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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
District Attorney Heney Warns
CONGRESS That Federal Laws
Are Necessary.
PEOPLE ARE NOW AT
THE MERCY OF TRUST
Five Big Packers Have Been Al
lowed Too Many Privileges
and They Cypress the Publ.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Francis j.
Heaey, former counsel for the federal
trade comm ission, testifying today be-
fore the house interstate commerce
committee, declared that within ten
years and proba bly, with five. the
FIVE leading packers would control the
entire food supply of the country and
would be able TO charge whatever
prices they desired.
Mr.. Heney said the packers had eX-
tended their activities into so many
fields that they had become a men
ace to the country. They now control
TIE cheese, oleomargarine and butter
markets. he said. and rapidly are OBJ
tanning a monopoly Of large num-
Der of other food products. Through
their large capital and their special
privileges the witness declared. they
are able to smother competition.
Mr.. Heney said the packers received
their first start towards domination
of the food markets through rebates
granted by the railroads. This gave
them such an advantage over their
competitors, he stated, that they soon
obtained control Of meats and meat
products. The second step taken by
the packers, he asserted. was the OBJ
faiuing of special privileges from the
railroads for their refrigerator cars
intended originally for perishab!e
meat products alone.
The packers, Mr.. Heney said, now
use refrigerator cars for perishablc
and imperishable goods alike and at
such a great saving in money ard IL
time Of delivery as to destroy COM
petition. AS a result, ne said, whole
sale grocers are being driven out OF
business.
Government ownership Of refriger
ecsaad stock yards was advocated
By Mr.. Eeney as the only means Of
placing the packers on an even foot
ing with possible competitors. and. he
said, that even this would not cure
entirely the packer evil. Cold stor-
age plants should be built by the gov
ernment in al lrage cities. he said.
so that small packers would have q
means of dispcsing of their products.
Government regulation of the meat
industry, he characterized as mad
visable because the regulated have
habit of soon appointing the regu-
lators themselves He also said gov
erpment ownership of the packing
plants OR extensive licensing pcobabi!
would be unsuccessful.
Testimony submitted, by the pack
ers during the hearings was termed!
by Mr.. Heney as a virulent and un-
justified attack on the federal trade
commission. He said the packers had
made many Misrepresentation and
called particular attention TO their
statement that they had not been al
lowed TO state their side Of the case
during the commissions investiga-
tons None of the packers requested
that they be heard at any time. the
witness said.
Mr.. Heney also denied statements
that the commission had made mis-
use Of the packers correspondence
files and that much of its evidence
had been secured from uninformed
persons or disgruntied employees o.
the packers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

ARE MORE THAN
THREE HUNDRED LISTED
Ten Officers and Sixty Men
Have Been Killen in Action,
It States.

Washington. Feb. IA cablegram
today from the headquarters OF the
expeditionary forces in France gave
the total casualties Of the American
forces in Siberia up to February 9Th,
as ten officers 3i4 Men killed, died OF
woNnas and dissast, wounded and
missing in action. OF: these two Off
GERS and sixty men are listed as Killed
in action.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

Santiago, Feb. 13-As the result OF
anarchistic outbreaks and disorders
on both sides of the Chile-Argentina
frontier, the Chilean foreign office IS
preparing convention with Argen-
tina regarding frontier police and ex-
tradition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
Carl Radek Arrested
Russian Agitator in Germany
Seized by Police.

Easel. Feb. 1"-Carl Radek. the
Russian BolS,leviki enSSary who
has been accused by the Germans Of
being the nstigator Of numerous radi-
cal outbreaks in Germany has been
arrested by the German police, ac-
cording to a Berlin dispatch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
5000 Troops En- Route
Two Cruisers and a Transport
Sail for New York.

