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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17
THE FEDERAL J"UDGESHIP.

A news dispatch from Washington says that
Senator Laid has recommended to President Hard
ing the appointment Of. Seth Richardson as associ-
ate federal Judge for this district, that Senator Nc
Cumbcr has recommended Andrew Miller for the
same position, and that the two men are in con-
ference to reach a decision if possible, as to a joint
recommendation.
Neither of the two men named should be APP
pointed to this position. Both recommendation
arc political and political only in their nature. Mr..
Richardson was the candidate Of the Nonpartisan
League for a place on the North Dakota supreme
bench a year ago, and his candidacy APPEALED to the
voters of the state SO little that he was badly de-
feated at that election. His legal attajnments may
be respectable, but they arc certainly not con
spicuous. He has not been known in the state as a
man Of any exceptional ability or as in any way
desirable as judicial timber. He is recommended
at this time by Senator Ladd as a means of paying
one of the Junior senator's political debts, and for
the purpose of Strengthening MIR. Ladd with a poll
teal faction.
Mr.. Miller has practiced law in North Dakota
for a number of years. He is perhaps better known
than Mr.. Richardson because at one time he was
attorney general Of the state. Whatever his capacity
as a practicing attorney may be, ne has never been
suspected OF any conspicuous judicial ability. He
is a partisan, an advocate, and of a type exactly
opposite to that which we should expect to find on
the bench. He is an active and intriguing polite
ian, and it is because of his political activities that
his nomination is urged. He has for some time past
been known as .one Of the active licutenants of
Alexander Mckenzie in the carrying out of Mr.. Nc
kenzie's political schemes during the absence OF
the big boss from the tate. His nomination for this
position is due solely to his factional alliance. and
for this reason it ought to be rejected even if his
general qualifications for a judicial position are
greater than anyone suspects them to be.
1t is unfortunate that the state OF North Dakota
is represented in the senate by two men. neither Of
whom can look higher than his own political future
and the success of his political schemes in selecting
a man for an office which above all others ought to
be bestowed from the single standpoint of judicial
fitness, regardless Of political affiliations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17
WAR

Two proposals involving quite different fea-
lures have been proposed for the cancellation of war
first. that the United States and the
nations associated with it in the war wipe the slate
of all charges against each other on account of war
loans second. that this cancellation shall be made,
and that accompanying it be a cancellation Of Ger
nlany's Indebtedness on account of rcparation
awards. . g
The matter Of war indebtedness is greatly in
volved. The United States has loaned to Great
Britain about 81 500. 900, 600. to France So. 500, OOO,-
900; to ltalyznearly $4,000, 600. 900, and smaller sums
to a dozen other countries. Great Britain has loan
cd France over 81, 900. OO0, 900, and Italy almost as
much. with other loans to smaller countries. the
total aggrcgating some eight billions. France has
made loans to the smaller countries, and Italy may
have done SO to some extent. The United States is
in a class BY itself, because, while it has loaned it
has not borrowed. The result of a general can
therefore, would be that the United States
would sacrifice all that it has loaned, amounting to
some eleven billions Great Britain would lose some
two or three billions, the difference between her
debt to the United States and the debts of other
nations to her, France and Italy might come near
breaking even, and the other nations would make
net gains of all their war debts, as they have Dor
1rowed but not loaned. 20
This is the way it looks on paper. In actual
practice it works out differently. Unless a general
cancellation is agreed on Great Britain will pay all
her obligations. France may be expected to do like
wise. Italy may not find it possible to do SO com
jpletely. Many of the smaller nations will be utter
~ unable to make payment and provide for the ex-
traordinary expenses which they have incurred on
account of the war. We may expect, therefore. that
in any event it will be necessary for the United
States to write off two or three billionns, Great
Britain as much or more, and France and Italy con
siderable sums in order that the lesser nations may
not pass into bankruptcy.
In the balancing Of the columns it appears that
the United States would stand at a disadvantage
of anywhere from FIVE to eight billions in a com
lplete cancellation as against what she will lose
through inability of her smaller debtors to pay.
Those who urge that this be done point to the fact
that the United States, entnering the war later than
the other nations, incurred less expense than they,
and can better afford the sacrifice suggested in order
TO place the financial affairs Of the world on a sound
Ter footing and thereby make possible the earlier
Presumption of those normal conditions which are so
essential TO progress and prosperity
The other plan that IS proposed includes ali
lof the former, with the addition that ii Is proposed
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17
POTATO COSTS.

