
business to attend the meeting on Tuesday afternoon ana
aid in the consideration Of the matters which will there
be presented.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-20
PENSIONERS in
ENEMY LANDS
LOSE ALLOWANCE

Washington. May 90 United
States pensioners living in Germany
and Austria who have been drawing
money from the American govern
ment by reason of their services in
the Civil war or for other reasons,
have had their allowances cut off be-
cause of their residence in enemy ter
ritory. Payment of pensions will not
be resumed until peace is declared.
congress has been told, although al
lowances are sent regularly to those
residing in the countries allied against
sGermany and Austria or in neutral
lands. 7"5
A report submitted to congress
shows hat in the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1917, there were 81 Ameri-
cans residing in Germany entitled to
pensions under the laws of this coun-
try. and that in Austria Hungary
pensioners. These facts were discus
sed in the house recently when a bill
increasing the pension of Civil war
veterans to a minimum of $25 a
month was under consideration.
Veterans of the Civil and Spanish
wars entitled to pensions from the
United, States are living in all, parts
of the world, and a bill is now pend
ing in congress to exclude pension
privileges to all except those living III
the United States or its possessions.
Residences of foreign pensioners in
clude Algeria, the Bahamas. Barba-
dos, Borneo. Cape de Verde Islands
China. Comoro Islands. Egypt. East
Africa, India. Isle of Pines, Liberia,
Mexico, Russia. Samoa, Serbia, Sew
chelles Islands. Siam, Tonga. Islands
European. and Asiatic Turkey.
All pensioners living in those places
and a score of other foreign lands are
receiving pensions regularly. the re-
port of congress shows. and would
receive the benefits of the increases
proposed in the new law. while those
in Germany and Austria are excluded
! The total number Of pensioners re-
siding in foreign countries. including
Germany and Austro-Hungary, is a..
OSS, and the total mount paid them
in the last year amounted to $685.
1879, the report to congress shows
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-20
A SCANDALOUS PERFORMANCE

Leo Horst who has achieved an unenviable notoriety
IN more ways than one, is formally charged by officers
Of the United States government of violation of the es-
pionage act, which was passed for the specific purpose
Of enabling the government to protect itself against the
activities Of men who. by speech or action, place OBJ
stacles in the war of the successful prosecution of the
war. That fact does not prevent him from remaining on
the lecture course of the Nonpartisan league. nor does it
stand in the way of the issuance of orders by the gov
ernor of the state that Horst be permitted to speak when
and where he will.
Horst was scheduled to deliver an address at PAGE
on Saturday, but after a conference with local people
ne agreed not to speak. The, agreement was broken when
q Nonpartisan league official appeared on the scene
armed with an order from the governor directing county
officials to protect Horst. The address was delivered as
previously arranged.
It has long been recognized as foolish to expect any,
thing in the nature of good taste and common decency
from the headquarters of the Nonpartisan league. And
" has long been recognized that the individual who holds
the title and draws the salary Of governor Of the state
Is but the accommodating echo of A. c. Townley, whose
orders he obeys with dog-like faithfulness and SUBJ
serviency. But it is CALLING. nevertheless. to anyone who
respects the citizenship. Of the state to see such a con-
tenptuous disregard of decency as is given by the gov
ernor who undertakes to force upon. the people Of a
community as a political leader a man who has SO con-
Quoted himself in the past as to lie under formal ac-
cusation4 OF disloyaity to the government.
Common decency would dictate that the man against
whoH ouch grave charges are made In such a manner
- 70 Justify government tacials In bringing criminal
actisn, asis being done in this case, should abstain from
public activities until his reputation has beer cleared.
And the governor whose conception OF his duty is repre-
ssnted by the action taken by Governor Frazier at dit
kerent times in the past. in encouraging such men a.
Nh Eastman, ana such organizations as the Peoples
cossnciiLa and just now this man Horst, has abundantfy
essesssnStrateds m utter nnfitness for public condolences
s4pscG gss
Il A. 4 cryt5E outraSe that such men as Horst. with
ckAsEsa ~ sesaaIsp haasing over them. are permitted u
s1drtsssa ata1ItAest6 III North DAkota citisens
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-20

H. A. Mackoff Of Delfeld, member
Of b state legislature, will not be a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., as he Is en-
tering the army. .g..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-20

I was down at the base as a hospital
case.
An a crib on a Red Cross train.
So that's why I'm here, feeling shaky
n queer,
In this clinkin' Red Cross bed,
With a Red Cross nurse, when I'm
feeling worse,
To lay cool things on my head.
An though 1t all seems to be part Of
NJ dreams,
Yet l know it is not all a hoax,
There are thousands today who are
ready to say,
"ThAnk God for the Red Cross
BlokQ.N
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-20

