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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
IS NOT SATISFIED
Hopkins Says There Must Be
No "Grab" in Merger.
Fraternal Society Consolidation
Must Not Tax Members.

If the Knights and Ladies of Secur-
ity and Fraternal Aid Union are to
merge, they must amalgamate with
out expense to the membership or the
funds Of the societies. That is the
latest statement of r. j. Hopkins, at
torney general. The mere fact that
the contract with John Breyfogle has
been cancelled does not satisfy the at
torney general in the least. All other
persons who were to receive compen-
sation must cancel their agreements.
Officers of the fraternal insurance
companies have told the attorney gen.
eral that under the merger plan a
membership would be added to the
knights and Ladies of Security at less
than one-fourth the expense incurred
in ordinary membership campaigns.
1t was also stated~that the entire ex-
pense of the transfer would be abb
sorbed in the saving to the societies
in the first year of the amalgamation.
These statements, tho, have not salts
fled the attorney general and he has
declared that he will stand out
against the expenditure of any of the
funds of the societies for the merger.
Hopkins Admits Benefits.
In his latest statement. Hopkins
reiterates his admission that the mer-
ger would doubtless be beneficial to
the societies He will not, however,
approve any expense in connection
with the transfer of membership I'M
less such action is approved by the
individual membership of the socie-
ties in a referendum vote. Hopkins
also demands that in such case all
expense items be made public.
Several days ago officers of the
Knights and Ladies of Security wrote
to Hopkins advising that they had
cancelled the John Breyfogle contract
which meant an expense of probably
$123,00O. All other items in the $780,
900 expense charge must be elimi-
mated, the attorney general asserts.
before he will give his consent to a
consolidation program.
Makes Stand Plain.
1.-THE insurance brokers' fee in the
$350,000 alleged trust fund fee grab
is no more obnoxious than the balance
of $227.0O0 to be paid to unknown
persons said Hopkins. 81 have made
it plain to Breyfogle, to Frank L.
Travis, insurance commissioner, and
to officers of the Knights and Ladies
of Security, which organization has
| taken the lead in the merger. that l
deem this fee plan obnoxious and that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24

5000 new customers BY July l. ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24

all semblance of such an act being
perpetrated on the membership must
be wiped out before 1 will approve a
merger plan"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24

=. 5000 new customers by July I. ADV.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-20
BAPTIST Guide Post

Speak unto the children Of ID.
rael that they 60 forward.
As the Father hath sent nd,
even SO send you.
Go ye into all the world and
preach the gospel unto every crsae
ture.
The field is white already anS0
harvest.
AL things are possible 70 III
that believeth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-20

Mississippi Baptists have opportunity Of witnessing
for Christ by providing Christian educational advantages
tor orphan chdren of healing for the sick of
state tuberculosis hospital for patients of and
other states; placing schools in the front rank making
Mississippi Baptist Democracy; Outstanding the noun
tas and cities and Of entering the open doors the earth
with message Of religious freedom and democracy
They have the opportunity Of showing their attitude
towards the commandments Of Christi which side of the
line they and Of comparing their love for Him with
their love Tor their money He that with is
/ against me-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-20
The Day Opportunity

For Baptists is at hand
to make a more intensive
application Of the Gospel
and it's institutions every
where throughout the
homeland and in all parts
of the world.
The need is urgent
everywhere.
Doors of opportunity
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-02-08

would have learned on inquiry that
thors IL no such an orgaatsatton ~
the Mont. Vista Automobile naiss
Association. Tho u.o Of the nnms
4. a plain distortion of tho facts for
tho express puipo . of suggesting .
personal motive for . Blue Sky Law In
tnls state. have no interest Ia the
automobile trade but II had !
would no, have any fear OF any
CON potitioa on the part OF the Pan
Motor Company and itn products.
I did no, tell Mr.. Remedy that I
represented any such organization.
I did not eco Mr.. Remedy nor did
hc geo mo At the plant Of the Pan
Motor Company At 81. Cloud on tho
day mentioned In the article or on
any other dsy.
Mr. Kennedy did not ask mo 10
20 through the assembly plant OF the
Pan Motor Company on the day men
toned In tho article or On any other
day.
I did not tell Mr.. Kennedy: ken
/ ncdy. I don't daro TO 20 Into that
plant. for II ! did I could not 20 back
homo and make tho report was sen,
up here to make" on that at the place
mentioned In tho articls or at any
| other timo or place.
Now Mr.. Kennedy II IL up TO you
to state who II responsible for the
false statements published In the
article above.
G. II. Kohler.
Monte Vista. Colorado
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-02-08
Pirates & Pfone6ea"
D. lesis cusaaAss h Wsssd's Web
Jssus - Jasoasy. 1919