Farmers interested in potato growing have
made interesting estimates of the cost Of raising
potatoes per acre and per bushel. Their findings
are substantially that under the average conditions
OF yield. and costs OF labor and material prevalent
II this locality. the cost of raising an acre of pota-
toes is about $500. and with the average Weld OF
I:5O bushels per acre. about II cents per busfei. AS
II all such cases the cost per bushel depends very
largely on the yield per acre. Weather conditions
influence yields, but aside from weather conditions
the Chief factor in production is labor. Upon the
amount OF labor intelligently expended upon an
acre Of ground depends very largely the weld from
that acre. One hundred and thirty bushels per
acre may be considered a fair Weld under ordinary
conditions OF weather and cultivation. 1t is very
tar from beng the maximum possible Weld under
farming conditions. The small plot intensivelv
cultivated may yield 500. 600 or more bushels per
acre. These figures have often been exceeded.
Yields OF 200 bushels per acre on large areas are
not at all uncommon. The cost per acre is in
creased slightly by additional labor, but there
are certain costs which are stable. The seed cost,
which IS one OF the most important items, is exactly
the same whether the future treatment be good.
bad, or indifferent. Planting cost is identical, and
the cost Of spraying is the same whether the crop
be good or poor. The additional labor which may
be expected to yield additional results consists in
better blowing and more frequent and more thor
oigh cultivation. These things add somewhat to
the costsper acre, but this slight additional cost per
acre can be made to increase the yield very ma
3terfa1ly, if the labor is we'll expended, and it is upon
this theory that the most successful potato grow
ers proceed: No labor is considered too much
which will yield more than its. cost in additional
bushels of potatoes, and while this theory works
out in a larger way perhaps in the potato Industry
than in most Others, it applies in principle to the
growth of every crop raised. More labor and bet
ter crops increase cost per acre and decrease cost
per bushcl.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17

+.EL-e.. -EH#4E E.AtE.rr -.--EH
that in consideration OF the cancella-
ton Of the indebtedness Of the Allied
countries. the separations debt Of
Germany due to them shall also be
cancelled. There are many people
who would be willing. in the interest
OF the general interest and the general
prosperity. to have al the inter-
Allied debts written of who balk at
the idea OF coupling with this the re-
lief Of Germany from the payment Of
sums assessed against her because OF
her responsibility for the war which
saddled all these debts or mankind.
The American taxpayer, for instance,
might be- willing to pay a little more
taxes in order that Serbia or Finland
might be helped to It's feet, but when
hc Is Invited 4 pay more taxes in
order that the German may pay less.
M ~ ~ - be decidedly unrssnonstye.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17
SYNOPSIS.

Carol Milford graduates from Blodg-
ct college near Minneapolis. goes to
chicago for a year, and returns to work
In a library in ST. Paul. Through col
lege., and three years of library work.
Carol harbors a desire to go to a small
little uplift work, and spread the gos-
pei Of "chlture' as she sees it.. Then
she meets DR.. Will Kennicott of Gopher
Prairie.
Carol and DR.. kennicott are married,
and when they reach Gopher Prairie,
Carol finds it the usual small town, and
tries not to be disappointed.
Carol finds a maid, Bea Sorenson. be-
gins housekeeping and also plans to
reform the village.
Carol gives a housewarming, and
invites the elite of the village.
She begins to feel that the village
folk are not approving of her or The
things she does. ?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17
CHAPTER IX.-Continued.

