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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25
WITHOUT EXCUSE

The doctrine sof Karl Marx was orrnslatedgfcrSh his
time. md Cor The future s. hssconceivsd 81 would
In substancS Marx taught that the gtoiiing masses
were subnerSed. destitute and helpless under the opera
ton Of laws which had been established by their matters
aid enemies. the EMPLOYERS and capitalists generally: that
they lived in . state OF slavery az real. and apsolutetas Il
shackles Of Iron had been rivcted upon their limbs: and
that they could gain their freedom and improve their
condition only BY wasins ceaseless and relentless war
upon those who were determined to hold them In SUBJ
lection.
Marx did not see or state his facts correctly. The
was not ensiaved rs he supposed 1t to be. The
world was not. as he held II to be- composed Of two great
classes whose interests were diamstrically and eternally
opposed. Acts Of warfare upon the employing classes
were not necessary for the welfare of the employed. as
he held,them to be- FOL. in fact. the condition OF the ;em-
ployed has steadily improved without the use Of sthes
methods which he suggested. and has improved wonder
fully through the development OF the spirit Of real Cos
Operation which he held to be ilusory and impossible.
Grant that tho condition Of the working man Of the
time Of Marx approached his descriptions OF Il, and that
the only relief was to be found in the warfare which no
urged. Even that leaves the preachers OF Eadicalism to-
day without excuse. for under the conditions which exist
today the working man is fully able to obtain, and defend
his rights by methods which are peaceful and orderly,
which involve the destruction Of the property Of no other
man. and the invasion Of no other mans rights. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25

Hilda Lessing's father is dead. He
nag lost his fortune and her mother
owned Tra IN fer her to live at, a farm
schYartz. On her way home shs mai.
|!oWiy escapes being struck by q NOV
Ing train, and.is saved by a young Ell
she Isl to live. and TO cheer her up he
suggests that she hang q signal out her
window for him; white If She is we'll,
req 1or danger. She. reaches the farm
tally, and the son Of the household at
tempts to kiss her. III - :
She tries to leave the place but .is
nrnfy informed sthat she Is there to t
midhntght he Is awakened bssayoices IN.
Hi!da heare a conversation which
s se9oas nss ssg 4 apie. .h & p aisx3,i f. : S e.
man captain arrives who shows Inarkcd
q TfihsTeas & ae frightened sHi1da vr,tes
r. from met the sn elsce sG sut nssn cS y,r t. set away
letter from ths mail box and burns IL {
again at night she overhears plots for
destruction pf railway bridges. etc. dis
Snssed beneath Der window: In the faint
hangs in her window the red danger
signal arranged with her friend the en-
Slneer. she then sees that the plotters
nave OPP a paper on tho ground be-
may secure ner ftand plans how she
Htlda manages to get the paper, and
finds it to be written In cipher. Schwartz
Is infuriated when he fands hat the pa
Hiida learns that there is a plot to
wreck the train Of young Stevens, the
man who saved hert.lffe. Taking a des-
perate chance hse telephones a warning
W IIlHl.t F tnEt - "t-E-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25
The CAUCUS OPENS

The legislative caucus, at Bismarck has opened under,
the usual auspices, and under the usual control. The
proceedings Of this caucus In the past have been studious-
" given the appearance Of real conferences Many of
tho MEMBER who haxst participated in them have sup
posed they were actually deciding something. Occasion
ally they were. But almost without exception the things
which they decided on their own way and on what they
considered were their own merits were matters toward
which the real. bosses were Indifferent. On these, mat
ters full discussion was not only permitted. but enconr-
aged. On these matters there were some long and anh
mated sessions. Every feature Of the pending case was
considered. and the managers took great pains to have
It understood that they had no instructions to give. but
that it was for the caucus to consider and, decide Ill. these
questions for Itself. - y
But the situation was different when there arose an
issue In which the bosses were interested. Then the pro-
was arranged so that the proceedings should at all times
be under control. Tho manner in which the principles
of the league were involved in the measure were set
forth by men who had been well coached in their parts,
and II there was an appearance Of stubborn resistance
machine was brought to bear. Men who opposed the
bosses were charged with treason and threatened with
accommodation. They were given to understand that
their home people would be informed that they had be-
trayed their trust. The influences which were, brought
to bear In this manner were Of a character which the
average man does not feel able to combat single-handed.
and in most cases the bosses were able to carry their point
without open opposition
This sort Of thing is necessary If the LEAGUE forces
are to be kept in hand. Let Townley and his lieutenants
leave the legislature to its own devices for a week and
their control is ended. They dare not do it.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25
.CHAPTma VI-oontinued.