Just now the automobile field does
not offer the opportunities for the
pirates OF promotion that Il has In
tho past and undoubtedly will again
In the future. But there IL one pro-
moter who seems to be doing . thriv-
Ing business even now selling . mot
o- stock st twico its par valuc from
81. Cloud. MINI. He 10 8. c. Pan
dolfo. president Of the Pan Motor
Company. This company according
to II. literature. has . botter chance
to accomplish a. much within the
next fourteen years ~ the Ford COM
pany. or any other company has &C.
complished within the past fourteen
years" Then u IL pointed out that
tho net earnings Of the Ford Com
pany In one year were equivalent
OF over 400 on each SO origin
ally invested in the Ford stock" Il
1t any wonder that Pandolfo can
claim more than $4,000 stockhold-
crs! st. Cloud appears to be proud
Of It's new captain Of industry-that
Is. appears to be. II 4 page from the
st. Cloud Times reporting q meeting
OF tho Commercial Club Of st. Cloud
on the hrst anniversary Of the Pan
Motor Company. can be taken at its
face value. That page has undoubt-
edly helped Pandolfo in the sale of
the stock. The president of the Club
was reported as saying that II st.
Cloud undertook to advertise the
municipality as much as the Pan
Motor Compsny had already adver-
tised 1t. 1t would cost At least 32.-
100000. As evidence OF 1t. he read
telegram from Fort Worth. Tex
note the state-inQuiring as to the
value Of Pan stock as an investment.
The reader Of this page Is not left In
doubt az to what the answer would
he for resolution OF the Club ia
published In which 1t goes On record
as believing there is not q cleaner
or better proposition today offered
the public to invest money in than
Pan Motor Stock" The resolution
also says that President Pandolfo
has been thoroughly investigated by
us and found not only honest to a
fault. but man Of great capabili-
ties" Another speaker was reported
as saying that the Club had sent out
200 letters making inquiries as to
his business sagacity. and these had
come back 80 per cent. favora BILE.
and the other 2 per cent, none Of
them doubted his honesty" That
none of the ss per cent. as we'll
doubted his honesty would seem an
parent from the resolution.
Real Facts About 3. @. Pandolfo
AS an antidote to this highly fav-
orable propaganda for 8. c. Pandol-
70. we wish to present some of the
results OF a few inquiries made by
those who have only the interest Of
investors at heart and who believe
In truth In advertising. Pandolfo
came from Texas. where he was in
the life insurance business. He op-
Grated a general insurance agency
at San Antonio and in order to ex-
tend his business sold to agents
trust fund certificates" on which he
agreed to pay per cent. q month
interest. Soon afterward these
monthly payments ceased and hold
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-02-08

The undersigned received clipping
containing the article printed above
with the statement that clipping was
from the Grand junction Colorado
Daily News.
We do not know who wrote the
article but since It appears In the
Grand Junction paper edited by c. f.
Adams. member OF the Stock
holders Committee, who made a
trip to st. Cloud. Minnesota, to in
spect the Pan Motor Company plant
and whose name is attached to the
report published In the Denver Post
January 18th. last. we conclude. that
Mr.. Adams must be tho author of
the article and responsible for Its
publication.
Mr.. Adams Is one Of tho Commit
tee that made a report Of the
financial affairs OF the Pan Motor
Company which on its face shows
that over $500. 100000. of the money
p"'u VI " Dc phiu ny SIOCkuOlOeTS
up to and including November 3Oth.
1918 was not accounted for In the
,tatcment.
The article says that refused to
go into building one OF those ,ac-
tories you have heard so much about,
because II did could not make the
report I was sent up to make. An
examination Of the report made on
my return reveals the Fact that It
stat d the situation at that time and
would be a pretty accurate statement
OF tho situation at this time. There
was no statement made that the Pan
Motor Company was fake but II
those who read draw that conclusion
from the facts reported will say that
such 10 their privilege. did not
express my opinion On that phase OF
the matter.
II the writer OF .he article had
wished to state the facts he could and
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-02-08

