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party came near to its accomplishment
by destroying the peoples capacity to
buy. But that a q cure worse than
h ailment. 1t Is easy to understand
the real causes, after which the pa
tient must help to effect his own cure.
Gross expansion of currency and
credit have deprecated the dollar just
az expansion and imitation have dis
credited the coins OF. the world. We in
fated in haste, we must debate in de-
liberation. We debased the dollar in
reckless finance. we must restore in
honesty. Delation.on the zone hand and
restoration Of the 1o0-c4nt dollar on
the other ought TO have begun on the
day after the armistice. but plans were
lacking or courage failed. The unpre-
paredness for peace was little less
costly than unpreparedness for war.
We can promise no one remedy
which. will cure an ill of such wide rSo-
portions, but we do pledge that earn
est and consistent attack which the
party platform covenants. We will at
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CONTINUED on Page 6.)5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09
XRan for Peters in ninth. xxBatted for Meeker in ninth.

SUMMARY
 Two-base hits-Stewart, Griffith, Ellis, Coleman, Tutweilers~ Three-ba hit-Barnhart. Sacrifice hit-Griffith.
 Double plays -Nickham to Mullen to Golvin, Mulvey to Coleman Mullen to Golvin, Stevenson to Stewart to Bern sen, Barnhart to Stewart. Struck out-By Sigman 1, by Morri- son |
 Bases on balls-Off Sigman 4, off Morrison 2, off Meeker-2 Pitching record-One hit with no earned runs off P. Morrison in 1-S in- ming Gone on base when relieved by Meeker)
 Losing pitcher-Meeker. Wild pitch-P. Morrison Passed ba1l-Peters.
 Left on bases-Mobile Il, Birming- ham g.
 Left, on bases-Mobile II, Birming ham 9.
 Earned runs-Birmingham l, Mo- bile 1.
 Umpires-Pfirman and Johnson Time of game-1:4S.
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Sheehan Pitches Second No-Hit;;
 Pels Lose Both

Atlanta, September 8.-Tom Sheehan |, who will report to the New York Amer jeans at the close of the Southern sea- son, pitched his second no-hit game of the season in the second of today s double header, which Atlanta won from New Orleans, 2 to 0 and to 0. Joe Guyons hitting contributed to victory i'll the first game and his running catch in the ninth prevented New Orleans from tying the score. Boone held the Pels to four hits in the r1rst game. The Crack CTS, who had made timely hits off Vance in the first contest, punched hits off
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Summary-Saerifee hits, Ellam Nor row. Two base hits, Sloan, Dudley, St Charles, Fiedler. Struck out, by Meis ?; Vines 1. Base on balls off Meis 8; Vines 2. Hit batsman, by Meis (Shay): by Vines (NewelD. Time 130. Umpires. Clifford and Williams.
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THROWS BALL AWAY

In the fifth four hits came punched with a walk, sacrifice and three er- TOTS, three Baron runs resulting. Ray Roberts became enraged when Allen threw wild to the plate in relaying Tut weilers throw of Hairstons sacrifice fly, picked up the ball and hurled it over the grandstand. Ellis trotted on home from second.
 In the sixth Bernsen let Stevenson's throw of Ponds grounder get through him and Tutweiler scored the Bears only run of the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09

High. Double plays, Smith to Damrau to Kaufman; Bradley to Rader. Struck out, by Boone 2. Base on balls, off Boone 1. Sacrifice hit, Damrau. Left on base, New Orleans 6. Atlanta g. Time, 1:22. Empires, Ker:n, Pfenninger and Campbell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09
Vines Holds the Vols to } Hits
 and 'Nooga Wins