Lying In that cramped5 position
Hilda presently became aware that
something harder than hay was UNI
der and all about her. Sharp ard
corners were sticking into her thin
shoulders. and her hand was lying
against something smooth and cold
that struck a chill through her warm
flesh.
Down below the: man was striding
about angrily and muttering to HIM
self in German. "A word now and
then wa intelligible: His cruel face
was visible to the girls glance as be
came within her. range of vision, add
a long slant ray Of light fell across
his features from a crack In thesWall.
He was busy about a large bog in the
a corner OF the barn that looked
like a tool chest, and presently there
arose q queer humming sound.
Strange weird prickles went up and
down her spine as she listened and
about her were charged with some
unholy death and she In the midst at
the mercy Of this dreadfultman.
Gradually, as! she lay there under
meath the hayE.peering out into the
diraness OF the old barn, things be-
came more ana more visible. The
rough man seated on a box working
away with wires at the tool chest like
one playing on q diabolical piano.
Now and thensa soft blue light hasl,7
reachine-from the boxs to the wall.
Her eyes could follow them. They
were stretcheds q feWItnches apart at
81 the barn. even over the ceiling.
How very strange, What possible
use could they have? We're they
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25
and q light OF. battle inshis eyes A
word with the train dispatcher, and
he swung up into his cab, opened thdl
throttle and set No. s booming down

word with the train dispatcher, and
he swung up into his cab, opened thdl
throttle n set No. s. booming down
A stubby! little man with q face
like z purple turnip, n small, Curl
GUS eyes, watched from his station
behind q pile Of. milk cans and then
hurried across the road TO a little
cigar store where vas q telephone.
He put his head lin at the door land
spoke in q cunning Whisper.
you en- ten e she's Wenf!!'' he
remarked laconically,I ana then with
an air Of having completed an.
saloon and refreshed himself. u !.
Three minutes later one Of tho old
est and most trusted engineers en the
road. who had justscomes in: from his
regular run and was looking forward
to a few hours at his Hume, EreSSeived
a rushsorder to take hi. engine to a
certain sidi1g ten miles. abovaA. the
Junction and wait for No. 81
About the same time, from city
a groupSo1f men several Of them be-
longing ITO the Secret service.
,,tumbled hurriediy on a special train,
with eye-y track cleared ahead. Of
Ithem,i and sped as fast al steannscould
lcarry2them toward this bridge that
spanned the stream AZ Platt'a Cross
'nf 30 sound 81 white vent an..a =
warn Of thejssscominE as they %
preached the ssbfldge. The engine
slowing down. cafhe to a halt In the
woods. They had their orders not to
alarm the people Of the region nor to
startle any slurkerss and put them on
(their guard. 10 y
Silently the little company swarm
ed from the special and melted into
the woods. coming aby devious ways
his own appointedsspot. to search the
bridge andsthe track In either direc-
ton. ~ -
When No. S reached the lonely side
ing where the trusted engineer wait
ed, it was the wosk of but a Few
minutes to juggles around some empty
box cars that stoodson the side track.
and prently NO. 5 thundsred COM
placently on its wayito Piatt,s Cross-
trusted engineer rnmhleds OF On a
detoTr toward the coast with J. string
of innocent-lo0ktng cars .racketinE
behind him and smiling grinlly asshe
thought OF home and bed and the
rest he would have taken If It had
not been for that special surder; but
he looked back at his train now and
t1Su as 1cS1C .lOW0Q UlIIr2fOunO q
curve. and there was u complacent
triumph in his eye despite the lost
rest. 20 q 81 asSSGss Ess
It was just haitian hour since she
entered the barn, II Hilda@hadSpny
known 1t, till the phone rang and
startled her into a frightened4 heap In
the hay again. Then, as She aasank
down, her senses seemed to- come
awake. I'll
chu,ar, h.d not IocLsd thst ssSaocr
with alkey when hefwent outEae the
barn! IT must have lockedsitse1& Suto-
maficaliys wVith5a night latch whth he
closed the door! Why touldn1s she
then 1opensitf from the inside RI why
couldn't. she get out now. qiaskly,
before he came? There mights not
be another chance for hours. 4
Continued in tomorr0Mas ~
Evcnings. Herald. go
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25
CUTTING IT IN. w

