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DEALING WITH MODS.
(New York Age.)

1t would be hard matter to put more
blame than belongs on the unconscious or
premedltated assininity of police author
tiles for the results which have attended
recent out breaks Of mob violence.
This is especially true Of Omaha, where a
costly public building was almost dstroyed.
the life OF the sheriff threatened and the
mayor all but lynched
Naturally a great deal of admiration
and sympathy has gone out to the MAYOR
OF Omaha for the heroic stand which he took
and for the grave consequences which he
suffered but, after all, his stand and the
consequences should and could have been
made absolutely unnecessary.
What would anyone think of the chief of
a tire department who, on seeing fire
starting, keep his men squirting water on
1t through atomizers until the whole build
ing was ablaze; and then, at the risk of
his life plunge into the burning structure
to put out the, flames? His act of plung
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On less evidence than what the police
have against William Fay Ealy and his
mother, Anna Ealy Nemitz, hundreds of col
Ored men and women have been burned at
the stake or paid the penalty of having
been suspicioned on lyncher's limb.
And now comes Ham Green and George
Green two brothers, who give it out, Zone
Of us intends to be a physician and the other
a mortician, and go in business in Seattle'.
If it's the money you are after fellows come
and get it and spare us from such fate.
If John Sharp Williams were not United
States senator and from prophibition Mssis-
sippi, from the reports of him. we would put
him down as booze fighter and bootleg
ging patron but Of course men of his calibre
would not be. guilty Of such outlawry.
The scenes Of the late world war are en-
tirely too fresh in the memory of the 1000
American to permit 'sprechensi dutch'
plays for the amusement of the public in
this country as may be observed from the
recent violent outbreaks at such plays in
New York City.
If southern white men have such an
awful horror of "social equality'' between
white and cOOred folks it would seem that
they would cease their wholesale cohab-
itation with colored women. Every white
black half breed child that comes into the
world is another step in the ultimate social
equality that is rapidly coming.
Of course the sugar specuaters are moth
ing short Of legalized thieves, but is not the
same true of all trust spectators. Persons
who enter into combinations in restraint of
trade which causes privations among men
and beast are most dangerous criminals and
the people should rise in their might and
completely eXterminate them.
Mississippi's senatorial roughneck, John
Sharp Williams after making a monkey
Of himself on the Senate floor completed
the program by making an ass of himself
by going to sleep in Senator Penrose's
seat. He had doubtless just received an ex-
ira supply Of moonshine which accounts
for his assinine stupidity.
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EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Murder Is A Habit, says a headline.
Quite right you are, it is a habit of gun
toting.
For the first time in the history Of the
University of Washington a noticeable color
ed colony is in attendance.
In going to sleep in the senate John
Sharp Williams was doubtless suffering
from the effects of too much squirrel juice.
Real estate in Seattle show looks good to
Mr.. Colored man and he is grabbing it whe
never and wherever he can.
What on earth can the United States want
with part Of Gibralter if the League Of
Nations is to obliterate the God Of War?
"Wilson Comes Back" says head line.
It's too bad What he really ought to do
is to 90 way back and sit down.
1t speaks well for the colored citizens Of
Seattle that they are not accused OF any OF
the many foul murders that are being almo-
st daily committed in this city.
If all of the citizens of this country,
who are rocking the boat are damphools
then the government is in eminent danger
of being overtaken by flood Of chaos.
n
government has charged him with convinc-
ing the readers Of his stuff that an actual
lie is a genuine truth.
Whether after November Uncle Sam will
have to walk to keep warm will largely
depend upon the temperament of the walk
ing delegate Of the Coal Miners Union.
Still much stress is bein5 laid on the
protection of white women against black
brutes and yet nothing is ever heard Of
protecting cOlOred women against white
whelps.
How things have changed in Berlin, not
only is Kaiser Wilhelm prevented from
showing himself there, but not even his pic
ture can be shown and that too despite the
fact Me and Gott only once lived there.
Mexcans continue to kidnap our wealthy
and influential citizens and we suspect they
will continue doing so until President Will
son can get his League of Nations working
smoothly.
No, constant reader, Port Commissioner
Lincoln is no relation Of the immortal Abe
Lincoln and if the two should by accident
be compared we suspect w. S. Lincoln
would retOrt, comparisons are OdlOus.'
There seems to be little no occasion
for organizing an Old Clothes Society as
society these days is made up Of folks who
are compelled to wear their old clothes if
they wear any at ALL
In giving $2O,0OO,000 to improve medical
science John D. Rockefeller knows exactly
what it means for one to take the poison ig-
norantly administered by the average ply
slc1an. ...--.~ .- a., :....~.. -" >..,
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very and heroism, but the fact that such
chance on the building and such risk
to the lives of himself and his men were
avoidable would make the whole course of
his action assinine.
This was just the sort of thing that
was allowed to happen in Omaha. The fire
of the mob spirit began to 1indle and blaze
and spread for several days before it be-
came a great conhagration; and all the
while the police were busy squirting on it
through atOmizers.
A mob is never the result of the spOn-
taneous and simultaneous uprising of ten
thousand or one thousand or even one hund-
red people. A mob is always the result of the
activities of one person or of a very few
persons. Around this small nucleus the
mob begins to gather and grow until it
becomes a raging, surging mass of humans
turned for the time, into beasts and iends.
When the mob reaches this stage it is be-
yond control.
The plain duty then before police author
tiles when the mob spirit is sensed-and it
is easy to sense-is not to allow any nu-
cleus to be formed. In the two or three
days before the mob reached the uncOn-
trollable stage the Omaha police should not
have allowed any gathering on the streets
whatever. Whenever small knots of people
came together they should have been
promptly dispersed This should have been
done, even if it took guns to do it. If
such policy had been carried out no
mob would have been formed.
The Omaha authorities are now seeking
man named William Francis. This man
is said to have ridden horse at the head
of the mob on the afternoon of the out
break. The newspapers report that Fran
els carried a rope on his saddle, with which
he said he would "string him up;' and
that he threw the rope out into the crowd
several times and lectured to the mob when
it seemed to weaken. 1t is all very we'll
to arrest Francis now and punish him for
his part in stirring up the mob, but the
proper thing to have done was to arrest
Francis while he was stirring up the mob.
This should have been done by taking
Francis alive if possible; but dead, if ne
cessary.
When General Wood took charge in Oma-
ha he gave a lesson to the police depart
ments Of every city in the country. The
prime lesson which he gave was contained
in the order which he issued to his men.
He said to them:
'When you go to make arrest use no more
force than is necessary and use all the
force that is necessary Remember you
are sent for a certain man. Come back
with him. Bring him in alive if possible.
But bring him in.
The chief weakness of police authorities
all over the country is that they tempor-
ize with mobs whenever the intended vic
tim of the mob is Negro. And they do
this, because ninety-nine out Of every hund-
red white men whoes sworn duty it is to
uphold the law cannot bring themselves
to the point Of enforcing the law to the
utmost against white men for the pro-
lection Of Negro.
Away down in their hearts they do not
believe that white mobists should be Kill
led in order to give a Negro fair trial
before the law. Until officers Of the law
are men of sufficient courage to believe
and act otherwise they will always be at
the mercy of mobs. g.
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CAYTON'S WEEKLY

