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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13

proportional representation Tor the
election Of the nine cosnmissaonsrs.
This voting system. which 10 attract
ing more and more attention. though
involving features which q ars& seem
complicated on paper, b simplicity t.
self SO far - the voter IL concerned.
The plan is applicable to any cleo
ton whore two or more persons are to
be elected at large, there being two
or more Offices Of the same character
to be filled. All candidates are nom
mated by petition, and each person
votes for one person rs his first choice.
The usual custom is for him to write
the figure 1 opposite the name Of his
first chose, the figure 2 after his Sec
ond choice, and so on down thu list
}inithe order Of his preference, as far
as: he wishes to go. The plan is su-
berior to the ordinary method Of Sec
ond choice in that the voters second
airy choice is not considered until his
first choice is disposed Of, either by
the election Of his candidate or by
the candidates elimination.
The purpose Of THO plan is to in
sure to every group of considerable
size in the community the opportun-
ity to secure representation on >the
elective body proportionate to its
numbers. In Sacramento, for in
stance. with nine commissioners. to be
elected, if the population were divid-
ed into nine groups of equal strength,
each would elect one commissioner.
1t would not be possible for any two
or more groups to elect q combina-
ton which would defeat all the COM
missioners and thus deprive the 9TH
ers of representation.
Among the cities now operating
under this system are Ashtabula, Ohio
Kalamazoo. Mich. Boulder, Col, and
Dayton, Ohio. The plan is in opera
ton in several Canadian cities. and
it has been recommended for use in
Ontario. It is used in several Euro
pean countries, and will in all prob
ability be adopted in others.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13

from a train in the Mott Haven yards,
but was still living, a guest at the Ho-
tel Astor, occupying o KOS, on
the seventh floor. facing Broadway.
The shock of the discovery silenced
him for a moment, and then he heard
repeated:
"Hello! I say. there is a reporter
here to see Mr.. Brooke"
For just a second he was tempted
to say that Mr.. Brooke was not in,
but thought better OF it Immediate
ly.
"All right" he returned, TASK the
reporter to come up"
And having given this direction he
reaurned to his breakfast, poured out
a second cup of coffee for himself,
lighted a cigarette and idly picked up
a sheet of one of the newspapers
which strewed his bed.
He had no more than folded the
paper and started to make a pretense
Of reading when there came a rather
demandful rap upon his door.
Brooke arose and opened 1t, the
paper still in his left hand. A boy
ish youth, tall and lean, with fair hair
and frank blue eyes, confronted him.
'"I'ni from the Sphere" he said
cheerily, by way Of introduction: lis
this Mr.. Brooke?" ~ t
Brooke studied the lads face for a
brief moment, doubtful still as to the
better course ~ &
Yes" he answered a. length, and
saw his air castles topping as he did
so.
The young reporter smiled affably,
which Brooke felt was not exactly the
manner he would expect from one
who was about to resurrect a dead
man, but he held the door wide and
waved the visitor in with a move
ment of his newspaper.
1--WE come" began the youth-and
again Brooke WINGED in expectation of
the .blow-'I've con,e to get you tc
tell all about this little affair between
gentlemen. I suppose it can be called
that. eh?SSII understand very large
amount Of money is involved, and
that at present it is in your posses
sion." -.
Brooke did not exactly understand
Affair between gentlemen! Did the
fellow imagine there had been q
duel?
I'm, sure" he returned, deter.
mined not to betray himself, unless i
became absolutely necessary, :"
haven't the slightest idea-"
II thought you'd catch on" ex
planned the reporter, blithely. II an
told that a wager has been made con
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13

