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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-18

SO we stayed two weeks longer,
We enjoyed everything that Was TO
be enjoyed ID SDads county and Ho.
vane. Cuba. Finally We came back
to st. Paul, but ~. ". Brown; ceased
to live when we TOOK the train at
private aecretary ana personal repre-
sentative Of A. G. Townley. the po-
hucai boss. And We made our re-
port. 4 true report Of tho wonderful
Opportunaty-to make money-in
Florida. In land, In development and
IN cisal. Since that report men have
made fortunes in Dade county and
fortunes are still to be made.
Townlty. the promoter, made no
mistake in investing money in Dade
county, Florida. But he made q mis-
politician. Townley the bankrupt, and
Townley the farmers friend in a
promotion and money-making scheme
in a distant land. It involved hts in
tegrity - 4 politician, 1t involved hts
testimony Of poverty IN his bank
ruptcy proceedings and It involved his
future prestige with his farmer
frtends. But a. I have related. Town
ley. the promoter, took<possesseion Of
Townley. the boss politician. His old
fever to promote and make money got
the best Of him, ana during 1917, 1918
and 1919. TUwnley, Sthe promoter,
wired and otherwise sent funds. thou
sands OF dollars, to e. Lundeen and
others at Maimi, Florida. He had
Thonaas Keys, treasurer of the Nom
partisan League, wire money to Mia
mi. He had Norbert o'Leary. his pri-
vate genographer, wire money to
Western Union at St. Paul and Miami
will Tho
And thus his Florida venture be-
came a reality. It needed a %financier
and j. ]. Hastings, his financial sec
rotary. was selected. Hastings was
vice president Of Townley's Fargo
bank and money continued to flow
southwark. In 1918 a deal was con
summAted to take over a large tract
ings was too busy organizing banks
and financing other and numerous
Townley enterprises, so another was
selected. Thomas Allen Box, then
secretary of the Council of Defense,
was chosen. He had been given this
state appointment by Townley. He
was in high favor. He went to Mia.
mi. He viewed entire Southern Flori.
da- He was entertained in a private
reports. Later Va meeting was ar
ranged. under Townley's obstruction,
at Chicago, where a ~. 4o0-acre and
deal was closed with $4,000 the i'm
mediate consideration Box and
Hastings were to be the trustees Of
the enterprise, similar to the trustee
ship through which Townley owned
the League "official' jajers: Box
and Hastings organized a holding
company in South Dakota to hold
Townley's interest in secrecy in the
form of ''trust certificates" and Box
and Hastings were to receive an in
terest in the trust" for their activity
! and association. Papers to organize
| the United States Sisal Trust were
also drawn, with Hastings and Box as
officers, and $4,000 Of the amount
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-18

lose. HastinSb was stial being iaves-
tisstsd BY ths Grand jury: a new
proprietor must b feaAd for Town.
iey'3> Tjorida venture And one was
found Ia the person Ut J. r: Wafsrs,
Townley's-friend and Townley's ap..
pofntse as manager Of the Bank 81
North Dakota It was . happy
thought. At midnight MT. Waters
w1s called feom>his bed aAd o dsei
made business dsal-4n : room IN
the Mckenzie hotel at Bismarck,
whereby J. b. waters became Town.
lsy'S t~fustse-0nd publicly the owner
Of q -, 40e~-e1reNtract az landEn 'Dads
county, UlofidA.
Next vassk We viii tell the story.
with Nr. Waters .assistance. Of hi
association.with T0svnlsy In this F!ori-
da land deal. and transaction which
led to his break with the\political bosa
and his leaving, the State Bank. The
following week will appear Mr.. Wa
ters' article in T6wnlsy's bankin4
scheme ana in1a MISUSE Of the fund.-
Of North DaDota's $2.o0o,ooo state
owned bank. Ia
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-18

