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Grand Forks herald., 1919-09-22
GREA ATER GRAND FORKS TRADE
CENTER OF NORTHWEST; LOCAL
MERCHANTS GIVE fine SERVICE
Serve. Over Half OF People
OF State And OF North
western Minnesota; Mail
Order Houses Equipped
To Give Prompt Service;
Many Come Here To Shop.

Greater Grand Forks comprising the
cities Of Grand Forks, N. D., and East
Grand Forks, Minn., has become the
shopping center Of the northwest.
Many things have contributed to this.
First, is its location in the heart of
''The Breadbasket of the World" the
rich Red River Valley, with its splen-
did railroad connections with other
sections. Then, there is the class Of
excellent merchants, whose motto is
service and quality. and this naturally
attracts buyers in large numbers.
Greater Grand Forks has no competit-
or for at least q radius of SO miles It's
territory even stretches into Manitoba
across the Canadian border. It goes
west into North Dakota and east into
Minnesota for long distances.
The city is accessible to all points,
and because Of this it must supply
the demands of thousands Of people
in rural communities and small
towns and villages, whose merchants
cannot carry large and varied stocks.
Shoppers from many miles distant
spend the week in this city, while
morning trains bring hundreds Of peo-
pie here to do this shopping and re-
turn in the evening or the next morn
ing.
The stores are not entirely local in
stitutions. They have been made by
the people of the northwest and they
belong to them. The out-of-town
shopper is given the same courtesy
the same service as local residents
~S~$@ s, oh 1Nr
the amount Of shopping they do here
day in and day out. The excellent
train service has done much to create
this condition.
The mail order departments Of 10.
cal stores also have done a great dea
to make this the shopping center OF
the northwest. In the stores OF
Greater Grand Forks it is possible
to find Just what one wants, and
each institution has established mai
order department to serve those who
cannot come to the city. Mail or.
ders are given prompt attention anc
there is no needless delay. It is thi
service that has rapidly developed thu
mail order departments Of the loca
stores.
Grand Forks, as has been said. i
situated in the heart Of the Red Rive,
Valley, justly famed as 1.-THE Breat
Basket Of the World" It is surround
ed by fertile farming country will
a population Of over $4,000. There
arc more people within q radius o
SO miles Of Grand Forks than ther,
are within like distance of any 9th
eri city tn the state. A study Of tn,
map shows that this city can bes
serve more than one-half Of the peo
pie in northwestern Minnesota. Tn,
city can serve this territory quicke
than any other point. The retail
whole sale and manufacturing inter
ests are adequately equipped and pre-
pared to serve the immense field
tributary to this center. Prices ar
right and ~the service is Of the best
That Is what makes Greater 0ran'
Forks the trade center Of the north
, west.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-09-22

Assured is the skirt lifted into a
graceful side-sweeping drapery. Such,
skirts are wide-sashed, with big bows
poised above the left hip. ~
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that: What am going to do when
this Job is fnished?"
One company which had at the start
informed every one Of its men that
enlisting for the fight would not mean
the loss Of the position, but realizing
that many who went away to fight
did so with the thought Of making a
change after the war was over, pro-
vided they were fortunate enough to
come through, settled the question for
many when It met them at the gates
OF the camp and reached them with
the message inside the camp before
discharge. with an offer OF q position.
L. w. Sidwell, president OF the Full
ton Truck Company OF Michigan, went
to the doors Of Camp Custer and in
side the camp with a message to the
soldiers. Mr.. Sidwell, seeking good
statesmen, paced advertisements in
papers which reached the soldiers
about to be sent back into private
life.
Mr.. Sidwell believes that from the
soldier ranks will come statesmen with
knowledge, statesmen with information
OF value to the truck owner or pros
pective owner, and statesmen with an
opinion gained by actual knowledge
which will prove decisive in any argu-
ment.
Believing this, he spoke for the en-
tire Fulton Motor Truck Company or
ganiEation when he said to these men
Of arms:
This organization has open to you
who realize the possibilities of the
truck field positions in which you can
succeed" The welcome OFFER Of the
Fulton Truck Company OF Michigan,
so nicely placed by Mr.. SIdwell and
by others in the Fulton organization
In other cities, brought results, and
many men, possessing invaluable ex-
perience for the gaining Of success in
the motor truck selling field, were
added to the sales staff
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AUTOMOTTVE
SECTION

