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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-20
A GLORIOUS VICTORY

But what good came of it at last 90
Quoth little Peterkin.
why, that 1 cannot teI." said he;
But twas a famous vio4cy."
When the people Of Month Dakota
study the railroad rate situation in
this state ~ it stands today they will
be able to appreciate the mystiication
of the child in the ballad over a glor-
ious victsry which, SO far rs the child
could Observe, did not get anything
for anybody.
The Townley newspapers, and es-
pecially the Fargo Courier News, of
which William Iemke is president.
are rejoicing over a splendid victory
won for them by Mr.. Lemke in his
capacity as special assistant attorney
general by grace of Governor Fra
zier's appointment. That victory o
sests in obtaining from the supreme
court a ruling declaring void an order
recently issued from the office of the
railway commission and signed nv
Chairman Dupuis authorizing certain
advances in intrastate railrod rates in
Norh Dakota.
In connection with the develop
ments in this interesting case the fol-
lowing facts are to be noted:
PUBLIC notice was given of a hear
ing before the railway commission on
the application of the railroads for in
creased rates, and special notice was
given to representatives of state en-
terprises and private organieau tons.
Business lei throughout the state
took notice of the hearing, and by
petition and through personal repre-
sentation urged that in fixing the new
rates the discrimination against this
state as compared with Minnesota and
South Dakota should be discontinued
Chairman Dupis was the only mem
per or he commission present
throughout the hearing. Commits
Aandahl attended for a short
time. Commissioner Milhollan. was
not present at all. :,
william Ieanke was in Bismarck
during the hearing, but did not At
tend. Secretary Anderson, of the In
dustrial commission, had been notified
but did not attend. J. A. McGovern,
manager Of the Mill and Elevator as
sociation, had been notified. but did
not attend.
An order Advancing rates, and bas-
ing such advances on the existing dis
criminatory schedule was issued, bear
ing the signature of the president Of
the board. n
Some days later Mr.. Lemke. who
haA failed to appear 1t the hearing to
present anything on behalf Of the neo-
PIE OF the state, applied to the court
for an order restraining the roads
from making the Increased charges
ailestng. among other things. that the
order granting the increases was a :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-20
SEPARATE woMEzN's VOTES.

Attorney General LANCER has ruled,
according to a news paragraph from
Bismarck, that at the approaching
election mems ballots and women's
ballots must be placed in separate
ballot boxes and counted separately,
this being in accord with existing
state law on the subject.
Mr.. LANCER being a lawyer, his in
depreciation may be presumed to be
correct. 1t may be proper, however.
to sugges that in the absence of any
citations. there is something to be
said on the other side on the basis of
the general scope and intent of the
amendment.
Without question the purpose of the
nineteenth amendment is 10 place
women OF a basis of political equal
ity with men. Our state provisions. for
separate ballot boxes were made in
recognition of the fact that at that
time the sexes in North Dakota
not politically equal. Women could
vote only on certain subjects; men on
all. Hence separate ballots and sep
arate receptacles, in some cases, were
required. That differentiation has
not disappeared, and there may be
some basis for believing that all pro-
visions growing out Of 1t have not dis
appeared as we'll.
The question might arise why, IL
he state can separate the votes of its
citizens on thesbasis Of sex, it may not
do so on the basis of color, or race, or
something else, resulting, if carried out
20 the ultimate, in such segregation
that the secrecy of the ballot would
be practically destroyed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-20
EVENING EDIT40N.