The Drake News states that Forest
Hume of Drake, was one Of the North
Dakota boys mentioned in the war
news as having outwitted the Boches
and escaped after having virtually
been taken prisoner.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-20
FOR A LOYAL CONGRESS

We are heartily in sympathy with the appeal to
loyal voters sent out by the League for National Unity.
urging them to see to it that a Congress 100 per cent.
loyal is elected next Fall, and in especial with this sem
tence in it:
If in any Congressional or Senatorial cleo
ton there proves to,be danger Of the election Of
disloyal candidates, it will become the duty of
Americans, regardless of party Affiliations, to
defeat such candidates and to set loyalty 10 the
nation above personal loyalty to the party.
Not only above personal loyalty to the party" bu,
above personal ambition, factional feuds, and old hostili-
ties. 1t is SO obvious that one would think i. did no,
need a League for National Unity to set it forth. Yet
when we look at the way the Congress campaign is be.
ginning. what do we find? W. find that in South Caro-.
lima Cole Blease is running FOR the Senate on a platform
Of open, rampant hostility to the war, calling for the
damnation on Judgment Day of the President and those
members of Congress who have supported him. Is there
union against Blease? The loyal vote is divided already
Representative Lever, n. B. Dial, and the Rev. J. F..
Mahaffet. and more are expected to appear,
In Mississippi the opposition to Senator vardaman
is divided between Ex-Governor Noel and Representative
Harrison. In Georgia Senator Hardwick is in the happy
position OF having six candidates against him already,
with more in the ofing. These three are the only States
IN which the loyalty issue has appeared SO far, but there
will be more, both North and South. and the way in
which South Carolina, Mississippi, and Georgia have
started to deal with the question Is not ENCOURAGING.
There is work ahead for the League for National Unity,
Judging from these besinninss-New York Times,
a certain brisadier general in the British army
whose eaual title 70 fame Is that he IL a veH-knovn scot.
fish rugby international. was captured by the Germans
during the last great battle, and held for six hours. He
had the privilege. during this. time. Of watching the Ger
man army going into battle. a mastery display, he csi.
II, OF mechanical precision. The spectacle reused IN the
prigadier the intense conviction that an able bodied mar
and = brisadier ought not to be an sunwounded prisoner
Y German hands Moreover. his guard had not been toe
cons ld Of him. 60 he knocked down the two men
who were looking after hint came naturally to Al 81.
ssostash russy nternationai--Aad -boitsd.-chrsttan SCI
sacss Monitos. ssMS%
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-20

F. B. Lamson, secretary Of the
Bemidji Commercial club, who was
formerly county auditor Of Beltrami
county, has resigned and accepted a
position as secretary Of the Marsh
field, Wis, Commercial club.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-20

The committee in charge Of the ar
rangements for the Retail Merchants
association meeting in Minot June II
and IA has decided to keep the ex-
penses down to a minimum. and any
moneys left over will go towards pur-
chasing uniforms for the Minot band.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Policemen Shot in
Fight With Robbers
Bandits Drop $22,864 in Loot
After Battle at
Cleveland

CLEVELAND. Aug. 3.--Two city po-
licemen were shot, one perhaps fatally,
one payroll bandit killed or fatally
wounded and two other bandits injured
in gun battle at noon to-day following
the theft of s22 864, the payroll Of the
Fl. J. Walker Company airplane plant.
The money was recovered.
Norman Walker and C. A. Carey, off,
cials of the Walker company, were re-
turning to the plant with the money
when they saw another automobile
standing near the curb. The driver had
his hands up. while two men disguised
as city policemen stood at either side
OF the machine. AS the payroll car
came up to the machine, one bandit or
dered Carey, who was driving, to stop.
1--WE are searching for concealed
weapons" the uniformed man explained.
After Walker turned the only revol-
yer in the car over to one Of the sup
posed policemen, the other struck
Walker on the head with club, seized
the bag containing the payroll, and both
leaped into a machine and drove away,
In the pursuit Patrolman Perry Smith
and Patrolman Edgar Smith were
wounded. The bandits machine swervcd
and went into ditch. The robbers
held up the driver of passing automo-
bile and jumped into it. One of the
bandits. who had evidently been shot,
dropped at this time. but his com
panions dragged him into the car and
fled, abandoning the money bag.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Hurley Gables British
OfU.S. Shipyard Feats
II, ,OOO-Ton Steamer Invincible
To Be Launched To-day
in Record Time

