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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-15
STILL LOWER WHEAT PRICES

Wheat prices during the week have
touched the lowest level reached
since tina upward trend Immediately
after the beginning OF the war. Nat
urally those who insist that grain
prices r fixed by ie:lmblers through
the medium Of the grain exchanges
are certain that the continu ed decline
is due to the malignant influence Of
the exchanges. With singular
unity they ignore the fact that
there has been in progress a similar
decline, in many case much more
marked, along practically the whole
line of commodities. without assist
ance from any exchange whatever.
1t is not very long since the Fed
eral Trade Commission, impressed by
the abnormally high price at which
wheat was then selling, undertook an
investigation to determine why the
price was SO high, Its report on this
phase Of the subject has not beer
made, its preparation having been in
terrupted by another investigation
undertaken by the commission to as
certain why wheat prices were so
low.
We have offered some comparisons
before, but it is well enough to keep
them in mind. Wheat prices have
declined from the highest point about
40 per cent. Sugar prices have de-
clined IS per cent. Not long ago one
bushel Of wheat could be exchanged
for q little less than 9 pounds Of
sugar. Today a bushel of wheat in
the local market will pay for 10
pounds of sugar. Sugar has taken a
tremendous drop. and in the handling
of sugar there is nothing that cores
ponds even remotely to the grain ex-
change, with it's provisions for buying
and selling for future delivery.
Sugar, of course is but one com
modify. But the price s%hrinkage is
general. 1t applies to practically all
the staple commodities. And in near
ly all cases the decrease has been
brought about without the possibility
Of trading in futures. The fact is,
and it is well understood in business
circless that prices all along the line
have been abnormal. and an un.
healthy condition has been produced
thereby. Gradually conditions more
nearly normal are being restored, and
there is not likely to be an exception
in favor Of any. particular commodity
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-15
CAUCUsEs

We know of no one who objects to
4 caucus, Of legislators or of anybody
else. And the fact that a caucus is
secret does mot necessarily condemn
it. We know of no reason why two
or three men, or as many score or
hundred. should not get together on
the street corner. in a hotel room, or
in a hall which; they have engaged-for
the purpose@to discuss any subject of
common interest, and to agree, if pos
sible, on a method Of procedure.
There is no reason why those men,
bers of the North Dakota legislature
who favor the policies advocated by
Mr.. Townley should not get together
daily or nightly as they have, done
during legislative sessions in the past,
to discuss matters Of legislation
which are to come before-them ofici-
ally. There is no reason why the
members who advocate other policies
should not do the scme thing. There
is no reason WHY such groups should
not meet at the times and places
most convenient to them, why they
should not exclude from their con.
ferences any with whom they do not
wish to meet, or why they should not
lock the doors, draw down the win.
~dowshades and plug up the keyhole I,
they wish to do 50.
There are excellent reasons, how
ever, why members of a Legislative
body should not go into any unohcia
caucus orr conference, public or secret
bound in advance to abide by its de
~cisions and to govern their own offic
ial acts as representatives Of the PEG
pie by those decisions.
That is where the mischief Of tn,
secret caucus at Bismarck lies. /
is reprehensible, not because it is
caucus, and not because it is secret
but because it represents an impuden
attempt to substitute the meeting O
a faction for the legislature Of Nortl
Dakota, and to substitute an extran
eous influence, whether the vote Of
majority or the order Of an individua
boss, for the settled judgment Of tn
individual.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-15

forth, and look how 1t reaches as far
as you can see. Now, doesn't 1t make
you feel q little as 1t did when you
first looked at the geranium 2"
Michael looked down at Sam from
his greater height almost wistfully.
He wanted hins to understand, but
Sam looked in vain.
mot fer mine!' he shrugged.
'"Gimme the posy every time"
They walked in silence along the
beach toward the flowing Of the
river, and Sam eyed the ocean fur
lively as if he feared it might U up
were not looking. He had seen the
ocean from wharfs Of course. and
once stole a ride in q pilot boat out
Into the deep a little way: but he had:
never been alone thus with, the whole
sea at once las this seensed. 1t was
too vast for him to comprehend. Still,
ina misty way he knew what Michael
was trying to make him understand,
and it stirred him uncomfortably. \
They hired q little boat for q trifle
and Michael with strong strokes row.
ed them back to the farm, straight in
to the sunset. The sky was purple
and gold that night, and enypurpled
the. golden, river, whose ripples blend
ed into pink and lavender and green.
sam sat huddled in the prov Of the
boat facing it all. Michael had
planned 1t 50. The oars dipped very
quietly, and Sans small eyes changed
and widened and took, it all in. The
SUI Slipped lower in Q crimson ball,
and o flood Of crimson light broke
through the purple and gold for a
moment and left a thin. clear line OF
fame behind.
"Dere!' exclaimed San, pointing
excitedly. Oats like de posy. I kin
see tibet all right!'
And Michael rested on his BARS and
looked back at the sunset, well pleas
ed with this days work.
They left the boat at a little land
ing where its owner had promised tc
get It, and went back through the
wood, gathering q quantity Of holly
branches and mistletoe and when they
reached the city Michael found q
good market for it, and received
enough for what he had brought tc
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-15