Ia fever OF jealousy toward one !. an
oen NOR course = did. You were both
40 susceptible. If I let one Of you
carry my schoolbooks, the other
promptly went of in q ,sulk.. Anne
,iaughed merrily at the recoitectlo
land Il gaxed at her. hinKin g now
beautiful she had grown 2 Won Won
Sssls ~ 80 .z,nt Y
on, a little diffidently, 7 last time
Deed I dol" she replied, Without!
la%traoe of embarrassment. Z on
5werel$goinR ioff to college, and. you
Kissed my hand as we arted.a,aIn
was a very graceful actor g.
how well you did it."
yes" said I. lightly. 'one must
be a born cavalier to get away with a
hand-kiss successfully. When get
la real good chance I'm going to see
IL your right hand has lost it's cuH5.
ming"
ingly. "I'm not allowed to- permi.
anything Of that sort. I'm q perfect
Griselda Of a wife and my husband
rules me with a rod of iron"
"Ineed / do said Van Wyck him
self, as he came toward us, and, real-
~, Anne's speech had been made at
him rather than to me.
child A r. h ss s 81 kn asst.r ANNIE m1rs = had :
conventionally introduced us.
AS a girl I corrected him. I'VE
were acquainted during o High
School days. when'I was an awkward
pub, and she was standing with reg
Eluctant feet.'" s
termined to have her owhl way in
everything" ~ "
NY blood boiled at his tone. even
more than at his words. But I felt
sure it was better to- keep to the
light key, 30 I said: Eyes, indeed:
like all other women. And even as
boys, We men : only toe glad to
give the Blessed Sex their own way"
Anne flashed me q, glance that dis
tinctly betokened approval. I felt
she had wondered how. Il would meet
her husbands ill-choEen speech, and
I felt an elation at having passed
through the ordeal successfully in
q ps sssI van WICK s,evsr.a It ne.
guished -looking, buts%shis drawn;
brows,. and straight, thin lips. show
tossing hair was almost white, and
his actuely black eyes cleaned from
beneath heavy gray eyebrows. He
was tall and well-proportioned, with
an alert air that made him seem less
than the sixty years his wife had
ascribed tos him. N.Y.
He.was handsome; his manners
though superficial, we're correct; and
vet he reused In me a spirit Of an.
tagonism such as no stranger ever
had done before. After q few. mo-
ments more conversation, he said,
quite abruptly. II will take your
place beside my wife,dand do YOU go
and make yourself charming to the
|Dther ladies' Ss7ss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-20
PRODUCTION EXPERIMENT.

Montana wool growers, 1t is said,
nave decided to go into the manufac-
turing business. Specifically, they in
tend to make blankets. They believe
that there is too wide q margin be-
tween the price which they receive for
their raw wool and the price at which
blankets are sold, hence they r ar
ranging to establish a suitable factory
which will clean and weave locally
grown wool into blankets.
, Many such experiments are made.
Whatever may be their results from
sthe commercial standpoint, they are
all useful in disseminating knowledge.
Plans undertaken from similar mo-
tives are often found not to work as
expected because the conditions have
not been sufficiently Investigated at
the start In such cases there is,some-
times a very a%ppreciable loss of mon
ey. There are hundreds of structures
throughout the country which were
erected tosbe used Is factories which
have been abandoned or devoted 10
other uses. The plans seemed excel
Lent on paper, but when the ATTEMPT
was made to work them out in prac-
ttce it was found that important fac
tors had been overlooked.
Ordinary prudence suggests careful
in~vestiEation before considerable-sums
are invested in experiments. But
within reason it is good to have. coa.-
mercial and industrial experiments
made. And it is as important to know
that a plan will not work as that it
will. The important thing is to know.
II he Montana wool growers carry
out their present intentions they may
discover a mean OF obtaining mere
satisfactory returns for their prodact.
and at the same time supplying the
general public with a necessary arti-
Gle at a lower price than now prevails.
II they are abie-to do that they will
have performed a valuable public
service. And, if their experiment
shows that they have been mistaken
in some Of their beliefs, they will still
have served themselves and thexnub ,;o
in clearing up uncertainties and IT.
making dataA~hSch may prevent much
waste in the future.
One highly important thing in all
such exDeriasents is the element of
personal interest and personal in
itiattva- IL the Montana wool growere
eaabltah thd6 factory and find it prof
table they will continue it. to the ad-
yantass Of everyone. If they find
that It s6oss m pay they will quickly
stal1don tiae@1erimert and stop the
loss. II the state Of Montana wore
to unAsftaks = similar work, eveey
ofAedal interested would feel himseaa
bopnd to SHOW : profit. whether one
e2ited or not and il, in actual tad
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-20