Washington. Feb. 12.-Th2 cruisers
Pueblo and Montana and the trans
port La Tourainc have sailed from
France with fi.'e thousand troops, and
are due to arrive at New York FEB
ruary 2fst. The Pueblo is bringing
some Of :iln :'orty-frst Division. a
portion Of which will be sent to Camp
Gordon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

Pittsburg. Feb. 13.-With Tic ar
rest Of ]. F. SwartZ. the cashier.
charged with em5ezzling a quarter Of
million dollars Of its funds. the
Park Bank. one Of the leading fnan-
cial institutions Of the East End was
c!oseG this morning. It was announced
that p. c. Can1erscn. state bank
examiner has been appointed rcceiv-
"r Tha statement of January 1st
showed deposits OF over two millions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

Washington. Feb. 13.-The removal
OF all restrictions against the free
exrortation Of cotton to enemy and
neutral countries was demanded in
the senate today by Senator Hard
wick of Georgia who declared the
present embargo restrictions ARE un-
just and indefensibie.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

Paris, Feb. 12-The prospects
sre Frightening for the assembling OF
at least four Of the Russian factions
at the conference to be held at the
Princes Islands. These are expected
to include the government of Ukraine,
government of Crimea and the Rus
sian Bolshevik government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
New Auto Record
De Palmer Races Mile in "a
Seconds.

TaEtona. Flo.. Feb. 12.-Ralph De
ma in al all American car. hung
rr :, new mile record today when he
r';.='.cG1 over the measured nile cour$"
~ tho hcac!, here in 24.o2 seconds
tue raec was under the supervision
of the American Automobile :lsso
ciation. The previous record made
by Eurman here in 1911 was %.
seconds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
Jap Proposal Accepted
United States Will Cooperate
in Restoring Siberian Rail
roads.

Washington, Feb. 12.-ActinG Sec
rotary Polk announced at the State
depart nent today that the United
States had accepted formally the pro
posal Of the Japanese government in
regard to plans for restoration Of
railway traffic in Siberia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

London. Tuesday. Feb. 11.-Lord
Curzon. president of the council, said
today in the house Of lords that none
of the allies is preparing to invade
Russia. To extirpate the Bolsheviki,
h" said. would have meant a new
European war and the Princess Island
conference was proposed instead.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
Tax on Cotton Acreage
sill introduced in Senate to
PenaliZe the All Cotton
Farms.

Columbia, Feb. 13-Senator Baker.
Of Florence. today introduced in the
senate bill imposing q tax Of s23
per acre upon all lands planted in
cotton by any farming enterprise in
this State in excess of ten acres Of
land per horse, mule Or other animal
used in such ENTERPRISE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
Alfonso Plans Trip

Paris Feb. Fixing Alfonzo Of
Spain has definitely decided to visit
South America. according to The Gau-
lois. He will so to Buenos Aires,
Monteviedo and Rio Janeiro. The
date of the visit has not yet been de-
termined
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

London. Feb. 13.-Thc Fritisll dele
gates - the peace confernce have
been definitely instructed TO claim an
which Will include the cost
Of the var. as we'll as the damage
2ctUalls- ceased. it was announced IN
the house Of commons today by An
drew BoAar Law in reply t. a ques-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
Commission from Chile
Business Man Will Spend Two
Weeks in United States.

Santiago. Feb. 12.-The Chilean
financial and omnerc!al commission
leave here February 9th and Will
spend fifteen days in the United
States
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

London. Feb. IA German wire
less dispatch announcing the election
of Herr Ebert. describes his post as
provisional state ~,sident.'
1t adds that thee were 81 obsten-
tons from voting. Phillip .Schlede-
mann and Matthias ErZberger each
polled one voted.
After the election DR.. Eduard David
in a speech said the empire for the
first time had a chief who, by virtue
of his election, was empowered TO
speak and act in the name of the
German people. The mouth piece
which spoke by inherited right haa
disappeared and in his place stood a
leader chosen By the people.
Copenhagen, Feb. 11.--According to
a dispatch from Weimar, an agree
ment has been reached by the Ger
man national assembly on the COM
position Of the new ministry. which
will consist Of ii members. Phillip
Schicdemann has been selected chan
celor: DR.. August Mueller, minister
Of economies: Herr Bauer. minister Of
la abor. and Herr Landsbers, minister
OF national defense and justice. An
other portfolio will go to DR.. Eduard
David who resigns the presidency Or
the national assembly at Weimar
which position will be taken over by
Konstantin Fehrenbach-
Thc Socialists have seven seats IN
this cabinet. the Democrats have
three and the Centrists have three.
including Matthias Erzberger. who Will
hold the post OF minister without
portfolio. Count Won Brockdorf-
Tantzau. anti-Socialist will be for
cign minister.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