He would, to use the vernacular, "lic
low" or "sit tight" awaiting develop
ments. 1t was quite possible thai the
body at the morgue would be identi-
fed by friends of the dead man, who
would know of what he was bringing
to New York, and raise a hue and cry
Tor its production. Then Brooke
would step forward and deliver it.
That this waiting might involve
him in difficulty did not suggest itself,
or If it did. he put it aside, too con-
fident in his integrity of purpose to
give it weight.
Now. the first thing to be done was
to get IN money to a placee of safe
ty.2 The safe deposit vault idea Of
the night before required to him, and
heB resolved to make inquiries as to
the nearest responsible place of this
kind. In the meantime, however, he
must have his breakfast, and SINCE he
could hardly carry the bag Of money
with him into the restaurant, and he
was disinclined to leave it unguard-
ed. he rang for a waiter, and ordered
the meal served in his room.
It was not quite eight o'clock when
he -sat down to bacon and eggs and
coffee, still so busy with his thoughts
and all the involved chain of posi-
bilities that he scarcely knew what he
was eating But even thus early he
was doomed to disturbance. His
telephone whirred loudly, startling
Kim from his reverie.
"A reporter to see you, Mr..
Brooke" .%sf =
That was the message he heard,
and at the sound OF the words he
WINGED. In his runAnation he had al
together forgotten that on the regis.
ter in the hotel Office he had written
in large, flowing hand, John -
Brooke, Honolulu, H. T."
However much he might desire tc
rest quietly, while events shaped
themselves, that signature would be
sure to betray him, shrieking aloud
as it were, that John Brooke, Of
Honolulu. was not killed by falling
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13
REGISTERED LETTERS
SCATTERED ALONG
RAILROAD TRACKS

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 13.-Au-
thorities today strove to learn more
about many registered letters and
other mail, found along the right-Of-
way of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad here yesterday.
A large part of the mail was post
marked in Iowa, and addressed to
Kansas City, Colorado, Wisconsin and
Nebraska stations. -
Checks and money orders, were
found in the opened envelopes. Most
of the letters were postmarked Mo-
yember 20 and 80. - = r5
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13
DISARMAMENT.

The League Of Nations committee
on Armaments proposes three stages
heading to disarmament. The first
would be a general agreement to dis
continue increases in armament. The
second would be a reduction in arma-
neut. Tho third would be complete
disarmament except to the extent
that such nation requires armament
for police protection.
No fault can be found with that
program. The difficulty will be in
obtaining assent to 1t. Japan, for in
stance, does not feel warranted in re-
ducing her armament while the
United States is increasing hers. The
United States, of course. is not a
party to the discussion: but within
a very short time she must either par
ticipate in q program Of armament
reduction OF in one OF unrestrained
competition in ornaments. We in
sist, for instance, or having the big
gest navy in the world. Japan, fear
ing attack, while h cannot COM
pete with us in construction, u
crowd us as hard as h can, and then
we must put forth still further effort
to keep what we believe to be the
proper distance ahead. Britain,
France, Germany, Italy, all are slim
ulated to greater effort, and SO we
travel in a circle. devoting to the
construction and manning of war en-
uipos oporoioo which choYld ha do.
voted t. the production of food and
clothing and the thousand other
things that people really need.
And we need not delude ourselves
with the thought hat these vast
ornaments insure peace. They do
not. They insure war. Let the COM
petition again begin, and let it be
continued as it was, and some am
bilious group of politicians, m
where, viii undertake to use the ma
chinery at hand for the qualification
Of their own ambitions. Or, some
nation Impoverished by the contin-
ual drain on its resources, will pre-
cipitate a war at what it believes to
be an opportune monen in order to
end q condition which has become
i~ntolerable.
So long as other nations play this
desperate game, we must play it
with them. But the sooner it is end
id the better, and it is to be hoped
that before long most Of the worlds
great. engines of var will. be scrapped.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13
MCCORMICK WILL
ARRIVE in ROME
ON DECEMBER Is

Rome, Dec. 12.-Count sforza, Ital-
ian foreign minister. has been inforrn-
ed that United States Senator Medill
Mccormick will arrive in Rome Des
cember rs, to continue conversations
they beganin Londonsrecently relative
to 1talo-American relations. @
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13
IMMIGRATION