time had never busted itself about
anything except how to get other
mems goods away from them, had
suddenly awakened to the wonders OF
the world.
It was he that recognized a little
lcolony of cocoons on the undcrside OF
leaves and twigsHand called attention
Ito them.
.say, amt lem some O de critters
iyou was shown de fellers tother
snight?"
And Michael fell upon them eager
~. They happened ito be rare speci-
mems, and he knew FROM college =
perience that such could be sold. 70
advantage to the museums. He
/, showed Sam how to remove them
without injuring them. A little fur
ther on they came to n wild growth
of holly, crazy with berries n bur-
tnished thorny foliage, M near y
hand q mistletoe Dough loaded Win
tiny white transparent berries.
"Ain't 3dens wot dcy sell fer Chris
sum greens?" Sans city eyes picKeo
.of course" said Michael delight
led. "How stupid Of me not TO nav
found them before. Well take q lot
back with us and see If we can get
~ any pTlCS lOI IL. =. 49,
wen devote to making the mouse
liyeable. Holly and mistletoe ought
Ito have a good market about now.
! That's another idea! Why not Gull
tivate q lot of this stuff right in this
tract OF land. 1t seems to grow
without any trouble. See! There are
lots Of little bushes. Well encourage
them sam. : And say. Sam, IT you
hadn't come along I might Y nave
thought Of that. You see l needeo
(, you
Sam grunted in a pleased way.
When they came to the mouse :.
looked to Michael still more desolate
in the snowy stretch of setting 1nan
1t had when the grass was ABOUT ~
His heart sank. .
,.I don't know as we can ever dc
anything with the old shack" NJ
said, shaking his head wistfully. y
looks worse than I thought"
"'Tain't SO bad" said Sam cheer
fully. "Guess it's w~atertight." lHe
placed a speculative eye at the dust
window pane he had wiped off witt
his coat sleeves. Looks dry inside
'Twould be a heap better'n sleepin' OF
de pavement fer some. Dat dere mrs
hole would take in a big lot Q woot
an I guess dere's a plenty rounc az
, place wltnout rooo'h -
none"
Michael led him to the seashort
ana babe hin, look. He wanted t.
see what effect it would have upoI
him, The coast swept wild n bleai
in the cold December day, n a
shivered in his thin garments. =
look Of awe and fear came into MI
face. He turned his back upon It.
!. s.Too big!" he said sullenly, ant
Michael understood that the sea in IT.
vastness oppressed him.
: yes, there's a good deal OF It,. n.
: admitted, but after all it's sort O.
| like the geranium fower."
Sam turned back and ooked
} "H'm.! I don't see nothin' like!' ~
grunted despairingly.
"Why, it's wonderful! It's beyont
; us! We couldn't make it. Look a
! that notion! See the white tossint
) him Of the waves! See that sof
green gray! Isn't it just the color o
the little down on the geranium teaf
; See the silver light playing back ant
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-15
SUPERVISED FIGHTS.