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-America is
determined to match the achievement
OF Its overseas forces with the produc-
ton Of ships, Chairman Hurley of the
Shipping Board said in cable message
aent to-day to Lord Northcliffe and Sir
Joseph Maclay, British Minister of
Shipping,
All records in launching vessels, Mr..
Hurley said, will be broken by the
launching tomorrow of the 10000
dcadweight ton cargo steamer Invin-
c1ble at the Alameda, California, yard
twenty-four days after her keel was
laid. All four Eastern fabricating
yards-which are at Hog Island, Bris-
tol. Penn; Newark and Wilmington, N.
Care now producing ships. the chair
man added.
You know so we'll the high spirit Of
American shipbuilders and their
friendly rivalry to deliver tonnage"
said the cable message, "that you will
be glad to learn that the Alameda, Cal
ifornia, shipyard tomorrow launches
the 12,000-ton steamer Invincible, built
IN twenty-four working days, a Lib
erty Job from start to finish, as keel
was laid July 4, five seconds after the
launching Of sister ship Defiance.
built in forty working days, The In
vincible will be under steam in thirty
five days. Merchants shipyard (at
BristoD launched first hull to-day and
Hog Island first hull Monday. thus put
ting to production all four great East
ern fabricated shlpyards. We are de-
termined to match American military
force with tonnage"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
10 Per Cent ak on
Luxury Approved
By Committee

WASHINGTON. Aug. "A 10 Der
cent tax on retail sales Of wide va
riety of commonly classified lxxuries,
from Jewelry to meerschaum pipes, and
from smoking jackets to silk hosiery,
will be recommended to the full House
Ways and Means Committee Monday AS
the result of to-day's deliberations e
the subcommittee on luxuries. The
semi-luXurics, goods which are in the
class where it is difficult to distinguish
between the real necessity and the real
luxury, such as clothing, will be left to
a more searching inquiry
A general revision Of the whole ss,-
ooO'oOo,00o bill being drafted by the
committee will be begun Monday to
determine where increases may be
made to make UP the present deficiency
OF billion and more in the estimated
revenue from excess profits and in
come MS so far tentatively agreed upon.
Also some doubt is expressed whether
the luxury schedule can be made to
produce all of the $4,000, 900 600 allotted
to it, o'Seu
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Effect Of inequality
Upon Credit Houses

owing to the general increase in the
volume OF business resulting from the
ascension of prices all businesses that
have credit transactionsZand most
large concerns usually do business on
credit range of from thirty to ninety
days-now have about twice as much
on their books for the same volume Of
goods as when prices were SO per cent
less than they now are. Such houses
"ould prefer to retain as much of their
prohts IN their business as possible in
order to finance themselves If thev
do they are taxed IS per cent. whereas
II they distribute their profits they
VIII have to pay only 12 per cent.
EroWing businesses build themselves
up by keeping profits in the business.
Now they will be taxed 18 per cent if
they do SO, and, on the other hand
they can i'll afford to pay out the 1o
per cent, which is tho alternative that
also goes with an impairment of re-
sources.
Notwithstanding the fact that much
pressure is being brought to bear for
straight war profits tax Of as much
as 80 per cent. Chairman Kitchin is
strongly opposed to it. The tentative
tax agreed upon will, he says. catch ali
excessive profits, whether war or nor
nal. He sees no reason why normal
large profits should escape anv more
than those that are due to the war.
For instance, if company is making
100 per cent in excess Of certain de-
ductions it will, as the draft bill now
stands, have TO contribute about rs
per cent to the government, no matter
whether its profits are war profits or
peace profits, whereas under a straight
war profits tax levying on the differ
ence between peace profits and war
profits it would not pay anything.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Unconscious Girl Is
Found Near Aero Field
Military Authorities Investi-
eating Discovery of Child
With Fractured Skull

M1NEOLA, L. l., Aug. 3.-State po-
lice and military authorities are in
vestigating an early morning mystery
near the aviation field here, which led
to the finding of fourteen year-old
girl unconscious by the roadside with
a fractured skull
Three attaches of the base hospital,
Peter School, Fred Starr and Willard
Thatcher, found the girl to-day on
their return with a military ambu.
lance: They carried her to the hospi
tai. but physicians were unable to
revive her.
Save for a laundry mark, "T. Knud
SON. and the cryptic lettering, might
G:. on the girls linen, there was no
clue or identity: The girl was wearing
a white striped dress. She has fair
hair and complexion and is Of medium
weight and height.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
8 Burned as Shell Bursts
Four Women Among In njured
in Irvington Plant

