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Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING SEPT. aoth
 10,332
COST OF STRIFE.

Strikes lockouts and threats of such interruptions of industrial activ- itx have cost the United States at the rate Of SIG, ,000. 900 a day in tEe last eight months. according to estimates prepared by g. C. Mason. president Of t4Ie national association of manu- facturers- This is an appaiirz figure and even so rich a country cannot af- ford this waste, particularly after an enormously costly war and during the period of difficult industrial readjust- ment-
 The need of national unity and soli- dsrity- of that spirit of cooperation which gave us victory in the late war is apparent to all but added to the economic loss of s10 900 GOO day we have the animosities. the bitter feel ings and suspicious which industrial warfare develops or intensifies.
 Can we prevent industrial strife and thus eliminate the appalling waste t ertails2 Mir. Mason has presented . peace plan" for the consideration Of employers, Ia bor and the public. He proposes. first general economic truce or an extension of the truce de- manded by President Wilson. and, n the second place, the creation under an act of congress of 8 permanent in dustriaI adjustment board of fifteen or sixteen members. on which labor. cap ital and the public should be duly rep resented This board. modelled on the var Ia bor board that performed much beneficial service would investiga te. mediate. conciliate and arbitrate in duscriaI disputes though it would not have the power to compel acceptance of it's awards.
 Men of affairs. labor leaders and practical sociaIogists have tentatively proposed the Establishment of some such body The idea is excellent and it's application should be made cffec- tive Industrial strife is not only wasteful but 1t is a serious ref actjcn on Americas intelligence. practical ideaiism- constructive genius and democratic spirit. America stands and should stand. for justice to all, for opportunity. the square ieaI, and voluntary cooperation for the general gcod.
 With the practical appli1a.i-n of T ose great na-io1al assets, g>sI uil a7! common senre the battl- will e -vUI The question really is one Of vsys and n1ea1s-of organizati Ard the minimum Df sofui legisia lpn 'rn. Mason plan ma v not be ideal-r1 r.Hn e n be perfe -5 at the outset :t Ie| :l, ober confc- Ice in w .sl l-.t1n sho-7ic earnest cc,.sider Mr. 'Iasrrs fr.;cSals along with others ~r q S1cuId resoIrr . IT. ke a hop.e1I te- ginning T. s.--.,t appro e some plar that may serve as a basis of more and more comprehensive scheme Of preventing or promptly adjusting all manner of industrial disputes.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
OTHER VIEW POINTS

In the current number o the Satur- day Evening Post George Pattulo writes interestingly from Berlin con corning the uncrushed condition of Germany He says that Germany IS still Q giant among nations and pre- diets that 1t will demonstrate this fac. The Bolshevik menace, so far as it applied to Germany, was man ufactured propaganda, disseminated through inspired or irresponsible news dispatches which conveyed the the impression of a Germany seething with riot and anarchy. Europe. he says, would get the same impression of. the United States if it's news dis patches from this country were linn
 ited to accounts of the lynchings and riots and troops using machine guns on mobs such as happened at Water bury, etc.--
 Alas, poor Waterbury. And also, such is fame Of all the riots of similar character in the United States there has been. no less deserving to be selected as type of machine gunning and bloodshed than our owH. It was a riot which was actually put down by the regular police force, with only minor casualties. The ma
 chine guns were not an active agency in it's suppression but a safeguard
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against further OuCOredkS.-Wa water = bury American.
 As was to be expected farmers say they are entitled to as many delegates as labor has in that conference which the President has called. There are eight million of them and not any more organized labor men than that. mers are mixed up in another group of g. of which they are only part. If they get 22, then the other ele- ments in the second group with the farmers will have to be given a group by themselves. That leaves the general public with only p, fourth instead of a third of the whole con ference, whereas the general public outnumbers all the rest together and has interests equally great. Even if the president did not mix up in this general public group a lot of pro- fessors and queer socialistic fish it considering that it incluies by far the larger part of the population.-Wate bury American.
 Comment has been made from time to time as to the strike which has hampered the Shore Line Elec tric Railway Copany for two or three western section of the system. Now those who have watched the progress which the corporation has made to resume operations note that the trouble is spreading.
 Within a few days the company, for the first time since the strike. has been able to operate it's cars northeast from Putnam through the town of Thompson to the state line for
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
BEGINNING THE TRADE WAR.