There is no immediate danger of
the United States having o many
good citizens. 10 matter whether
those citizens are native born or
some to US from abroad. Nor is there
anything to be feared from the influx
even of persons who have no pres
emit intention of becoming citizens,
provided those persons are indus
trious, law-abiding, and ready to con-
form to the customs of the country
in which they seek a temporary re1i-
dence. -
is not so much its quantity as its quail
,ity and the method of its distribution.
And, unless we change our method
Of handling it, we are bound to run
continual risk Of accepting a lot of
u~ndesirables if we continue to permit
immigration at all.
Our immigration inspection ought
to begin at the source Of immigration
instead Of at the port Of entry. It is
charged that thousands of Spaniards
are just now either on the way to
America or preparing to start, and
that q very large proportion Of these
are turbulent persons Of whom the
Spanish government is glad to rid It.
self. Should our present practice
continue, these thousands will reach
our eastern ports in large groups.
with the certainty that many who
ought not to be admitted will get
through because of the impossibility,
under our present customs, of learn
ing anything about their real charac-
ter
The suggestion has been made, and
there is merit in it, that the sitting
process ought to be begun across the
water. and that the original selections
should be made, not by foreign au-
thortties DESTROYS Of Kidding their
countries Of mischief makers, or by
steamship agents concerned chiefly IN
passage money, but by capable and
trustworthy representatives OF the
United States government who would
be able. to examine with some care
the character and standing OF those
Who wishsto become refjdents OF the
United States.
It'll obyio1s that Il carry on thi.
4 cork with any measure Of thorough.
ness would add materially 10 the in.
Sdtial cost Of the service. It Is also OBJ.
vious that Il the work Ners done, and
we'll done. m benefits Wouid FIR i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13
TIE MILLION DOLLAR SUITCASE
BIZ HORACE

Copyright, 1920, by International Feature Service, Inc)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13

HN0P6I8.

John Brook, arriving In Boston after a
train wreck. finds that he has accidental
~ traded his own suitcase for another
containing a large sum of money. To
explains that the money is the stake in
a bet on the color of the eyes of the
daughter Of the president Of the candy
rust.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-13
CANADIANS WHEAT

A correspondent of The Herald asks
the following questions with reference
to Canadian wheat: 4
When was Canadis- whea adj
'mitted free of duty into this
country7
Did we at In time during the
war place an embargo on wheat
from Canada?
Has the president the power to
put an embargo on imports Of
any kind during peace times?
The reciprocity act of 1911 provid-
ed for the admission into this country
free Of duty of certain Canadian pro-
ducts, wheat included, whenever Can
ada should admit those products free.
Within a short time thereafter Can
ada, although not accepting the bill
as q whole, removed the duty on wheat
and certain other agricultural pro-
ducts, and since then we have col
lected no duty on Canadian wheat.
There was no embargo on Canadian
wheat during the war. It, would
scarcely be proper. however. to at
tempt to draw conclusions from that
fact, az in both this country and Can
ada the collection Of wheat for ex-
port to the Allies was prosecuted Wig
orously by both governments as a
war measure, and under wartime
regulations.
The president has no authority to
place an embargo on imports during
peace times, except as such a measure
may become necessary for the pro-
lection of public health and safety.
For these purposes this authority al
way exists, and it is frequently ex-
ercised. The prevalence Of a cattle
disease, for instance, or OF a plant
disease, may lead to the prohibition
Of shipment of cattle or plants or
seeds likely to spread the disease, and
this authority extends to shipments
from a foreign country, from state to
state, or from any designated area.
But under his ordinary peace powers
the president has no authority to
place an embargo for commercial
purposes. 1t must be remembered,
however, that the United States is
still technically at war, and the presi-
dent still retains. many of the powers
conferred on him for war purposes.
In this peculiar situation it is UNDER
stood that he has the right to pro-
hibit the importation of Canadian
wheat, although that act now would
be for q purpose entirely different
from that for which his powers were
extended.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-11
COUNTY WANTS TO
retain BULK OF
AUTOMOBILE TAXES
County Commission Would
Also Limit Load Which May
Be Carried Over Roads.
Men Want Regulation.