The striking coal miners, having demanded a 60 per
cent wage increase, are now willing to go to work on a
80 per cent raise. We will be assured that this is evil
dence Of the reasonable disposition of the men, and that
the whole thing should be settled at once on that basis.
Splitting the difference is a favorite device Of the pro-
: fessional trader, and neither in his case nor in any sother
is the material abatement of original demands evidence
tia. the new demands are reasonable and just.
Are the coal miners entitled to an advance OF so
per cent, or 80 per cent, or any advance wnatever7
Not one man in a hundred thousand. knows. And not
more than that number are so situated that they can
find out In any Independent way. The only means Of
information that the public has on such subjects is the
series of statements made by interested parties, state
rtents which are prepared for the EXPRESS purpose Of
influencing public opinion. and whose accuracy cannot be-
checked up with tine means at the disposal Of the or
Ginary individual.
The facts surrounding any Of these controversies
are no intermingled with other facts, so numbered with
detail with which the public cannot be familiar that It
is necessary for the public. In forming its conclusions.
10 be guided blythe knowledge and experience Of others
And even experts OF recognized ability and uninpeached
integrity have difficulty In many cases in reaching con
clussons. s8&eSsT# .&...#ss
Obviously no question so complex as this can be an
svereds o6haud. The only rational waysto deal With II Il
through q commission Of able and disinterested men
who will take time and devote effort to the subject to the
uons@& ss S
A the meeting 81 inc centrai committee 81 tie new
nseehai lAbors party Is Chicago resolutions were adopted
ss%$dsmandins of CONGRESS ths Impeachment 81 Federal
JpdEs Ardsrssons III ~ ordsr iaSahs coal strike 90. M
3aonsy &lnaaa@ Il ~ eonyentiSn mo Sssnasd u #have al
ssss4s - = sada.AAE naans NastShss fsssm kasAspaa4xhoSc IS.
spitss Y }FrssseassttesNs - sHaaaaa ~ # q, w.sts u
sMsss% aS5NSs5ss sSSss9sHsS #sazssAS% @ss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25
CHAPTER VII.

- WAAAAS 41llA1 = 10y - LESll~
hing in the hay. several things were
happening at the Junction. g
Il Dan Stevens, with his eyes q little
brighter than usual-which is saying
a great deal, for they were, unusually
bright keen eyes-hung up the re-
ceiver and handed the phone over
to the station agent:
"Call up dad for me, will Won !.
Sandy. while 1 get that train dis
tp~atchef!' He put his face close to
the grated window, laid two. Of his
fingers to his lips. and sent forth a
whistle that rivalled his signals at
"Oh. 1 say! Baker! Where's the
train dispatcher? Tell him he's got
to hold the train till I getSthfs mes
sage through" 80
Then ha swung back to the desk: ~
Got dad? Well connect me with.
the other phone, then I won't bother
YOU" and he vanished into the little
booth a tSthe other side OF the DOM.
THAT fellow takes on a great
many airs for an engineer, + should
say" remarked a traveller at, the
ticket window as he received his be-
lated change from the ticket agent.
Perhaps you'd like to call up my
grandmother for meg" 3
fully. ~ -
Nobody has a. better right. here
marked with whitening glance.
'tiis fathers the president OF the
road Then he turned with q. grim
smile and enjoyed the -chagrin on the
lace OF the stranger.
Three minutes later the youns ems
gineer burst forth from the teephone
booth with a smile oh his Arm lips
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25