ers Of these certificates were s,lIl
waiting for thir money tho last va
heard. The Commissioner OF insur.
Ancs aud IT. nkinx OF tho State OF
Texas described this as nothing hut
. graft proposition from star, 10
anlsh." The certificates wore hand.
soms,y gotten up. with an artistic
border and threc impressive scala
one green. one rcd. and ono gold.
Regarding them. another state one.
ial wrote: Like tho small boy who
spits upon tho bait TO catch tho ash.
the promoter OF this enterprise put
plenty Of decorations upon his docu.
ments to catch tho suckers" The
Commonwealth Trust Company OF
Houston. Texas. tho posscs.or OF IN,
gold seal. which appeared as guar.
antor on tho certificates. was a
fake institution. II has been char.
acterixcd BY tho banking depart.
mcnts Of Texas and Oklahoma as IN.
bissest fraud that was ever involved
In tho banking departments OF those
state. In Juno. 1915. Pandoifos II.
cense ~ . general agent In Texas
was revoked and no was Informed
that he would never be licensed to
represent any insurance company I'm
any capacity In the state again. lie
thon started the promotion of the
Pan Motor Company: but Texas by
that time had blue sky law. and hc
decided to move to New Mexico. 1t
was In the spring OF 1917 that he
transferred his operations to ST..
Cloud. MINI. As . possible exp'ar-
alton OF this promoters apparent
success In 81. Cloud. II might be ey-
planned that he il generally consid-
cred to be = hypnotist.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-02-08
PAN MOTOR HEADS HELD FOR
ALLEGED sS, ,OOO, 600 FRAUD
Driven froM San Luis Valley After
Probe os Work Being Done
In Minnesota.
BY Associated Press

CHICAGO. Feb. Moro than
Ss.o0o.oo0 Il alleged to have been
fraudulently obtained thru misuse OF
the malls in an indictment return
hore today against thirteen officers
and promoters Of the Pan Motor Com.
pany. . Delaware corporation with
plant, at st. Cloud. MINI. 1t is
charged that $4,000 persons were
VII tiiaized by buying stock in tho
concern.-Rocky Mountain News,
February 2. 1919.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-02-08
TNCTM A1NSCT NAN
WHO KNOCKED rAN CO.

Somc funny thing. do happen In
this world. A good many people mo-
tir~si In \ recent i.suo Of the Denver
News. parts Of which have b~cn cop
led In other papers. that = man BY
the name Ut &. ". kohler. represent
ing tho Monte Vista Automobile
Sales association. appeared before
tho blue sky committee ef the Colo
| RADIO senate aud di.hod up = long
dissertation against fake companies.
| the object OF which seemed prsnei-
paily to bc to slam tho Pan Motor
company.
On tn. recent vial, TO the plant OF
the Pan Motor company al 81. Cloud.
tho committee sent there 20 look In
to that Institution heard quite an In
| tercatinx story In regard To this man
Koh,cr. II was told to tho commit
too by W. T. Kennedy OF Colorado
Springs. former county commissioner
Of II Paso county.
Mr.. Kennedy stated that last sum
NOR while he happened to bo In 81.
Cloud. kohlcr was sent there Ia
make an inspection OF the Pan Motor
plant by his sales organization nj
Monte Vista. II happened to meet
Kohlcr tho next day after his arriv'
al" said MIR. Kennedy to tho COM
mittec. land I told him would bs
glad to show him over tho plant
Kohicr declined tho invitation and
said he would not have time to do 80
as he had to leave early the next
morning. The next day found that
he had not gone and I asked him
asain to 20 out. He made tho same
declinntion. saying he could not re-
main over. However. the following
evening I found him out Mt the Par
plant looking In the window OF the
large assembly building. I ther
urged him strongly to 10 thru the
plant. telling him that no could moi
90 back home without seeing wha'
there was In tho plant and make NJ
honest report to his people. Kohle'
then said to me: Kennedy. I dom
dare to 70 into that plant. .or II
did I could not go back home ant
make the report was sent up there
to make.
And when Kohler got back tt
Monte Vista he made a report tina,
the Pan Motor company was a fake
.I-the report that he was sent W
there to make"
And w. T. Kennedy. one Of thu
most prominent and reliable men o
Ell Paso county. made this statement
and he will gladly back II up II an,
Pan Motor company stockholdel
wishes to write to him about II.
This is the character Of attach
that is being directed against tn,
Pan Motor company. Some one will
big wad OF long green must Ger
tainly be working to destroy the Par
Motor company. Who is backinj
kohler to spread such false reports
Time may disclose.-Grand Junction
Daily News.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-24
PROHIBITION WORK.
ERS BARRED
STATE DEPARTMENT REFUSES
PASSPORTS TO AN41-sALooN
CAMPAIGNERS

