davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30

stories or more are erected people can
well afford to pay more for the land
values than when the buildings are OF
the usual London business type Of five
or six stories. But can anybody inn
agine a building of 80 stories in Lon
don? It would dwarf ST. Paul's and
rob the house of parliament and the
Abbey of their distinction. Near the
Bank of England land has been sold
or f3,250,000 per acre; In the Strand
f12 to EGO per square foot is near the
figure, while turtle west, in Bond
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30

cut up by deep canons or where noun
tain ridges obstruct the view, or In a
flat country that affords no good
points of vantage, are often unable to
pick up fires quickly by the rising
smoke, or to locate them accurately.
For precise location the system in use
depends on triangulation through re-
ports telephoned from separate obser-
walton points. Airplanes, however, can
use wireless, or even the new wireless
telephone, and they can locate fires by
coordinates in the same way that gun
fire In war is directed to a particular
spot.
Experiments made in bombing fires
to put them out show the possibilities
suitable chemicals for extingiushing
fires have been used with good results.
At present the only observation bal
loon used in connection with forest
fire patrOlling is the one maintained at
the Arcadia field, near Los Angeles.
of about 5000 feet and remains there
from Z a. m. until 6 p. m. In case of fire
report from the balloon observer is
telephoned to the army balloon school
and transmitted to the forest service
at Los Angeles. Another plan to be
tested later In the summer is trans
porting fire fighters by dirigibles from
which ladders can be lowered to the
ground.
Outlaw Cotton Fields.
The airplane to spy out hidden cot
ton fields has proved successful 1t is
the result of an experiment carried out
by the federal horticultural board Of
the department of agriculture. In
southern Texas, where the devastat-
ing pink bollworm of cotton has been
trying to invade the United States
from Mexico, there are cotton-free
zones, declared by law as barriers
against the progress of the worm. But
few misguided farmers feel that
their rights have been infrnged and
have developed tendency to become
outlaw cotton planters. Much of the
country is heavily timbered, roads gre
neither plentiful nor good in many pla-
ces, and it has been possible for an
| outlaw planter to tuck away a few
acres Of cotton in some nook of the
woods beyond probability of discovery
by ordinary means, though the depart
ment of agriculture has been making
diligent efforts to spot every stalk of
cotton in the quarantined areas.
Last year when workers of the fed
eral horticultural board were on the
ground, they tried out the airplane for
scouting work. In this way Inspector
Hensley Of the board discovered sew
en- outlaw cotton fields in the heavily
wooded country along the Trinity riv-
er and around Galveston bay which
had escaped discovery.
January Of this year the work of To-
eating cotton fields in the observation
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30
London Land Values

Sir Alfred Mond's supposed predilec-
ton for the skyscraper raises the ques-
lion of London land values. If sky
scrapers were to rear their ungainly
heights In London as in New York 1t
would not only, says the New York
Evening Post, abolish the beauty Of
London. but would increase the price
Of land, especially in the heart of the
city, by about so per cent. 1t has been
argued that where buildings Of 30
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30

street, for example. f35 per square foot
is the ruling price. The present value
of the whole of the land in London is
about 500 millions; add so per cent
and the ratable value would jump up
by leaps and bounds.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30
A Plunger.

"Was that Joung Brown 1 saw strik
ing you for loan? Why, I heard that
only recently he fell into a fortune"
That's so. hut he fell into 1t so
hard that he went right through it,
Boston TRANSCRIPT
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30

EPORTS from Washington
seem to indicate that the
air service Is going to
pieces rapidly from vari-
Gus causes and that Sep
TENDER will practically
see the last of 1t. This Is
especially to be regretted
in view Of the recent nu-
merous, extensive and dis
astrous forest fires IN the
Northwest. The lesson of
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05

