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The Ward County independent., 1920-02-26
BANKER OUTLINES
VALUE OF MINES
Tells of What Prospector Has Done
to Unlock Earth's
Treasures

That the Rocky Mountains are the
strongest and most powerful asset to
the United States is demonstrated in
story credited to the Georgetown,
Colo, Courier, and in it's way one of
the minor classics of Colorado. 1t
purports to be the answer by the pres
ident of Chicago bank who had been
criticized by some of his colleagues in
the banking business because of the
fact that he had acquired mining in
terests in the Rocky Mountains.
The eloquent Chicago banker is re-
ported to have made this reply.
Throughout the Rocky Mountains,
in ages gone, God builded stronger
vaults in His granite banks than ours.
He filled these vaults with gold, sill
yer and copper. He gave the pros
pector knowledge and insight, and
guided him on his way to the door of
the bank vault The federal govern
ment handed him his patent title to
all therein. 1t is no crime; but a
virtue to enter. With drill, blast,
pick and shovel the poor man broke
the combination lock and entered. But
for him our notes in issue would be
as the "stump-tail" currency of 1857.
But for him this government would
be bankrupt. Mines will be produc-
ing millions in gold, silver and copper
in that future day when national
banks are unknown. Remember, a
mine is simply a crop, already raised,
harvested and deposited in the bin or
bank. You check it out at your
pleasure.
"The wealth gathered from mines
immortalized King Solomon. Mining
made Rome mistress of the world.
Mining made Great Britain the
worlds commercial dictator. Mining
has made the United States the rich
est country in the world. Show me
the country that has no mines and l
will show you people sunk in de-
gradation Of poverty; and poverty
makes towards Of nations as well as
men. Mining has transformed more
broken men and tramps into million
aires and placed them into positions
of honor and trust than any other
business. Without the miner you
would not have any frying pan, a
spoon or a hat pin. Eliminate the
miner and you wipe out civilization.
A nations prosperity depends largely
upon the extent, variety and develop
ment Of it's mineral resources"
The Ward County independent., 1920-02-26
Land Values in Iowa and Minnesota
Inflated.

Herman Boerneke Of Donnybrook was
in the city Friday on his way home from
an extended trip thru Iowa and Minne-
sofa At Mankato, where he stayed sew
eral days, Herman says that 500 cases
of the flu were. reported in one day.. It
been held at Mankato and the. outbreak
of the flu followed shortly thereafter.
Mr.. Boerneke says that the price has
gone away beyond reason and he was
told by certain Iowa banker that. the
April 1st Renters are paying from
$500 to $4,000 per acre for land no bet
ter-probably not 50 good, as land right
never came back to North Dakota when
the state looked better to him than It
real estate values here are much below
the actual value Of the land, he is hope:
full that this condition will be righted
soon and the reaction in North Dakota
will find healthier condition than In
states where prices have been inflated.
The Ward County independent., 1920-02-26
Surrey Farmer Has the Right Idea
Cecil Shorb of Surrey was a Minot

Surrey Farmer Has the Right Idea
Cecil Shorb of Surrey was Minot
visitor last week marketing some
choice potatoes at 1925 a bushel. He
had IL acres of potatoes last year
which made him some money and he
is planning on putting in 40 acres
this year. He raised nice field Of
corn and has an immense lot Of feed
on hand, taking his IS head of sheep
and other stock thru the winter. He
will plant a large acreage of corn.
Mr.. Shorb's sheep will commence
lambing about March 5. The sheep
are his best money makers. Mr..
Shorb's wheat averaged more than
nine bushels and his rye crop about
eight bushels. The grasshoppers
threatened to take his rye but Mr..
Shorb got busy with some poisoned
feed and killed the pests before they
managed to do much damage.
The Ward County independent., 1920-02-26
NOTICE ron YUDI.1CA11oN,