II 1t is beneficial to the child TO
have him eat and play, and, think to
order, why not have him fight to or
der? "A Chicago woman teacher
thinks there is no good reason to the
contrary and she has therefore ar
ranged for the orderly pulling off,
Of fights among the boys OF her
school when disagreements can be
settled in no other way.
The plan may work well, but we
''hae DOR doots."
Boys will fight-most boys. In
lea of nonsense knocked out of
them. But the officially supervised
fight lacks n element which char
acterizes the ordinary fight and
which contributed greatly to it's value
as an element in the training of the
young. That element is sp%ontaniety
In the rough and tumble Of boyhood
Life the %youngster who has been
spoiled at home learns to walk cir
.cumspectly not by having his con.
uuct subjected To formal 11V0SliSa
ton, with the possibility Of a boxing
match at the end of it but by tht
probability hat offensive conduct
toward his peers will involve him, in.
stantly and painfully, in disciplinary
action.
Boys have a way Of developing
for and among themselves a reason
ably effective scheme Of social inter
course. They operate without settled
formula, but usually they operate i,
a fairly effective manner. The weaker
among them usually find stronl
champions, and the bully seldom en-
joys a long reign. The state of thu
bully is often particularly interesting
Often he meets more than his mattel
in some mild -mAnnered youth VIII
has never developed pugilistic ten
denotes; and if by reason Of strength
he proves uncomfortable by a singl
individual, some day he finds him
self at the bottom of a heap 0
smaller boys who have made commol
cause against him, and who hav
brought humiliation and bruises upo,
him.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-15
UxHo1111.

Milky, a ragged newsboy, sAveefsthe
from aean' beins shot 6 s. 1sn s. tie n Victims
of the rich mans bankruptcy. In doing
SO he himself is wounded, and is taken
|tn! Th shf f,t frss ., ecus sa fee f Is Starr. En "a
colt Her faXher, Delaven Endtcott, takes
an interest In the boy and learns that he
Is an orphan with no relatives.
home, and rapidly conyalesces.
Milky does we'll in school After q
daushtsr whose life he saved come 70
Michael graduates with honors from
He then returns to New York<to3 begin
work. He is invited to dine at the Endi-
Milky dimes at the Endicott home and
next morning. Mrs. Endicott receives
him at the door and firmly informs him
thai she does not care to have her
tionable birth. Milky leaves the house
without seeing Starr who Is at hi time
waiting upstairs and wondering why
MILKY does not come.
hood days looking for Sam and his old
boyhood pals but fails to And them. He
sees four thugs attacking a girl and
unconsciousness and when he comes to,
he is in a hospital When the gets put
Of the hospital he goes again to hisN old
blind alley. determined to locate some
OF his old pals. /.
He locates Sam, who is at first sus-
picious as to his purpose in coming ia
the alley. Milky inquiries about Buck
who is wanted by the police for burg
larry, but gets no Subtraction.
Milky finds that his old friends are
engaged in = career Of crime. He is in
vited to join them. 49,
Starr. and her mother sail for Europe
Michael gets hold of ar old farm
which he plans to use in regeherating
his former companions.
He is also studying in a law Office.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-15

AZ stated above. II viii occur to
some that the Judge Is carrying a
heavy side-line. Just which "a the
side-line and which 10 the main job
Ii another matter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-09
HINSDALE RESIDENT
HAD SMALL STILL
Taken Of Train Here Because He Re-
fused to Pay Fare After Being
Carried Past South Vernon.

Polish resident of Hinsdale, n. H.,
who gave the rather Americanized
name of John Percy, was turned over
to Policeman w. E. Tyler by the con-
duetor of the late afternoon train from
Holyoke, Mass, yesterday because he
refused to pay his fare from South Yer
non to Brattleboro. Percy fell asleep on
the train and when notified by the con-
ductor that he had been carried past
South Vernon he declined TO pay any
further transportation charges.
Percy had in his possession an inno-
cent looking package which was placed
in the lookup as security for the rail-
road fare. Policeman Tyler having told
Conductor O'Brien that he would be
responsible for the fare. When another
Polish resideRtref Hinsdafe arrived to
pay the charge the men went to the
lookup after the package, but mean
while Chief of Police George Wilson
had discovered that it contained a COM
plete still in small size. Percy also had
in his possession a bottle of burnt
sugar. Percy was held over night while
an investigation was made, but this
morning he was released.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-09
OPPOSES BEER AND WINE.
McAdoo Says Their Sale Would Destroy
Entire Dry Amendment.