the referendum who honestly of the
But many OF the legislators referred have changed
on the submission Of the law since the legislature.
They have discovered the opportunity gives the
enemies OF all primary laws to defeat the interest of people
they would vote against submission they had over again
the public wants to defeat the uncrupulou
politicians the Nonpartsan aguers and the eliminate
primary law and then the rights Of the people
the government it will rally to the support Of the present law
Will turn down the powers that exploiting the
and waste who regard public
public spoil and who Id like complete
of Montana
Now what do you know about that? plans Of the venal Po
the Leaguers and the Soviet chiefs eliminate
Primary Law Emnate Gods of newspaperdom to what
descended? Eliminate? Does that get rid destroy
abolish in word to eliminate not? Tell somebody the
blow has almost shattered what little intelligence the Helena
pendent credited us with having.
Eliminate! Phew!
An that after the Nonpartsan league has spent
lars and months Of time to the primary After
farmers and have gone country
signing everybody they could col gathering
names SO that the primary remain it is until 1920
will be voted upon at general election After all that
accused OF wanting to eliminate it. Pretty
aughabe Even the Helena Independent can't stomach
piece faced innocence and loud
the Great Falls Tribune throws its hands and quits
ELIMINATE! It's hot but not hot enough
people Of this state still alive the ought
known better than to spring such thing such time
sidering the drouth and all
Eliminate! Well the farmers who carried those petitions
who signed them know perfectly well what ave
MEANS and that editorial should eliminate something else
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05

an untroubled sea. All went we'll
until plank No. 8 hit a rock in
the big chiefs sanctum stinktor-
um, and went down with all hands
and poor old Bill of the Baa Baa's
went down with the rest of them.
Chas. A. now occupies a high
seat in Statesman's (?) Hall.
wearing medals galore, chief
amongst them being the coveted
"Croix de kale''. There are ru-
mors in the Salon-de-Kale that
Chas. A. will wear the Senatorial
Toga at the next Kale convention
in the main graft house, wonder
ALI Honoyackers reading this
romance of a budding statesman,
who have any Independence Of
for sale may profit by
this tale of Kale.
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05
He fights 'gainst frost and drought
and hail

He fights 'gainst frost and drought
and hail,
He worries lest his crop should fail,
And wind him up in sheriff sale.
The Independent Farmer.
The hawks they thin his chickens out.
Potato crop cut short by drought,
His fruit trees blooming there so fair,
Jack Frost in one short night lays
bare.
The coyotes get his lambs and calves.
The cinch bug cut his wheat in halves.
'Twixt bugs and worms and ticks and
lice,
And skunks and hawks, coyotes and
mice,
And hail and wind and frost and
drought,
His life is nearly pestered out.
He's free as hell without doubt
The Independent Farmer.
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05

committee. Several greyheads who
were studying taxation before
Chas. A. even got a chance tt
study the sagas Of his ancestors
tried to point out the unjustness
of several weakspots in the State.
mans measure '30' that claimed
that Simoleon in Bank has
not as much value as a Simoleon
invested in a home and kids or in
a mans farm. "Nothing DOING
Chas. A. had made that Kommish
see that Kale must be protected,
and the bunch was deaf, dumb
and blind to all arguments save
"Kale".
I. Chas. A. then had a long confer
ence with other Kale experts in
the House, like Brown, of Cascade,
Middleton Wilcomb, Crouch and
the Great Panjandram of the A.C.
NJ. Co. Kelly, who represents the
largest Kale institution in the
country some were Reps, and 9TH
ers Demos, but the names of these
were written thusly in the Ka-
lands. The Nonpartisan
Leaguers, Chas. A. did not bother
with, as they had been busy try
ing to raise wheat for Uncle Sam
for a long time past and had for
gotten what Kale looked like. At
ter the conference the Ship of
State with Rastie at the Hellum,
Henderson as chief cook, Dan
Kelly as first mate, Reldon as
and a Merry crew of Kale
gatherers moved smoothly along
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05
TOWNLEY, FRAZIER DATES
Tuesday, July 9Th Miles City
Sat. July 18th Plentywood
brush Lake,