subject OF highway AeeiNNnts,
Prepared originally by william p.
nc, these regulations and directions
have since been submitted for con-
Btruetivs criticisms to secretaries OF
state, state highway commissioners
and engineers, judges and lawyers,
publiclsts who have given close SID Y
to this question: traffic authorities IN
some OF the larger cities. the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber OF Com
merce. the Highway Industries Asso-
citation, the National Highway Traffic
Association, and to scores Of indiVid-
uals competent to pass upon this ques-
ton.
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gested uniform traffic regulations and
directions, that the alarming number
of accidents occurring daily on the
highways be decreased.
1t is the belief OF the highways
transport committee that through this
movement life and limb may be con-
served and economic results OF an i'm
pressive character attained. The
courts have estimated the value Of q
life at $4,000. In Washington, as an
instance, the death tool as last official
ly announced was at the rate OF
eighty-two per year.
These suggested regulations and al
rections represent, the Council OF Ma
tional Defense believe, the best and
most disinterested thought on the
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THANKS FOR Chem KIND WORDS" \

Stevens, finance division OF the war
Department, has been assigned to the
work.
Captain Stevens was engaged in
railroad tariff compilation for a num-
Der Of years before entering the Gov
eminent service. During the period
Of Americas participation in the war
he was in charge of the section which
issued vouchers on all railroad freight
charges.
The rate survey is planned as one
Of the features Of the postwar pro-
gram, as Investigations have devel-
oped a surprising lack OF definite in
formation regarding highway trans
portation operating costs. Thus far
little or no effort has been made to
classify highway freight while the
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GOOD ADVICE
And
APPRECIATION
From
AN AUTOMOBILE EXPERT
In Regard to the Campaign
Against the Theft
Of Cars.
X " Y
Ny Dear Mr.. Faulkner:

NY Lear MI T AulhnGTs
Your paper is certainly to be
commended for the many exceI-
lent articles appearing recently
relative to the theft Of autome-
biles. I trust The Times will
continue the publicity given this
subject in the hope that the pub
lie will realize the necessity Of
cooperating in every particular
in the lessening of such crimes,
by placing every safeguard in
the nature Of locks, as you sug-
gested in your article of June 4.
However, ] am OF the opinion
that the real remedy for this class
Of theft is in the hands Of our
judges. Hood locks and switch
will prevent stealing in most
cases, but instances have been
recorded where locked cars had
been towed away and worked on
at leisure by the thief. II thieves
knew that a severe penitentiary
sentence surely awaited them for
the theft of an automobile, they
would hesitate before taking q
chance. I can not see the diff
ference in the theft of a car that
will sell for $4,000 and stealing
$4,000 In currency, but / am in
formed such is the law. The joy
rider, if he is successful the first
time. tries it again; not being
detected the first or second time,
he usually develops into a full
6edged automobile thief.
Such publicity as you are Civ
ing this subject should be taken
up by the other newspapers in
town and with the cooperation o
the public, police, and judges,
this character Of theft would soon
decrease.
Very truly yours,
CHAS. w. SEAIAIES.
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range of charges even between units
operating in the same districts has
been remarkably wide, indicating an
inexact knowledge Of operating costs
upon the part Of the haulers.
Eventually 1t is believed the sum OF
the statistics obtained by the Govern
ment will serve as a foundation on
which rates may be equitably built
with due regard for limiting condi-
tions.
Incidentally the comparative data
received from rail and waterway
sources will serve to indicate the eco
nonlic spheres in which each unit of
transportation may serve its fullest
purpose, although it is, Of course,
recognized that the element Of special
service may always enter into any
local situation.
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DRIVEFOR UNIFORM
TRAFFIC MANDATES

The United States Council OF Ma
tional Defense. through its highways
transport committee, is just now in
augurating a nationwide campaign
for the purpose Of bringing about the
adoption so far as possible of sug-
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AUTOMOTIVE.
SECTION
LIST STATISTICS
ONFREIGHTR RATES

Compilation Of statistical data de-
.hgned to show railway, waterway,
and highway rates in detail, has been
undertaken by the Council Of National
Defense through its highways trans
port committee. At the request OF
ofhcisls Of the council Capt A c.
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FILL SALES STAFF
WITH EX-ARMY MEN