agreed upon at Chicago had been ad-
vaslced drought Ha1ting1 and TOWN.
deys Fargo bank. This did not in
clude money invested I p Florida by
Towrlsy in 1915 ana 1871.
But Just at this poiht- something
hAppened. Hastings and Box had been
Organizing banks in North Dakota for
Townley. They had organized ssv-
erAl and reorganixed ~ At VALLEY
City, 100000 deal-the, story Of
whioh alone would iii q book. But
the outcome was an Investigation b.
the federal grand Jury. Involving not
only Box and Hastings but Townlsy
bank being q national bank.
.Townley, the politician, was seized
with fear. HIS Florida deaf UP to this
time had been entirely SECRET. But
here was hts financial secretary under
federal investigation. It might lead
to- Florida. There wa1 bis testimony
In federal court that he had no prop
efty.5 The legislature was in session.
It might lead to a legislative investi-
cation: as state funds had been de.
posted in Townley's Fargo bank and
invested OF loaned to the ddsal enter
prise. There was an embexzlement Of
$4,000 unsettled In the Fargo .nstttu-
ton, funds which had gone to Florida.
Documents. proof Of these statements,
are in the hands Of the writer. Proof
Of financial transactions that would
make Ponzi an amateur. It was
Townley. TIE politicians, time to ACT.
It vas no time to dream. The pOliti-
clans political life was at stake. And
so Townley, the politician, kicked
Townley, the promoter, out Of the
League. He kicked Box md HASTINGS
out OF the League: he repudtated
Townley, the promoters banking pro,
motions, and in HIS ~fear lest the sieal
enterprise would become known he
instructed Hastings to send the fol-
lowing telegram to the plantation
manager at Miami:
my attention called to prospectus
which you sent to Leader. Wire me
any other parties to which one has
been sent. Want. no publicity what
ever farther north than Jacksonville.
DO not want Box and self to be known
as trustees. Expect to come soon.
j. j. Hastings"
It was, planned to have Hastings go
to Miami and. claim ownership Of the
entire project-and Townley to re-
pudiate Hastings for a consideration
so as to clear the political boss from
public association with the Florida
deal. But like a challenge from q po-
litical opponent came the reply from
the plantation manager. He had over
stepped his authority. He wired back:
Prospects given to tourists from
Maine to California" The situation
was desperate. There was no time to
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-18

Editucsa Notes.-The following
9elc1o = one Of ffvo purchased
- ne Herald from J. w. Brfn-
ton = 90. the entire series to be
puhlashcd In The Herald. An
hodncetiacnt Of the scr3N has al
xcAdy bcen made, together with
Nc s~tateancnt that whatever
sfsstcnents arc contained In tho
ARTICLES r the staeen1ents OF tho
writer's, and not OF The Herald.
THIS paper does mot v0uch for
any portion Of any Of the articles
and docs not intend to pArtici-
patio In any way In tho quarrel
which has broken out aI10ne tho
uaoelhen Of tho mnec council OF
No Nompardsan League. Mr..
0x1neon was for = l0ng timo A.
c. Townlay's privAse secretary
and personal representative. Mr..
WAtosA who Is to contribute
oos2so Of the artlC3es NJ hank
eEa0aAer a North Dakota under
No EkAatcr adm4nasexAdoa. and
Wao peoanotod from thae position
- b manager Of tho Bank OF
North Dakota. Tho seatements
which they mako arc made by
Aea Who. un1et1 . vary short tmo
080 WeRo tho nie1sds aud 1ssoG-
aers ~ Mr.. T0WnAcy and an tho
ot3ser HeaaAcra II the leaGao sd-
01nfsGxnt3oa. II these men AFRO
not what they should be. that
tACe W1s necessarily known 10 Mr..
TUunhey, Governor Ffazfcr and
Others Of the league Organization
dofane tho long compan3nnship
which existed. and tho reader IS
lnS1ted to keep that fact In view
IN do perasal o6 tho ARTICLES
In Deceznber. 1916. Town1ey was
be height of his power. BE "
luGhod with victory and anxious a.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-18

women hsnceforth are to be elgt-
M On The Same terms ~ men EYE
snroinfment a. inspectors 10 ~
1Isifed states immigration seEv'oe'
r.annra puss, che famous 1tsiian
.-=SNsssnr. vho hsS ~announcSd her
sness,tsnn 70 return to the Sage, y
now IN her s~txty-ssoond yeer:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-18