Spit. Silence.
"Iuh. Juanita's always talking
about her, too," from Earl. she
says she has to laugh till she almost
busts every time she secs Mrs. kenni-
colt ~peeradinE along the street with
that take n look-l'm d swell skirt
she's got. BIT gosh, I dom pay
no attention to Juanita. She's mean
or n a crab."
Nj WAS telling somebody that she
heard that Mrs. Kennicott claimed
she made forty dollars a. week when
she was on some job IT tho cities, and
Ma says she knows posolutely that
she lever made but eighteen a week
Ma says that when she's lived here
a while h won't go round making
4 fool Of herself, pulling that bighead
stuff on folks that know a whole lot
more than she does. They're all
laughing up their sleeves at her."
Say. jever notice how Mrs. Ken
nicott fuses around the house? Other
evening when l Vas coming over here,
she'd forgot to pull down the curtain,
and / watched her for ten minutes.
Jeeze, you'd "a died laughing. She
was there all alone. and she must "a
! spent five minutes getting a picture
straight. It was funny as he'll the
way she'd stick u her finger to
SUI inc
see my tunnir' little finger, oh my
amt l cute, what a fine long tail my
cats got!"
"But say, Earl. she's some good
locker. just the same, and O Ignatz.
the glad a she must of bought 70!
her wedding. lever notice these low
cut dresses and these thin shinmy.
shirts she wears? I had a good squint
at ems when they were out on the
line with the wash. And some ankles
she's got, heh?"
Then Carol fled.
In her innocence she had not known
that the whole town could discus.
even her garments, her body. She fel,
that she was being dragged naked
down Main Street.
! The moment it was Dusk she pulled
down the window-sha.les. alt the
shades, flush with the sill, but be.
yond them she felt moist fleerinl
eyes.
She remembered. and tried to for
get, and remembered more sharpl,
the vulgar detail of her husband
having observed the ancient customs
Of the land by chewing tobacco. Sh,
would have preferred a prettier vic'
gambling o. q. mistress. For thes,
she might have found a luxury of for
g~iveness. She could not remember
any fascinaingly wicked hero of fic
ton who chewed tobacco. She! as
serted that 1t proved him to be !:
man of the bold free West. She triet
to align him with the hairy-cheste<
heroes Of the motion pictures. Sh,
curled on the couch a pallid softnes
in the twilight. and fought herself
and lost the battle. Splitting did no
identify him with rangers riding tn
buttes: it merely bound him to Goph
err Prairie-to Nat Hicks the tai,ol
and Bert tTybee the bartender.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17
THE SOAP GETS IN YOUR

TEfEG
Ny father says that / ought to be
A man when anything happens to me.
An he says that a man will take a
blow
An never let on 1t hurts him 80;
He'll grit his teeth an he'll sci hts
chin
An bear his pain with a manly grin.
But III bet that the bravest man,
II ever the soap gets in his eye.
I'm brave enough when I'm playin'
An I can laugh when i've had a fall.
With the girls around I'd never show
That I was scared If the blood should
flow
From my banged up nose or a bat
tered knee.
As brave as the bravest I can be,
But it's different pain. an I don't
know why.
Whenever the soap gets into your eye.
can set my teeth an I can grin
When l scrape my cheek or I bark my
shin,
An, once I fell from u apple tree
An the wind was knocked right out
of me,
But I never cried AM the gang all said
That they thought for sure was
really dead.
But its worse than thinking you're
going to die
Whenever the soap gets in your eye.
When your mothers holding your
neck, and You
Couldn't get away II you wanted to-.
An, she's latherin' hard with her good
right hand.
It's more than the bravest mar could
stand. &
II you open your mouth to howl, you
get
a taste OF the wash rag. cold and wet,
But yon got TO yell till your face gets
dry
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17