Great Britain has been the first tc experience the German commercial competition that is to follow after the British marufa cturer is crying out for some sort of protection, for he finds that he has lost the first round A flood of German toys. hardware, sta tionary, pianos, buttons and novelties has swept into and captured the Brit ish stores since the government or der for free and unrestricted imports came into effect on the first of Sep tember. The prices are so low that competition seemS impossible.
 And the German dealer gets around the feeling against trading with him by offering his wares through neutrals Dutch or Swiss or Danish. In some case prices are lower than they were in 1914. For instance, mechanical toys which were formerly sold at ss.12 per dozen are being sold to the British retailer at s2.26 per dozen.
 Unrestricted German competition will mean the death of the British toy trade. declares the president of the association, while he cries loudly for protection. British industry sees the need of tariff on all imports that are destructive to British factories.
 The great trade-war battle is on The United States like Great Britain must be prepared to meet the German struggle to regain the markets of the world
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

prets the leaAue covenant exactly cD-' posite to the presidents present stand on this point. It was written on May to Arthur Sifton of the Canadian peace commission.
 This is the letter:
 The question having been raised as to the meaning of Artfcle ". of the Ieagre of nations covenant (which provides that any member of the league may be elected to the council by majority vote Of the assembly,. we have been requested by Sir Robert Borden to state whether we concur in his view that upon the true construc tion of the first and second para graphs of that article representatives of the self-governing dominions of the British Empire may bc selected or named as members of the council. We have no hesitation in expressing our entire concurrence in this view If there were any doubt it would be en- tirely removed by the fact that the articles are not subject to . narrow or technical construction"
 The group of 'doubting -Thomases" in the senate has grown because of Senator Reeds use of this letter. and it is reported that they candidly told friends that their dependence upon statements made by the president in interpreting the league had been sadly sapped.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

These pesU storage batteries die just like human beings" said the girl in. the pink organdie hat. And some times a live human has no more sense than a dead battery"
 You've had trouble with your new roadster" divined her friend in the turquoise tuIle toque.
 And it was my own fault, went on the miss beneath pink organdie. T let the battery run dfy.
 Once when father had the same trouble with his car he hired a man to push him down the alley while he the engine start. So this morning when I arrived at the garage and found my starter button wouldn't buzz tried fathers stunt"
 crank?" asked the girl in the toque.
 Lost 1t last week. my dear" replied pink organdie. ASo I beckoned some coal wagon drivers to come and I told them that if they pushed me fast enough I could throw the gears into third and start the engine. Their blue shirted shoulders leaned to the power down the alley I sped. But somehow the engine wouldn't take hold.
 "The driver. whom had tipped most extravagantly. offered to attach a
 
 my front bumper and tow me a few blocks to give the generator no ex- cuse for leaving the engine cold. While he lowed I frantically threw gears into third turned the choke. aggravated the spark and pressed the accelerator. The wheels only. moved.
 At the end of two miles an out stretched coal dusted forearm signal led me to stop. The poor fellow had neither time nor patience to drag me back So there I sat twenty blocks from home, hoping a car like mine would come along with a crank. No such luck. Every passing motor be- longed to different auto family
 Youngsters playing on the side 'Youngsters playing on the sidewalk grew friendly and clambered in. They knew a dandy garage a block or two away, they said. and off they scurried thither. Two stout women ambling by stopped to say they were thinking of buying a car. Were the devilish things hard to drive? Wasn't I afraid? No?
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
DOUBTfNG PROMISES.

In the high tide of the presidents assurances that Great Britain would not outvote the United States in the peace league council. the democratic senator from Missouri, Senator Reed. fired a shot between wind and water. as the nautical saying goes, when he produced in the senate letter writ ten by the "big three" giving it as their opinion that Canada could be elected a member of the council of nine
 In his recent speeches in the west President Wilson has been assuring his audiences that Canada, New Zea- land and Australia and other self governing British colonies could not secure votes in the council and so outweigh the United States in the to- tai voting power of the British em- pire- Against this Senator Reed in- troduced a letter. bearing the sigma lures of Clemenceau. President Will son and Lleyd George. which inter-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
FALSE PRErENsEs

IL is an unfortunate thing for the cause they represent that the leaders of the steel strike have thrown their hats into the ring under false pre- tenses- They have alleged that the manufacturers ooerce. oppress and brutalize their employees. As to this one Of the known facts is that the higher authorities of the company and it's subsidiaries are not only ac- Cessible 10 those of their employes who, as such. have grievances to ex- ploit, but have long been in the habit of welcoming suggestions looking to the betterment of working conditions
 Five years ago the average daily wage was s2-Ss; last year it exceeded s6- Wages have been increased eight times since February. 1918, a result being that at the end of last year the employees were receiving nearly two and a half times their pre-war wages. T. should be added that because of additions 10 the payrooI, dividends were omitted in 1915 and reduced in 1918. Further 1t is worthy of remark that the company conducts the greatest welfare bureau in the world" that the men are represented upon the com-f nittees of this bureau and that more than 6e,eo0 of them are stockholders
 This is far from being A complete story of what has been done to attain conformity with the highest stand ards of propriety and justice" but it suffces to show that there has been false pretense in one of the reasons given for striking. Certainly, the model city at Gary, with it's swimming pools, schools and playgrounds. and with its special instructors in house. keeping. are not indicative of a dispo- sition to tyrannize or to raise the dol lar above all other considerations.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

disconnforts. Is not the time ripe for the formation of society for the pre- vention of cruely to the public 7- Hartford Courant.
 Up in Boston they found the trench helmets worn by some of the state guardsmen who had previously served in the army overseas very helpful bits of equipment. It was not only that they protected the head against brickbats and paving stones, but they made the projectors thereof stop, look and listen. Over seas headgear suggests that the man under it is q rather healthy citizen with no soueamish objection to the prompt employment of force, that he is a fairly quick and accurate shot and that he has a tendency to- ward compelling respect for authori- ty; that over him and his own.- Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
EARTH SECRETS.