Nashville, Tenn, September 9.-vines held Nashville to three hits, two of which came in the ninth inning, and Chattanooga won, 2 to 1. Fiedlers s double drove in ths, winning run. Graft was put out of the game for protesting a decision. Score:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results Yesterday New York 6-5, Boston 0-1. Brooklyn '. Philadelphia 4.
 Games Today Cincinnati at Boston. St. Louis at BrooklynA Chicago at New York. Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09
BASEBALL AT A GLANCE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Birmingham 2-9, Mobile 3-1. Chattanooga ?, Nashville l. Atlanta 1-4, New Orleans 0-0. d. Little Rock II, Memphis 5.
 Games Today Mobile at Birmingham. Chattanooga at Nashville. New Orleans at Atlanta. No other game scheduled.
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SUMMARY. Two base hits-Bernsen, Golvin Sacrifice hits-Barnhart. Ellis, Hair- ston 2.
 Stolen base-Stewart. Base on balls-Off Roberts 3, off Glazner 3. Earned runs-Birmingham '. Hit by pitcher--Stewart tpy ROD erts.)
 Wild pitch--Roberts. Left on bases--Birmingham 6, Mo bile S.
 Time of game-1:20. TTmpires-Johnson and Pfirman-
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Seven innings by agreement.
 Summary: Double play, Rader to De- moe. Struck out, by Sheehan l, by Walk CT g. Bases on balls, off Sneehan 5, ofI Walker 1. Lett on base, New Orleans To, Atlanta g. Time, 1:45. Empires, Pfen- ninger Campbell and kerin.
 Postmaster Gates of Morrisville, Vt, picked a lemon from the plant in the postoffce windows which measures loAS inches and weighed one pound and SIX ounces.
 The sparrow can fly short distance at the rate of about 80 miles an hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09

Japanese children are rarely permit ted to keep pets; and there is pretty custom which teaches them that the gods have tender care of the lower or ders of creation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09
Giants End the
 Series iJ1 Boston
 With Double Win
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston, September Skew York closed it's season in Boston today by winning both games of double-header, to C.. and to 1. Toney held Boston to four hits in the first game and not one of the local players reached third. Sallee, recently obtained from Cincinnati by waivers, held Boston in check in the second pitching his first game of the season for New York.
 Score of first game: R.H E. New York .........10 .10f200 020-6 Il Q Boston ..............n 100 GOO O. 1
 Toney and Snyder; Watson, Townsend and O'Neill.
 Score of second game: R.H E. New York .... 900 301 010-5 F 0 Boston .......... 100 GOO OO0-1 l
 SaIee and Smith; Rudolph, Townsend and Gowdy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09

The world output of silk amounts to about 700 tons day.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN RESIGNATION

At Toledo I5, Columbus ?. At Kansas City Minneapolis, wei grounds
 At Louisville 3. Indianapolis 1. At Milwaukee ?. St. Paul s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09

For the first time in history a divorce has been granted in the name of tho King of Italy by court at Plume. A divorce law does not exist in Italy. but the court applied the Austrian law in the name of the King of Italy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09
BROOKLYN WINS
 DECIDING GAME

PhiIadelphia, September 8.-Brookiyn won the rubber game of the ffve-game series with Philadelphia today, to f. Tragresser and Williams drove in all of the local runs
 Score: R.H E. Brooklyn .............. .003 200 101-7 IA 0 Philadelphia .... COG 900 S01-i 10 q
 Pfeffer and o. Miller; Meadows, Betts and Tragresser.
 Policewomen have become an estab- lished factor of municipal law enforce ment in recent years, but motorcycle po- licewomen still are a novelty. London now has a squad.
 The notes used by the Bank of Eng land cost exactly one cent each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Philadelphia ,. Detroit 4. Chicago ,. St. Louis 8. No other games scheduled.
 Games Today Philadelphia at Detroit. Boston at Chicago. Washington at St Louis. New York at Cleveland. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE At Reading 6, Jersey City IA. At Baltimore 3-4. Syracuse 2-1. At Buffalo 10-s, Rochester 0-1. At Toronto [, Akron 0.
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IV'fN eIFf0' S7' -ffIIIs1I 4'ICe'tHO " F7f and Tragresser.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-23

ism. or - the Republican candidate
on . platform representing the kind
Of government which Mr. Hoover has
e1smplified IN hs public career"
It - not often that We have . pres
idential boom launched in this pecu-
liar manner. Our governmental sys-
tenn has 30 long been operated on =
party basis that it has been Consider
ed essential that the man who IN plac-
cd in the position of leadership in the
presidential campaign shall have been
rather c~onspicuously identified with
one Of the political parties. This
practice has its drawbacks, Of course.
Nevertheless it ia practice which
has been SO regularly followed that it
is a little difficult to conceive Of it
being abandoned at this time.
Mr. Hoover is not known n \ pol
iticiAn. He is a successful business
man who has administered success
fully the work Of some gigantic and
highly important business enterprts-
es. He has many Of the qualities
which are sadly needed in American
public life and which in rome con-
spicuous cascs are decidedly lacking,
but unless the New York World and
others who may espouse the candida
cy of Mr.. Hoover at this time arc able
to accomplish a revolution in party
methods. for which, we have NJ paral-
lei in recent history, the Hoover boom
is not likely to make great progress,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-23
Soviet Rule Made Mess of
Things at LeauenWOrfh "Pcn''

