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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
MI. PAGE WAS Misunderstood.

1t appears from the letter from E. B. Page, Of
,eeds, just published in these columns, that in one
Instance The Herald had misunderstood a state
inent attributed to Mr.. Page in connection with
federal loans, and that in another Mr., Page had evil
IDENTITY been incorrectly reported. The pet result Of
the eheck-up appears to be that OF the several items
to which editorial reference was made in The Her
aid a few days ago and which were supposed to have
been discussed by Mr.. Page, we are in accord OH all
but one. The Herald concurs in MIR. Pages opinion
as to the awkwardness of the practice Of holding up
all the loan applications in a group because one Dor
rover has been unable to pay his interest. Mr..
Page agrees with The Herald that the farm loan
business is entirely different in its nature from COM
nnercial banking, and that the two must not be CON
fused, no matter what agencies are created for the
handling of either.
And there we are.
On the matter Of a wheat price guarantee it ap-
pears that we must, agree to differ. Mr.. Page be-
lieves that a guarantee is warranted as an emery
ency measure. The Herald is convinced that evan
as an emergency measure the guarantee would
prove a disappointment to those whom it is intended
to benefit and little short of a disaster to the nation
at large.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
CHAPTER XIV.
T1he Death Of ! ylurdcrer.

Wine, o~utstretchAd on the floor At
my very feet, stared up attmA, 50
startled by my sudden Appearance
as - be speeches.. Waidrch, OBJ
livtous Of Ill, else but the money, now
Almost in his possession, was upon
his knees before . bookcase dF4gE1ne
out the heavy volumes from th6. low.
or shelf. dumping them on the floor.
From behind these he had alrsady
drawn forth into view a b~lack1Sather
yalise. when Wine found voice, utter
ing a strange cry. lof .terrpr which
caused him tD. tl4nce about Ne
leaped. to his fest srnhtant1y,' hi eyes
glarfns into mine. ons hand flung
back 81 though In ssarch Of ! weap-
]. eaye him no ams. II i.ap.d
straiehtSat him, striking % hard even
- We grappled that the blow sent him
rcellng back against the bookcass. He
knew me 1theks ana the recognition
brought With II - fury which trans.
formed the RuSsfanS Into aswyId bsast,
Coward - ! felt himstO be- T6wkfhat
he Mals tofnered, With the ,sboiie sXS
ytct0F1 ~ ~ very 1rasp. Ne ks6knsS
tsdsss = md dol, ~hose onty s4r-
You're fighting q man tiits time,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08

treaty and reject the other would be- accepted sby
other nations as > demonstration Of sharp practice,
and at the, first oppeortunity the armament treaty
would be abrogated.e ,
The present indications are that the Horsepower
treaty will have hard Shedding in the senate. Some
that treaty would place the United States in ., niost
unenviable position. The invitation to the confer
ence came from tht United States. The proceed
'ngs Were carried through largely under the guuid-
anee OF american representatives. American inAur
ence at the conference was greater than the iinAur
ence of any other power. The conference carried
out almost exactly the program presented BY the
American secretary of state. For us to reject that
work now would be resented by every other, power
that participated in the conference.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
THE TREATIES GO ToGETHER.

Some OF the senators are for the treaty limiting
armament and against the four-power treaty relat-
ing to the status in the Pacific. The two treaties be-
long together. There would have been no agreement
on the former without agreement on the latter.
There was Willingness to reduce naval strength be-
cause it was understood that conditions were to be
created which would lessen the probability Of naval
power being needed.
The arms conference was called for two def
|tastely announced purposes, the limitation Of arnaa-
rlent and the removal Of conditions which might
give rise to misunderstanding provocative Of war.
Conditions in and around the Pacific. were unsettled
and unsatisfactory. The two great powers on OPP
i,osite sides Of that ocean regarded each other with
suspiciio,. There was no Immediate prospect Of
war, but there was prospect Of a continued and
growing irritation such as is apt to result III war.
How many nations would have been dragged into 4
originating ii the Pacific no one could foresee.
Nor could any reasonable estimate Sc made Of the
fesGlts of such 4 war With that poss;bflfty exist
iax It would have been an act Of folly on die part
pfany major NJ to suspend III prepssedness pro-
ram for one instant. Il was desired tp lessen TIE
66&1fdens of armament, but i5Sg9H do sositsyas
sAecesssry e remove the nSee44 yynees thf I'M of anna
&knkw1hs two treaties were sdi1eusIee4 sS6xsfHef
xl1S nnSS1ti6txd together. n.y. tApNSt ne sspAt4t-
8AssF6r AZ United Stsfees tOe sstifyE tte stmaane
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
SCARCELY A FAIR SAMPLE.