Although the prying eye and the genius and science of man have pene- trated to the inhntesimal secrets of the invisible atom and reached out in to solar systems so far out in the uni verse that we know of stars from which it takes the light 5000 years to travel to the earth. some of the se- crets of the globe on which we live still remain mysteries. One of these is what composes the inside of the earth. In penetration of the inner earth. science has made comparative ly, no more than a pin scratch on the cover of a mammoth balloon.
 For that reason the return in Octo- Der of the sixth scientific expedition to the Mt Katmai, Alaska, volcanic re- zion is viewed with much interest for it is considered that they have had unusual opportunities to shed light on this dark spot of modern science the hidden secret of what composes the inside of the earth.
 Popular interest in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at the foot of the giga ntic Mt. Katmai volcano is in pensifed because President Wilson has declared it a federal reservation and it will eventually rival our other na- tional parks as spectacle for tour ists
 The vastness and intensity of the molten mass which spits out the va DOTS of this terrifying valley are indi- cated by the new high temperatures discovered among the smoke holes. A record of 1.191.2 degrees, Fahrenheit, has been recorded, and many of the esca ping vapors kindle wood into a blaze as readily as .. match burns when struck.
 Mother Earth still holds many hid den secrets for the search of science.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
Worcester onerated. Of course, by a corporation. This cor

poratIon IS uniCnIzed. and it's em- ployees face the question as to wheth- not they can consistently op- crate cars which connect with those run by non-union crews. It is said that they await some ruling by .heir officials upon this delicate question. It is not asserted that they have grievances of their own nor does it appear that the interests of. the. pub lie figure in the matter, the thing con- sidered is the status of certain non union men on a connecting line.
 It is to be regretted that, in these diSagreementS no one thinks or ths public although that noun of multi tude is assumed to exist Violent controversies between employers and employees appear from time to time in which the overgrown and generally silent public is most roughly handled, yet never athought is given to its
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

ton" and the future of the world. When men are as ready to endure and die for the ideals of peace as they now are Tor the delusions of war, the real hope of humanity, the ideals of hope, progress, betterment. intelligence, i'm provement of personal. civic, and social conditions. will get a fair chance. Nothing but increasing destruction lies along the path of war and strife.
 ALLEN E. LINCOLN. Hartford, Conn. Sept. 22. 191s
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

The news comes from Chicago that the Anti Saloon league is going into politics actively" The brewers feel that they have been fairly active already
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

The New York judge denies that he ruled anybody may knock oH . straw hat when fashion dictates new style. He discharged the prisoner for lack of proper Identification .
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

Instead of re-issuing the two cent coin withdrawn from circulation ir 1874 why not re-stanp the nickel That is about it's value now.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

The Milwaukee mayor who chose to insult the king and queen of Bel gium is out of joint with American feeling towards our coming guests.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

The man on the corner says: The steel strike leaders are playing with fire when they allow the foreign rad ical element of the workers to believe a revolution Is on the way.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

Ownership of automobiles may be a distinction, but it brings some names to the police biotter that would never get there any other way.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

Encourage your fool friend to hire a hall" the president told the Cali fornians. He will soon be able to tes- tify to the value of such proceedings.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

Switzerland complains that it is be- ing forced into the league. Having the capital in Geneva is no compen- sation.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

One more trolley road is taking the count because of strikes. The Swan sea & Seekonk line is to be junked.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

The council of Nenagh, Tipperary, will be glad to accept the two German field guns which have been offered by the British war ofnce. provided they are in fighting trim and supplied with ammunition.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

Theodore Shonts left an enduring memorial in the work lhe did for New 9orks transportation troubles.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24

On and after the first of October the sporting editor will be the most pop ular man about the shop.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Ohio voted for Wilson three years ago. Doubtless Pat Moran could sweep the state now.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-22
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-22
Eagle Beats E4nress rr-i,

An express train was bnatnn hv
WE'VE minutes by an eagle which
need Il over . distance " olrhteau
mics The train was racing M snoad
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-22

aoid ~ dr,92sists throughout
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-10
WILL
NOT DECREASE
Local Wholesalers Predict
That Market Will Go
Slightly Higher.