Department Of the Interior, u. 8. Land
Office at Minot, N. Dak., Feb. ~, 1920.
Notice is herby given that Ignoch
Dec. s, 1915, made homestead entry, NO.
013o23, for sWA SEX and SEX SW4,
Section 9. Township 156 NJ Range ~
intention to make three.year Proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed. before Register 4 Receiver,
North Dakota, on the 2sth day Of March,
1920. N s1 N n 5- . u
Claimant names 40 witnesses:
Morgan d. Graham, Charley Kirklie,
Burlington. N. Oak.
2-1s-ts Register
The Ward County independent., 1920-02-26
Borene Buys Fine Norwich Farm

w. OO1c cIlS VI CIlC AVA W. O4SOA wy
purchased the VIM. Geise farm near
Norwich this week. The Geise farm
consists of three quarter sections and
is regarded as one of the finest farms
in this part of the state. The new
owner also bought the stock and farm
machinery and will take possession
April 1st. Mr.. Borene who returned
from Minnesota last week states that
while away he made arrangements
with brother now residing at Monte
video to assume the management Of
the farm. The brother is practical
farmer. The Geise farm has excellent
buildings and one of the best wells
of water along the G.. N. The farm
has been handled in splendid shape
and two hundred acres are ready for
the seeder this spring. Farmer Bill
already has hay-seed in his hair and
when able to masticate a straw prop
erly he will graduate with the horny
handed sons of toll degree.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
PROGRESS.

Grom the Columbia Is. c. Record)
Ferhaps there is nothing which will serve to illus
trate more wildly to those who moved on from stu.
dents into the business world the rapid strides that
nave been made in the education OF the American
youth In the past generation than bark back to our
own school days
You can remember when a youngster, perhaps
with treckles on your face that you were MORALLY
ashamed OF in the presence Of Mary or Bessie YOU
were in only the third fourth grade At that time
you would have given half the universe had you
possessed it, to have banshed the intervening years
that stood in the path between you and Thomas
Green and Sylvester Brown. husky long.trousered
young men OF the seventh eighth grade. But in
the OF time you found yourself entering the
seventh grade, and then much to your amazement
found that the boys of that were not so large
as Thomas Green had been.
To-day we find the freckle-faced boy-stiH wearing
knee trousers and no larger in stature than in the
days when we were in the lower understanding
high school, and the tall longtrousered Thomas Green
size boy in college, polished young man.
This change emphasizing as it does the rapid
accounted for, perhaps the result OF regular at
tendance at school, Ten. fifteen twenty years ago
large percentage OF students in the common schools
for their classes. This percentage has
been greatly reduced.
1t is the same, as a rule, the country over The
is shown an advancement In education.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
THE AERIAL DERBY.

THE country's biggest aerial sporting event will
i take place over Long Island tomorrow when
forty-four airpanes will be started in seven stimuli
famous flights from Mitchell Field, near Garden
City, over a triangular course taking in Lufbery
Field, near Wantagh, and Damn Field, near Baby
Ion, for the Pulitzer Trophy.
Keen rivalry between the army and navy aimen
has raised interest in these races to the highest pitch
The number of planes entered, the excellence OF the
flying field and the provisions against mishap make
this the most important and carefully managed air
contest ever held on either side of the Atlantic
Just after the war the future of flying in the
United States looked doubtful. Experts predicted
that without aerial activities and contests this coun-
try would soon fall behind other nations in the great
new science on aeronautics.
The Pulitzer Trophy established an aerial Derby
which provides the intense sporting interest from
which aeronautic progress gets its stimulus
A short and easy trip tomorrow will take New
Workers TO where they can see the wonderful new
sport at its best.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24

thize with Russia, why not give her a
chance and resume trade relations in
stead Of wondering why she doesn't
progress under her present conditions
You will remember Peter the Great Of
Russia who in disguise visited Holland
and other neighboring countries to
learn the new methods Of the world
He thus reformed and built up Russia
to great extent. Perhaps while
Trotsky visited this country he oppn,d
his keen eyes and visualiZcd in the
same way as did Peter the Great for
the benefit of Russia. Why not be
open-minded and considerable"
| am not a Russian or Of Russian
descent, but an American.
NJ. n. II.
Editors Note-Thc article in oucs-
tion was not an unfriendly attack on
Russia 1t did dcp"ecate the fruits of
BolsheNIsm as applied Foreign OBJ
servers might fairly have criticised
Americas Government under the Ar
tlCles C. Confederation which failed to
meet the test" and we're superseded
by the constitutional GoYernment.l
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
PnrnsIte md PIker.

