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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-03
THE FARMER AND HIS INDEPENDENCE.

A great deal has been written about the deplor-
able condition of the farmer and the manner in
which he is defrauded and exploited. Some of it is
true. Lately the farmer has been having a hard row
to hoe But perhaps there is not so much difference
between his condition and the condition of many
others as is sometimes supposed. But at any rate
the farmer has troubles enough. and to spare.
Nevertheless, people will persist in farming. The
farmer chooses his occupation and remains in it, in
response to the same motives which govern others
in like cases. Occupation is partly a matter Of ac-
cident and partly of personal choice. In so far as
the element Of choice enters the choice is based on
the preferences Of the individual and his natural
and proper desire for personal profit and the well
fare of his family. No man grows wheat, or shoes
horses, or operates a bank, or runs a grocery primar-
lily because he believes the community to be in need
of such services. He does SO because he has a pref
erence for a particular work and a particular sort of
life, and because he believes that occupation will
yield him suitable returns.
In spite Of all that is said to the contrary the
farmer, and especially the American farmer, is the
most independent being on earth. He may be crowd
ed by the seasons. Hcfmay be harrassed by the ele-
ments. The exigencies of his occupation may drive
he calls no man master and no human being has a
right to order his goings. He shapes his work &C.
cording to his own judgment, and if at times his la
Dor is heavy it is entered upon in hope and conclud-
ed m joy. for it ha&i been ordained by himself in the
working Out Of his own plans.
That state Of Individual independence so long
enjoyed compensates 70: any disadvantages. Those
who share it are reluctant to give it up. It has given
stability to our nation as no other thing has done.
Where it has been easy to induce ill-considered mass
action in crowded city populations, whose human
activities are regulated-by the Slowing Of a whistle
and adjusted to the speed Of a machine, it has always
been difficult to stampede the farmers. Reluctance
to sacrifice any portion Of the independence which
they have enjoyed has generated among the farmers
an excess 81 conservatism and has often stood in
the way of really constructive movements in the
farmers own interest. The man who has VS.
governed all his activities in his own way is reluc-
tant to bind himself to any course Of action in con-
cert witt. his fellows. Difficulty Of communicates
has been an element IN the situation, but the slow
ness with{which comprehensive cooperative move
imeits have gained headway among the farmers is
undoubtedly most largely due 70 the desire Of TIE
farmer to continue il al things and down to- tt he
.Aainatest detail be eXp sapastst, and ba deal wifi
each sitbAtion $s If 3fises according 70 biz own tjjudKk.:
rasnt and nat according to the acquisitions 81 any
other person or authority whatever.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-03
THE HERALD MAIL BAG
OIiD sE1T1IER HEAID' FROM

To The Herald NAL Bag: {
1t ia always a pleasure to me to
read The Grand Forks Herald. having
lived in o city during the 1908,
when George b. Winshin was one OF
tho main newspaper lights and did
more for the then struggling village
than any other individual that / a
think about--except possibly Messrs.
(+riggs. Bulge and Eshelman. who at
that time lowered above the most
COURAGEOUS investors Of the day. You
have the best farming land and
climate for wheat and fax prod uction
that YOU can find cas- of the Rocky
mountains. Your winters may be
rather chilly for those who have spent
their winters in warmer climates but
with good crops and fair prices you
ran easily put in a few more tons OF
coal and put storm windows on your
homes. With other necessary q
your winters can be made as pleasant
Az they are on the racinc coast or IN
The sunny climate Of southern Cali
fornta.
Your system Of country roads te
much easier kept open for traffic in
the winter on the free open prairie
than are the roads in a mountainous
ountr where cuts and ravines are
nlled with snow much 20 the -discom-
fort Of automobile traffic, -
l notice h H. Fl. Aaker. inehis-
article to The Herald Mail Bag. has
u~!scoVered a very speedy automobile
that will u as fast as your "surnmer
lightning" Well. If he viii Iook I'm
IN a previous record Of the Rible he
Will zee something more about these
char1ots and the impression thew nro-
duced on the greatest mobile powerD
at that or any other. time and these
enar1ots or oriental automobiles must
nave spit backire' at a Tremendous
ate. See Judges. first chapter nine
teenth verse. and you will know. what
20 do VIE these flaming torches on
algns. A''
Feb. %. 1922 Spokane Wash
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CHATTER XII.
4 Venture OF Peril.