While it is true that the general tendency Of
government operation Of business industry Is neces-
saIlly toward waste and inefficiency, it would be a
mistake to consider the record made by the North
Dakota Home Building association a fair sample Of
government operation. If the extreme is accented
as the normal we reach exaggerated conclusions,
and these are misleading.
In the history Of the Home Building .associa:
ton we flnd the maximum demonstration of the,
evils of the public management of such enterprises.
plus negligence and stupidity so vast as to be utter
y incredible were not the record beyond. challenge.
Any political administration which is charged
win the management OF a business enterprise is al
ways confronted with demands for the employment
OF individuals FIR political reasons and for the grant
ing OF tavors OF various kinds to those who have
oeen politically serviceable or who have Influential
trends anacng the politically useful. One admins
%tration r~esists. such demands = another Yields "a
them another starts out with the deliberate purpose
10 make the business enterprise a piece of political
machinery. No matter what the attitude Of the adj
inirllstrat1on may be, tte pressure is always there,
increasing IN strength as the administratioh shows
a disposition to yield to it.
The late state administration was notorious for.
1T. policy OF using every department. of the states
business tor the promotion of the political plans. Of
its masters, In the working out Of this policy it was
inevitable that such an enterprise as the Home.
Building association should be used as q refuge far
political lame ducks; that through it William Lem
re should have been permitted to borrow money
from the state greatly in. excess of the amount per-
rn'tted by law that Mr.: Hagan should have been
to enter into contracts and to borrow
money contrary to law s.; and that all the OPERATIONS
OF the concern should have been unskillfui and cx-
p,ensive. All this sort Of thing was inseparable from
the operation OF a business agency for political pur-
poses. g
But all this does not account for the utter stu
p1dity with which the affairs Of the association were
conducted and which could not have been expected!
to bring either pecuniary profit or %political{ advan-
tage to anybody. A good many people have either
read the book or seen the play, "Brewster's Mil
lions" in which the hero is required by the terms of
a will to spend a million dollars in a year and end
the period without a cent to his name. One would
ing association were engaged in an effort of that
kind. 1t seems almost impossible to account on any
other theory for their amazing performance.
1t is this popularity which makes the expert
ence of the state with this enterprise an unreliable
and 1nconclusivc illustration of the working of pub
nc ownership: The thing istso extreme, so unbeliev-
able, such an exaggeration of the Worst that can be
imagined, that for purposes of illustration it must
be LETT out of account. 1t stands in a class by itself.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
SITUATION FULL OF PARADoxEs.

a The Ulster delegation in the British parliament
walked out the other day because of dissatisfaction
with the procedure adopted for the passage of legis-
lation affecting the future of southern Ireland. 1t
would be difficult to imagine situations more para
dox1cal than those which have marked the develop
ment of the Irish problem. Several Of these co,1tra-
dlctlons occur in connection with Irish representa-
ton in the imperial parliament.
Since the act of union a century ago ireland has
sent representatives to the parliament in London,
an arrangement entirely logical if the affairs of tile
two countries were to be>nanaged by one governing
body. Not only has Ireland been represented, but
her representatior-about 80 in recent years-has
been greater in proportion to population than that
of the neighboring island. The central parliament
governed not only, Ireland, but England, Scotland
and Wales; and SO far as it had authority, it's influ-
ence extended to all the outlying British posses
sions.. ~ az
The Irish members thus participated in the
government of tl,eir own country and of the empire
at large. Well organized. held together as a com
pact group, OH many occasions they held the bal
ance of power. between parliamentary parties. More
than one British administration has retained power
through the support Of the Irish members, and has
fallen when that support0was withdrawn. This gave
the Irish members an advantage which they were
not slow to appreciate and which they were able
to use very effectively.
Until recently all the home rule bills %conteni-
plated for lrefapd Rave provided for the creation Of
an Irish parliament Or parliaments, which should
administer the affairs Of ireland, and also for the re-
tention OF Irish representation at Westminster for
participation in general legislation. That would
leave ireland independent locally. yet participating
in the shaping Of local government for England,
The Parliancrt bill under which Ulster is oper-
ating, and which was intended to apply to southern
ireland in a like manner, included This feature. I'll
ster now has het own local parliament, and she also
sends 81 men to London. to assist in levying taxes
upon and for the people on the other island. South
ern Ireland chose nat ~ take sdUant, a nf 4b;e n~o
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08
THE MYSTERY OF
THE SILVER DAGGER
BY RANDALL PARRISH