North Dakota has state bank established by law
League 1t has aroused perhaps antagon than
plank Of the industrial effect there and
enough this has from diamay opposite quarters
does the Puocacy who feign utopn
and dpleass the extreme utopan because deals
with such sord thing money which has of
anarcho these gentlemen propound the Of all
evil and consequently cometh Of the devil.
The idea Of the state bank would thoro
going socialist admit that is ooca but in spite Of the fact
that lacking In both these ardent stimuli Of opposition from the
abuse has ragged around it ever since it mooted
And why? Well the Bank Of North Dakota the keystone
Of the whole program Of industrial ownership conducting
business Of magnitude credit absolutely essential large and
credit ready to hand and obanab moments notice.
and no doubt the banking interests calculated when
Their disappointment very when
clear sailing suddenly appeared owned and oea
ed upon the basis as the industries.
Such institution the last thing they
could expected hence the howl This altogether
far for meant that the heavy share of the products
money magnet would be diverted by the State Bank
insofar the limits Of the system allowed with the producers
In word the State Bank financing the state industries and
OF drouth and hail. well
through periods Of distress like thrusng steel between
hungry python and it's intended victim.
Now the bank Of North Dakota calling subscriptions
bonds and offering these bonds to farmers and
IN easily purshasabe lots There 100000 of
million dollars worth be disposed Of in this manner
has been axiom Of Big Biz at the belong
Two chances fact for only gilt edged
visible symbols Of the great change that coming
the American Continent They sealed certificates setting forth
that the thereof not only hewd buyer but
and uptoate individual boot Better get in this it worth
while and indeed privilege to help launch such venture
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05

The tremendous which the appeal Nonparan
League to Save the Primary has invoked
jump having that the Primary about to he
saved advances boldly to rescue from the clutches calls
Needless this sudden dash the hard light
Of thrown the press confusion for politician may
talk and his words be forgotten but thing printed unden
ably and harder explain away airy
essence Of platform "A fact which just causing
good deal misery the editorial "copper" povid
going the various thought have lately been e1
certainly is coming to one Of them.
The Helena Record Herald however pretty good standing
n the tses to explain Why they favor tho Primary the
itself the editorial which print in full It is follows
The Record Heralds Story
attempt being made by the schg politicians Montana
to repeal abrogate primary
into their hands the politics. offices Mon
ana should the of
primary law not the best statute could be
gated by human industry and intelligence but defective
would trample upon the political rights seize the state
Ihe not much afraid Of the corporation
other great business interests of the state taking advantage
case the primary law were repealed it that the
politicians Of both parties and all aries uniting Nonpartisan
would make Of the system the
The record Of the legislature indicates people may
expect from the venal and ttes WIN
In the legislature these gentry held back bills the
traded and gabed in before body
public for two months and used the time entirely
The the democratic machine hung and
inefficient game warden political system instance showing
what its members think public interests and political
people public punderer The topheavy and in
competent highway also protected by politicians
in the face Of q scandalous record.
There doubt the primary law has defects doubt
that the who adopted the resolutions
tons for and among the legislators who voted
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05
Cala11ds of the Knnkly Kale
Reprinted from the Annals
of Cdliph C0ppemeck
The Great:
Charliaye and the Kale Kon1mish

Now it came to pass that ther,
grew up in the country a number
of wise men of the clan Kalt
Gatherers and the fame Of tn.
Kale gathering clan had pene
trated far and wide and the de
scription of the new country il
which they dwelt known as thu
land of the Honoyacker, attrac
ted many afflicted with the spir.
it of gathering Kale, and amongst
those who adventured to this
wonderful country about this
period, was decendent Of the
Old Vikings named Charliaye.
This young man had
come to seek his fame and
fortune in the new country. He
was possessed with but few
worldly goods, but had lots of
presence and had attended many
gabfests in the homes of his an
cestors. It was hard for him to
break into the "Sacred Society Of
Kale" as old Henry and the rest
of the bunch were naturally sus-
picious Of New Aspirants until
they had proven themselves, but
as Charliaye looked like prom
ising candidate, the bunch had or
ders to keep their eye on him.
Charliaye or Chas. A. for short
got into the insurance
land, telephone and other
games that usually help out big
business and always showed his
willingness to help out the men,
bers of the "Kale Society" and it
came to pass they decided to give
him a tryout and elected him to
the 18th legislature as special rep
resentative Of the "Kale Gather
ers", even as the Hadji command
ed. When he got to the main
graft house Of the state, Chas. A..
was a green one at the game, but
under the tutorship of the chiefs
of the "Kale Klan" represented
in the political wigwam at Hell
ena by Higgins, Hughie Wells,
Billy Mcmahon of the A. c. NJ,
Ramsey and others we'll known
and versed in the order of Kale,
Chas. A. was a Wise one. He per-
formed his duties nobly and wor-
thily in the interests of those that
sent him, who were not the
people.
Chas. A. received on his return
home great many thanks and was
admitted to the Sacred Society
Of X. G's. Owing to the many
laws passed in their favor the So
ciety had waxed very rich and
opulent, not only the vicinity of
Hungry Joe and the Bridge, but
wherever the writ of the X. G's.
ran, but now there arose all ovcr|
the state mighty talking about
taxes and other things that might
put crimp in their strong boxes
nd so the s. o. of Kale got out and
held all over the country, whis-
oered conferences and decided
hat a tax commission must be an
pointed to inquire into all the hull
aballoo about Kale in Strong
Boxes and that Chas. A.
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05