Published every Saturday at Seattle Washington.
U. S. A.
Subscription 81 per year in advance.
HORACE ROSCOE CAYTON. Editor and Publisher
Entred as second class matter August 49, 1916, at
the post office at Seattle, Wash under the Act OF
March 3rd, 1916.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-12
T0DEALWlTH
= PR0FlTEERS
4.. Of ENGLAND
Bill Proposing Prosecution
Passes Second
y Reading.

London. Monday. Aug. 11.-tBy the
Associated -Press.)-The house of
commons, after hearing Sir Auckland
Geddes, minister for national service
and reconstruction. declare that
profiteering in foodstuffs was re-
%sponsible for social unrest and dis
content, passed tonight on second
reading the government bill providing
for prosecution and penalties for per-
sons gufty. of ~prof1teering. The bill
wasN supported IN second reading by
the labor party and the vote on pas
sage was 251 to 8. ~
khe bill now is in the hands Of a
committee of the whole house pre-
paratQry to bringing it up on final
passage. :
The pronteering bill provides for
the establishment of a central au-
thority/to deal with those specializing
in the necessities Of life. Local and
county tribunals would be associated
with the central authority. These
tribunals would be empowered to in.
fict penalties up to 1900 or siz
months imprisonment. The bill would
apply to England, Scotland and Wales
but pot to Ireland.
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long breath of relief would reach to
millions.
ideals have been thrust upon US
as an argument for the league until
the healthy mind which rejects can't
revolt from them. Are ideals confined
to this deformed experiment upon ia
noble purpose tainted as it is with
bargains and tied to a peace treaty
long ago to the great benefit of the
world If it had not been compelled to
carry this rider on its back?
mo doubt many excellent and pa
triotic peopleN see a coming fulfllment
Of noble ideals in the words League
for Peace We all respect and share
these aspirations and desires. but
some of. us see no hope, but rather
defeat, for them in this murky cove
nant. For we, too. have our ideals,
even if we differ from those who have
tried to establish a monopoly of ideal
ism. Our first ideal is our country.
We would have our country strong to
resist a peril from the west, as she has
flung back the German menace from
the east. We would not have our
politics distracted and embittered by
the discussions of other lands.
Can't Isolate q. S.
$50 far as the question of isolation
goes, it is impossible to isolate the
United States. We may set aside all
this empty talk about isolation. No
body expects to isolate the United
States or to make it a hermit nation,
which is a sheer absurdity. But there
is a wide difference between taking a
suitable part and bearing a due re-
sponsibility in world affairs and
plunging the United States into every
controversy and conflict on the face
Of the globe"
Likening the league to the ill-fame6
Holy Alliance, Mr.. Lodge quoted the
covenant provision giving the as.
sembly authority>to IDEAL at it's meet.
ings with any matter = affect.
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ARGUMENTS TN.
y FORD-TRIBUNE
CASE END TODAY

