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SUGAR.

New York. Nov. .lo.--.Thcrr were no
further changes IN the local raw susi.'
market today and the close Was al o.
rents for Cubas, cost and freight. cqual
to cSotrf ~ sma Tiers tso, MTu
~nIs of,oat II III elf, and $500 bags OF
iSrus afIoaI al tho same price. and II
was believed that both Cubas ana l"r'o
Ricos could br obtained at the same
nnnivalent or isl duty paid delivered;
The market for refined was Hu LEM, MN
the demand limited to nearby rraulr%,
mcnts only as buyers are antc'pa'tne
lower prices in yiew Of the reNSnt o e.
cline in raws. No changes ccturrS 90 t., T.,
~ "a for An. graduated. AdriccS from
ib t'V west said that best sugar there was
reduced TO $50. .,, oo.rcd
,,rhnnrrG 10 10 points lower under
scstt"r"d liquidation but soon Grm%u
up on covering and buying by f tTsan bic bic
nrosnects Tor the Cuban loan. with CLOS
tnr quotations 10 to 10 points net h'Sner
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CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago. Nov. l5.--Maicrial upturns
In the price of wheat took place today
with much nf the buying ascribed to
export houses. Bnlsheviki success IN
southern Russia was construed as q
bnllish factor. The market closed
firm. ga to So cents net higher with
December lS3@4 to lS4i+ and March
changed TO an advance OF 90 cents.
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prrrsBuRaH xxvE STOCK.

Pittsburgh. Nov. 1S:M.csttlssS receipts pt.
HoEs. receipts 1900; steady. Heaytes
heavy workers. and light workers 1870
1865; pigs 1895 @ 1850. ~ ANN,
steady; top sheep 500; top lambs 1926!
nIEhcr. Calves. receipts $500: steady;
sheep 500; top lambs 1925; higher
Calves, receipts 500; steady, Top INV
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TOLEDO GRAIN

Toledo. Nov. 15.-Whcat-CaSh. $40;
December. $2.3l.
Cloversecd-Primo cash 1919. sl@."O;
1920 and November. 1880: December
$l240: January. $3.50; February
Slo.75: March. $l2 20.
Alsike-Prmc cash 1919. S16.25: 1920
1850: November and December. $3.50
March. $l8.S5.
Timothy-Primc cash 1918. S3.l3;
1919. 1925: November and December
SS4sIa: March. $3.50.
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BLEvnJs TRIAL DATE GLANCED

Attorneys Charles J. Schuck and
John J.. Arbenz came into criminal
court yesterday morning in behalf OF
their client. Samuel 4. Blevins indicted
for the murder of c. l.. r. Grandstaff
and asked that tho trial be set for De-
csmber 9Th. The Rleyins trial was al
frst set for Monday. November S. but
for different reasons II had to be set at
a later date. This will be the last MUIR
der Sc tn he tried and some very I'M
portaat evidence is 10 he brought out
during the trial
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New York, Nov. 1S.-Wi,h percales
now priced by leading printers OH a
basis OF l3s cents for 4-464x60's with
out price protection or guarantee. mod,
crate amount Of business today had
been booked for delivery till January.
Gray goods were easier. yarns quiet,
silks dull and knit goods further re-
duccd
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LrBERrY BONDS

New York Nov. l5.-Liberty bonds
closed: aus, 1910: first As. unquoted:
second Is, $3.50: first AVS, SS.2O: sec-
ond 4k's. 1855: third AIS. SO Us:
fourth AXIS, sS.ss: Victory 3N's. oS.74;
Victory ANS, 1918.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

Chicago. Nov. 15.-cattle, recclp.S;
80 600. Jncvcnly lower: most steers rs
butcher sSs w tt; f SSSV loads Of choice long
Fed ST steers end good choice yeaTlisgs t Ss,
heavy steers i7o6; bulk: nat,T % 1876 SS
h S.'J, cows mostly 6.ood7.7b; cam
O oSrs"S s5c lower, heavy calves. Off more,
"0 Hogs ~ receipts. 2S,6oc; opened iS' to
.sc Sirhcr; later mostly lgc 10 10"
SGrner, Closing with most of adySn SS
lost top early is2i h%rd s 1q s''t mostly sT
~ "a Son higher: bulk, desirable. leo
Z; sse 1s 90 S% pigs, l?SSTl2:CO. o,os-
ID artire. General market steady to aIE
lower: top western lambs s,o dE;OS s,aH oI
nav Sw,s lirht. SIS: bulk natives. 5000
20: feeders steady: top feeder Ia"OS'
l. 90,
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N. Y. SIUCK EXCHANGE

