The Lamar register., 1919-03-05

North Dakota nandcuHeu ana nelu W
the ground by Oregon boots and now
are engaged in the pleasant occupa-
tion of starving it to death. While
they didn't manage to play the same
trick on Colorado last fall as they
hoped and expected they would do,
they have another card up their sleeve
which they are going to pull, which
reminds me of my old friend Soapy
Smith what operated around Nome
some years ago and got bumped off
pulling one too many.
met one of them non-partisan
league boosters in the Albany the
other day.
whats the hole card and how
square is the game -" says /.
81 fail to grasp your meaning" says
he.
"If / go in do / get a run for my
money or are the cards stacked ~ says
H.
"Your language" says he, ''is be-
yond my comprehension" says he.
"The language may be shooting
above your noodle" says /, but at
the same time what l am asking is
plain" says !. This new sugar COM
pany for four million bucks with a
non -breakable and liberal-loaning bank
attachment" says /.
"You are referring" says he, "to
our intention to divide the profits made
in the sugar business. with the farm
ers," says he.
81 amt referring to no divy," says
/, "'cause there amt going to be
none" says ]. "But the feller who
cuts in on the ground floor" says |,
i"is he to get in on the rake-off," says
/. cor does he have to go out and pan
handle for coffee and" says |.
"Our purpose" says he, ''is to ex-
tract from the lordly monopolist," says
he, land from wealth in general" says
he, "our just share of the reward of
labor" says he, "and see this share is
properly and equitably distributed with
the farmers" says he, "the horney
handed sons Of toll" says he.
"Cut the Bill Sunday language and
the Bill Hayward bunk" says |.
what want to know is If | blow
in now with some loose change" says
|. "am ! in with the dealer or on the
wrong side of the table," says /.
"Do understand. Senator" says he,
"you desire to invest in some of our
stock?" says he.
Invest amt exactly the word" says
|, "but guess it will do as an intro
duction," says /. "Show me the plans
and specifications" says /, "of the
game so ! will know whether | can
buy twenty or thirty thousand dollars
worth of chips" Gays /.
There must have been something
mellow in my voice, or them figures
/ named was enticing cause he rushed
me back in the corner, got me an easy
seat, dug up a good cigar and says,
"Well," says he, 1--WE would indeed
be pleased to have you with us" says
he. 1--WE will make you president,
vice president" says he, 'or secretary
or superintendent" says he, "or chief
beet puller," says he, cor any office
you want if you come in for the last
named figure" says he.
Then" says l, "Ill take the job
of treasurer" says l.
Impossible" says he, simply i'm
possible" says he. That guy Town
LEY at st, Paul" says he, cops all
them kind of jobs says he.
well" says /, well ditch the Of
flee end" says |, but show me the
percentage in the game for the fellow
furnishing the bank roll" says i.
"There is great profit in making
beet sugar" says he. Them sugar
factories are just rolling in coin," says
lhe. '1n our scheme we get the farm
ers to buy the stock" says he, so they
raise all their beets for u.s." says he,
"and so we make all the money" says
he.
"Quit your Kidding says |. Il
wasn't born when the planet Funny
bone was in conjunction with bunko
artist" says l. Get down to the rea
tbinou Save