valid. being signed by but one mem
Der of the board, and that the rates
proposed were unjust.
At the hearing in court affidavits
were presented from Dupuis and Aan-
dahl declaring that at a meeting Of
the board Dupuis, as president, had
been directed to cause rate schedules
TO be prepared in accordance with the
plan which was actually followed.
Evidence was introduced to show
that the boards records contain no
mention of such authorization.
The court has just ordered the new
rate schedule cancelled. and has pro-
hibited tho roads from collecting tar
rifs unc<r it, this action being taken
solely on the ground that the minutes
Of the board contain no record of the
president having been authorized to
promulgate these rates.
In the meantime the railroads have
been collecting the increased rates.
Shippers and passengers have paid
them. Except in the few cases in
which individuals have asked for re-
ceipts there can be no collection Of
rebate, as the person making payment
has no record of the transaction and
nothing to show how, much he paid,
and for what. 54
A few questions are in order.
Why SSdidn't Milhollan attend the
most important meeting Of his. board
since he was eletced to it?
Why did Aandahl abandon the
meeting?
Where were Lemke, and Anderson,
and MeGovern. all of whom had no.
tice of the. meeting and were sup
posed tosbs; looking after the states
interests &
The board was urged in the public
press, by petition and by personal
representation before the meeting to
take steps to end the rate discrimina-
ton against North Dakota. Why did
Lemke fail to e the propriety of this
course until after the meeting had
been held and the rate order issued ?
Were any OF Mr.: Townley's railroad
commissioners actuated by corrupt
motives!
Was Lemke's neglect of the inter.
ests he was supposed to protect de-
iloerate, or lie he merely blunder?
Isn't it a little thin for one element
OF a political combination to commit
an offense in order that another NAV
nave an opportunity to rectify it?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-20
CHAPTER i.
BUTToNwooD TERRACE

The letter l had just read was
signed Anne Mansfield Van Wyck-
and thes first two names gave my
memory such a FLIP, that l sat for
long time. motionless, while m3
thoughts raced back ten years, and
reached their goal in a little subur.
ban town. -.fs-
The picture which memory so OBJ
h8ingly showed ne. in definite detail
was that of two young people saying
good-by, somewhat effusively. ONE
of 5theseaMas an immature version Of
my present SELF ands the other was q
pigtatled schoolgirl, who now signed
herself. Anne Mansfield Van wyck
At: the time ofIthat dramatic parting
she had been Anne Mansfield, and 4,
Raymond Sturgis, was leaving her to
Ego to college.
Our farewell promises. though
made in all good faith. were neve.
stances that time raised between us,
had kept us from sight of each other
for ten years.
1 assumed, when I thought OF it at
all. that Anne had forgotten me; and
though l had not forgotten her, I re-
membered her only casually, and al
tlong intervals.
vid Van Wyck without poignant re-
greet, but with a feeling of resent
ment hat she should throw herself
away on a man SO old and eccentric,
though a weli-known capitalist. And,
now. all unexpectedly, I had received
an invitation to one of her house
parties. It expressed, pleasantly
time acquaintance, and asked me to
come on Friday for the weekend. /
The stationery was correct and
rather elegant; the handwriting
fashionable and sophisticated-not at
all like the sprawlingA schoolgirl
hand of ten years ago..
Ny curiosity was reused to know
Van Wyck. and I accepted the invi-
tation with a pleased of re-
gaining an old friend.
AS my train swayed swiftly
through New England, toward the
village of Crescent Falls. where the
Van AWycks had their sumn.sr resi-
dence. I tried to picture to myself
the pretty little Anne Mansfield that
] had known. as the chatelaine of z
great estate. with an elderly husband
and two Brown-up step-children. The
picture was SO incongruous that ]
gave it UP, and awaited first impress
sions with unbiased opinions. fE
And j may we'll have done 50, for.
though / knew of his wealth, / knew
that had led David Van Wyck to sse-
lect for his summer home most
beautiful country estate. whose gen
tury-old mansion wa1 surrounded by
EQUALLY old buttonwood trees, a
species rapidly growing extinct in
New England. 1g
The motor car which brought me
from the station; swuns into tins
and r ms pve1lnA that Solch n fhOnsn
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-20
Herald yy9ps A, Bfins R..ait.,

ID !0ln6yrQM
kkyenings Hetald
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-20

the eutseprase wore comMercAily ma
paMibls. fsAllc eaisiaiss hEvine i
anGurats6 7it. would - rslNetant to
abandon Y, ana 4 w0Sid. ~ continued
Tor ysars a. the expS1se Of the tax
payers when aEel3 consideration OF
public i~ntsFestsd demanded its dis
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CHAPTER III.
THE VAN WICK Hor1sEHo1n