prison. A demand was made that
the sally port he opened and they
be allowed to- go. When it was 70.
fused, the prisoters refused to leave
the cell houses pr do any work.
Prisoners Starved Out.
Soldiers were brought here from
Camp Grant, Ill. and Fort Riley,
Kan, and troops with, repeating rifles
and machine guns were placed around
the prison wallis. The mutineers.
threatened to breach the walls with
dynamite and this held them il. check.
It was planned to have the soldiers
go into the cell houses and drag out
the prisoners ut M time, but it was
finally decided to starve them out
All food vas. cut or for three days,
and in one cell wing. where the radi.
calls dominated, they were not Al,
lowed water. At the end Of three
days the prisoners begged Kor. some
thing to eat and offered to work and
obey any rules that might be made
for them. On this surrender the
prisoners committee was abolished
and the old, time iron rules for Che
institution were put in force.
Old Discipline restored
Coon after this Colonel Rice Wa
changed as commandant and Major
General James III AcRae was placed
in command. There has been no
Soviet COMMITTEES and no>strikes dnes
last Auxuet,-And there d q strong
discipline 1t the prison. There have
been many pardons of late and the
number Of prisoners has run down
from e,Soe IN May, 1919, to 1900 At
present.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-23
MAKING THE POTATO BONE
DRY.

We ship hundreds of thousands OF
tons of potato water about the cour.
try-water which at times freezes and
spoils the tubers and in other ways
reduces their keeping qualities. At
first blush the question Of drying po-
tatoes and turning them into flour
and thus eliminating IS to 50 per cent
Of water which is Of no partic dlar
value seems so simple that we won
der why it was not thought OF before
As .. matter of fact, we already have
made a fair start toward the elimin-
alton Of N Of this useless water in
the potato crop by the manufacture
OF potato flour and starch. About
100000 bushels of, the 1917 crop
we're dried, made into starch or flour,
and more than double this amour,
OF the 1918 crop will be used in THU
industry this year.
The MISREPRESENTATION pendulum
swings through such = great are that
some years ne are forced to impor1
potatoes. and there seems to be nc
reason why In years Of = surplus cror
the excess should not be conserved
and held oyer. Against the lean Vars
THE Nations Business for Tebru.
AIRY.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-23
THIRTYFlYE
HE,ROE:SHONORED|
Two Silver and Thirty-threes
Bronze Medals Are
Given.

Pittsburgh. Jan. 73.-Thirty-hvo
acts Of heroism rel recognized by the
Carnegie, Hero Fund commission at
its sixteenth annual meeting here to-
day. Two silver medals and thirty
three bronze medals were awarded.
Thirteen persons lost their hves while
trying to save others and pensions
aegregatinE $500 a e were
granted to the dependents Of seven Of
them, while to the dependents of three
othrs $4,1Oo were awarded to be
spent as the commission may anc
! ton. In seven cases $11,200 was
| given fors educational purposes, and
in 10 cases $500 was awarded for
! other worthy causes.
Two of those who lost their lives
we're little girls, Lottie C. Steen, who
nine-year-old boy from a railroad
track in front Of an approaching
train at Dale. Mimi, and Marjorie A.
| Brown, age IA, who was drowned.
while trying to save asgirl companion
In the Goose river at Belfast, Me.
Owen Carter Of 1888 East Seven
teenth avenue, Denver, Col, a moving
picture camera operator, was drowned
in the Arkansas river at Canon City,
Forman, to act her part in q moving
picture play. had ridden a horse
into the river where the current was
swift. The horse fell, and threw Mrs.
Forman into the water. Carter was
drowned while. trying to ave her.
Lloyd A.. Osborne, a dentist Of
Sioux City, Ia, lost his life at FIRE.
monts Ia. while attempting to save
another man, and the Rev. Walton =.
Bruner of Ekron, Ky, was drowned
while trying to save Osborne
Others who lost their lives while
helping their fellows include the fol-
lowing: =
Edward ]. Butler, Freedonia, N.
T.; Edwin E. Murray, 3505 Powhatan
street, Baltimore. Md; Albert A. Sla-
line, 9s5 Parkside Place, Cincinnati;
Oscar A. Deming, Stuart, Neb.; viii
liam H. r. Seamon. Pitcher, Okla
homa; George F. Ratteiger, Porter.
: Ind; Albert G.. Peterson, Dutton.
Mont: Milton Garter. As Hazel street,
: New Haven, Conn
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n

