Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-28

inehis little side show. Failing III that.
he tried to- get q Herald Fepresenla-
tive to substitute, but he hal to ne
content withya couple Of Courier-News
reporters who were praised for their
excellent newspaper ability"
utes telling tho audience his name.
The Minot Messenger had called him
JIM" but Y appears that his name
is job Wells Brinton-Job because
his parents were foresighted enough1
to realize that he'd have to have a}lot'l
off patience to deal with the Forum,
The Herald and other. papers Of their
be the first white boy born in Wells
county, and Brinton. because he was
the son Ola pioneer farmer OF. the
same name.
Can't Corner TownlSy, He Says.
He then rushed into a defense Of
Townley. I He explained that Townley,
who had been in the bankruptcy
courts for several months, il being
bounded by the best detectives. tro
best corporation lawyers In the ccun-
try. "These men with the assistance
of tie courts, OF the best corporation
ATTORNEYS in the country, can't find
money: II they can't find out that,
you farmers needn't try, for you can't
succeed"
Brinton reverted again to the quss-
ton OF his birth and his name.
left Father on Farm.
Il was born a. years aso in Wells
county" he said. I'm not.a farmer,
and I'll tell you why. It's because my
father is a farmer. SO years old. and
he's living on the same farm. he did
"a ears 60. He's still paying 10
mon Ant Sr~tA,,4r - !, = No. at ~ 49,
rs per cent interest. I'm not going
back to tho farm till my father makes,
a success of IT,"
Brinton's goat still had not put in
an appearance. He glanced again At
the press table, but Paulson was not,
there. All he could see was the Cour-
ter- News man.
. he" Hes too 6 gooa q newspaper man"
That the Forum was due for con-
siderable attention was evident from
Brinton's actions ana Words.
III the kaiser could get hold of the
Forum. he'd reproduce 1t every day to
show that the people of. the United
States were not behind their. govern,
ment."
Rcsents Forunass> Stories.
THAT paper" he continues, ,tsays
the farmers are disloyal. They; have
AA' 40 Lie 1LClINOSAUE VI Llt0
league-my father-area disloyaI-
my father, who wrote ne several days
ago and asked me to lend him some
money so he could put In more crop
to help win the war. l haven't got
the money. 80 can't give it to him. 1
lost my business because Of a fire and
because Of politics. Last year I lost
four-year-oldi boy. I resent it-and I
think my brother who is in France
resents it-when the Forum insinuates
that we are d%isloyal."J
Sent for Forum Representative.
The absence of the Forums repre-
sentative again was called to the at
tention of the audience. Rrinton
icalled for. volunteers to call n. B.
Black. the publisher, and ASH him to
send Mr.. PaNlsoh to the Auditorium to
perform in the, center Of the ring. MIR.
Heck, one Of Townley's employees, IL
nally' was delegated to- perform the
task. Tn a moment or two he inter-
rupted Mr.. Rrintbn with the -tnforma-
ton that "Mr. Black said he wah rum
ming a newspaper and that the Forum
had 4 representative at the meeting
Where is that Representatives -
shouted Brinton. >"Why doesn't he
come up here? Mr.. Black must be
mistaken: The reporter either is
ashamed of Black or Black is asham-
ed of the reporter"
Tried to Get Pinch Hitter. .
Some was kind enough to send
Mr. Rrinton a note to. the effect that
Ia representative OF The Herald was
in the audience. He asked the repre-
sentative to 'suhstitute for the For
tum." but was informed that the rep
re%sentative was batting for himself
and was very comfortable in his seat
That's all right" he said. BLACK