NEW YORK, Sept. 8. - Modification
of the Volstead act to permit the sale
of light wines and beer would ulti-
mately destroy the entire prohibition
amendment, William G. McAdoo, for
mer secretary of the treasury, de-
clared in a prepared statement made
public last night. He added he be-
lieved ga modifying clause would
make every lunchroom, drug store and
soda fountain saloon, encourage
youth to drink and bring a curse upon
the country greater than war.
Prohibition means prevention he
continued. "It does not mean license
in any form. To permit the sale of
light wines and beers is to open a
crack in the door of prevention and
once the crack is open the door is
wide 1t is impossible to administer
a light wine and beer law in such a
manner as to prevent the gravest
abuses.
SHBrewers and wine merchants know
such a modification would destroy the
prohibition amendment. To restore
the liquor faction to political power
would be to re-establish liquor traf-
fieking in the worst FORM
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-09
WILLIAMSVILLE.

Benjamin Charlton of Gardner is a
visitor at G. r. Temples.
Mrs. Polly Ballou of Newfane is a
guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. n. Sher-
man.
his sister in Mansfield, Conn, returned
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Wheeler and
daughter, Ruth, of Gardner were guests
at G. |. Bishops Sunday.
Mrs Rebecca Skinner, who visited in
the home of her brother, #. j. Pierce, has
returned to her home in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nutting and two
sons of Montague visited their daughter,
Mrs. +. n. Crossman, over Labor day.
c. Fl. Styles is moving this week into
DIR. Whites tenement in the village, the
place where he had been living having
been sold to r. H. Jefts.
Duane White and Mr.. and Mrs. Sewall
M. Hoyey of Boston visited in town
from Friday to Monday. c. G.. Hovey,
who visited his son in Boston two weeks,
came with them
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Liech of Springfield
were Weekend visitors at G.. X. Sted-
mans. Mr.. and Mrs. F. T.. Freyenhagen
and three children returned to Spring
field with them Labor day.
f. +. Willard, who had been employed
in A. n Sherman's store some years, fin
ished work there Sept. 10. He and Mrs.
Willard went Tuesday to Honesdale,
Pa, where he has bought a furniture
store. Their home here is closed for the
present.
Mrs. G. E.. Aldrich, who has been away
the past month attending summer
school of theology in Boston, returned
home Friday. Services were held in the
Methodist church as usual Sunday, it
having been closed during the absence of
the pastor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-09
PUPILS IN
GRADED SCHOOLS
Enrolment Is $50, Increase of Six
Over Last Year-School Census
Showed Decrease of 100.

Figures today on the enrolment in
the grades of school district No 2
showed a total of 660, or six more than
in 1919, when the enrolment was 654.
Even so small an increase in pupils is
surprising when it is known that the
school census, which was taken in Au-
gust, showed 100 less children between
the ages of and Is years in the dis
trict than when the school census was
taken last year.
In the Main street building there are
2s1 children against 264 at the opening
of the school in 1919. The Canal street
building has ISL against 1S8 last year.
In the Oak Grove building 81 children
are enrolled where there were but rs
last year This year 107 children are
registered in the four primary build
ings. where 127 were on the registers
in 1919.
The eighth grade is much heavier
than last year, which is due to an es-
pecially heavy seventh grade in 1919
but the seventh grade has fewer pupils
than last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-09
STRIKE BREAKERS
BODY FOUND
Increased Violence In
Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Strike
COMPANY ASKS
FOR PROTECTION
Alleges That Cars and Ties Are Fired
In Attempts to Short Circuit Cur
rent-Deadlock In General Situation
Is Apparent.

NEW YORK, Sept. 9-With dead
lock apparently reached in the strike of
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. employees
more violence was reported today. The
company has asked for greater police
protection. Reports were received at po-
lice headquarters that the body of man
alleged to have been strike breaker had
been found in Coney Island creek, that
alleged attempts to short-cireuit current
had resulted in several coaches and rail-
way ties catching fire, and that switches
had be9n pulled near the Brighton
Beach elevated terminal in Coney Island.
Strikers at mass meeting today en-
powered Louis Reddinger, their coun-
sci, to serve notice on Federal Judge
Mayer, legal custodian of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Co., and Receiver Gar
rison that if they ''persist in refus-
ing" to accept Mayor Hiland as arbi-
traitor an appeal viii be made to the
mayor to remove all police protection
from the company lines and equip
ment within 10 days.
The American federation of labor
will be asked to take a hand in the
strike, it was announced at the meet
ing, and to levy an assessment on all
union labor to create a fund for the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit strikers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-09
POSTMASTER
IS SOLICITED
Letters Asking Contribu-
ton to Democratic Funds
Are Produced
SENT TO HOME
ADDRESS ONLY
Assistant Treasurer of Republican Ma
tional Committee Denies That S15,-
100000 Fund Was Contemplated -
Form 101 Never Distributed.