The annual statement Of the Ar
mour Packing company has just been
published. In the brief summary CIV
en- in the news dispatches there are
some figures which possess interest
in the light of recent discussions. 1t
is stated, for instance, that a dividend
Of Z per cent on preferred stock is
declared. That lie not a large divi-
dend. 1t is more than bank interest.
and less than the earnings Of a good
many conservative concerns. Common
stock receives a dividend Of 2 per
cent. certainly very modest earnings.
On this showing, therefore, the re-
turns from the years business have
been quite small when the yields on
preferred and common stock are ta-
ken together.
But that is only a part Of the story.
We're told that the remainder of the
earnings are, as usual. invested in the
business. That looks better from the
standpoint Of the common stockhoid-
or. He does not receive much in the
way Of cash, dividends, but the value
of his stock is increased by the re-
investment of his remaining earnings
in the business, where it will form .
part of the working capital and will
increase by just that much the assets
which are represented by his stock.
None of the figures cited furnish
any basis for conclusions that the
profits Of the company have or have
not been unduiy large.
We come to anotheY element in the
case. The company reports net prof
its during the e of a little rel
s14. 900, 600. Now we are getting to
millions in profits in u e by a
single combany. Amazing: stupen-
dous! INDUSTRIOUS! Surely some. thing
ought to be done about 1t.
And then we reach still another ele-
ment. In order to realize that profit
the company. according to its Off
cial figures, sold 1888, ooe,ooo worth.
Of goods. In other words. for goods
which had cost it $1,os4, ooo, 900 the
company received $1,oss, 900, 1000. Or,
to bring the subject down to terms
with which most Of us are more ia
miliar. On every 500 of sales, the
company realized a net profit Of
s1.a5. That looks less startling.
Accepting the figures as given
and they are open to the inspection.
OF any properly accredited govern
ment officia1-the company has made
a profit Of 1855 cents on each dollars
worth OF goods that it has sold, and
has repeated the operation often
enough to make 4 total profit of four
teen millions.
The thing in which the public is IN
terested is whether or not the per-
centage of profit is reasonable. If
the consuming public is satisfied to
pay Armour & CO. a profit of 1855
cents on the dollar OF their sales, it
has no a to be dissatisfied il the
company repeats the transaction. a
thousand, or a million, or a billion
times The essence Of the situation
lies in the rate OF profit on business
handled, and not on total profits or
dividends paid on stock.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-23
THE DEED Is DONE.

During the recent session Of the
Equity society at Fargo "a. resolution
was adopted urging pom congress the
retention of control OF the railroads
for a further period with view to
testing out more thoroughly the pos
abilities of the government owner
ship. The society might as we'll
have saved itself the trouble of adopt
Ing and forwarding his resolution
because so far as congress and the
executive are concerned the railroads
pf the United States have already
been restored to private control.
The government took control of
American railroads during. the war
solely as a war measure. The law.
under which this was done prescribed
certain rules and regulations under
which control should be exercised
and under which it would be relin-
quiGhed when the president deemed
this expedient. Acting in conformity
with this legislation the president has
i1gued his proclamation announcing
the return of the railroads to their
former. control on March 1 Of this
year. All that remains now is the
necessary lapse of time, and the COM
pIetion Of the clerical and other ar
r~ange1nents to put the proclamation
into effect. and presumably the pres
ident himself could not recall this
proclamation ven il he wished to do
50. Certainly congress could not re-
quire him to do 70, and the only way
in which government control of the
railroads could be continued wcu!d
be through the initiation Of new leg
islation, its adoption by congress and
fts approval by the president in the
usual form. Congress has no inten-
ton Of lesislatinE in this manner,
ana in the impossible event Of this
being done the president is 80 thor
cuEhly committed to the principle OF
private ownership that he would un.
doubtediy veto such \ bill were it pre-
& sentcd to him.
The Equity resolution seems ia
have been based upon the assumption
that the return Of the railroads ia
thsir former owners is something YET
10 be accomplished, and which RS,
po1sibly be ayerted. The fact is, that
ut u already performed. The Law
3 been complied with in all re.
spscts. and the Incident is closed ave
~ thesworkjn9 ont Of details attend.
@aHt fiie change.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-23
JUST A SAMPLE.