must be elected to see that
this done. But is was absolutely
decreed by the law of the Medes
and Persians which altereth not
that the Kommish must be select
ed from the Kale society and that
Bill, a mighty chief of the
Baas, the main graft house, be in.
vited to help put over the Kom-
mish.
And so Chas. A. again went to
the main graft house and, being
now well on the way toward the
road to craftsmanship (?), he
helped to put over the Kommish.
The Kommish spent about 80 days
actual work checking up assess
ors reports with a 100000 Sec
retary to help them. They then
proceeded to rim up few recon-
mendations for laws that would
be of great benefit to Kale, and
after doing SO, they had it print
ed, and called it a report. The
Kommish consisted of two men,
bers of the Kale Society and a
lawyer who belonged to the craft
that protects Kale. They also
had a secretary belonging to the
ancient and honorable company
OF old timers and politicians, who
stood in with the big chiefs at
the NJ. G. H., and to him they
gave 100000 a year, while the
efficiency girl who did pretty
near all the work got about 500
a month and paid her own car
fare.
But the Caliph Aronn ell Stew
art, of the the NJ. g. H., had it in
for "Sweet Alice" and she lost
her job-later on. The Kommish
altogether got away with $4,000
of Kale in payment of the Report.
Two or three fellows, during the
18th session, checked up the same
reports as the Kommish and
brought their report down to a
fine percentage basis, but they
only being common dubbs not
having any affiliations with Kale,
their report cost 81, 10000.
Chas. A. was again elected to
see that the Report and recon-
mendations were carried out and
enacted into law. Chas. A., his
work all ready and cut out for
him, and now, believing himself to
be not only statesman, but a
Tax Expert, (he had talked with
Bill and Dave and Charlie about
the matter) proceeded to have the
recommendations typewriter and
introduced them as tax legisla-
lion with his name at the top.
Chas. A. was also chairman of the
committee on taxation. Recog-
nizing Chas. as a statesman and
1is special efficiency on ways
md means. He was also made
chairman of that committee by
he chief of the Kale Klan in the
House, whose name was Beldon or
Well Done; anyhow, the Kale
xlan know him, and while the
Tax Legislation was raising Mer-
y H-throughout the land, vari-
'us hearings were heard by the
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05
Caught in the Dragnet
Gilbert's World Items
"a. B. Gilbert's Weekly Letter.)