But he gave it up for me. Oh,
what does it matter! We're all filthy
in some things. l think of myself as
so superior, but I do eat and digest,
! do wash my dirty paws and scratch.
I'm not a cool slim goddess on a COL
umn. There aren't any! He gave it
up for me. He stands by me, believ-
ing that every one loves me. He's
the Rock of Ages-in a storm of
meanness that's driving me mad. .
i. it will drive me mad
All evening she sang Scotch bal
lads to Kennicott. and when she 10
ticed that he was chewing an un-
lighted cigar she smiled materially
at his secret.
She could not escape asking in the
exact words and mental intonations
which a., thousand million women,
dairy wenches and misunderstanding
queens, had used before her, and
which a million million women will
know hereafter, WAS it all a horri-
BILE mistake. my marrying him?" She
quieted the doubt--without answer
ing it. .
".
kennicott had taken her north to
14ac-qui-Meurt. in the Big Woods. It
was h entrance to q Chippewa In
dian reservation, a sandy settlement
among Norway pines on the shore of
her first sight Of his mother, except
the glimpse at the wedding. Mrs.
kennicott had a hushed and delicate
breeding which dignified her wood
eny over-scruhbed cottage with its
worn hard cushions in heavy rockers.
She had never lost the child's mirac-
ulous power of wonder. She asked
questions about books and cities. She
murmured:
will is a dear hard working boy
but he's inclined to be too serious,
and you've. taught him how to play.
Last night l heard o both laughing
about the old Indian basket-seller,
and I just lay in bed and enjoyed
your happiness" ,
Carol forgot her misery-hunting in
this solidarity Of family life. She
could depend upon them; she was not
battling alone. Watching Mrs. Ken
nicott fit about. the kitchen she was
better able to translate Kenn!cott
himself. He was matter-of-fact, yes,
and i%ncurably mature. He didn't
really play: he let Carol play with
him. But he had his mothers genius
trusting. her disdain for prying
her sure integrity.
From the W days a Lac-qui-Meurt
Carol drew. confidence in herself, and
she returned to Gopher Prairie in a
throbbtng calm like those golden
drugged secopds when, because he is
for an instant free from pain, a sick
man revels in living.
A bright hard winter day, the wind
shrtll, black and silver clouds boom
ing across the sky. everything in pan
tcky motion during the brief light.
They struggled against the surf of
wind. through deep snow. Kennicott
was cheerful. He hailed Loren
Wheeler. Behave yourself While /
been way?" The editor beloved.
"B' gosh you stayed 70 long that. ali
your patients have got WELT" and i'm.
portantly took notes for the roaunt-
less about their journey. jackson
Elder. cried. Hey, folks! How,s
tricks up North" Mrs. McGanun
waved to them from her porch.
nDE ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17
CHAPTER X.

The house was haunted, long be.
Tore evening. Shadows slipped down
walls and waited behind every
Did that door move?
No.. She wouldn't 30 to the Jolly
Seventeen. She hadn't energy enough
70 caper before them, 10 smile blandly
Juantta's rudeness. Not today. Hut
y did want a party. Now! II some
one would come IN this afternoon,
Mrs. Sam Clark or old Mrs. Chsmn
Perry or gentle MrK Or. WestIake
Or Gn Polinek! Eha'd fAiAah~-~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17

They're glad to see us. We mean
something here. These people are
satisfied. Why can't I be? But a
] sit back all, my lie and be satisfied
with Hey, folks? They want shouts
on Main Street. and l want violins
in a paneled room. WHY"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17
HOW TO WIN A PRIZE

Read the story as 1t appears
from day to day in the Evening
Herald. When the last instaIlment
appears write q letter to the 'Main
Street Editor" Grand Forks Her
aid. telling whether or not you
think tf1e story gives q true pic
turc OF life in Gopher Prairie
and just why you have formed the
opinions you express.
, To the writer who gives the best
reason for whatever opinion he or
she has formed. we will give q
prize Of $40. For the second best
letter VIC will give Il prize of So.
and for tho next sever best letters
prizes OF 81 each.
No letter should be more than
$50 words in length.
The story is such that you can
begin 1t any time. and get a good
idea Of the picture 1t paints.
Here's a chance to win Il little
spending money just for writing a
short letter.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-17
WHAT DO YOUTHINK
OF MAIN STREET?