SAaAs1A>- f1OW many IlOEof SIeTIllLleS
was that mar going to stay down
: there and keep her a prisoner? And
what should she do when he left?
Where were the men? Down In the
field? How could she get out of the
window without being seen by them?
i She must takeahers chances. II they
werei working in sight Of the back
Of the barn there would be nothing
for 1t but to stay where she was until
dropping, down the ladder quickly
and taking her. chances OF running
away before they could catch her. It
was all horrible any way she thought
of 1t. And even sc she managed to
get u OF the barn Unseen ana back
to the, kitchen what excuse could she
possibly rnakestos Mrs. Schwark. for
having been away 50 long? Where
could she say She had been? il" she
a-train back TO some of her friends,
they would. know how to protect, her,
but these terrible people would pur-
sue her to the ends of the earth, per-
haps, and Nave their revenge If they
i.caught her!
The minutes heightened out inter-
, minably before SchwaFz finally COM
pleted his@telephonings and rent out
of the barn, slamming- the door shut
with a click of the night latch behind
him. Hilda waited breathlessly till
she heard him go up the path toward
the house, cross the piazza. and go
on down the path toward the station.
Then she drew a hong breath and
pushing the hay back from her face
arose to a standing position. trying to
get her cramped limbs limbered up
for the cautious work they had before
them.
A small, thin. ray Of sunshine
fslashed through a crack and fell
across her feet throwing into relief
1.-The spot where she had been lying,
and suddenly the girl knew what It
was that had been hidden under the
Ehaysagainst which she had been lean
ing. Guns, they were, dark and
tsinister, with their ugly barrels
Epointed right at her, bristling
through the hay like an enemy en-
camped in ambush!
Hilda caught her breath in Horror,
remembering what she had heard the
night visitor say. Then. STOPPING
wide. swift gesture and disclosed
great stacks Of them. They must be
stored all. over the loft under the
hay. She stretched out her hand as
far as she could reach, and came
against the same hard barriers with
only a.thin coating of haycover them.
There must be hundreds of them!
Enough for. a regiment! And the
man had said, they Were stored in
country was full 81 secret places in
which were arms ready for an upris-
ling! Perhaps It was true what the
papers had been saying. and people
had been repeating half in der,sion.
THAT the Germana really meant sto
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-25

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-01
Men Oldfield Picked Won
Big Hoosier Sweepstakes
Among Drivers Master Driver of World Predicted as
Possible Winners, Six Were Among the First 10 to
Pass Goal-Wicox, the Victor, One of Oldfeld's
"Picks"

too seriously, despite their speed
Again each is driven by an old ex-
pert and 500 miles at Indianapolis
requires young blood and entllus-
iasm."
Of the four Ballots entered, only
one pulled" Albert Guyot at the
wheel of a Ballot Won the fourth
prize with an average speed of 84.85
miles per hour. Guyot is an old
man at the game and one of the
best drivers known.
Looking over the line of Oldheld' S
prediction, we find that six out of
the 10 speedsters who led their fell
low drivers at the finale were named
as possible winners by Oldheld.
They are Wilcox, Goux, Guyot,
Louis Chevrolet, Ira Vail and Gas
ton Chevrolet.
Every speedway fan will admit
that Oldheld's predictions in The
Bee were pretty safe bets; six out
of 10 is an excellent average. The
Bee, through its resources and its
carefully selected service. is at all
times able to present to its readers
the version of experts, may it be on
the race track or on the speedway,
on political or international affairs,
on transatlantic flight or on any
other matter of interest to the king
whom we all serve, His Majesty, the
American citizen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-01
Market and Industrial News of the Day