Chicago. Feb. IA heavy fai! OF
snow, accompanied by extremely high
winds today demoralized telegraph
and telephone service from Chicago to
the Pacific. Coast Railroad traffic
is also delayed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
Worst Storm Of
Winter Raging
Country in Grip of Ice King
Storm Warning on South
Atlantic.

Washington. Feb. 13.-The most So
we're storm Of the winter was central
this morning over northwest Missouri.
the weather bureau announced.
Storm warnings have been ordered
displayed on the Atlantic coast from
Virginia to Jupiter, Florida and on
the Gule Coast from Bay st. Louis to
Key West.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15

HE RECEIVED LARGE
MAJORITY OF VOTES
Assembly at Vienna, Making
Rapid Progress in Organiza-
ton of Government.

Easel, FEB. 1.-THE German ma
tional assembly today elected Ereidec-
ich Ebert president OF the German
state by Vote Of c17 out Of 379
votes. Herr Ebert accepted the elcc-
ricn. Count Won Pos2dowsky-Wehn
er received 40 votes.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-07
A QUESTION OF HOME RULE.

Within a few weeks after the passage of the bill
transferring from the municipalities Of the state to the
state government the power to license and regulate
places of public amusement together with other enter
prises, which have ordinarily been licensed by the
municipalities the city of Grand Forks is being given an
object lesson in the effect Of this change.
This object lesson is given in connection with the
efforts which have been made to find a site within the
city for a public dance pavilion. Under the old system
a matter of this kind would have been entirely within
the jurisdiction Of the city government. The city had
no right according to the opinion Of the city attorney
to lay down definite rules as to where places of public
amusement should or should not be located but it's pos
session of the license power would in effect give it prac-
tically complete control over this subject. The city
council had it within its power to license or refuse to
license any place of this kind and while it could not
say directly that an individual might not build upon his
property any structure that he desired it could refuse
to issue a license for any enterprise which it deemed
undesirable in that particular place.
The new law deprives the city entirely of all Of this
control. Licenses for such enterprises are granted now
by the state authorities who are necessarily unfamiliar
in many cases with local conditions and with the de-
STABILITY or undesirability of installing places Of amuse-
nent in particular localities. The questions which have
formerly been decided by local people for themselves
must now be decided at a distance of 500 miles and by
persons who can not be conversant with the facts unless
steps are taken by local people to carry the infor-
nation to them, a matter involving considerable time
and expense.
The merit of the present controversy has nothing
TODD with the principle at stake. We believe the only
sound principle to be that in all questions affecting only
the rights, convenience and comfort of local people, the
local community should have exclusive jurisdiction. We
have yet to see a sound argument in favor of the with
drawal of this right from our municipalities and we
believe that the operation Of the present law will be
found thoroughly unsatisfactory. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-07
SxNo9sYs.

Shirley Hollister. a stenoerapher. and
nsr. brother George. q cash boy. are the
younger children. The widowed mo ofher
- III. The little house where they live
been sold and must be vacated.
Having an unexpected half-holiday,
=, u the hope Of seeing a house
within their means to rent. She passes
a nne stone barn and o~verhears a man
say a IT Is the property Of . rich man
stopa to look at the barn. then goes 10
tne, Graham office to see whether she
co0ld rent the barn, as a home for the
sumner anyhow. so as to give her sick
Graham Gs the junior partner Of the drms.
next day. In the meantime sidney
Granam arranEes to have the barn as
Shirley at a very moderate rate. Ora.
nam takes . great liking to Shirley and
ran q trip out to the barn with. his
sister and Shtrley's brother and sister
hams sister is also favorably Impressed
With Shirley. Graham has the barn fixed
1pIln me shape. Puts in new panel win
COWS. ire place. electric lights. put
bay loft and installs a telephone. When
shirley sees the barn again she thinks
a fairy Eod-mother has touched It with
ne ner .h magic wand Shirley tells her moth
Cd for them. but her mother is rather
skeptfcal about a place for which she
IS to pay only $40 a month, but agrees
TO M rely on her daushter,s Judgment;
are installed in their summer home,
Mrs; Holltster is we'll pleased with ev-
erything, but is a little skeptical about
gettlns such a place at SO Reasonable a
Price; In spite Of her invalid condition
charity.
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CHAPTER XIII (Continued).