1RV1NGTON, N. j., Aug. 3.-An
eight-inch she'll exploded o-day in the
Fernando c. Mesa Shell Loading Plant
while Russell Williams and Charles
Harbury, government inspectors, were
testing the fuse. Five women and
three men in the testing room were
burned and the building shaken. No fire
resulted.
About 100 women employed in the
plant. many of them school teachers on
vacation, were thrown into panic and
some tainted. The government inspec-
tors and Joseph Widmont, of IS How
ard Street, an employe, were burned
about the limbs and body and were
taken to the Newark City Hospital. The
women were able to 20 homo
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Boy Arrested for Robbery
Charged With Stealing $1,5OO
From Bank Teller's Care

Harry Press, eleven, was arrested
last night, charged with stealing 81, 500
from the teller's cage of the Public
National Bank at 81 Graham Avenue,
brooklyn, on July 81. According to
the police, Harry said that he had hid
den the money behind a brick in the
chimney of the bank building, but a
search failed to reveal it.
The boys father, John. is janitor Of
the bank, and it is alleged that Harry
obtained the money while he was help
ing his father clean up. The family
lives in the bank building. Harry was
sent to the Cnildren's Society, charged
with juvenile delinquency.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

terday during the ebb of the rush hour
tide on the subway to get first hand i'm
pressions Of the conditions at the trans
fer points in Forty-second Street. He
missed the crush of the day before,
"crowded." The Mayor made several
suggestions for changes which he said
he would lay before the Public Servce
Commission. One wa. that a double
deck station might be constructed at
Times Square and Grand Central, so
that through passengers and those
wishing to transfer would be convent
emily separated, those wishing to trans
fer merely having to 60 upstar. to the
higher level for trains across Forty
second Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Security League Sends
Out Tons of PAMPHLETS

The National Security League an
nounced yesterday that it had sent
twenty eight tons of war pamphlets
since June | to summer schools for
teachers in which the leagues patriotic
education plan is being carried out.
There are 254 Of the "teachers'
Plattsburgs" and about 100000 public
school teachers are receiving tho in
struction
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Chewing Gum Now in Army
Kits as First Aid for Thirst

When the 330th Field Artillery made
ready to sail recently, each soldiers
pack contained two large packages of
chewing gum. 1.-TWO hundred and tiftv
pounds of chewing gum" explained
Colonel II. t. Cloke, the commanding
officer, might save us one hundred GAL
Ions of water when we need it most.
During intensive drilling and practice
firing have noticed that the more gum
man chews the less water he drinks.
Chewing gum is cheap and water isn't. :"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Escapes Watchers; Ends Life

Jacob Finkelstein yesterday cluded
the vigilance Of relatives who had
been guarding him for six months to
prevent him from ending his life, and
jumped from fourth floor window
in the home Of his brother, Morris, at
2035 Bergen Street, Brooklyn. He was
killed.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Yale Not Affected by Draft

NEW HAVEN, Aug. 3.-Preliminarv
reports of registration figures at Yale
University show that more than 800
freshmen have enrolled in the academic
department and more than $50 for the
Sheffield Scientific School Last wear
the former had 326 freshmen and the
latter 252. Apparently the operation
OF the selective service law has not
acted as deterrent
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

this Is the attitude Of the hotels I rep
resent.
"We believe in food administration.
It's regulations and their enforcement.
We unconsciously violated regulation
and are glad by the contributions
which we have made to the Red Cross
and Y. N. c. A. to reaffirm the sim
cerity Of our support Of the food ad-
ministration and Its policies"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
1PerCent Tax
Is Urged for
All Purchases
Continued from page 1

In principle, the members Of the
committee are generally opposed to a
consumption tax, but as war tax It
appeals to them, and It may be re-
sorted to as the certain means OF
rounding out the eight billions Of reve.
nue. that Is the goal Of the committee's
efforts.
The b-committee that has been
looking into the subject of taxing luxu
ries has found 1t fruitful and inter.
esting field. More than a Thousand
different articles have been considered
in this class. Members of the commit
tee have been amazed to find what
sums are expended on all kinds o1
luxuries, but they ere especially
amazed at the extravaganza of the ricl
in lusuries of vanity and display-the
luxuries that flaunt wealth rather thar
those that contribute to enjoyment
sensuous, sensual or esthetic. Thou
sands of women in the United State,
are carrying gold mesh handbags that
cost as much as $4,000. tax Of II
per cent will likely be imposed on all
the articles the committee decides te
include In It's luxury list.