Bertha B%ulrinser IL tho proprietor
Of a successful roofing business In
Dayton, Ohio.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-18

In December. 1916. Townley was at
= height of his power. he was
0uahed with victory and anxious and
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
A National IS. O.. S." Call.

Superintendent conditions
opening of the school predicts after what
that the problem OF the
will crowd Washington pupils into
10000 Double of study hours cited
gram keep pace with the increasing school enrolment
fundamental need of the nations school could be
hastily devised methods there would be
call by the Journal OF Education 1t Save
Schools and the distressing sounds based the
by United OF Education
Claxton
That shows that 1920 schools closed the United States
of shortage of teachers and that schools
teachers characterized below standard
temporarily the emergency More convincing perhaps the
prepared by A. O. Neal head of the division of rural educa
ton which disclose that 1890 the of teachers
cent in it had fallen and 1913
Apparently the distant when the burden of
education will be left entirely
For the reasons it might be best to Mr.. Neal:
The of teachers salaries VITAL
teachers the complete avail
able that years. 1913 the teachers
pay advanced from $500 $635
The total figures the
elementary $685. high teachers So3I
5000 in many localities"
These figures conclusivey what Perhaps the
teachers made mistake by resting their plain
If the to Bolshvm education and the
enlghtenng the
this IS o. S." call be answered And it should be
without further delay.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
1850, 900 Women viii Cast
Ballot This FALL 27,OOO,OOO
In America OUer Voting Age

Is standing In the way. He Is
under the influence of Senator
Brandegee. who is running for re-
election. and, being an old foe of
equal suffrage, has every reason for
not wanting the women voting
Miss Katherine Ludington, of Hart
ford. has polled the 292 members
OF the legislature and finds a ma
jority in our favor. and that major
tty has even signed a petition ask
ing the governor to call a special
session. For sentimental reasons
the Legislature will not reach over
the governor and put itself into
special session.
In Tennessee and Florida the
laws inhibit the ratification of any
constitutional amendment by any
Legislature unless such legislature
was elected with the amendment
before the voters. In Tennessee the
State attorney general has been
asked for legal opinion as to
whether the recent decision of the
L. s. Supreme Court does not put
that inhibition aside. Consequently
there is hope in the heart OF Mrs.
George +. Milton. president of the
Tennessee League of Women Voters.
to call a special session. Mrs. John
Fuller, of Orlando, Fla, has similar
hopes with respect to Gov. Cats.
of her State
I'm Vermont Gov. Clements
blocks our efforts for a special ses-
sion. He insists upon reading the
Vermont constitution in a very re-
stricted way, saying that our leg
lslature has no nOwpr IN add IN
alter. abolish or infringe any part
of the State constitution and he
says that the proposed Federal suf-
frage amendment does this. Mrs.
l.. II. Olse ndam. chairman of the
Vermont ratification campaign COM
mittee, has polled the legislature of
266 members and finds a majority
would give women the vote if a
special session were called"
In conclusion, Miss Young said
Neither the Democrats nor the Re-
publican political leaders have any
great relish to let $500, 900 women in
eighteen States be projected into the
1920 campaign. 1t Is an uncertain
quantity that cannot be assayed.
Some Of these women are in States
where the political leaders have
their hats in the ring The eighteen
states which these political leaders
seek to shut out are Delaware.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
south Carolina, Georgia. Florida.
Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana.
West Virginia, New Jersey. Penn
sylVania, Connecticut, Maine. Yer
mont, New Hampshire and Tennes-
see."
lPubiic IedRrr Service
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
A DAILY LINE O. CHEER
BY John Kendrick Bangs
THE FLOWERS OF MEMORY.