And SO she ratified on, and the
mother sighed for her little girl who
was being tempted by d new and beau
tiful world. and had not the where
withal to enter it., even If it were pos
sible for her to do SO.
Out in. the sunset the car was
speeding back again with the seats
full, Doris chirping gleefully at the
ride, for her fat legs had grown very
weary with the long walk through the
meadow and Shirley had been almost
sorry she had taken her along. :
The boys were shouting all sorts Of
questions about dogs n chickens
and cars and a garden. and Graham
was answering them all good-humor-
edly. now and then turning around to
throw back a pleasant sentence and a
smile at the quiet girl with the happy
eyes sitting in the back seat with her
arm around her little sister.
There was nothing notable about
the ride to remember. 1t was just one
of those beautiful bits Of pleasantness
that fit into the mosaic OF any growing
friendship, a bit of color j., without
which the whole is not perfect.
Shirley's part in it was small. She
had settled it with her heart that
morning that she and the young man
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-07
1.-THE BARN
; ~ A SPIRITED ROMANCE -
$04 1kA1EL Author q The Best Ma s

on that front seat had nothing in fu-
ture to do with each other, but it was
pleasant to see him sitting. there talk
ing with her brothers. There wal no
a why she should not be glad for
that, and glad he was not a snob.. For
every time she looked on his clean.
frank face, and saw his nice gray
eyes upon her. she was + that he
was 10 a snob.
The guests stayed a little while after
they all got back, and accepted quite
as a matter Of course the dainty little
n that Carol and Elizabeth.
and brought in on trays-some Of the
salad left from dinner, some round
roll9 that Shirley had brought out
with her Saturday, cut in two and
crisply toasted, cups Of delicious cocoa
and little cakes. That was all, but 1t
tasted fine, and the two tself-invited
guests enjoyed it hugely. Then they
all ranged themselves around the
piano and sang hymns. and 1t is safe
spent as T"Sabbathy" a Sabbath in all
their lives. Elizabeth was quite
astonished when she suggested that
they sing a popular song to have
Carol answer in a polite but gently
reprovipg tone, "oh. not today, you
KNOW"
why not? Doesn't your mother
like it?" whispered Elizabeth.
why, we don't any Of US usually
sing things like that on Sunday. you
know. 1t doesn't seem like, Sunday.
1t doesn't seem quite respectful to
God" Carol was terribly embarrassed
and was struggling to make her idea
plain.
"Oh!" Elizabeth said, and stood
looking wistfully. wonderingly at her
friend, and finally stole out a soft
hand and slipped it into Carols,
pressing her fingers as IL to make her
know she understood. Then they
lifted UP their voices again over the
same h~ymn-book:
thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord. we
love,
But there's a nobler rest above
To that our longing souls aspire
With cheerful hope and strong de-
SIRE"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-07