I must have remained uncenAeious
for an hour or more. I nAver really
knew how long. for my watch disap-
peared, yet It was still night when I
again painfully opened my eyes and
endeavored to- perceive my surround
ended tho struggle caused me to lift
a hand to my head; the scalp was
bruised and broken, the hair matted
with clotted blood. yet / could not be-
lleve the injury was q serious one. l
could use my limbs. Satisfied on this
point, and assured hat I was alone,
l braced myself on one arm. and, in 4
sitting posture. endeavored to survey
my surroundings.
room Of ordinary size, containing no
vestige of furniture. The place, was
cold. with that indescribable chill Pc
culiar to unused apartments, and
through the n window. which was
unShaded by a curtain, poured the d.
rect light Of an almost full moon. In
this stlvery light every bit OF that in
terror stood revealed In ifs hideous
baroness. the roughly finished walls,
the patches OF plaster scaled OF, the
dirty oor.ethe single door and win.
dow. the rags amid which 1 rested.
1t was a hopeless scene.
l staggered to my feet r9elink a
monen Ike a drunken man. and then
finally found my way along the ode
wall to the window. MY strength I'm.
created a / advanced, and courage
was born with til was not dsAA;.I
might battle those villains yet. They
must have felt that I VS. a4fe enough
In this place: that, even II I 'reeAined
consciousness, no escap4 Wa possible,
for they"had left no quart. a glance
without revealed the reason for such
confidence. I was four stories UP, 1
Shesr brick wall below. and, al tbs
bottom. = concrete walk. There wal
nothing between to cling to unless It
might be the narrow coping Of stone
Just beneath the window ill. stared
1t this, aln1ost hop4sully. for. n In
slant; then turned my eyes away With
= shudder; It was seatcsiy U brood
of creeping along there was merely
the dream of a mailman. The brtgh
moonlight flooded everything about,
yet I saw nothing familiar I was evil
IDENTIFY at the back end Of q house,
with others closely ret on either side
and an alley beyondNa sntAfi, enclosed
yard. This latter was Uttered with
dead weedss and rubbish Of every de-
scription, and small shsd Of Sorne
kind extended across the . Three,
stories below, but TO the nght, q nars
roW porch protected the back door
There w&g no movement Visible any.
Nsi1sEA. no, gleam 81 HIGHT from tb4
ZtpdoXe below me. I Listened 4 Win,
E1r 4lAssonnd; the Dtatks 49, 70 rim
a. ,d1Skh, not even thu echS ssXEsaG dtgy
fant Sfreat car reaching my Sar. / ~
somewhere within the limits OF the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-03

EhHz{B4|1
Up
Ea9ar16us1t
THE WAITER.

l met him in a college town. q vo,n.-
ster with a grin, ~
And he wa3 sweeping I'm tho d.
when I was ishered in. 0St
when l had registered my ma mo
put aside his broom "e
TO grab my suitcase from the In,
n snow me to my room.
That night at dinner I beheld tia,
youngSter at my side, -.
We've pork and lamb" sai1 y.
me, potatoes. baked or friAaS I
Z made my choice OF sfocx
ne sayly went away
and when he next appeared he So
my dinner on array.
so you're a waiter, too." said r
He chuckled soft and low:
inFee times q day It IS my Job tn.
I'm bell hop in the tafternoon
tween times I'm the clerk, -
But I can get my lessons When -.
finished up my work.
Tn on my way through college. ana
I'm paying for It here.
some Gay LAY, ~ chuck thfs jeb and be j
CIVIL engineer:
! want an education. snd the only way
Wa to come and be . waiter. for 7
haven't any dad"
! don't know how to NY Il. but some
DAY I know TN hear. ~
II 1-still am with the living. OF a civil
engineer -
Who has earned his way to slory ana
I'll smile At hts yrenoyn
4nq say: "There 'staIds thefsEaiter or
that little college town.
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that silence, and causing me to hang
in suspense over the banister rail.
holding my breath in fear Of discov-
cry. At last attained the wider
space at the bottom, and sought blind
ly to explore my surroundings. But
for the carpet underfoot, and q. small
soft encountered in q recess would
have believed myself in q deserted
house. knew I was on the third
floor, vet there was no curve in the,
banisters. showing a way to the next
flight OF stairs, nor could locate
them by n effort. AS the result
Of blindly cropping about, lost all
sense of direction and must. have wan.
dered into a, side room through an
undraped recess, for l suddenly
brought up against A table, Uttered
with papers and books.
Continued Tomorrow Evening.
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city; Of THAI I felt assured, but be.
ynnd fhia con1H aAfArrnfpo po4h{o~