"a. b. Gilbert's Weekly Letter.)
In handing down his decision throw
ing out the case brought against the
new legislation by AZ anti-farmer tax
payers, Federal Judge Amidon said
something that deserves to be writ in
letters Of gold, or, to be more prac-
tlcal and less aristocratic. on every
farmers and workers heart.
He had ended the legal aspects of
the case and was giving the EVERYDAY
reasons for the new industrial legis-
lation and he spoke thus:
1T is hopeless to expect a popula-
ton consisting of farmers scattered
over a vast territory, as the people of
TINS state are, to create any private
business system that will change the
system now existing. The onlv means
through which the people of the state
nave had any experience in Joint ac-
ton is their state government. If
they may not use that as the common
agency through which to combine
their capital and carry on such basic
industries as elevators, mills and pack
ing houses and so fit their products
tor markets and market the Same.
they must continue to deal as individ-
uals with the vast combinations Of
those terminal cities and suffer the
injustices that always exist where
economic units so different in power
have to deal the one with the other -
1nasmuch as it is still doubtful
whether farmers can sell cooperative
~ in the United States without yio-
lating the antitrust laws the old-line
politicians might explain how they
reconcile this with their boasted anx-
iety for the farmer. A senator has
just brought out a bill to make CO.
operation lawful. Why wasn't it
passed many years ago? The Chicago
Milk Producers association has been
dragged into the courts for the crime
OF selling milk comparatively. The
Minnesota Public Safety commission
now pay-triotic memory, turned the
same trick on the Twin City Milk Pro-
ducers' association. And then the pol
iticians advise the farmers to try CO.
operation instead of joining the league
to secure voice in law-making!
Those more advanced students of
general conditions, that is, those who
know there is controlled press and
a greedy plutocracy rather than those
who, "out Of too much learning be-
come mad" will be interested in
watching the development of the lat
cts special interest conspiracy. There
is a mental satisfaction in watching
the wheels work even if one is a vic
time Of the machine.
Here is the meat of it.
The interests need opportunities to
invest their enormous war profits.
Returns to farmers and workers are
an we produce. Whlle IN want we
EIe R[ouuce ~ iar more tnan we can use.
% hence tne need 1or 1orelgn invest
me menus ss1 ana great 1oielgn trade. Hence
the neeo OF neW imperialism.
~ nue now can me american people
De De mace mace, 'mperiaalsstc-ready TO oack
up shaoy lnvestments win blood and
!.sea sIeasare; ,,s;,; 81 simple, says wall street;
Pc 1or1e1gh STOCKS ana oonds Just as
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-05

Banker Vanderlips' warning that
"there are no terms written in the
treaty that can bring peace to Eu-
rope" finds strong confirmation in the
vote against the italian cabinet. The
Orlando ministry was rejected by a
vote OF 259 to 78 in the Italian par
lament.
The Orlando ministry has basked
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-22
FRENCH NURSE F0llED
GERMAN THIRD DEGREE

Condemned 10 death by the Ger
mans for her efforts in behalf OF flu
gitive French soldiers Mademoiselle
d'Hotellier. directrice of the General
hospital at Cambria, was spared. but
she was fated 10 undergo all that
Prussian ingenuity could devise TO
compel her TO betray her associates.
She. was hustled from one German
prison TO another and subjected to.
the grossest hardships. but her spirit
never quailed, and finally she es-
capped, triumphantly returning to
France still guarding her secrets.
Her own story, one of the most grip
ping Of the innumerable tales Of
French women's herOism. was given
Ida NJ. Tarbell. who recounts it in
Cross magazine.
OF her escape from Valenciennes.
Mademoisselle L'Hotellier told Miss
Tarbell:
II was so frightfully i'll they all
thought I would die but I meant TO
live-I meant 20 live and escape For
six months L worked on my plans.
As L grew better. / could wal a lit
tie and they let me go into the gar
den. Finally 1 asked them TO let me
put on my nurses costume, for cur
ious enough ia all my w~anderings
MY belongings had gone with me.
even to my umbrella. ] walked in
the garden day after day quite ma
turally. until the guards were used
10 me. Then one day l walked out
of the garden into the town. The
guards did not notice. The sisters
closed their eyes. ] did this often al
ways returning until one day 1
walked out as usual, nothing in my
hands. and did not return. l walked
on and on through Nalenciennes into
the country toward Belgium. Every
body supposed me a lady on an err
rand OF mercy. Sometimes / asked
a lift from the Germans themselves.
1 rode IN their camions. ! slept some
times in their quarters"
In the midst of her flight the arm
istice was signed and Madamoiselle
THotellier found il possible 10 re-
pair directly 20 Cambria There she
found her hospital uninhabitable but
she was still directrice and her stan
rallied about with the greeting: We
knew you would come, We knew
they never could conquer you" and
shortly she was again AZ work for
the wounded and sick i'm new quar-
tiers. for all the world as though
nothing had happened.