Wheeling, W. Va. Nov. 10, 20.
rprnlahed The Int Iligcr Ger by A. f
Masten & Co. members Of the New York
stock Exchange. National Bank A1tad-
inc. wheeling. ". Va. Louis +. Brand.
Redeem parfnar.
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New York Cotton Market

Wheeling, W. Va, Nov. Is. 20.
Furnished The intelligence By e
Masten & Co, members New York Cot.
ton Exchange, second floor National
Bank or W. Va. Eldz
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

wheeling, W. va. Nov. Is. 20.
Furnished The lnlelliganC"r by A. e
Masten q Co. members Pittsburgh. Stock
Exchange, seeand floor National Bank
VI W w. RldR.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET

! Wheeling. w. Va, Nov. Is, 20.
J Furnished: -Ac lnteIliEencer by A. +
! AaSten 4 Co.. Members BUslon STOCK
! Exchange. second floor National Bank
} Of w. Va. Bld.:.
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Standard Oil Subsidiary Stock

Wheeling, W. Va. Nov. Is. 20.
Furnished The Intc:;,Genco. by A. E
Masten * Co, me mUers New York Stock
Exchange. second floor National Bank
OF w. Va. Bldg.
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PETROLEUM.

OH city Pa. Nov. l5--tradi: balances
$40 Runs 1I.l52: average Sl.GJi. Ship
mcnts 1857 average 5l.15G.
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LOCAL STOCKS

Wheeling. w. Va. NOV. Is. 20.
Daily quotation list Wheeling STOCK
Exchange. complied for the intclliCen.
rer.
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| Open. High. Low. Close

Cash quotations: Wheat. No. l hard
1881. n l9u: No. l mixed zoo
corn, No. . mix ii, S4is; No. yellow,
I" Oats U.s. x. white. 513sG52t; No. ,
"H rork Nominal. Lard 1850. Ribs. 1850
a 1880.
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

Wheeling, ". Va, Nov. 10. 20.
Renorted by A. E. Masten & Co. mem,
hers New York Stock Exchange. Second
floor. National Bank Of W. Va. RNdg.
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Tho enrolment uf the night school
continues to increase and AT present
ther" arc twenty-five enrolled Much i'll
Unrest Is being manifested by The stu
dents and much Will he accom- l!shcd
this year
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-11-05

named president of the company, and
Townley's old employee, 7. P. Harvey,
was continued as secretary.
That some may question my story
l have no doubt, but as Mr.. Townley
is supposed to be poverty stricken in
spite of the fact that l paid over
$500 taxes for him in Dade county,
Florida, the 1918 taxes that We're due
when I took charge of the enterprise.
But to those who doubt | will here
reproduce extracts from an affidavit
signed by j. j. Hastings, in June,
1919, after he had been fired and when
he was still in an angry frame Of
mind, and long before Mr.. Townley
and /, or Mr.. Brinton, became in
volved in a lawsuit over the sisal mat
ter in the Cass county court at Fargo,
which will be settled in due time be-
fore a jury. The Hastings affidavit
contains the following statements:
Furthermore, A. c. Townley used
the funds Of the N%onpartisan League
Publishing company, to promote the
sisal enterprise in Florida which later
developed into the United States Sisal
trust, same having been organized by
Thomas Allen Box and myself, we hav-
ing taken control of the project along
in July 1918, because Of the inability
of Mr.. Townley to give it the personal
attention * * * keeping the thing
extremely quiet as the farmers of the
state should not know the truth about
it until it was time when the names of
the organizers and the conception of
the project could be so camouflaged
as to make it appear that Mr.. Townley
had nothing to do with it. = Il &
Mr.. Box and made two separate trips
to Chicago and held a conference with
the owners of a township of land south
OF Miami, Florida, which was partic-
ularly adapted for the growing of sis
al. After a great deal of consideration
l purchased thirty-five section of land.
Immediately formed the common law
company known as the United States
Sisal Trust with a capitalization of one
million dollars. l also Incorporated a
South Dakota corporation. All the
preliminary papers were properly
signed and executed. (Mr. Brinton has
the original papers and the secretary
of states office in South Dakota will
show the formation of the South Da-
kota Company Mr.. Harvey immedi-
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he awakes up to find his picture in the Sun
day papers.
But the two general types of reformers
remain what they have always been - the
small, quiet, conscientious group of those
who back up their words by their works; and
the noisy, unpleasant and selfish group who
criticize conditions as they are, but do no.
thing by their lives to make conditions bet
ter.
Before | accept any mans criticism at face
value, | want to know him:
Is he supporting a wife and children? Is he
as good a husband and father, on the whole,
as the men he is denouncing?
Does he pay taxes and vote? Is he as good
a citizen as those whom he ~assails?
Does he meet his payroll regularly and
treat his employees we'll? Is he as good an
employer as those whom he would overthrow?
IT he does not meet these tests, then though
he speak with the tongues of angels, he does
not interest me, and I will not leave my book
at night to go out to a hall and listen to him.
Why was it that with all his faults we
loved I. R. so we'll? He preached at us dis
turbingly, but he practiced what he preached.
IN his zeal to make us better, he did not
neglect the duty of being a good father and
good citizen out at Oyster Bay.
This truth was written many years ago:
IF any man say 4 love God and hateth
his brother he is a liar: for he that loveth not
his brother whom he hath seen, how can he
love God whom he hath not seen?"
That's the real acid test of reformers to
me. Before they tell me how much thew
love God and the race, I'd like a chance to
ask them, please: First, how do you stand
at home?"
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The Acid Test for Ref0rmerS
A Common-Sense Editorial BY Bruce Barton.
Cn the Red Book Magaznel