CHICAGO, Sept 9-An alleged at
tempt by Charles S. Boeschenstein, Dem
ocratic national committeeman of Illinois,
10 solicit campaign funds from post
master was presented to the senate com
mittee investigating campaign expendi-
lures by William 0. Farlow of Augusta,
H., a farmer, here today. 1t developed
that Mr. Farlow had volunteered his tes-
timony and that his evidence consisted
of FIVE letters addressed to Joseph
Kaufman, postmaster at Augusta, and a
written statement from the latter certi-
flying that he had given the letters to
Mr.. Farlow The committee agreed that
the evidence was not entirely compe-
tent in that form but it was received and
read.
The missive emphasized that "contri-
buttons must be voluntary" and one of
the letters was rubber stamped for de-
livery eat home address only.
Mr. Blair was next on the stand and
presented a document labeled "confiden-
tial information for region directors of
the Republican financial drive. The wit
ness said the information was conhden-
tial because it was issued nearly year
ago and at that date it was desirable to
deep knowledge of Republican plans
from the opposition.
Harry NJ Blair, assistant to the
treasurer of the national committee, and
pictured by Governor Cox 4 witness,
Ed. Moore, as S'the chief money dig
ger" Of the Harding campaign, testi-
fed yesterday that there never had
been any project of $15,000,000 fund
or anything like it. He termed Cox s
principal assertion as mere fancy
He gave the committee a complete ex-
position of his program in all its de-
tails and said that instead of there be-
ing two agencies at work, one openly
the other secretly, the whole scheme de-
pended upon its cooperative character
and upon the application of lessons
learned during the Red Cross and other
popular campaigns.
" 1t is not gumshoe proposition at
all, !" he insisted
He denied that any quotas were as
signed to cities by the national commit
tee, but explained the plan whereby
the state chairman, after his state
quota is fixed, assigns the sums to be
raised by the smallest geographical sub
division, tie county.
He developed the fact, heretofore
not plain to the committee, that the
state quotas, aggregating about $1,000
| 600, as previously attested by National
Treasurer Fred Upton, were allotted
not only to get money for this year
but for all the uses of the national
committee since the congressional cleo
tions of 1918. Before the Chicago con-
vention, or up to June II. the Republi-
cans had collected, roughly, $1,700,000
in pledges and cash, and since the con-
vention $1,200,000 The total collected
since Dec. /, 1918, was, therefore, about
So 100000. As the national commit
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-09
ACTIVE WORK TO
REGISTER WOMEN
Two Days Left Before Board Of Civil
Authority MeetS-About 500 Had
Registered at Noon Today.

Nearly 500 women had registered at
noon today, more than 60 of the num-
Der having visited the Office of Town
Clerk c. S. Hopkins in the "a hours
previous. While the women have no
organized working campaign to secure
the registration of women other than
the natural interest in matters which
is created through exchange of opin-
ion on matters of local, state and ma
tional government, it is understood that
some active work will be done in the
two remaining days before the board
of civil authority meets to revise the
check list to be used at the primary
election next Tuesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-09
BABBITT STATES
HIS POSITION
Opposed to Present Highway Program
Wants Little Red School
House Restored
Especial to The Reformer.)
VERGENNFS. Sent.

EhGENNES, sept. y.
Speaking before the largest and most
enthusiastic audience which has yet as
sembled here Frederick II. Babbitt of
Bellows Falls. Republican gubernatorial
candidate, last night told more than
500 persons that he was against the
present highway program of the state
government, that he was for more eff
eient expenditure of the people g
money, that he was for the return and
development of the little red school
house, and that he stood for rea-
sonable modification of the Volstead or
prohibition enforcement act.
Mr.. Babbitt emphasized over and
over again his conviction that no one
thing or favorifism to one feature of
our state life 20 the exclusion of all
others would give to the people happy
and prosperous Vermont, but that the
four fundamentals to which we may
well give special consideration are
schools, highways, agriculture and in
dustry.
In conclusion he dwelt at some length
upon his legislative experience and his
success in securing passage of many of
the most important measures beneficial
to labor and agriculture on the statute
books.