course, n could be forced open, If
at all, only by creating considerable
alarm. I stood, staring helplessly
about, feeling the inpossibility Of
escape. ! could only wait for my. Jail
ers to appear. inpotent toad myself
last thought was the most ,impelins.
That they suspected Marie Gessler OF
being Implicated In both murder and
robbery was clearly evident; indeed,
they not only suspected. but we're o
WINGED that she had done the deed.
wa secretly obliged to admit that
they had some reason to 90 believe:
would probably convict her in courh
Of the, crime. This save them a ter
they hid her bodily in their posses
sion. Guilty or not guilty, she could
not establish. her innocence; under
torture and threat, such As they would
doubtless use in their money lust,
there was no knowing what might
happen. Alone. helpleEs in~the grasp
OF these INSCRIPTIONS crooks, hervfate
might be death. disgrace. Certainly it
would be foul insult. and, il she. failed
to Yield, the desire for revenge might
even drive those towards to a secret
announcement OF her to the police.
This. however. would be their last re-
sort; they would exhaust all other
efforts first: And no one else was in
position to aid her: she must face
this gang absolutely alone unless I
could effect an escape: 1t was not
merely my own life at stake; hers
Wa also in The balance
And the drne IN which to act was
short. II I escaped at all. It must
be accomplished before my tailers re-
turned. before they dreamed that l
had aroused from unconsciousness, or
had strength enough to make the
attempt. Yet what possible way
suggested itself? I felt in my pockets;
they we're utterly empty. except{or a
single overlooked bill. There wal no
means Of egrAss other than the win
dow and that seemed hopeless. Yet
in desperation I crossed over once
more, ana again looked out. Could
dare attempt to cling, to that
slight ledge in my stocking feet. even
for the one Of two steps necessary
to reach the next window? The very
conception Of such a feat made my
head reel rsiddily and my stomach rise
in protest. Besides, even if I made
1t by ONE miracle, what If that other
window should be closed and locked?
How could I ever move backward to
regain safety?
Yet wait: there was q why. danger
ous enough to be sure, yet possible II
I possessed the necessary nerve. There
were opened blinds at each window;
they would help some as grasping
spots for the hands The one within
reach appeared solid enough, firmly
anchored to the easement INK secur-
ed to the brick wall BY a OF an
iron hook. Between the two the space
gle stride on the, ground beneath
would bridge theSdfstanca. n had
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About 100 dubto fest-o, ".
ins IN ali Over ~ pounds
the human lungs every tveYfx.s1:~s
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-04
Affidavit FILED
AGAINST. SM|THH|SLER
Filed In Justice Court; May
OF Disqualified From Hear
ing The Case, 1t Is Said

An affidavit was filed in Magistrate
Harter's court late Friday afternoon,
charging George Smithhisler with sell.
ing Intoxicating liquors. A warrant
was served on Smithhisler Saturday
morning by Constable Sensel and he
appeared before Magistrate Harter,
entered plea of not guilty and his
hearing was set for next Tuesday
morning at Q O'Clock.
This Is the case originally brought
in the court of Mayor Keigley, but it
developed that Keigley was witness
In the case and is said to have OBJ
tanned the evidence by detective work,
consequently he was disqualified from
hearing the case.
Mayor Keigley requested Probate
Judge Duke to hear the case, but the
probate court was unable to hear the
matter because OF other pressing bust.
ness. Judge Duke advised Mayor
Keigley to file the affidavit in Magis.
trate Harter's court.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-04