Not many years age possibly
twelve or fifteen-a young man en-
gaEed In 1. mechanical trade in Grand
Forks, homesteadcd . quarter section
OF land perhaps 100 miles from
Grand Forks. For several seasons he
spent his summers on his farm and
His winters working at his trade IN
toWm. Then his farm demanded all
his attention, and he has remained
thore ever since. His only money
capital at the beginning OF this enter
prise was a very few dollars saved
little by little out of his wages, Yet
before long he bought other hand ad-
joining his own. paying for it by in
stallments. and, as these payments
were made other land was bought
"A few weeks ago this man sold his
farm OF $40 acres at SIS per acre.
crop, in addition to the appropriate
complement of other grains. Alto
gefher he will wind up his operations
in that part of the state with. in
round numbers, $4,000 in cash as
the surplus accumulated during a
dozen years or SO of farming in
North Dakota, after maintaining
himself meanwhile and paying all his
expenses as he went along. The
Herald is informed hat his a for
selling at this time is to invest in
cheaper lands farther west. This,
however. is a separate feature.
The significant feature Of this case,
and it is but n of many. is that
without capital, and without special
favors from amy source, this young
man-for be is still young-has been
able, through the operation GOT a
North Dakota farm. in this short
time to establish himself. 50 comfor-
tabAy in the matter of material pos
seesions. He has had experience az
varied as fall to the lot of most farm
era He has .had some excellent
crops. He has suffered from hail and
from drouth. He has raised grain
Of almost every conceivable quality
He has had not been specially IA
rored by Providence. and it is certain
that he has neither asked nor re-
ceived assistance from the govern
ment, state or national, except that
he~has devoured with avidity every
thing supplied by these agencies
which shed a light on the business OF
farming.
He has been a worker and a stu.
dent. He has not speculated. III
has kept his fee on the ground. ano
his eyes looking forward. He has
earned what he has got. and he il
satisfied with what he has received
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-23
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ANSWERING A CIVIC.

80 little Of joy for the average man."
Said one with a solemn face,
Though he labor and strugsle as best NE can,
The world is run on a crooked plan,
For his is a dismal place; -
Fly the sweat of his brow he must earn his bread,
He must walk iife's nill with a ccaseieas tread,
And coarse are the feather that line his bed,
And many his hours OF pain: ~ .#S -.
He gives his best to the role he plays, "-aa@&
But poor are the wages his master pays, sr
And his heart is torn in q thousand ways.
And ever his hopes are slain"
Life never is kind to tho average man."
Said one with the cynic's~ sheer,
1T has kept him down since the world began,
Working with pulley and belt and fam
While the few, by a bitterly wrought design,
And >auench their thirst on the richest wine,
And dance to the end Of time.
And gaze at the hin tops far away, @ s..1.
Where men are happy and children play,
But: never those hills they Climbs >>@fA' . 1asstHSS
'Oh, i am an average man" said T..
When the cynic had stopped his WALL
or the pleasures which only the rich can buy.
For mine is a sweeter tale.
For ! can so home when my work is done
To the sounds of laughter and childish fun,
Meath a roof that is proof against rain and sun,
TO love and it's welcome kiss;
Mine is a freedom denied to kings.
And reap my joy from a thousand things
That ever the rich must miss.
Mine is a life that is free from sham,
And there's Joy in the work ! do;
And not tor the gold which my purse may cram;
~ So never they prove untrue. ~4
! am slave to nausht save my loved ones need,
And I teach my children a simple creed
To tighten their times of woe,
I wouldn't exchange my round Of care
For the golden crown that a king may wear
Nor the joys that the rich may know