Mount Clemens. Mich, Aug. IA
Arguments in the 81, 900, 900 suit of
Henry Ford against the Chicago Daily
ming up addresses of Elliott G..
Stevenson. senior counsel for the Tri-
bune. and Alfred Lucking, for Mr..
Ford. Judge Tucker said he intended
to Excuse the jury and counsel tomor-
row while he devoted, himself to pre-
pairing his instructions. Thursday
morning. he said, he expected to
charge the jury and send~it to its de-
liberations.I
+, A large crowd which filed every
seat and blocked the aisles was pres
ent to,|&hear the ~clifnaxing efforts Of
the %c0unsels.
Mr.. Stevenson was the first tc
speak. He took up the alleged libel.
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Gus editorial and insisted there was
not a word in it anywhere to. Justify
the plaintiffs contention that by
anarchist" the Tribune meant. q
bomb thrower or one who by violent
means sought to overturn the govern
ment. Mr.. Stevenson read from the
editorial of the alleged libels: :
IA man SC ignorant Of the funda-
mentals 6 government as Henry
Ford"
Well. commented the lawyer.
what did he tell us on the stand?
he said he did not know what the
fundamentals were and didn't care"
Ignorant Aealist," was the next
alleged libelous statement brought UP
by the lawyer. I,
"And they put Ford employees on
the stand to prove that he could read
and WRITE" said Mr.. Stevenson. IT
was W. so shocked in my life.' .
Mr.. Stevenson recounted how Mr..
Ford repeatedly evaded reading while
on the witness stand and finally, re-
plying to a question said he was will
ing the impression should go out that
he could not read.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-12
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Now that you know what it can do,
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Sold everywhere. For free sample
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And Poslam Soap. being medicated
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-12
HEADS
| RESERVE BANK
Succeeds Theodore Void;
TO Take Position First,
of October.

minneapolis. Mimi, Aug. 13.-R. A.
Young. deputy governor, yesterday
WIS elected governor Of the Ninth
district Federal Reserve bank, TO
succeed Theodore Void, who resign
ed recently to accept the vice presl-
ssdency of the Northwestern National
bank. The appointment of MI.
Young, which was made by the
Of directors, is to take effect october
/. when Mr.. Void will leave the bank.
Mr.. Young's appointment followed
the installation of C. H. Benedict,
Lake Linden, Mich, as director to
succeed John W. Black, who resigned
atfthe last meeting. The appointment
has been confirmed by the federal re-
serve board at washington, it was an
nounced.
Mr.. Young became connected with
the Federal Reserve bank in October,
1917. when he was appointed by the
board of directors as assistant to MI.
Void. He was made deputy governor
infDecember, 1915, and has served al
SO as secretary tosthe board of COVER
nors of the bank During his con-
nection with the bank he assisted in
handling the banks activities in the
five Liberty Loan campaigns.
Banks Promise Support.
Support Of the banking oreaniza-
tons of the district was promised to
MI. Young today, following the an
nouncement of his appointment. The
stan of the bank will remain practl-
cally the same under his regime as it
has been since its organization, Mr..
Young said.
~ am very happy to see Mr.. Young
elected to the governorship of the
bank said Mr.. Void today. II have
M dorht he will carry on the work
of. the institution in Il manner highly
pleasing to h banks of the district.
He has shown his efficiency in his
work as deputy governor"
Qualification at the election of Mr..
Young was expressed by John H.
Rich, federal reserve agent for this
district "Mr. Young's appointment
will meet with approval throughout
the district, l am sure said Mr..
Rich. 1--WE. know that he will conduct
the Office with credit to himself. and
the banks of the district"
Mr.. young has been identified with
the banking business since 1900, when
he started as messenger boy for the
First National bank of Marquette,
Mich.
In 1901, he went with the Mar
quette National bank, Marquette,
Mich. when it was organized. He
stayed with the bank until october,
1907.
He then became western represen-
tative at Calumet, Mich, of an eastern
bond house. He'remained there three
years, when he was elected vice presi-
dent Of the Citizens National bank of
Houghton, Mich, leaving this posi-
ton to become identified with the
Federal Reserve bank.
Mr.. Young is married and lives at
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-12
ABOUT THE e..
+" NE HUNGARIAN
GOVERNMENT WANTED