.F0'rss 1~~- OAA1AA EN- H .sgs' A-HN>.#
THE VAN WICK HOUSEHOLD.
Presently" I returned Equally;
the find OF, this delishtfli old place.
This room itself is q marvel. It
might have been brought over from
some English castle.,'
David Van Wyck looked AROUND
approximately. ut is a fine room.".p
he agreed. ut was built later than
1.-THE main, house, and was originally
intended, I imagine, for q ballroom.
It has q specially fine floor, n that
to indicate festivities on a. big scale.
To be sure, the whole scheme Of dec
grafton Is too massive and over
ornate for these days. but II is all in
harmony, and the gorgeopsness Of
:coloring has been toned down by
time"
This was true. The 4 lofty walls
were topped by a wide i, and heavy
l%cornice, with an enormous -caftouchs
in each corner massive enough for a
cathedral. But the. coloring I. was
Edtrnfned BY the years. and the gliding
was furnished to a7soft bronze. Most
|old pieces collected by Van Wyck for
this especial USE, and it was. plain to
be seen that he%tooky great pride in
these, and in. his rare and valuable
pictures and curios.
1T is my room.'ithe was saying, as
he smiled benignly on his wife, .abut
II let Anne have her fal-lal teas here.
because she thinks it's picturesque,
But except at the tea-hour, this is my
exclusive domain"
You call it your study?" 1 inquir-
I'D casually.
Il call it my study, yes; although
I'm not a s%tudiousa$ man. by any
/ m 90 nj 1t I q ~4oI11y" ,aa., = az = = Fa..L.lS
pose. but such a name would never
fit this eighteenth-century atmos-
phere. I have my desk here, and mn
Isecretaries and lawyers come when Ii
call them, ana ~ have j4venRprofaned
the place with q telephone, so shat
I'm always touch with what the
u confess 1'Hp subject to ort-iivei
fads and fancfes. and this good sized
room gives me space to- indulge my
Interest of the moment
H Is, indeed" said Anne, laugh
ing. Last Summer he was j ma
turslist' andtthis room was full Of
all sorts Of awful things. But that's
all over now. nj this year-what
ard you this year, David?"
Van Wyck's face hardened. "a
Isteely look came into his eyes, and
his square jaw set itself more firmly.
I'm q philanthropist."
The word seemed. simple enough,
and yet .Anne,s face also became sud
denly seriols. ssand. unless I wal mis-.
taken, aEfaAhsof angershot from her
dark eyes Is, her husbands grim face.
But lust then Archer and Miss
r retvFnsa 'G ihstant IL, and AZ Anne's smiles
what mood, Bethss she cried /.
Igaily, t"You, see, Honey. i've 4beAn
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-20

An sunbteakabie bottle haa bea.s II /.
wanted AZ Ne carried on the hip. ~
HfeM4 Teo late. ,sas gSS%
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-02-05
Seeks Permission
For improvements

At the regular meeting of the city
council Monday evening a letter was
read from Glen Gebhardt. owner OF
the concession in the city park at the
top of the Royal Gorge. requesting per
mission to make some alterations and
engagements to the pavilion there for
the further accommodation OF visitors
during the coming tourist season. Mr..
Gebhsrdt anticipates that larger
number OF tourists will visit Canon
City next summer than ever before
and is desirous' OF adding TO the COM
forts and conveniences of those who
motor to the top of the ROYAL Gorge.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on parks and drives with the
recommendation that it be given IA
vorable consideration if consistent
with good public policy.
At Monday nights meeting of the
council the official call of the presi-
dent and secretary OF the Canon City
Hydraulic Ditch Company for the an
nual stockholders meeting of that cor
porstion to be held at the Office OF
Capt Il. F. Rockafellow, go Main
street. was read by the city clerk. On
motion of Alderman a ]. Turner OF
the First ward. president OF the coun-
ell. was instructed to attend the ditch
company's meeting and vote the city's
stock in all matters affecting the vel
fare OF the company.
NJ ..--s,, ~, ......
ell was a comparatively unimportant
one, and beyond the passage OF the
bills recommended by the finance
committee on account Of the munich
pal administration. but little was done
Routine business and discussion OF
plans for the betterment OF the COM
munity. none of which were made
matter OF record. occupied the atten-
tion of the council most of the eve
ming.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-02-05
w. L. MORRIS
Ill AT SPRINGS