A hundred and fifty years ago there lived
a man who wrote a splendid book.
The title was "The Friend of Men, and
the progressive elements in France and Eng
land hailed it as an important contribution to
their cause.
What sort Of a man was the author, the
Marquis of Mirabeau?
He did his best to ruin the career of his
son., the great Mirabeau.
He kept his wife locked up in an asylum the
greater part of her life, while he lived with
another woman.
He prosecuted his daughter, and reviled his
second son.
In his study, locked away from the world,
he could dream fine dreams Of universal kind
ness and friendship; but in actual life the
"Friend of Men," as Carlyle said, twas the
enemy of almost every man he had to do
with"
have known a good many reformers in my
life, and have found them an interesting
study.
OF course, as a class, they are not as inter-
estlng as reformers were two hundred or
three hundred yeas ago; and for the simple
reason that there is now no danger nor in
convenience attached to the profession.
When a man ran the risk of being burned
at the stake or losing his head on the block
for the sake OF convictions, he compelled a
certain admiration whether one agreed with
him or not.
But the modern reformer runs no such
risks. He may denounce the rich till he is out
Of breath, and the penalty is only applause.
He may thunder away at the church or the
state, and instead of mourning any sacrifice
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ately commenced the work of prepar-
ing the land of the larger tract to re-
ceived the plants from the nursery.
81 had never seen the plantation
and they were continually drawing
funds which | did not know were being
judiciously spent. A good many times
| was forced because of circumstances
to charge these various drafts against
me to my own personal account, at
other times | would hold the drafts
against my personal account until
they reached $4,000 or $4,000 in amount
at which time | would make one note
in the name of the United States Sisal
Trust, sign same as trustee, which
had a perfect right to do, and put it
into the Scandinavian American bank,
no collateral being put up but l had
at all times the verbal assurance of
Mr.. Townley that should it become nee
essary for me to put up collateral to
take Consumers United Stores COM
pany notes or post dated checks which
was the property of the National Nom
partisan League. "
In Mr.. Hastings affidavit regard
ing transfer of the trusteeship to me
and Mr.. Brinton he says further:
"Mr. Brinton lived in mortal fear
that the sisal scheme might and day
be given publicity. His plan was that
Jim Waters, then state examiner of
North Dakota, who by the way is his
closest friend, should make the trip
to Florida in company with Mr.. Brin-
ton and that Immediately upon their
return to North Dakota or as soon as
they deemed fit, they were to announce
to the people of North Dakota that
Mr.. Waters has become a great bene-
factor, having invested in Florida and
perfected the development of a large
tract of sisal which when properly put
upon the market would decidedly re-
duse the price of Irvine to the farm
ers of all the states. Mr.. Waters and
Mr.. Brinton made the trip to Florida
and returned. They then began to
cover up the various obligations which
l had been forced to obligate the
Trust for. These amounted to approx
imately $1S,000.00 and possibly more.
1t was the purpose to have everything
so completely covered that when Mr..
Waters commenced his game of pub
licity no n would recognize Town
ley's connection with it. This has sue
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(R.); house, H. R. Greene, w. P. Ar
mold, H. j. Haskill, all Republicans.