love a Garden, not so much for
Wherein to pass a span of perfumed
hours,
AS for the thought that always
comes to me
That tits treas asure-house of men,
ory.
The scent of rose that summons
back some day
OF loveliness in times long passed
away:
A bit of mignonette that brings to
mind
Some reminisc ence of joyous kind;
A pansy with it's roguish face in
vests
My heart with dreams of childhood's
merry jests;
The violet brings back rare Wis
ions of
Glad days of old that teemed with
youth and love;
And every lily sets my soul astir
With thoughts of friends of regal
character
Long passed away. but cherished
still, and dear
As in the vanished days OF rester-
year.
Copyright. 1870. By The Mcclure syndicate.)
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
The Indictment of T Tammany's Boss.

Whether Charles F. Murphy chieftan of
ganzon guilty of the charges which he has been indicted
the will decide The American practice believe
until he is adudged guilty So the ty
do but the judicial mahhcr wheels carefully
watching for the intrusion of monkey
grit in them.
This of however
mcnt OF satisfaction that notwithstanding Tammany
Albany and Hearst City Hall Charley
Murphy has been the defensive and actually
he John Doe Richard Roe with only
mand and weeks in his pocket The majesty
be working Manhattan nowadays The apparently
has had of his claws clipped.
What effect the Of this will have
Francisco probmatca 1t should diminish
OF the New York "we and will doubt
urban politicians with whom Mr. Murphy consong
behalf of wdeopen" policies camouAaged historic title
of State rights
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
Notes of a San Francisco Observer
Palmer Autographs Seen on All Sides--Con
vention City Almost as Damp as Pacific.
William Randolph Hearst Arrives

Chicago. has arrived in his original
home town to take charge of the
Democratic convention. His Cali
forniA papers are busiiy pronouncing
plaques on both great party houses
and calling vociferously for a third
ticket. Now that Senator Hiram w.
johnson defeated, discredited, and
disgruntled also has reached the
Coast, third, ticket deliberations
presumably. will henceforward make
rapid progress.
Old convention hands constantly
remark the ascendency of the Fourth
Estate In the councils of our lead
ing political parties. At Chicago.
beginning with Harding. names of
professional newspaper men domi-
mated the picture, Capper, Allen, Nc
Cormick. Sproul, Harvey, and a host
OF smaller fry. San Francisco bears
out the theory. Cox. like Harding,
Is small town Ohio newspaper
proprietor. Senator Carter Glass. OF
Virginia, owns the leading daily Of
Lynchburg. Secretary Meredith. of
Iowa. controls a string Of farm jour-
nails. Former Governor Martin
Glynn. of New York. runs a sac
cessful daily. and Secretary Daniels,
one OF the big guns of the conven-
ton, Is boss of the Raleigh News
and Observer in North Carolina.
California feels itself host OF the
convention no less than San Fran
cisco. The State. represented by
the Democratic delegation. will give
welcome to all Presidential aspir-
ants in unique fashion. Its twenty
six votes in the convention Will be
distributed on early ballots at
least, among all candidates especial
ly as far as arithmetic permits. II
there are twenty-six candidates
each will get at least one compli-
mentary California vote. Edward
l.. Doheny, Los Angeles oil mag
nate, is being Eroomed and doomed
for the Vice Presidential nomina-
ton by California Democrats. As
the convention approaches senti-
ment seems to be crystallizing in
favor OF a far Western man for
second place.
+. w. w.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
By RAYMOND g. CARROLL.