Amendment in the state highway
law so as to provide that the greater
portion of taxes collected in the
form of automobile licenses shall
remain in the county in which they
are collected, was urged before the
Shelby delegation to the legislature
by John Brown, of the county COM
mission, at Saturdays open hear
ing.
Mr. Brown also urged that the law
be amended in some manner to gov
ern the load which may be carried
over the roads, on trucks, log wag-
ous, or otherwise. He favored an
arbitrary limit to the load, but sag-
gested that the desired result might
be reached through taxation on ex-
cess tonnage over a certain amount,
or by limiting the load to so Tnnay
pounds to the square inch of wheel,
or tire surface.
Mr.. Brown said in support of his
proposed amendments that the roads
and bridges in Shelby county had
been literally torn to pieces during
the last year by being called upon
to support heavy loads. He said
that, conservatively, the logging bust
ness had cost Shelby county $4,000
in the past year. In speaking OF the
proposal to keep the major portion
of the funds collected as license priv
ileges for automobiles in the county,
Mr.. Brown said that Shelby county
had collected about $275,000 from
this source this year, and was only
due to get back about $500. The
state highway commission, he said
had Shelby charged with some sur
vey work and only admitted that
Shelby was due about $4,000. He
said the commission had been un-
able to collect even this amount.
Wants tuberculosis Hospitals.
Mr.. Brown also objected to the
law, passed at the last session OF
the legislature making it incumbent
on each county to pay for all ex-
penses, except food, Of the patients
which it, sends to the state asylum
at Bolivar. He said that Shelby
county officials had no means OF
checking the bills, and he thought
the requirements for this and other
reasons were unfair.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-11
COL. HARVEY AND
HARDING CONFER
ON ASSOCIATION

MARION, o., Dec. 11.--Suggestion
for a new American foreign policy,
including the formation of an asso-
citation of nations, were heard by
President Harding today from
Cal. George Harvey, who was one of
his close advisers in formulating his
campaign policies toward the Ver-
sailles league.
Colonel Harvey came to Marion
yesterday at the very beginning of
Mr.. Harding's conference here on the
association plan. and in addition to
holding long conversations on the
subject with the president elect to-
day, 1t was said he might remain un-
til next week to give his advice as
the administration program develops.
Mr. Harding has indicated that
even the ground work for the asso-
citation of nations is yet to be laid,
and that he begins his promised
meeting of minds" here without a
definite plan, even on rudimentary
forms, for an international council
In asking advice he will seek pro-
gram behind which there is some as
surance of a united country, rather
than an attempt to put forward any
specification of his own.
In that connection 1t Is recalled
that when he first proposed an asso-
citation of nations in his speech of
Aug. 2S. he suggested that It be
builded upon the framework of the
Hague tribunal or upon the practica-
BILE features of the Versailles league
or by combining "all that is good in
both" 1t is expected that during
the coming months he will ask his
conferees in particular which Of these
instrumentallties they consider most
available.
Bound up in this is the question Of
whether the United States should en-
ter the Versailles league on any
terms, and before Mr.. Harding makes
his decision he will talk with those
who favor going in without reser-
vations, as well as those who favor
staying out entirely. Colonel Har-
vey belongs to the latter class, while
Herbert Hoover, who will be here to-
morrow. was a leader of the pro-
league group.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-11
"MiSter; Is There a Santa ClauS?"
|TOnh ArmleSS Nez0SbOy AnS7CerS
BY A. eoopFELLoW.

MlSLeTI SURE ShOubh' ~ =
Santa Claus?" =,
That was the question small
urchin Friday afternoon put to Tom
Dorar,, armless newsboy, who has
his stand at Court square.
Tom answered all right. All day
he had been selling papers for the
Goodfellows Santa Claus club. The
entire days receipts went to augment
the fund of the silent Santa Claus
And then coincidence would have II
that late In the afternoon little
chan should approach him and ask
IL there was sure enough a Santa.
"Yes, you betcher life, punk" was
Toms reply, there Is n Santa Claus.
How do you get that way? Wait
until Christmas and see IL there isn't
a santa Claus. Say, what's your
name and where do you live any
wayT
Now, Goodfellows, there is an ex-
annie. Someone has almost broken
that kiddies faith in all the lore of
the Yuletide season, He had his
doubt about the existence of Santa.
Tom gave an answer. He kept the
good faith by not only giving his
entire days receipts to the Santa
Claus club, but he made glad one
little fellows heart. Now 1t Is up
to YOU for Tom gave me that kid
dies name and address.
Christmas morning Toms punk" Is
going to be happy II the Goodfellows
can make him so. It's up to you to
aid.
Fancy IL you can that lads feeling.
Possibly he had been looking in some
Of the show windows. No doubt, he
Ia one Of the many window wishers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-11
ENGLAND FEARS
BLOOD TO FLOW
IN SOUTH ERIN
Transport and Rail Workers
at Bantry Refuse to Move
Military Stores as Protest
to Martial Law.
(sy International Nsws serviee.l