Deer Lodge-Senate, T. P. Stewart
(R.); house, Johnson, R. C. Dunn, G. b.
English, all Republicans.
Fallon-House, C. C. Censor (R.)
Flathead-House, U. F. Dodds, Z.
G. Green, Charles A. Smith, T. H. Nc
Donald, all Republicans.
Glacier-Senate, j.. W. Coburn (R.);
house, James Perrine (R(.
Granite-House, H. j. Faust (R.)
Lewis and Clark-Senate, w. r.
Church CD; house, M. d. Chatfeld,
f. NJ. Shoemaker, Earl Brown, A. I.
Reeves, Earl Ogden, all Republicans.
observation-disclosures, R. w. Kemp, Dan
McQuarrie, Tyler Worden, L. I,
Wallace, j. R. Daley, all Republicans.
Park-Senate, c. S. Heferlin (R.);
house, Fred Gibson and Joe Brooks,
both Republicans.
Phillips-Senate, H. NJ. Kirton (R.)
house, Dudley Jones (R).
Powell-Senate, w. j. Paul (R).
house, Ed Scharnikow (D).
Ravalli-House, Mrs. Maggie Smith
Hathaway CD, and r. A. O'Hara (R).
Roosevelt = Senate, Harry Lowe
(R); house II. f. Richard (R).
Sanders-IIouse, S. G.. Skulason (R).
Si1ynt, Row IIn,ro Cav, U1,n1aor n
S. Warren, Thomas Mcdonald, Francis
Silver, c. A. Brasier, Miles C%avanaugh,
w. X. Goodland, G. T. Wade, II. A.
Johnson and James Smell, Republicans;
d B. King and Ed Rolueau, Demo-
Gratis.
Toole-House, William Black (R.)
Treasure-Senate, L. d. Gibson (R)
house, c. R. Swift, Jr. CRY.
Valley = The senator from Val
ley county is John L. Slattery (R)
who is a follower with another term
to serve. House-K. H. Knudsvig, e.
7. Phelps, +. B. Gillette, Republicans.
Farmers Are for Dixon.
ciN VI thC IioSb SdiltilJ features u
Tuesdays election in the state was
the fact that late complete returns
from the rural districts show that in
those farming communities which
We're expected to be most influenced
by the Non-Partisan League program,
Governor-elect Dixon has carried by
largest majorities.
1t has been pointed out that in most
of these precincts the Non-Partisan
League candidate, Wheeler, received a
far lighter vote on Tuesday than he
did at the Primary election in August.
Mr.. DiXon's largest majorities have
come from the rural districts.
Poplar Leads in County Seat Fight.
Latest reports from the neighboring
county Roosevelt, show that in the
county seat elimination contest, the
choice stands between Poplar and Wolf
Point, with Poplar a little in the lead,
Neither of the cities is yet assured vic
tory.
Conrad has been selected permanent
county seat of Pondera county. Waller,
the contestant, vas defeated by 433
votes.
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ceeded so far to date. AS / understand
it Mr.. Waters is president of the Uni
ted States Sisal Trust but to the best
Of my knowledge neither Mr.. Box nor
| have resigned as trustees. I pre-
sumo his election is purely for politi-
cal purposes, although I am ready and
willing to resign at any time. Signed
j. j. Hastings. Subscribed and sworn
to before me this 3rd day of June, 1919
l.. G. Feldon, Notary Public, Ward
county, North Dakota"
Although Mr.. Hastings affidavit
leads one to believe that I was plot
ting and planning with Mr.. Townley
to fleece the farmers, it must be re-
membered that Mr.. Hastings had no
knowledge of my personal deal with
Mr.. Townley in the Mckenzie hotel.
| simply went into the deal as a bust
ness proposition for a consideration,
and am going to go through with it
regardless of Mr.. Townley's political
future. Since he has seer fit to go
crooked instead of straight he need
not call upon me to defend him. |
will have more to say about Mr..
Townley, and let the public know of
his high finance in the Bank of North
Dakota, which was the cause Of my
break with him and my resignation as
managed of the Bank of North Da-
kota.
Civnol T d Wy TEDC
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MOVING TIME IN MONTANA