New York, June 24.-Numbers of
going to vote this fall without hav-
ing ever bothered to inquire. What
is true Is this: That 1850, 900 wom-
en- in thirty States can vote for the
next President. Altogether in the
United States over the voting age
are 27.000,000 women. The remain-
ing 100000 are in the eighteen
states where women will not vote
int the next general elections unless
one more State ratifes. None of the
eighteen can be called closely con-
tested areas. ten being solidly Dem
Ocratic and eight safely Republican.
Looking over the several States
where women will certainly vote In
the coming general election, we
find that the popular vote Is
normally Republican in wo-thirds
Of them" said Miss Rose Young. di-
rector of the Leslie Bureau of Suf-
frage Education at the headquar-
ters of the National American wom-
an Suffrage Association, Ill Madi-
son avenue.
with women voting in those
States the popular vote on the Re
publican side is increased by mil
lions. In the Democratic South sew
eral millions of women are excluded
and the popular vote correspond
inGly reduced. this impression of
the great popularity of Republican
party being created by an exclusion
of the woman vote in the South at
the expense of the Democratic
party"
Miss Young, asked to analyZe
the proposition yesterday of the
progress toward ratification Of the
needed one more State, reviewed
the situation as follows.
''Thirty-five States have ratified.
The eight States that have denied
us the vote are Alabama, Mississippi.
Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland
Virginia. Louisiana and Delaware.
Five States remain to be solicited
for suffrage.
I'm North Carolina we expect
Gov. Beckett, Democrat. to call
special session of the legislature
in July or August. He says to us:
~ am convinced that it is the
part of wisdom for the Democratic
party of North Carolina to accept
woman suffrage gracefully. l have
decided TO advise the general as
sembly in special session to ratify;
1t is the sensible and graceful thing
TO do Miss Gertrude We'll, of
Goldsboro. president of the North
Carolina Equal Suffrage Association.
has polled the legislature of 10
members and reports that We have
a substantial majority.
In Connecticut, Gov. Holcomb
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
Events Of Today

Lawn fete and bazaar. Casualty
Hospital grounds. to IL p. m.
Organization meeting District of
Columbia Drum Corps. War Camp
Community Club. Tenth street north
west.
Dance. New Jersey State Society.
Wilson Normal School.
Moonlight excursion to Colonial
Beach for Walter Reed Soldiers.
Pennsylvania Society, Thomson
School, p. m.
Columbia University School grad
uation exercises. s p. m.
Pageant for Fairgrounds, East Po-
tomac Park, 4 to 9 p. m.
Excursion, State Council OF
Daughters OF America to Chesapeake
Beach.
Motion pictures, Trinity commun-
ity House, auspices Of the Rotary
Club.
Anusenents.
Belasco-"The Cave Girl"
Garrick-Garrick Players In Par.
lor. Bedroom and Bath
National--Ahorn Opera Company
In The Mikndo."
Polrs-"The House without Chill
cren."
Cosmos-vaudeville and nlma
B. y. Keith's-vaudeville
Loew's Palace-Wsllace Reid In
sick Abed."
Moore's Rialto-Anita Stewart In
THE Yellow Typhoon."
Crandall's Metropolitan - Blind
Youth"
Moore's Strand Ideal" ana
Nurse Marjorie"
Moore's Garden-Noah Beery in
Tho Sea Wolf"
Loew's Columhia-Seena owen In
Tile House OF Toys"
Crandalrs- Wallace Reid in The
! Dub"
CraudaIIs KnickeTbocker Owen
Moore ir The Desperate Hero"
Ger Echo-Resort attractions
Gresi Falls Park-Resort facili.
/ ties
| Steamer Macalester-Daily excur-
sions 10 MONT Vernon at 10 O. N.
and 2:50 p. m.
harFhall Hall Resort amuse-
/ ments: steamers at 10 g. m. 2:3o ana
! $3.50 p. m.
Chesapeake Beach-Resort attrao-
tions.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
HE FOOLED EN-.