Paris, Monday, Aug. 1l.-(By the
Associated Press. )-There is no indi-
cation that any member Of the SUI
preme council Of the peace conference
desires to have relations with the
Hungarian government set sup by
Archduke Joseph before a report on
the facts, relative to its establishment
has been received, from Allied gen.
erals. The opinion seems general in
conference circles, however, that
Rumania must be required to live up
to the armistice agreement. Other
wise Allied states and wors still,
enemy states. would be encouraged ia
disregard the terms of the peace
treaty.
peace delegation, conferred with M
Benes, one Of the Czocho-Slavokfan
delegates today and assured him Ru-
mania was taking only such supplies
as are necessary for her army and ex'
poets to account fully to the Allies FOL
everything so that PREPARATION claim'
may be equitably settled.
the SOONER some men get married
the longer they have to repent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-12

Washington, Aug. 12.-"The. agita-
ton against the packers is due to mis-
understanding and prejudice, and-has
been inflamed by the one sided, 'ex-
parte Investigations Of the federal
trade commission"
This statement. made by L. B. H,
Weld Of Chicago, representing Swift
& Co.. is the big idea which all five
of the packers now under fire hope
will be accepted as true by the Ameri-
can people.
I'VE believe said Mr.. Weld, that
the packers sell meat wholesale as
cheap as it is humanity possible to sell
it. The only way in which it could be
sold more cheaply is through the re-
duction Of the price paid for live
stock" -
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III
and whit 1t was not proposed, % 90
with 1t under the new article
yhe Monro doctrine was , the go eS.
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Meep Euulo'p VI e1 S t = - -
e'il.ne'
vas pure'y. - nni;cv d.
lsirned and w;.ely DESIGNED for our de-
Ifense. II haa never been an 'interna-
Itinnai anra eameTtl, - No nation has
lever formailv recognized 1t. It has
been he subject Of ~reservation At In
ternational Conventions by American
delegates. It has y been q region
al or an understanding
Of any Kind with ANYBODY, It was the
declaration OF the United States of
IAmerica. in their own behalf. support
ed ,bv their own mower. They brought
it into being and its life was predicted
on the force which the United States
could. place behind it. Unless the
United States could sustain It 1t would
die. The United States has supported
1t. It has Nved-strong, efficient. re-
spected. 1t is now proposed to Kill 1t
by a provision in q treaty for a League
Of Nations. RI
"Why. in the name Of peace, should
we extinruish Il? WHY. in the name of
neace. shonId we he called upon to
leave the interpretation of the Mon
roo doctrine t6>other Nations? It is an
American. policy, It is Dur own. It has
Ruarded( us well. and I for one can
never find consent in my heart to dee
- ~ =. L. 80, ~-A
hand over It's body for dissection to
the nations Of Europe.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-12
ADVERTISEMENT.

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-12

The heads of the five packing con-
Germs whom the government is about
to prosecute are:
Louis F. Swift, president Of Swift
& Co.; j.. Odgen Armour. president
Of Armour & CO.: Edward A.. Cuda-
by, president of the Gudahy Packing
Co.; T. E. Wilson. president of Will
son &\Co.: Nelson Morris. chairman
of the board of directors of the Mel
SON Morris Co..
The governments triple blow
against the big FIVE packers will be
opened in Chicago this month, when
evidence gained by the federal trade
commission in the course Of exhaus-
tive Investigations will be placed be-
fore a federal grand jury. The de-
ments under both the criminal and
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-12
TELEPHONE RATES
WILL BE RAISED
FIRST OF SEPT.

September j is the date set bv the
Bell Telephone company, operating
the Northwestern Telephone exchange
in Grand Forks for a general increase
in service rates. All other exchanges.
the company announced. experienced
a rate increase July /. but OWING. to
the installation of the new service here
the raise was deferred until the sue
cess ofthe new system was assured.
The new rates announced are as
follows. One. party business phones,
81; two party business phone, $3.50:
one party residence phone, $2.26:.
two-.party residence phone. 81; rural
service, $1.75. \ 80
When a judge lays down the law he
does not Necessarily resign. p
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Favorable Action
On Palmer Nomination
Expected By Senate

Washington. Aug. 12.-Confrma-
ton by the senate Of the nomination
of A. Mitchell Palmer to be attorney
general was recommended in a unani-
nous report today by the judiciary
subcommittee which has been hold
ing hearings on the appointment.
Favorable action by the senate is ex-
pected.