Is it 4 true picture OF Lie in a
small own in the northwest?
Arc tho people it describes real
people?
The Herald wants to know what
It's readers think of Sinclair Lewis
story and Is going to offer $40 in
prizes to find out.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-01
SCHOLAR
LEAVES FOR POST
in COPENHAGEN

(. New York, Nov. DIR. John
DyneleN Prince, professor OF Slavonic
languages at Columbia university who
was recently appointed United States
minister to Denmark, leaves today
for his diplomatic post. He expects
to devote part of his time in Denmark
to continuing studies Of that country's
early history and ancient inscriptions.
II have a special sentimental rea-
son for being glad tffat I am sent to
Denmark, as part IF my " family
originally came to America from that
part of England settled by King Ca
nute's Danes" he said. "In fact, my
very name 'Dyneley' means Danelaw,'
a name given to those settlements by
the early English.
DR.. Prince is the second member
of his family to hold. a diplomatic po-
sition for the United States. His
grandfather, johnson, was minister
to England shortly after the Civil
war.
After being graduated from Column
bia in 1888, DR.. Prince accompanied
an expedition which excavated for an
tiquities in southern Babylonia. ' His
studies of ancient inscriptions were
later carried on at the University of
Berlin and elsewhere in Europe. His
knowledge of language embraces the
Semetic and Latin tongues as well as
Slavonic. Each recent summer he de-
voted to studying Indian tribal Ian
guages in Maine ana Canada.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-01
CAVALIER COUNTY
NAN is ACCUSED OF
RESISTING OFFICER

Langdon. N. D., Nov. Hans
Braatlie Of Vang, has been released
from custody after being arrested on
a charge of resisting an officer.
1t is alleged hat j. +. Ramage and
Son had a mortgage on a Ford car
purchased from them by MI. Braatlie
and that in default of payment sent
out an officer with the necessary pa
pers to seize the car. Braatlie, it is
said, refused to surrender the car,
and produced a shotgun to prevent
the officer from taking it. The Of
ficer, who was a deputy sheriff, fired
a shot into the air, but failing to
frighte4 the man, left the car and re-
turned to Langdon. On the following
day the sheriff and chief Of police
went out to the farm and returned
with both the ear and the man.
After his release Braatlie made the
statement that he needed the car in
order to make quick trips to town
during the illness of his wife. He also
said that he considered the deputy
sheriff 20 be under age. that his shot
gun was not loaded and that he meant
no harm. Authorities doubt his story
inasmuch as he had a telephone in
the house and several horses in the
barn.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-01
PROHIBITION
net GATHERS
D IN BIG GAME
Wisconsin Men Conspicu-
J Gus as Officials and
Politicians Arrested.

Milwaukee, Wis. Nov. Joseph
r. ONeill. former chief federal pro-
hibition inspector fer Wisconsin, and
former chairman of the Democratic
state central committee, former sal
locnkeeper. for years one of the most
Urilels7 known politicians in Milwau-
kee.. was arrested today by federal
agents. He is charged with consp,r-
acS to violate the Volstead act.
The indictment was not made pub
lie because his co-defendant has not
been arrested.
Water NJ. Burke. well known Ken
e0ha lawyer, also was arrested today
jury.
Thomas a. Delaney, Green Bay.
former federal prohibition director
for Wisconsin,. was arrested today en-
an indictment reported by the federal
grand jury which charges him. with
accepting bribes aggregating $2S,0UO
in return for allowing. the .Tosenh
pudenhoefer company. wholesale liq-
Nor dealers, to sell large quantities
q whisky illegally and conceal the
hAct by making false reports.
Frank, J.. ,Eggerer. Chiffon, candi-
date of the Democratic parry Tor state
treasurer. inc John Ray. former in
spector in the prohibition office, also
was arrested on indictments. =
The Delaney indictment contains
three counts. The first charges that
January 81, 1921. Mr.. Delaney re-
ceived $1,000 from the Joseph Duden-
hoefer company. Joseph D~udenhofer,
ST.. president of the company; Joseph
Dudenhoefer, Jr., connected with the
company and Joseph Giudice. Scles-
singerville. banker and secretary of
the democratic state central commit
tee.
The second count charges that a
similar transaction took place Febru-
airy "a and the third oun makes a
similar charge regarding March T..
In each case it is alleged that the
records of the prohibition office were
to he doctored to cover up the alleged
transaction.
Joseph Wray, formerly an inspector
in Mr.. Delaney's Office. was arrested
on a charge OF having received S.
900 on each of the occasions enum-
Grated in the indictment against Mr..
Delaney.