To the soldier at the time he was
battling for his country and for JUS
tice in the trenches of Europe, or
above them; to the soldier preparing
to do battle in the many training
camps Of America-there was one
thought that was uppermost, and
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Mr.. Robbins Asks the
Impossible
The Public Begins CIamoring Too Early

The late B. F. Keith was the originator of
continuous paudeviIe which mas developed
later into the tho SHOHS d day plan of the
present. Mr.. R. S. Robbins, WHo represents
the Keith interests in Washington, must hare
invented continuous work, for the clock in
The Times editorial rooms stood at Ala this
morning WheH a messenger brought this note:
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What Has Happened Up to Date

Major Knowles receives a letter from a Denver
bank advising him to begin search for Madeline Lu-
ellie Connor who had left Colorado for Washington,
carrying the detsils of secret process for the trans
mutation of baser metals into gold Knowles is held
up by four Cinnamon who the letter He is res
cued by Captain Henderson, who had just been robbed
of letter received from Miss ConnOr. Fuller and Sny
der plan to get the chart from Madeline. Mrs Thayer
is also trying to gain the confidence of the Colorado
girl while WI Tsang, the Chinese diplomat, is work
ing under a cloak of mystery Lieutenant Kinball has
been kidnapped and Madeline Lucille, Conner, who has
been trapped in the office of Fuller, makes sensational
escape out eleventhstory window, reaches adjoining
Office falls into meshes of consprators again. is taken
to house of WI Tsang, who locks her in mysterious
cabinet Lieutenant Kmball is rescued by aviator
rade phones hotel, is answered by Mrs. Thayer, who
impersonates Madeline, makes appointment to- meet
KimbaI at WI Tsang's house, both taxis wrecked
in collision, Kimball and Mrs. Thayer carried
scious into the Highlands demand that
WI Tsang release Madeline from cabinet-the door is
opened, the cabinet is empty, and out Little
Brown Mouse.
Now read what MIR. Herbert Quick has
written.
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We'll. I'll be damned" said shy,
der
Fuller turned fierceIy 10 :hc
Oriental "Wha; kind OF a sandy IS
this YOU are running on u.s." said
he. What kind of crooked business
is that YOU arc up to-"
The Mandarin turned slowly 10
him i'm manner which was almost
majestir
she was imprisoned in the cabi-
net" said he, half an hour ago The
doors arc guarded; tho cabinet vas
locked: nobody has been in the
room. She waJ there even as we
opened the door. She is gone. Your
explanation is as good as mine. 1t is
fate"
Fate" said FULLER. Il am going
10 look into this thing to the bot
tom. and if this thing isn't explained,
it may turn out to be fate for you.
You cant fool Tom Fuller with a
squeal from cabinet. If there is
any spiritual disappearance going
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on. Madeline Conner will not be the
only one to disappear"
The Mandarin spread his hands be-
fore him with an air OF one who
says, Take the matter into your own
hands; I have finished"
Fuller and Snyder. already sus-
picious as to any explanation con-
slstent with the truth OF the story
OF Madeline's capture. made. never
theless, a thorough examination of
the cabinet. 1t was built Of teak
wood, and was about seven feet high.
There were wire terminals which in
dicated that II had been at some time
used as a telephone booth. The
boards OF the floor ran straight across
the bottom of 1t. Measurements
showed that II could not be a double
chamber capable Of movements up
and down like an elevator. 1t was
solidly built in its place Only one
explanation occurred to the material
istic imaglnations of Fuller and Sny-
der. They had been tricked, clamsily
tricked. Snyder had sent Madeline
to the house OF Frank and his aunt"
in 3. car driven by one of the Oriental
group. That placed her definitely in
the custody of the mysterious man
of the East. She had either been
brought to this house. or she had not.
In either case, it meant treachery.
It meant that the orientals and the
men of the occident who had, hereto
fore been working together were now
arrayed against each other in the
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Chapter iii
By Herbert Quick