! That there will be no material
slump in the price of groceries and
merchandise is the general opinion
Of the wholesale dealers of Grand
Forks today. The demand for Ameri-
can products which will come from
Europe as o o as peace is declared
will have a tendency to raise the
stated, and while no large advance is
anticipated. general prices will be no
lower for a number of months.
In practically all kinds Of goods
the bottom price has been reached. is
the opinion, with the exception OF a
few lines which still show a tendency
toward decline. On the whole the
market is strong. and the prediction
is that any future change will be to-
ward higher prices rather than lower
ones.
In speaking of the situation of the
wholesale merchandise. M. Rasmus-
sen of the Rasmussen-Bemis firm, to-
day upheld the general opinion that
prices would show an advance rather
than an increase. Cotton. goods,
especially, he advised. would hold
their price, due to the cotton short
age in the south. Merchants through
ming to buy more freely, after a de-
cided showdown during the past
months.
See HIGHER Prices.
present indications are that prices
will be as high, and possibly higher,
than they now are said W. E. De-
Lay Of the Grand Forks Fruit COM
pany. He also said that orders had
already been placed for the fall sup
ply, and that nj increase in orders
had been allowed. He believed that
as soon as cargoes of supplies would
be accepted for Europe, grocery
! prices would show an advance. That
no drop in prices could be expected
within foul or five months was the
opinion Of M. E. Stricken of Stone
Ordean-Wells company, and canned
fruit, milk and fish, Ind dried fruits
and all Vat products, which are in
such demand in Europe at present,
show q shortage on the market, and
prices on these materials will no
doubt continue to increase. Some few
items. including soap, he stated, had
decreased.
j. E. Maclean Of the Nash Brothers
company upheld the general opinion
by saying thai the immediate result
of peace would be a slight increase
in prices, due to the demand on the
American market from foreign buy
ers. The lack Of production in Eu-
rope, he believed. accounted in no
small way for the demand for Ameri-
al goods. Local dealers see no cause
for alarm on the part of consumers
as no sensational advances are ex-
pected.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-10
The Town Today

A local chapter Of the American
near future among the returned SOL
diers and sailors Of Grand Forks.
Recent storms will delay seeding /,
for ten days to three weeks, in the
opinion OF experts in this part Of the
country.
A Joint meeting Of committees Of
the city council and Curling club will !
be held, to discuss the community
market project.
An organizer will arrive Friday to
push through the campaign Of the
Salvation Army for a $4,000 build
ing fund.
The Singing Band" Of the f64th
this morning after having given the
second Of a series of two concerts here
Wednesday, night.
A drop Of eight inches is reported
in the Red river. The Red Lake
river however, is rising. r,
The whippet tank which is touring
the state in the interests Of the Lib
erty Loan is in Hamilton today and
will reach Grand Forks Saturday.
Only one Of the Liberty Loan meet.
ings in the county scheduled for the
present week is likely to be held.
1t. Arthur Bratrud, NJ. c., U. S. A.,
is in Grand Forks for 2 brief furlough.
Prices are more likely to advance
than to become lower. is the opinion
Of Grand Forks jobbers and whole
salers. ~,
ME-. Murphy of this city was the
successful bidder for the purchase of
city waterworks extension bonds
amounting to $4,000.
Prof. L. A. H. Warren Of the Uni
versity Of Manitoba spoke on the
Solar Eclipse of 1918 at the state uni
versity this morning.
The Grand Forks naval recruiting
station will close April is.
The contract for the new Grand
theater was to be let in st. Paul to-
day according to reports received
here.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-10
PUTS STOP
TO OPERATIONS OF
MINNEAPOLIS co,

Operations Of the Northwestern
Catalogue Co. Of Minneapolis In
Grand Forks county have been halted
by States Attorney T.. B. Elton until
that company shall comply with the
blue sky law of North Dakota.
AS a result of Mr.. Elton's report on
the methods of the concern similar
action has been taken by Attorney
General William LANCER throughout
the state. -.
The company is said to have been
selling certificates emitting the pur-
chaser to purchase goods in a ann
somewhat similar to that employed
by the Consumers Store Co., operated
by a number of the leading Townley-
ties of the state.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-10
VICTORY LOAN IN
WINDOW DISPLAYS

Merchants Of Grand Forks will be
asked to give special attention to the
Victory Liberty Loan In their window
"a meeting Of the Ad club held We'd
nesday night.
~ committee consisting OF Arthur
Halleen, G. Dezotell and Paul Grifith
was-appointed to take charge Of this
phase OF the loan drive. Z
Guests Of the club at the dinner
Wednesday night were Corporal NJ.
ca Deitelhoff OF the 36th tank corps,
and Private A. c. Martin OF the 307th
tank corps. who will be In charge OF
urday. Both gave interesting ad-
dresses. i.