LONDON, Dec. 11.---With martial
law in force over a wide area of
Southwestern Ireland. public opinion
here and throughout Britain looked
today with extreme anxiety toward
the strife torn island, and early dis
patches from Dublin, telling OF the
tense atmosphere throughout Erin,
seemed like the rumblings Of an ap-
preaching storm. A week end OF
bloodshed Is looked for.
One OF the first dispatches to
reach here today from the Irish cap
ltal said that all traffic and mails
from and to Bantry has been sus-
pended on account Of the refusal OF
transport and railroad workers 70
move military stores.
This was the first cocrete sign of
the spirit of determination with
which yesterdays proclamation OF
martial law in some OF the partic-
ularly disturbed areas is being met,
Bantry is seaport town, "a miles
southwest of the city OF Cork, which
along with County Cork Is included
In the martial law area.
Later a Dublin dispatch to the
Evening News told of an attack from
ambush on a squad OF military near
Fermoy. Four of the soldiers were
wounded and had to be taken to hos
pitfalls. The assailants escaped.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-11
c. HUNTER RA|NE
CASE AFFIRMED
BY HIGH COURT
Former Head of Mercantile
Bank Must Serve Term of
One to Ten Years in State
Penitentiary.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 11.-The
Tennessee supreme court today at
firmed the conviction of G. Hunter
Raine, former Memphis bank presi-
dent, charged with fraudulent breach
Of trust, the convictions carrying a
sentence of one TO 1U years. He has
heretofore served sentence in the
federal prison on the charge Of using
the mails to defraud.
Hunter Raine was president Of the
Mercantile bank when that institu-
ton failed in 1914 with a loss of al
most a million dollars. Raine lost
the money speculating in the cotton
market.
Raine served more than three
Eyears Of a five-year sentence in the
federal penitentiarv for the bank fail
lure. A charge of using the mails to
defraud caused rhe sentence. His
good time off reduced his term to
little more than three years.
Hugh M. Magevnev. who was
Raine's attorney, based his hope for
la reversal by the high court on two
grounds. The first was that Raine,
although a prisoner in Atlanta, was
available to state authorities for
trial, and had not been granted the
speedy trial warranted bv law.
The second ground was that the
jury found Raine guilty Of fraudu-
lent breach of trust. Magevney con-
tended that IL any offense had been
committed 1t was larceny. But the
jury found Raine not guilty. on lar
ceny and embezzlement counts.
Raine's trial in the state court was
\ held in September. 1919.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-11
Won't Confirm Tumulty.

Another potential element enters
into the case also, Secretary joseph
Z. Tumulty has been offered the
chief justiceship of the United States
court of customs. by the president. A
feeler has already been put out by
the White House by publication to
ascertain just how the Republicans
in the senate would receive the nom
nation. They have very emphatical-
ly and decisively let it be known that
Mr.. Tumulty can not be confirmed.
It's all partisanship OF the rankest
order. of course. but they contend
that with all the states having gone
Republican except the Southern
group, that there Is no justification
now that the people have spoken to
turn the spoils over to the defeated
party. Hence, Mr.. Tumulty. Con-
gressman Garrett and others may be
made examples of and be classified
for this reason.
At any rate, the nomination of
Messrs. Garrett and McKellar is in
volved with the possible nomination
of several prominent Democrats who
are slated for postelection nomina-
tions, but who the indications are.
will not land the offices unless the
senate Republicans change their po-
sitien, and there is no indication that
thev will, because If they were to
permit these combinations wouldn't
they have TO confirm the new ship
ping board also.