Just lie down. now, and. as soon as
he RECEIVERS consciousness. we will lei
you know"
/ Mrs. Thayer rose TO her feet, eX-
hibiting a, strength and vigor which
seemed wonderful for one who had
just passed through so very serious
an accident. The fact is, she had
prepared herself for the collision
and. beyond a slight shock. was I'M
injured. Her Inconsistencies had
been feigned.
where is the telephone" said she.
Il must have my own physician"
The maid pointed to a telephone
upon the table. and. without looking
for a number, Mrs. Thayer called for
and received a connection with the
Office occupied by snyder in the Nun
sey Building.
This is Alice" said she. There was
a pause during which a number of
questions were asked her TO which
she replied in monosyllabIes, Yes
Yes" No Then said she, us DR..
Allison there? Tell him to come imme-
diately to the Highlands. Bring your
friend with you. We need help. Poor
John has just been injured in a taxi
cab collision. ! can trust nobody but
Dr.. Allison. Hurry. Hurry"
1t was not an ambulance that an
peared at the Highlands in a Few
moments. but touring car. "Dr. Al
lisOn,' who alightcd with his friend
was no other than John Tracey Sny-
der. His friend was our old acquaint-
ance, Thomas Jeffrey Fuller. Mrs.
Thayer was waiting for them in the
LOBBY. They found Lieutenant Kim
ball breathing easily, but still Uncon-
scious. Snyder. in his role as DR. Al
lisOn, examined the bandages. felt NJ
the patients pulse. listened To his
breathing, and with rare discretion
refrained from any act which would
disclose his ignorance Of surgery.
THE best thing to do with him g"
said he, Els 10 take him home can
you give US some help in moving
him."
John Stanton Common. in almost his
last words had cautioned Madeline to
be on her guard against WI Tsaug.
Tom Fuller, John Snyder. and the
woman whom Snyder used az n tool
Ny heart almost fails me-" said he.
when l contemplate the pitfalls Won
may have to face" II looking down
from another sphere he could have
seen the triumphant manner with
which these criminals had carried off
their plans thus far, if he could have
seen Lieutenant kimball, wounded and
helpless, carried into the house OF
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In his great fantasy, a Vision OF
Sudden Death" DeQuincy makes use
OF these wonderful words: Light
does not follow upon the steps of
light more indivisibly than did the
events of the drama TO its terrible
denoUement"
The reader Of this tale must re
member. however, that in the drama
of our story there are certain lapses
of time, and that these intervals must
be remembered and given weight If
the events of this story are to be IN
derstood. 1t must be remembered
that a half hour elapsed from the
lime when Madeline Common was
thrust into the cabinet in the mystic
rious house on Connecticut avenue
until her strange disappearance. Dur
ing this time, perpleNed, terrified, but
still like a true daughter Of the West.
free from panic and in possession Of
her faculties. she struggled with her
horrible imprisonment She tried to
force open the door and endeavored
by every possible means to liberate
herself from the dreadful prison into
which she had been so violently
thrust. But after the eloquent d.
scrfptiou of these circumstances in
the last chapter, no further disquisi-
ton upon the plight Of our heroine
need be attempted.
II was only half an hour. out It
was a half hour big with conse-
ouepces for the characters IN this
story. Lieut. Frank Kimball, Ameri-
can ace. had been carefully decoyed
by Mrs. Emery Thaye- 10 "the house
Of a friend" on Connecticut avenue.
and the carefully collision
Of taxicabs on Connecticut avenue
was Mrs. Thayer's proof that she pos
sessed not only resoUrcefulness in
crime, but the nerve and determine
ton to wreck the car IN which Lieu
tenant KimbalI was riding. through a
collision with her own. She was lift
ed from the ruins OF her taXicab. as
all viii remember. apparently uIcCn-
sciouE, but without visible wounds,
while Lieutenant KimbalI was not
only unconscious, but was bleeding
from a cut on the forehead. They
were carried across the street and
into the Highlands. where first ala
was administered to Lieutenant Kim
ball He still remained unconscious.
however. but Mrs. Thayer. after
few convulSive sighs. showed signs
Of returning consciousness. and pres
emily sat up, looked wildly about her.
and said to the maid who was min
istering to her, Was he killed."
mo, not killed" said the maid. 1--WE
think he viii be all right presently.
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How You Can Win $3.50