To the Editor Of Tue Evening World;
What has become OF the girl that
used to invite young men up to her
house to spend a quiet evening and,
possibly, have supper?
Perhaps / have been unfortunate
in the girls / pick for pals
All the girls pick say, What shall
we sec next Saturday night? Cant
you get seats in the first balcony?
Then let's go 10 the So and SO The
atre, where we can get seats in the
drst balcony"
Sometimes when | am broke" and
tell the girl that we can have a nice
time at one of the moving picture
shows she seems to remember that
she has another appointment"
Have all the girls become para
sites? one would think they might
suggest staying home for one eve
ming in tho month, when you might
go to see them.
Possibly II is because all men are
"prey" and all girls are hunters"
have told this 10 several girls and
have been told that they know some
one that is not a piker!
A DISGUSTED "PLSER."
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
UNCOMMON SENSE
THINK HOW FAR YOU MUST GO, NOT HOW FAR
YOU HAVE GONE.
By John Blake

THINK HOW FAR YOU MUST GO, NOT HOW FAR
YOU HAVE GONE.
1t is pleasant thing, if you have made progress
look back with pride your achievements.
When one is half way up the hill it is cheering to look
down and see how far he has climbed
But the important thing to estimate the distance that
and means to do the travelling.
Far along you may be, you will always find others,
who with the opportunities, have got still further.
Consider the obstacles between you and your goal and
how to get past them The obstacles you have already
got ancient history. Don't think about them.
Keep in mind the fact that a man begins 10
talk about what he has accomplished in the past he very
unlikely accomplish anything in the future. Your mind
is either ahead of you behind you If is behind you
you going backwards,
A man of high position in the business world, who is
sixty years old, asked by publisher to write his
"reminiscences.
Il can't do it," he said. I'm 90 busy thinking about
what going to do in the next ten years any
time calling to mind the things did in the last forty years.
1t is well enough to stop and rest and then But
be scaled rather than the valley
Think always in terms of tomorrow of Yesterday.
Few indeed the who realize their early ideals
Nose of them when they stop to take their positions find
that they far from the place that they hoped
But there is always the chance make better progress
from on, and any who keeps his health and his
thinking machinery in good condition continue hope
that he will gain his goal before old age numbs faculties
Never mind what you did yesterday. 1t is what you
going to do tomorrow that you think Of And
be while you thinking of that you devote to-day
to the business of arriving.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24

do 10 "Loige-sm" precisely what the insurgents"
did 10 "Cannonism" in the House a decade ago.
But will they?
I he short session seems to be their only chance
After March 4, 1921, the Old Guard will be Sc
curey in the saddle, with comfortable working ma
jorties in both Houses.
In the short session the "Progessives" will be in
position to fight effectively. If they take advan-
tagc Of this and press the fight they will have a
chance. If the country notes the efforts and APP
proves the inSurgent movement, the revolt against
Old Guard domination will have a chance to gather
recruits from the new membership There will
then be an opportunity to fight "Lodge-iSn" in the
sessions Of the new Congress.
But if "Lodge-ism" is allowed to have its way in
the special session there will be small opportunity
for any effective insurgency before the elections of
1922 and the sessions Of 1923.
1t is now or never with Big Chief Hiram and
his braves
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24

arc about as scarce as feathers on
healthy hens.
As for his statement that a man
can get a drink of questionable liquor
for 81, he knows very well that that
rs 'poppycock." Fairly good whis-
key can be bought almost anywhere
IN New York at so cents, while plenty
OF tair to good whiskey can be pur-
chased by the bottle at from s. to
~ per quart. Furthermore, this
gentleman knows. and should have
Conhded to his eager hearers, that
whlskey is being bought and used
by thousands of young people who
never used whiskey before. The w.
{, 7. u. might also find comfort in
the fact that whiskey is being
manufactured and brought into this
country, according to Prohibition
statistics, Just about as fast as 1t is
being consumed
DO the Prohibition people and the
w G. 7. u. really believe that Pro-
hibition is popular or even possible
in this part of the country? If they
do, let's see them elect a Prohibition
candidate to any office whatsoever in
New York State; or let us, indeed,
see them permit the voters of the
state to express themselves on any
phase Of the whole Prohibition
question, II Prohibition is not
popular, do they think our people
will submit to it? They might if
they were Armenians or Russian
peasants, but, you know, we are
Americans PAUL VOORHEES,.
Brooklyn, Nov. H. 1920.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
THANKSGIVING,