FLORENCE. Feb. s.-w L. Morris
OF the First National Bank. has been
IN iwth influenza in Colorado Springs
since Wednesday. Mr., and Mrs Nor
ris left for Denver last Saturday and
stopped over in the Springs until
Monday for a visit with their son.
Robert. student at Colorado Col
lege. They left the auto In the
Springs with the Intention OF driving
home upon their return and went to
Denver on Monday, MIR. Morris was
taken IN with influenza upon their re-
turn and he has been confined to bed
since that time. Word from thero
brought the encouraging news that
he had no temperature and II was
thought that he will be able TO stand
the trip home In q day or two.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-02-05
Home Tuesday
From Kansas

u. T.. Sidebottom returned To Canon
City Tuesday afternoon from two
weeks business visit to Kansas. the
greater part of which was spent at
Norton. where the Peerless FIGURING
Milling Company. in which he is n
Nage stockholder. Is located. Mr..
'SIdebottom says many of the farm
efs in that part of Kansas are now en-
gagged In threshing their wheat. oats
and other grain. which have been In
the stack since last fall. Winter
threshing is unusual In Kansas and II
Is unique. he says. to see the grain
being hauled in from the field at this
season OF the year. Most OF the crop
would be marketed iwthin the mex:
few weeks. according To Mr.. Sidebot.
tom. n the railroads could furnish the
cars to carry Il to market.
The Peerless mills are turning out
from 100 to ITO barrels OF -four a day
and are doing nice business, Mr.,
sidebo.tom stopped over in Denver for
a day on his way home,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-02-05
{. G. H0kE DIED
OF pneumonia
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
I'LL BUT few DAYS
Prominent Business Man Took
Down With Disease Latter
Part of Last Week.

T. G. Hoke OF the Emmerson Furi,
ture Company. well known in this
city. died shortly after O'Clock this
afternoon at his home. i0I1 Macon
avenue. from pneumonia after a three
or -four days illness from the disease.
However. he had been sick for 10
days or two weeks. pneumonia devei.
opinE later.
Mr.. Hoke suffered from an attack OF
bronchial pneumonia early in the win
ter.
Mr.. Hoke Was married al the Shir-
ley hotel In Denver asbout two months
ago to Miss Mary weise OF Kansas
City. No. who had but q short tim.
Sfore returned from France where
she was a Red Cross nurse. Late
Moday afternoon when Mr.. Hoke's
Icondition became critical. Rev. f ]
Williams OF Denver. a close friend OF
Mrs. Hoke. was sent for and he ar.
rived at the bedside. OF Mr.. Hoke a
few minutes before the end came this
afternoon.
Mr.. Hoke was IS years OF age and
hAtlNs oA bul hau rIfilA "
GOOD many years in Colorado. He
Hrst came 10 Cancn City ive or six
years ago and was employed as a
bookkeeper at the Office OF the Gibson
Lumber Company for some time. lie
was a skilled accountant aud on leav-
the lumber company went 10 Colo
RADIO Springs where ne was employed
by different firms for several years
ON the retirement OF c. II, Rau from
the. Rau- -Emmerson Furniture Com
psny here a year and half ago. Mr..
Hokc purchased Mr.. Rau's interest I'm
the business Mr.. Hoke was a mem
ber OF the Eiks' lodge and was highly
respected by all who knew him.
No arrangements for the funeral
have vet been announced
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-02-05

ty highway to Florence. 1t is A
point not far from where the famous
Elephant rock stands.
Mrs. Peter Sasso and Leonard and
a daughter and Mrs. William Adams
and son and daughter were driving to
Canon City from Rockvaie when the
accident happened. Mrs. Adams was
driving the car. Mrs Sasso and the
two boys were sitting in the front
seat with her. The two girls were
in the back seat
One of the girls stood up near the
point where the accident occurred.
Mrs. Adams turned around to speak
to her, and in doing so lost control of
the car. which went over the embank-
ment and turned turtle
Mrs. Adams and the two girls were
thrown free of the wreck. but Mrs.
Sasso and the two boys were pinned
underneath. No one was near at the
time and Mrs. Adams and the two
girls tried frantically to lift the car of
the stricken ones. but could not do so.
Finally a man came along in a
truck and turned the Ford over He
ehousht there was a iaf cnance to
save the little Sasso boy, so he hur-
ried him to Florence. but a doctor.
upon Investigation. found him to be
dead No bones were found broken,
and the doctor gave it as his opinion
that the lad had had the life squeezed
out of him. and probably died instant
lN. The others are suffering from
shock, but We're not seriously injured
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Sasso are sis
ters. and are related to the John De
Nivier family OF Lincoln Park. They
both are well known in the Canon City
district.