Tuesdays were the lowest There has
been occasional efforts to favor the good
medium weight hogs. Hog prices have
firmed up little on the close. Saturdays
market being strong to sc higher, selling
largely at s1s.S0@ls95 with top at s20.05
Compared with Thursday hogs are still
selling soc under last Saturday.
Sheep-Prices in the sheep barn have
not gotten very far away from the low
levels reached the second week in May
This weeks trade has been rather uneven.
covering most of the angles of last weeks
sales with Mondays prices the highest
OF the week. Most of the spring lambs
selling at from $3.50 TO $3.50, with
slS@5 the popular figure. Shoru lambs
are moving largely at Sl3.00Ql4.S5. top
for the week on shorn stuff being sl4 40
Fa. ewes are selling at from $500 to
sl6.S5 and yearlings at from sl1.50 to
$l250.
Quotations on sheep: Spring lambs
$110OGlS.50: lambs, handyweight, sl3 so
@14S5; lambs. heavyweight, s12.500
1850; lamb culls. s6.oO@12,Oo yearlings
SI.ooQ12.00: wethers. s9.50911OO; ewes.
good to choice, sS.75@lO.5O ewes fair to
good, SS,50G9.75; eve Culls. s6.001S. 90.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-01
OMAHA PRODUCE


Wholesale prices Of beef cuts effective
May &c are as follows.
No. , loins. S5hc: No 3. soc; No.
s ssc ss No. g. Nc? s5c ~ CHICKS hS FGshos
No. 8 chucks. Ice. No. plates, l5hc;
No. 3, lac.
Quotations furnished by the Glinsky
Fruits-oranges: valesclas. se-1oo, $3.50;
1926, $500: 15O-2sS-S24. $3.50; l76. 200. 216,
s575: Red Bail, 3Oo-26O. s5.25. Grape
fruit: California (all sizes) 1925. Bananas:
Pineapples: 4?-4S. $3.50; 24-3O-36. $500.
Vegeta bles-Potatoes, Northern Whites,
$50; Colorado $3.50; Ohios. $50: Texas
New potatoes, SC. Cabbage: Texas and
California. crates. 5hc; small lots. &c.
onions cslifornia Reds. G &C. calfqrnis
dozen; H G. radish 25-35c dozen; H. G,
onions 2o-35c dozen; egg plant, $3.50 dozen;
spinach. market price; hot house cukes,
So so basket market basket cukes (about 2
dozen) $1.75 basket; green peppers, 4oc
round celery Florida washed $3.50 dozen
asparagus. H. G., 5O-75c dozen; Florida
tomatoes &c basket crates) $3.50 crate;
wax and green beans, peas, market price.
Nuts-English walnuts. sack lots, SAC
less 35c; No. l raw peanuts loo; Jumbo
raw peanuts. 1212c; roast No. l. 12c; roast
Jumbo, 15c.
Plants-Cabbage. per box, $500; toma-
$780, sweet potatoes (per 10o)) $500;
other plants. market price
Observation-Disclosures Jacks, Checkers
and Chums, full case with prize. $500:
half case with prize sass; full case with
out prize, s4.75; half case without prize.
81 40 strained honey. 5-ounce dozen case,
16-ounce, l dozen case, $40; repack bas-
kets. $50 to bundle, $500
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-01
Barney Oldheld, master driver of

Barney Oldfeld, master driver of
the world, was right!
In special article, written by
Oldheld for the Universal Service,
and which appeared i'll yesterdays
Bee. the champion race-track driver
predicted that dark horse" would
win the big Indianapolis national
sweepstakes; he even went so far
as to name the probable winner,
and his predictions came true.
Among those daredevils of the
roaring road CHANGED as possible
winner of the $4,000 sweepstakes
were "Howdy" Wilcox, in his Peu-
geot; Earl Cooper, in his Stutz;
Louis Chevrolet and Ralph Null
ford, in Frontenacs, and the drivers
Of the Dusenberg cars.
Howard Wilcox won the first
prize, with an average speed Of
SIP miles per hour.
Oldfeld was right; dark horse"
took the hono1s.
While most of the speedway fans
bet their money on famous drivers
like Ralph de Palma, Dario Resta,
Earl Cooper, Jules Goux, the two
Chevrolets and others, Oldheld
picked man, we'll known to the
sports world, but little known as
national or international winner.
Il am looking for De Palma to
have many spark plugs fouled so l
cannot give his l2-cylinder Packard
aviation motor much of chance,
even in the face of its speed" wrote
Barney Oldfeld.
Foul spark plugs and tire trouble
made De Palma lose at one time
more than rs miles, while at the
pits making changes.
Oldheld further wrote:
mo green car has ever won at
Indianapolis, so I cannot take the
S-cylinder Ballots, built in l40 days,