THE people Of the United States should observe
1 tomorrow in a full spirit Of thankfuness.
Thanksgiving Day finds the Nation with no
doubt difficulty or disappointment big enough to
obscure the fundamental reasons for national cheer
fulness and faith.
If there are unusual problems TO deal with, the
country beautifully blessed with strength to Crap
pie with them.
If there are new national responsibilities which
large numbers of the people are slow to admit or
grasp, American intelligence is still sound. Longer
study Of the new issues will enlarge capacity for
measuring them.
The vitality energy and material well-beng of
the country are such as guarantee it freedom to
solve its problems on the high plane of reason. 1t
do,s not have to act under terrible coercion OF suf-
fering and necessity
In this respect the American people have every
thing 10 be thankful for.
Before another year has passed we shall hear
more Of the proposal to combine Thanksgiving Day
with Arrnistce Day.
There will be protests against merging Americas
special Thanksgiving Day with what seems certain
to become recognized Thanksgiving Day of other
nations.
But we believe those protests will grow fewer and
fainter just as we believe the protests against the
new partnership Of nations will subside as Ameri-
cans grow more accustomed to thinking of them
selves and their country in terms of a new nterna-
tonlSm
1t will come to be understood that nation as
powerful as the United States can merge itself for
the protection OF peace without the risk of becom-
ing submerged.
l. will also be understood that the day of ma
tonal thanksgiving need not be a whit less national
for falling on the day when other peoples as we'll
as nepeople of the United States, observe with pro-
found hankfulness the anniversary of the great
wars end.
The progressive movement of their own minds
will presently bring Americans to see the existing
partnership of nations as one the United States was
bound from the first to Join.
The same enlarging Of mental attitude will cause
it to seem a natural decision that Americas Thanks
giving Day shall be on the anniversary of the
Armistce
When these things come about The civilized
world will observe the greatest of all Thanksgvings.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
Training OmcerS' Ray.

To The Editor Of Tho Evening World
Among the open letters published
in The Evening World of Nov. l6
appeared one apparently submitted by
a boy subject to the provisions Of
the Military and Disciplinary BRAIN
ing Law. The Military Training Com
mission courts publicity in order that
its work may be better known, but
be published.
This boy apparently is disgruntled
because he is subject to the training,
and is undoubtedly one whom the
law aims to train. Granting that 1t
encroaches upon the time which he
wishes TO use for personal gain, he
forgets the obligation he owes the
State as IA coming citizen when he
reaches the age Of twenty one, and
likewise for the education which the
State has given him gratis.
1t is not proposed TO enter into a
discussion with a minor. Facts are
available TO substantiate the dis
bursements of the Military Training
Commission. Instructors in this work
are OF two classes--Oficcrs and En-
listed Men. The former receive $50
per drill, the latter $l.25 per drill
No instructor takes care OF more
than two drills per day. and II he is
an officer and works six days per
week, his remuneration is $50; If an
enlisted man, it is SIS. Hence the
statement that instructors receive
from $40 to $50 per drill Is orrdpcous.
J. WESLEY LYON,
Major, Infantry, N, Y. n. G.
Supervising Officer New York Zone.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
RETAILERS KEEP UP PRICES.

GGTHE outstanding feature" in the Cost OF LN-
ing situation, according to summary by
the Guaranty Trust Company, is:
THE resistance OF the retail dealer to tho
forces which have brought manufacturers.
wholesalers and jobbers to an admission that
business can no longer be done on the basis
Of war prices"
There IS abundant evidence, other than tins care
fully considered statement by great bank, to show
that the spread" between wholesale and retail
prices has widened in the last few weeks
The fact is the retailers are trying to sell out on
a basis of costs rather than of replacement values.
The public will not buy on that basis. Buyers
realize that sooner or later retail prices will take the
drop and they are waiting until the decline comes
There are exceptions to the rule, but generally
the same retail merchants who marked goods up to
replacement cost on rising market are the ones
who refuse to accept the replacement basis on a
falling market.
These dealers are trying to circumven simple
economic law that will not be denied. Sooner or
later the retailers will be driven TO take the plunge
and dispose of stocks for what the public will pay,
Overhead will force them to do so.
As The Evening World pointed out weeks ago,
the path of courage is the path to good business
and recovery from economic stagnation.
Cutting prices now means loss. That cannot
be avoided But retailers will find it far cheaper in
the long run to cut prices now, take the loss and go
ahead on new and profitable business than to back
and fill now and continue TO lose money for an in
definite time.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
WHAT BECOMES OF THE MILLIoN7