Now that the smoke of the great
election battle has cleared away, and
the great Spirit of Montana Ameri-
canism has asserted itself, it will be
IN line with good policy for those agi-
tators from Russia, England, and the
rest of the four corners of the earth
who have for the past several months
been alternating in Montana, to pack
up their little kits and go back whence
they mn
Montana is for Americans. The
election returns should be sufficient
proof of this. Those who are NOT
Americans have no strings tethered to
them. They can move. At least it
would be difficult to conceive any
American now trying to hinder them
from going from the state if they so
, desire.
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Advertising rates for weekly. monthly and
yearly contracts furnished upon application.
MONTANA CLEANS HOUSE

In congratulatlng Montana upon the
action of her c%itizenry at the polls
last Tuesday, it is to commend most
highly the farmers Of this state and
more explicitly the farmers of Valley
county for their reputation in no I'M
wieldy terms, of the opponents Of
classism.
The outcome of the presidential
election in Montana and in Valley
county constitutes nothing other than
an open and forceful manifestation Of
the fact that the farmers of this great
northwestern commonwealth hold no
brief whatever for the agitator who
has come to her shores to array class
against class.
The past four years, Montana, and
more especially the northeastern coun-
ties thereof, have been thrown into a
spirit of uncertainty and apprehension.
Subsequent to their success in the
n%eighboring state to the east, the adj
vocates of socialism flocked to eastern
Montana with a view to introducing
here the program the have ~endeavored
to enact in North Dakota.
Back a little less than four years
ago-just at a time when the citizens
of Montana were establishing for
themselves their noble war record
when the nation called for all the pa
triotic energy humanity possible-the
advocates of Townleyistic socialism
came to northeastern Montana. And,
coming, they did the most unpatriotic
thing possible. Just at a time when
the farmers of this state were enter
ing an era of adversely, they flocked
here and e~ndeavored to instil in the mind
of the mar in the country, the spirit
of class consciousness. They endeavor-
ed to lead the farmer to believe that
the cause of his i'll fortune was not
climatic condition, but rather because
he was not receiving his just share of
the financial returns for his labor.
With glowing promises and clever
manipulation, the program Of proposed
class legislation was made to appear
comendable and possible for a time
but, the preachers of Townleyism mis-
judged the farmers of Valley county,
and Montana. Montanans, the state
over are real Americans. Long ago
they established a most enviable re-
cord of patriotism in every emergency.
Slow indeed they are to accept any
doctrine that does not SAVIOR of 1000
fidelity to the principles of American
citizenship.
Consequently, after careful consid-
Grafton of the facts; after having
weighed the doctrines of Townleyism
in the balance of Americanism, the
citizens of Montana were most decided
in their denunciation of every political
candidate who was pledged to this for
eign doctrine. Not only did Montana
farmers lay low the banner of social
ism in State politics, but those farmers
of Valley county placed their stamp Of
disapproval on every Townleyistic
candidate for county and judicial office.
Truly, it is to thank God for TIE
opportunity of living in Valley county,
Montana, where the old stars and
stripes still waves predominant in
hearts of the citizenry. And, the farm
ers Of this state and this county shall
have a thousand occasions, we are
sure, to give thanks for their wise
Judgment at the polls on November
End, 1920.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-11-05
Signed-J. R. WATERS

The foregoing closes our story Of
Townley and his sisal enterprise.
There is more to be told but space
forbids. The records of the Cass
county district court of North Dakota
will tell a more complete story when
the lawsuit is tried between Mr..
Waters and Mr. Townley which is
now on the calendar. In the next ar
ticle we will tell of the banking pro-
motion schemes of Townley, the pro-
moter and his dream of great promo
tions to be engineered with state
funds through the State Bank of
North Dakota which Mr.. Waters OPP
posed and which lead to the break with
his former close friend and associate.
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Milton w. Shreve, was elected from
the 25th Pennsylvania district.
TOwulc yiSm Repudiatcd

FROM the earliest reports, it has
been shown that every state in the
west where the Non-Partisan League
had placed candidates in the field,
that this movement has been flatly
repudiated by the voters, especially
in the farming states have the losses
to Townleyism been heaaiest.
Montana J Sa1is the Way
Montes all interest or claim it ma
states in 1920 crop of one Ole Hadland
!, Il Received from Glasgow Nations
Bank $3.50 to apply on Nicholas De
y ferdang's Seed Loan.
On motion, Valley County hereb
: releases all interest and claim it ma
), have in 1920 crop of one Sam Brem
seth.
On motion, 1920 crop of C. J. John
son is hereby released.
On motion, 1920 crop of w. G. Mel
son is hereby released.
On motion, the following 1920 GRO
mortgages are hereby ordered releas
ed:
A. T. Hartley, Jonas Koski, Mrs. K
4 V. Door. Adam Kintner, John Ellis
worth, Ed. E. johnson, X. V. Dorr.
On motion, Valley county hereby re
+, | leases all interest and claim it ma,