London, Sept. 24.-The American
state department is taking measures
to check the extension of the Anti.
Saloon Leagues prohibition cam
paign in Europe, according to the
Daily Mail, which says two agents OF
the league who recently sought pass
port facilities in Paris preparatory to
visiting England were unable 20 OBJ
tain the necessary vises.
The American state department,
the newspaper continues, ''is fully
alive to the detrimental effects which
extension of the Anti-Saloon League
activities to Europe might have on
international relations, especially at
the present time, and is said TO BE-
resolved to avoid possible misunder-
standings" a
The Daily Main, which is conduct
ing a campaign in opposition to VIM.
e. Johnson, organizer of the Anti
Saloon League, says it is considered
unlikely that many more anti-saloon
campaigners will be allowed to EN-
bank for England at present and
quotes Mr. Johnson as saying that
officers of the organization are
scared at all the attention which has
been focused on the campaign here. ("
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-24
PROPOSES STANDING
ARMY OF 100000
GEN. McANDREWS GIVES HIS RE.
ORGANIZATION PLAN TO
HOUSE COMMITTEE

Washington d. c., Sept "a
Americas future military policy as
advocated before the house military
committee by Maj. Gen. j. w. Nc
Andrew, chief of staff of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces throughout
the war, should call for peace on
the Pacific on our own terms" This
he said, can be assured by control OF
the Panama canal and the Hawaiian
islands.
Although Gen. McAndrew told the
committee he was "loath to disa gree
with the general staff" he took issue
with it's reorganization plans on the
basis of an army of 100000 men
proposing instead force of 100000
''at the utmost" While joining with
the general staff in advocating uni
yersal training for 19-year-old youths
Gen. McAndrew disagreed with its
proposed three-month period OF
training, declaring it was "inade-
quate' and should be at least six
months.
The peace time army of 100000
men, he said, should be distributed
with one complete division at the
Panama canal, another at Hawaii
another with additional troops, II
necessary. along the Mexican border
small forces in the Philippines and
Alaska and the remainder at home
for coast defense and training.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-24
Visits Sioux City
Fair in Airplane

Sioux City, Sept. 24.-B. F. Mag
hess, prominent land and live stock
auctioneer of ST. Lawrence, s. D.,
came to the Interstate fair in an air
plane piloted by former Lieut. j. S.
Gehan, of Sioux City The distance
was made in the record time of two
hours and 80 minutes.
"By road the distance from st.
Lawrence to Sioux City is about 265
miles," said Mr.. Magness. by air.
line we calculated it to be about 23O
miles. Believe me, we didn't lose
any time. Lieutenant Gehan didn't
turn any corners on the way, either" ]"
The plane travelled almost 100
miles an hour Magness and Gehan
left St. Lawrence at GAO a. m., stop
ped at Parker about 80 minutes for
gasoline, and reached Sioux City at
$50, landing on the grounds of the
Sioux City Flying Club at North Riv-
erside.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-24
Automobile Bandits
Pillage Store

Stickney, Sept. 24.-Robbers en-
tered the store here of George Unger,
and pillaged it of everything of value,
even taking three cases of eggs. They
then left in an automobile with goods
valued at $4,000 and headed east,
where authorities have been notified
all along the route, and a diligent
search for the bandit swill be made.
1t is thought that the robbers en-
tered the store in early morning.
They broke open the cash register
and found but a few dollars In
change. They then cleaned the store
of all valuable materials, such as
woolens, silks and other goods that
could be transported in an automo-
bile.
A light rain during the night made
their tracks plainly visible. and the
authorities traced them as far as the
edge of town, where the tracks head
ed east and were obliterated by other
traffic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-24
WITHOUT FOOD FOR
eleven DAYS
HURRICANE SURVIVORS VERY
CLOSE TO DEATH-LIGHT-
HOUSE THEIR REFUGE

Miami, Fla, Sept. 24.-Eleven
DAYS without food or water, twelve
survivors of the recent hurricane
huddled in a lighthouse on North
Elbow Key, small island in the
Florida straits, which was swept
clean of every vestige of human hab-
itation during the store, have been
located by submarine chaser which
brought back a story of devastation
and human suffering unsurpassed by
any that has come from the storm
area.
Huge waves sweeping over the
island carried away sepulchres con
tanning the bodies of former inhab-
itants, ii was reported, swept all live
stock into the sea and destroyed 9TH
er food supplies, leaving the inhab-
itants, whose only hope of survival
lay in the impregnability of the light
house in which they gathered, abso-
lutely destitute.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-24
NEW BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY

The following list of new books,
which have been given to the library
for the Childrens Room, are now
ready for circulation:
Baker-Second boob of poetry.
Bangs eanne dare.
Blaisdell-Cherry Tree Children.
Blaisdell-Pretty Polly Flinders.
Blaisdell-Rhyme and Story
Primer.
Blaisdell-Twiligh Town.
Burgess-Mother West Winds
Children.
Coe-Story Hour Reader-Boo.
One.
Defoe-Robinson Crusoe.
Dopp-Early Sea People
Dopp-Later Cave-men.
Dutton-In Field and Pasture.
Eggleston-Stories of Great Amer
leans.
Farmer-Nature Myths.
Field--Quest of the Four-Leaved
Finley-Little Bird Blue.
Hale-Man Without a Country
Hurll-Landseer.
Jollie-Stories from the Land OF
Never-Never.
Keffer-Nature Studies on the
Farm.
King-Tales Out of School.
Lansing-Patriots and Tyrants.
Lansing-Tales of Old England
Lorenzi-Pinnochio
Mose-Lincoln.
Matthews-Seven Champions OF
Christendom..
Mix-Mighty Animals.
Moore-Pilgrims and Puritans.
Nixon -Roulet-Indian Folk Tales
Otis--Antoine of Oregon.
Otis-Left Behind.
Otis-Martha of California.
Parker--Our Friends. the Birds.
Perkins-Eskimo Twins.
Perkins-Irish Twins
Pickard-Industrial Work foi
Girls.
Pickard-Tndustria Work foi
Boys,
Swallow Book.
Ruskin-King of the Golden
River
Skinner-Iromatic Stories
Tanner-Legends from the Red
Mans Forest.
Toppan-Farmer and His Friends
Toppan-Makers of Many Things
Toppan-Travelers and Travelling
Warren-Robin Hood
Wentworth--Wor and Play With
Numbers.
Wenzlaff-S Sketches and Legends
of the West
Wiggin---Story Hour.
Wiley--Lodrix.
Williams-Picture Studies.
Worst-Educative seat work
Wyss-Swiss Family Robinson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-24
Experience of Girl
i'm Texas Flood

Corpus Christi, Tex, Sept 24.-
Miss Alice Mullaly, daughter Of The
district judge at Laredo, Texas, was
carried four miles across Nueces bay
by the tidal wave and finally dumped
on a sandbar near White Poitn.
About her neck she had suspended
a purse containing $270, She re-
moved this, then lapsed into semi
consciousness. Two searchers found
her, and as one reached for the purse
in search of clew to her identity
thinking her dead, she opened hel
eyes and with weak, That's mine, >
seized the purse.
Miss Mullaly was carried to a near.
by house just a few minutes before
a giant wave washed away the bal
that had been her refuge. Miss Mul-
laly's aunt Miss Margaret Mullaly
was drowned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-24
LAKE COUNTY
VITAL STATISTICS
REPORT OF COUNTY CLERK
BURNETT FOR MONTH
OF AUGUST
Births

Births
Sons were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Hegdahl, Henry Erickson
John Lawrence Wolf, Herbert L.
Howard, Gus A. Johnson, William
kock, John ]. Lysne, E1yard Doven-
berg, Nathan Corning, L. E. Jordan,
Adolph Gutzman, A. w Grulke and
Geo. NJ Whitsell.
Daughters were born to Mr.. and
Mrs Chas. f. Booth, Albert Leonard
Wood, Samuel M. Beecher, Edward
W. Reeve, Louis II. BlaZen, Ray
mond A. Phifer, Chas. l.. Monroe,
Reinhold Tuynman, Joe Nassif, DON
aid Carmichael, Oscar Bortnem and
Fred c. Williams.
Deaths
Christopher G.. Chapman, age rs
years.
Nina Caroline Henke, age 60 years.
James e. O'Connell, age SIS years.
Matthias Fazendin, age II years.
Clarabell Stanford, age 62 years.
Frances E. Smith age rs years.
Della May Fuller, age 81 years.
Hans Nashum, age ga years.
lena Eichman, age 25 years.
Marriages
Bernie l.. Lohan and Clara Peter
son.
Leonard Hof and Martha Quick.
f. Clark Miller and Violet Mary
Jorgensen.
VIM. r. Bender and Elmira M.
Fitzpatrick.
Thos. f. VanLanningham and Olga
Hoel.
Harry b, Anderson and Ida M.
Kinzley
Walter H. Koehler and Lydia E.
Fischer.
Norman A, Peterson and Nora l..
Smith.
Leopold G, Boyer and Erna l..
Junker
Divorce
Lafayette Hines from Addie A.
Hines.