YESTERDAYS report that Charles Garland Of
Boston had refused a million dollar legacy
from his father was as interesting as it was unusual
"Pd like to see Myself turning down a chance
like that" would probably be a fair croSS-Section
of The thoughts of the great majority Of the mil
lions who read of this extraordinary rejection of
wealth
A second thought would be, "a wonder what will
become Of that million dollars now"
This second question seems pertinent indeed. All
the more so because of the reasons young Garland
gives for his refusal He says:
II believe that in refusing to take the
money I am placing my life on Christian
basis Private property is the main cause of
our unrest and unhappiness."
What will become OF the Garland millions if
Charles and his younger brother refuse to accept
them?
Isn't this case Of overdeveoped but somewhat
unbalanced social consciousness? Young Garland'S
refusal of the legacy will not destroy private prop
eHy nor cause cessation Of unrest and unhappi-
ness.
AS a conscientious young man would Garland
not be wiser and even more practically Christian
to accept the legacy and put it to work in ways
which would further his deals'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
"That'saFqct''
By Albert p. SouthDick
ospyTGht, 1910, BY Tho Pres PublAhtnE O..
iThF New Yort Evening WorAl

In 1900 Alexander Macomb, a
wealthy merchant Of New York City.
who had come into possession OF the
forfeited Philipse property obtained
from the city authorities a water
grant entering across Spuyten DuyVi1
Creek, just east of Kings Bridge.
His son, Robert, in 1913 further
obtained a grant to erect dam
across the Harlem River from Buss-
ing's Point on the Manhattan side
20 Devoe's Point on the Westchester
shore--thus practically forming a mill
pond out Of the Harlem and Spuyten
Duyvil--to supply water power to the
mills along the north shore.
There was a stipulation, however,
that the dam should be = so con-
structed as to allow the passage Of
boats, and that Macomb should AL
ways have some one in attendance
10 afford the desired right OF way.
He not only neglected the latter pro-
vision, but erected the dam without
the specified contrivance, converting
1t into a permanent bridge, known
as Macomb's Dam Bridge, and col
leCted tolls.
Inc virtual destruction OF the
Harlem River by Robert Macomb as
free waterway continued for nearly
quarter OF a century, or until ls3S
Protests against the obstruction and
the tolls were unaVailing. In the
mean time this owner had become
insolvent and the property passed into
the possession of the Renwicks.
While the ordinary New Yorker
knows all about Newtown Creek, OPP
posite 34th Street, Manhattan, he Is
not generally SO well Informed OF Its
tributary Dutch Kills Creek, on which
bulkhcud lines, approved by the
United states Government on Oct. 90
1914, give it a varying width of from
eco TO $50 feet at the head of the
stream and includes large turning
basin in the Degnon Terminal, where
car floatA can be locked.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-24
Fuss and Feathers.

To the Editor OF The Evening World
Isn't every one with some red blood
flowing through his veins growing
thoroughly tired and disguised with
this DRY" fuss? If there we're only
az much energy spent in bringing the
protiteer. the coal robber, thief, hold
up man and murderer to justice as
there is given TO thinking up points
and then some more points to carry
out a more drastic" enforcementbo f
a most ridiculous and liberty taking
measure, there might be some living
these days,
This dry" scheme Of a chosen few
has made this country a hotbed of in
triEue ana hypocrisy. We are fast
developing into a nation of whislSey
drinkers; men who formerly hardly
looked at whiskey drink it now.
Why? Because it is human nature
TO want that which Is forbidden
There never was any harm in a glass
Of light wine; it wouldn't even harm
these water and grape juice fiends"
1t might even develop a human streak
in them. NJ.
New York, Nov. q. 1920.