Graham, looked about on the sroep n :
Ma. Sra.'a snnr his own fine tenor ooa' we
T., me words. his eyes lingerlns a she
IN .n sace 1t his little sister as 81,
esnaS am, in arm with the otner s-se
o,,S rras suddenly thrilled WIT NJ
sho,,rht of what a sabbath 1als"' az,
snut IN this way. 1t had never ~
sseai.a "a hin, quite like that oeis. u.
Sah keeping had seemed a nau,
t%anSinss TASK for a few fanatlcs. "o y,
= namr nossibi,ity loomed vasaeN AZ
". nina He could see thai PeS aN
iiIe this could really make nv ssy
hnth sn,nething to love, not just a wy
to loll through and pass "N
away. ,.ro
when they finally vent away ..ei :,
WAS lust a streak OF III req a.,
the western horizon where tnr NOS
had disappeared, and an 'hs .nd
seething with sweet nieh' so".." r, n,,,s
odors, the dampness OF nc sM ~
striking coolly in their faces 's
sidney" said Elizabeth after !
long time. did yol ever 1ee' "s
"vhy. how do you mean, kld
asked the brother, rather cnlea't az
sed. These subjects We're not als'
cussed at all in the Graham house
"Did YOU ever feel as if there eall
WAS a God somewhere. like a person
that could sec and hear you am
know what you did and how YOU ie.
to Him? Because they DO Salo
said they didn't sing 'Tipperary' o.
sunday because 1t didn't seem quit
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CHAPTER XIV.

Continued on Page ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-07
WHERE THE PARALLEL FAILS

The Minneapolis journal draws a parallel between
the Bolshevik movement in Europe and the progress of
the French revolution, which, like the modern anarchis-
ttce movement, was marked by many outrages and ex-
cssses. Then, as now, hunger played no small part in
the developments. Starving people. who believed that
any change would be a change for the better, were easily
persuaded to abandon all restraint and engage in a car
desperate condition, arose the prospect of better things
leter on; when the riches Of italy, or of any of the other
sneighboring countries should be within their grasp. And,
under the genius OF Napoleon, inspired by the desire for
conquest. the revolutionary armies did sweep over Eu-
rope, and came near to establishing the world dominion
which has been the dream of many an ambitious man.
There is discussed the possibility Of the appearance
now of some other great leader who, placing himself
1t the head Of the rabble Of disconnected and deluded,
may weld them into a military machine which will sweep
the earth. There the parallel fails, for, as the Journal
points out, warfare today is vastly different from what
it was in the days Of the French revolution. War a
handling Of men, and only very slightly a matter Of the
application of civil science. Eliminate the use OF gun
powder and the campaigns of Napoleon would have diff
Tered not one whit from those Of Caesar. The only mill
tary appliances which were used by Napoleon. and which
differed in principle from those Of Caesar were the can
non and the musket, and these were crude, inaccurate
and ineffective.
warfare today, in addition to the equipment which
Napoleon and Caesar knew, involves the use of the rail-
road; the steamboat. the telegraph and telephone. wired
ana wireless, the airplane, the submarine, explosives of
enormous force, guns Of tremendous range. and a multi
tude of other things of which our predecessors knew
nothing. The success of a campaign depends very largely
on the effective use Of these newer instrumentalities. and
to provide them and use them require the deve1opnnen,
OF the highest technical skill on the part of entire popu-
lations and the maintenance Of those populations in q
state Of order and discipline impossible wherever the
spirit Of Bolshevism holds sway.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-07
GASOLINE A

The users Of gasoline in North Dakota will be pay
ing q cent a gallon more for that fuel this year because
of the tax levied on it under the direction of the state
legislature.
The idea may have been in the minds Of some OF
the legislators that when they were levying a tax Of a
and as is well known. the oil companies are game for
which there is no closed season. To tax their product
though, at the point of sale is not a sure way to tax the
company. In fact, it is certain that this will not be the
gasoline tax bill was passed that the amount OF the tax
would be added to the price of gasoline charged North
Dakota consumers. This is the actual result. So long
as this tax remains not only the person driving the 5000
the farm tractor will be obliged to pay a cent a gallon
more for gasoline than would be necessary without the
tax.
It will be said that this tax ought to be borne by
Is no way in which this can be assured. 1t could not be
done even if the prices of gasoline were regulated d-
rectly by the government, and based on the cost of pro-
duction and distribution. In that case the government
cient to cover the entire cost of operation and to yield
a reasonable profit on their investment. The tax in
creases the cost Of operation by just a cent a gallon, and
were the government fixing prices it would be necessary
TO allow the company a cent a gallon more. The con-
sumner pays the freight.