The entire story of "CAMOUFLAGED' will be
written by twenty-eght Westinghouse of whom
you know. Each chapter will be from the pen of
different author-and the Thirtieth Chapter will be
open competition among all the readers Of THE
WASHINGTON TINES
The writer who successfully solve this mys-
terry and write the best final chapter of 'CAMOU-
FLAGED'' will receive cash prize of TWO HUN
DRIED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, in addition to the honor
of having won this remarkable literary contest
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pursuit Of Prof. John Stanton Con-
nor's mountain secret-the secret
of transmitting base metals into gold.
The situation had grown tremsn-
dously complicated. All the exits
from the house were guarded and
each Of the three men knew that
there was no way for any person to
escape from the house without being
seen. The Oriental, however, rallying
from his fatalistic depression. said:
II will question the servants. win
tell them to be vigilant. The girl
must be on the premises"
Good idea" said Snyder; and the
Mandarin. on silent feet, departed,
leaving the two Americans alone.
Come with me-" said Fuller. 1--WE
got to have talk with you where
we shall not be overheard. Let's go
to my room"
Out into the richly furnished hall
and up a broad and easy stairway
went the two Americans, and passed
down a dimly lighted hall until they
came to an open door. Fuller led the
way into this. closed the door, locked
II, and sat down.
This is not your ROOM" said Sny-
der.
mo" said Fuller; the one next to
it. Never was in it before. It's all
right, though. Now, tell me the whole
thing. Go over the entire story OF
how you caught this girl in the Nun
sey building, how you sent her up
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question after question developed the
points in which he was most inter
ested- Then the two men lapssd ints
silence.
Fuller began hdgeting with the fur.
niture, moving chairs, pacing across
the floor. He finally sat down at .
modern typewriter desk and began
hdgeting with the drawers He was
CONTINUED on Page IS, Column p
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here. who was with you, who drove
the car, and all about it. and espe-
cially tell me just how many minutes
ago It was. and every detail, whether
you think the detail is important or
not"
Snyder complied. With the story
which he told to Fuller, the reader Is
already familiar. Snyder went over
il in minute detail, and Fuller by
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, + + J.

The varying psychologists OF 'he
different members of the r-ng came
to the surface "s tho three men.
Thomas Jeffrey Fuller. john SEy3"r.
and the Oriental i'm tho Mania: 5
garb. stood before the empty ra5iuet
in which Madeline Common had been
imprisoned. but one half hcu- be-
fore.
The Oriental stared for Il monnnt
into the empty cabinet, a finn s-em-
ed TO come over his eyes. mi he
turned with both hands extended
toward the gold Buddha on the Ia
BILE. as much as to say 1t is Gate."
snyder and Fuller exchanged suspi-
ciOus giances.
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mystery in which Madeline ConnOr
was at that moment imprisoned. he
might have speculated on the vanity
OF warnings to innQcents and youth As
ed in crime
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This story has one
peculiarly. The char
aeters disappear. but
they never die. Every
character that was m
the first chapter VIII
be m the last, as no
author viii be allowed
to h one or add one.
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SIDELIGHTS
on the
$4,000
MYSTERY STORY

That was some mouse Com
missioner Brownlow intro
huced into his Yesterdays in
stallment of "Camouflaged.'
AMI the mysterious teak
wood cabinet in which the
beautiful Madeline Lucille
Connor was imprisoned, only
to escape by q process de
Brownlow," that made Her
bert Quick hump when writing
his today's installment.
Roland S. Robbins. the gen.
ial MANAGER of Keith's, will
struggle for the rest of to-
day in an endeavor to
straiPhten out the tangle nut
into the threat of this stirring
serial by Author Herbert
Quick. We have a bunch
that Roland. can be depended
upon to maintain the speed
set bY the co-authors whose
.1stallmentS of "Camou-
flaged" have already ap-
peared.
Take a tip from uS-if you
would win the $3.50 cash
nrize-keeH before Won the
first installment of "Camou-
flaged." which appeared in
last Tuesdays TIMES. Later
on we will tell you why.
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This Is the speediest
serial ever written,
because while you are
reading today's chap
ter, tomoFroEs Is
being written. That
makes the author
hustle.
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B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE
WASHINGTON, D. C.

FcDTuaTy 0, lYI9.
Dear Mr.. Donohue:
Like Mr. Quick | too getting anxious. Nav |
have copy of his chapter before the public hegns
clamOrng for it? want to mudde up the characters as
much possible that there will be strong injection
of those very essential and we'll understood elements Of
surprise and suspense In other words want to tangc the
Sken before my successors take hold don't mind tell
ing you to accomplish this stand willing to 60 without
meat and drink until the job is done Afterwards YOU can
send your CommSsay department to and perhaps save
me a trip to Baltimore. Sincerely
ROLAND s. ROBBINS