Statement of che ownership, manage
ment, circulation etc. re4uired oy Inc Ine
act Of Gonsrsss Of AugIstn "a isi5 Of The
ly at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, for October, l92O
STATE Of ONO. county OF knox. ss:
se!Sre me
ally appeared S. j. Dorgan. who. hav-
ing been uuly sworn according to law. de-
poses and says that he Is Publisher OF
the Democratic banner and tnat the
following is, to the pest OF his knowledge
and belief, true statement OF the own.
ership, management land IL daily paper.
lication for the date shown in the aoove
caption. required by the 5Act ST sAngust
Laws and Regulations. printed on the
reverse Of this form. to-wit:
1. That the names and addresses OF the
publisher. editor, and business managers
aDsef: Editor, T. Il fAr,nsilonss aa M MI Werh6n. ~
!, BlIsinsss; Manager, s. d borgan. mt.
n r.. Y,nat the oWrers are! tGtye nafnes
I,Tand addresses Of Individual owners. 81. II
names and addresses OF stockholders own
ing or holding ! per cent M or more Of the
lishing Co, Frank Harper, Mt. Vernon.
Ohio; Donald II. Harper, Mt. Vernon.
Ohio; B. Ii. Harper Mt, Vernon, Ohio:
z. f. Allerding, Mansfield, Ohio; Lake
Mt. Vernon, Ohio. 81
3. That the known bondholders. mort
| gagees. and other security holders own
ing or holding l per cent or more Of total
amount of bonds, mortgages. or other
securities are: or there are none. SO
| state.l None.
4. That the two paragraphs next above.
| giving the names of the owners, stock
holders, and security holders, II any. con-
| tain not only the list of stockholders and
| security holders as they appear upon the
| books of the company but also. in cases
where the stockholder or security hold
er appears upon the books of the company
as trustees or in any other fiduciary rec
| laton, the name of the person or corpora.
| ton for whom such trustee is acting, 10
| given; also that the said two paragraphs
contain statements embracing af1ant'S 3
| full knowledge and belief as to the cir
| cumstances and conditions under which
| stockholders and security holders who do
not appear upon the books Of the COM
! pany as trustees. hold stock and securi-
ties in a capacity other than that Of a
bona fide owner; and this aftiant has no
reason to believe that any other person.
association, or corporation has any: in-
| terest direct or indirect In the said stock.
! bonds, or other securities than as so stat.
| ed by him.
| s. j. DORGAN,
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
LIST day of April, 1922
II. b. Armstrong Notary Public. Knox
County. Ohio. (My commission expires
| Feb. 2S, 1925. 3.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-04
ADAM WILLIAMS is
CLAIMED BY DEATH

Adam Williams, aged 81 years, a
lifelong resident of Miller township,
died at . o'clock Friday evening at
his home in Brandon OF Diseases III.
cident to advanced age
The deceased was Civil war vet,
eran. being IA member of the i2nd
Division, o. V. l.. and OF Fry post. G,
A. II lie was also a member OF
Sycamore Valley lodge, l. O. o. T.,
Brandon. and was connected with the
Brandon NJ. Il. church for years.
The deceased leaves one son, FL
mer, residing in Brandon. and one
daughter, Mrs. Peter Easterday, of
Mt. Vernon.
Funeral services VIII be held at
O'Clock Monday at the NJ. T.. church
In Brandon. Rev. Wheeler of Homer
officiating,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-04
PRIZES OFFERED TO
KNOX Co. FISHERMEN
Competition Lasts Through
Fishing Season; Awards
AT Annual Meeting

Members Of the prize committee of
the Knox County Fish & Game asso-
citation held meeting Friday even
ing at which they appointed a sub
committee to arrange the competi-
tions and to secure prizes to be Of
fered fishermen members Of the asso-
citation.
The members Of the competition
subcommittee are Messrs. Carl Pipes
and Edwin Brining. The committee
purposes Offering suitable prizes for
the largest bass, pike. catfish, eel and
panfsh. Second prizes also will be
awarded in each competition.
The competition will be through
the fishing season and the awards
will be made at the annual meeting OF
the association in 1923.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-04
R. & R. CLUB BREAKS
ATTENDANCE RECORD
Stoughton Again Leads Club
With Score Of 127; Three
Ties Hung Up

Members of the Mt. Vernon Rifle
& Revolver club held their weekly
meeting and shoot on Friday evening
at their club room and range in the
Struble building, corner of Main and
Vine streets. The attendance was
larger than has marked any previous
meeting of the club for many weeks.
In the competitive shoot Stoughton
again led the club making a score of
1877. Among others shooting there
were not less than three ties, two Of
which could be decided only by a stu
dy and analysis of the shot group
ings.
McMillen and Sevitz each made
score Of 1874; each man also had a
total of IA bullseyes. McMillen had
a shade better grouping on his tar
get and therefore is placed above
Sevits.
2 In a similar fashion Hoy l.. Russell
and T.. T. Quidor were tied with scores
Of 1873 each. The targets also gave
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-04
GAMBLER STUDENTS
WILL STAGE PLAY
Pupils Of High School Will
Present The Bells Of
Beaujolais'