The youthful jeremiah Snoobs
was rated as the prince of boobs.
Folks passed him up with but
a glance and said he didn't have
a chance.
But Jerry had a plan in mind
to get what knowledge he could
find; he Get a goal to journey
toward and plugged away while
others snored.
The years crept on, and Jerry. too
kept at the thing he had in view.
He gained a little every year
and left his. fellows in the rear.
Like many folks who don't possess
the outward earmarks of success.
by grit and plugging Jerry Snoobs
has lost his rank among the boobs,
IN. A. LUFBURRow.
tCopyriSht. 1890. BIZ The Mcclure syndieate.) }
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
BROWNLOW MADE
KIWANIS MEMBER

Commissioner Louis Brownie W
was yesterday elected an honorary
member of the Eiwanis Club at a
meeting of the board of directors
following the organizations weekly
luncheon on the Hotel Washington
roof. Anton Stephens. A. ] Bry-
lawski and Vernon G. owen were
admitted as members.
George r. Wales, Civil Service
spoke at the lunch
con as did Capt. Sheridan Ferries,
Albert G. Drane. Thomas Egan and
r. c. Rogers. Claude II. Woodward
presided.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
THE THE BIBLE
Translated out of the original
tongues and from the edition
known as Our Mothers Bible"
CHAPTER XXXH.-Continued


16 7 And they came near unto
him, and said. We will build sheep
folds here for our cattle. and cities
for our little ones:
IT But we ourselves will go
ready armed before the children Of
Israel, until We have brought them
unto their place: and our little ones
shall dwell in the fenced cities, be-
cause of the inhabitants OF the land.
Is We will not return INTO our
houses, until the children of Israel
have inherited every man his in
heritance:
10 For we will not inherit with
them on yonder side Jordan. or for
ward; because our inheritance is
fallen to us on this sile Jordan
eastward.
90 And Moses said unto them,
III ye Will do this thing, If ye will
go armed before the Lord to war,
FL And will go all Of you armed
over Jordan before the Lord, until
he hath driven out his enemies from
before him,
% And the land be subdued be-
fore the Lord: then afterward We
shall return, and be guiltlesS Lcforc
the Lord, and before Israel: aai this
land shall be your possession before
the Lord.
% But IL ye will not do so, be-
hold, ye have sinned against the
Lord: and be sure your sin will
find you out.
"a Build you cities for your
little ones, and folds for your sheep;
and do that which hath proceeded
out of your mouth.
25 And the children of Cad and
the children of Reuben spake unto
Moses, saying. Thy servants will do
as my lord cominandeth.
26 Our little ones, our wives,
our flocks, and all our cattle. shall
be there in the cities of Gilead:
81 But thy servants will pass
over. every man armed for war, be-
fore the Lord to battle. as my lord
saith.
2S So concerning them Moses
commanded Eleazar the priest, ana
Joshua the son of Nun, and the
chief fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel:
80 And Moses said unto them, II
the children of Cad and the children
of Reuben will pass with you over
Jordan, every man armed to sbattle.
before the Lord. and the land shall
be subdued before you; then We
shall give them the land of Gilead
for a possession:
30 But IL they will not pass over
with you armed, they shall have
possessions among you in the land
of Canaan.
: 81 And the children of Cad and
the children of Reuben answered.
saying. AS the Lord hath said unto
thy servants, so will we do.
% We will pass over armed be-
fore the. Lord into the land of
Canaan. that the possession of our
inheritance on this side Jordan may
be ours.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-25
COLUMBIA SCHOOL,
GRADUATES TONIGHT

Graduation exercises of the Co.
iumbia University School will take
place tonight at 1917 New York
avenue, as elimination of the
commencement week which has in
cluded a camp fire picnic at Chain
Bridge and a banquet last night at
the Willard.
An address by Prof, Fletcher
Kemp and number of short
speeches by alumni will featurt the
program. Those who will receive
diplomas are: Misses Dorene = X.
knight, Anna M. Bisehoff. Eliz-
abeth A Knight. and E. Alta Olive
shepherd; Victor v. Martin, Jua-
quin b. Estalilla. John s. NJ. Zim-
mermanf. jr.. John Thaddeus Ba-
ker. Thomas w. Harris and L. Lo-
rem Lee. &&