{ GAMBLER, o., March 31-Encour-
aged by the brilliant success OF the
operetta staged last year, 1.-THE Cap.
tain Of Plymouth, the students and
teachers Of the Gambler High school
will present within the month pro-
duction on q bigger scale than any
thing heretofore attempted by the
school. "The Bells Of Beaujolais," a
dainty little piece in two acts, spark
ling with wholesome comedy and full
Of winsome music, is one Of the new
est works Of that kind having been put
on the market only this year. The
setting is French, "Beaujolais" being
an imaginary island off the coast of
Normandy. Special scenery is being
prepared by Armbruster G. Sons, Co
lumbus, O., and elaborate costumes
for choruses and principals are being
made from original designs done by
Miss. Minnette Watson. formerly of
the French Academe. Nothing is be-
ing left undone which will aid in
making this the most attractive mus
ical production ever staged in Gam
bier.
The date for the premier presenta
tion Of THE Bells of Beaujolais" has
not been decided definitely, but il
has been placed tentatively at Fri
day, April 2lst. Although Rosse hall
has been secured to accommodate 9
large audience. those wishing to be
sure of seats should watch carefully
for announcements concerning the
sale Of reserved seats, as many were
unable to get reservations for "The
Captain OF Plymouth" last year, ant
indications point that friends and pa
irons Of the Gambler High school viii
be even more enthusiastic in theil
support Of this years production.
| The musical direction OF the show
is under Professor Wilfred o. Phil
lips, instructor of music in the Gam
bier schools. Mr.. Clarence Polletsek
of Columbus, will direct the orchestrf
OF ten pieces which will accompan!
ths ehoruses. H.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-04
Referee R. M. Greer Is So In
formed By Judge Levering
This Morning
RESALE ORDER IS
TO BE CALLED OFF
Assurance Made That Pur-
chasers OF Knox Tire &
Rubber Co. Will Pay
, Balance Due

Referee In Bankruptcy Robert M.
Greer announced at noon today that
he had been informed this morning
by Judge Frank o. Levering, repre-.
sentins the neutrality-suspicious. Of
The Knox Tire and Rubber eompany's
property, that the balance due on the
purchase price Of the property would
be made the coming week.
Referee Greer stated to The Banner
that he had intended making an or
der for the resale of the property on
Monday, April 10, but when assured
by Judge Levering this morning that
the remainder Of the purchase price
would be paid the coming week, he
stated that such an order would moi
be necessary.
When the property Of the Knox Tire
and Rubber company was bid in fol
$175,OOO by the group of stockholders
the sum of $4,000 was paid over Il
Trustee in Bankruptcy Ashbaugh By
the purchasers. The sale occurred
on February 25, but no further pay
ments have been made by the pur
chasers.
Judge Levering states that thu
group Of stockholders taking over the
property have sufficient funds to pa,
the balance on the purchase price, bu
it was the understanding that tn,
money was not to be paid In until OF
or about the first of April. This mon
ey will be paid in next week, 1t Il
said, and then the balance on the pur
chase price of the property will b.
turned over to Referee h. M. Greer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-04
MRS. SARAH E. MCKAY
CALLED BY DEATH

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Mckay. wild.
ow of w. w. Mckay, died ut her
home on the Gambler road Thursday
evening at o'clock. Mrs. Mckay
had been a lifelong resident OF Knox
county, having lived at her home east
Of the city for 30 years. t..
" She was 60 years of age and Ia sut-
vived by the following children: Rob.
ert S., of Columbus, Clifford Of Nc.
Conncllsville, Dwight Of Tulsa, Okla,
Mrs. George Gresham of Canton,
Mrs. u. j. Corcoran, Charles. Clyde
and Miss Nora Mckay, all OF this
city. She is survived also by IL
grandchildren
The funeral services will be held
at the Vine street Church OF Christ
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Bur
ial in Mound View cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-04

each credit with nine bullseyes but
Russell's grouping was a shade the
better.
Taylor and Grossman had identical
scores of 1853 and were tied for the
possession of the cellar for the even
ing. However Taylor was found to
have three bullseyes and Grossman
but two. This slight disparity gave
Grossman undisputed possession, rent
free, for one week.
The scores made at the school by
the club membership are:
Stoughton-197.
G. VanVoornis--196. - 4
McMillen-194. a"F@ "A 'G'4f "
Sevits-194. o"N T'"li "44s
Pipes-192. "2I'- -Ji T!4N =
f. VanVoorhis-101. 'tvC' 'iH
S. M. Woolson-1S6. v'r .'+ff.
H. l.. Russell-1S3.
Quidor-183. g" ay
Conkle-1S2. =
Jacobs-175.
Taylor-16S.
Grossman-16S. 7TG'