They both got away?"
Clean. leaving Harris behind with
HE skull busted; deader than a door
nail when I got to HIM"
And you don't know who this
Severn Is or what he is up to o."
No. I don't, Wine, but he's sure got
come game on, an he's got my goat.
He's in with the girl all right, and
knows too d-n much. That's what
makes me leery about her being here
pumpin' YOU"
She didn't pump me-"
You mean to say the two Of you
didn't talk about iAlva?"
: I'VE talked about him, of course;
we couldn't help it, but she never
no questions. Only it seems they've
found u one thing that hain't been
reported by the police-shc knew
what he vas killed with"
Whats that! She told you what
stuck him 49, 4seas.sass
You bet she did; she had one Of
'ern herself, an took lit out Of her
hat. n put it right down here on
the desk. I, thought for a second /
was going to keel over. but she didn't
notice, just went on talkin:. How do
yer suppose she ever found that out?"
Severn told her, that's how. It
was dropped there in the dark. That
feller got it some way, n hid it in
his valise. That was what made Har-
ris so sure he was in on the job, be-
cause he raided the room ut some ho-
tel and found the thing"
You don't imagine the girl is play
in us1''.
"I don't imastne npthin'. but I'm
hi either OF them are UP to, but /
figure thew know ton In. much an,
I amt eoin' to take any chances
hangin' round till they nose ont the
rest. That's my idea, TO SKIP out
while there's some chance to get
away. So pony up my share, Wine,
an then o can do whatever. you
darn please with what's comm to
you. What do you say?'s.
I could hear the other tramping
nervously back and forth across the
oom. Ills failure to answer must
have angered the Russian, for, after
q minute, he burst out with. an oath:
"D-n it. why don't yet say sone-
amt it," '
"Y-yes-of course"
Well, then, cough it up! Where
did You plant the stuff?"
"It's put away in a safety vault"
Wine explained his voice almost fail
get It tonight. it's too late. The bank
is locked, and l haven't opened it,"
You're a liar! You never dared to
lug the thing around! You wouldn't
be seen with it in your hand in day
light. I know you. you sneAkink cur.
You brought the stun straight to this
office that night, and, by God, l. be-
lteve it is here yet. What do you
want me to do-kin you. and then
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-08

lE6Hk@4
y Up
Easara6usx
TIE REAL prorrr.

EEFIrtEHEn.
"nen everything is satd ana doas
rha az Inc "isns" talked About,
.'eaks All counted. one ~ one,
70. ,no cataloEucd and singled out.
w. me settle down once moro Is ana
nc mass OF human folk ID kind.
a few there arc Who 70 astray
"a lew ' most unhappy Uvsa
'orle women tread the scarie4 ~
some husbands quarrel vdtkssfSs4v
wivea, 'st' 49,
cut millions. when the day /. 49,
Da' 'he'r children.s SO I -1sd.
me drab triangle doesn't ~.
~ commonly ~ soma dcniara
average father daily trfes
Ha,. meet with courage ! cara
LIS after things his oWn ~ 800 s
~ problem's not Of -. hnt 49,.
tlo i've his life from d.x ~ 49,
"a tims sn ang tofthe common pian.
e.nn...of work, . time tor plsy
AVA h.ent to do the bAst ne ~
shsre ~ ms side the averaga sriSe
az the Joys and calcs 81 ne.
ne happy homes IRE coun.l. ~.
Ths ncnest men aoutnufnhSYsfars
sHady, cfookA6 anN III is;,-s,
e. every stfSefsSou6s rnXSsSG:s
X aT deaf to him .Thc
y fashionsd BY me fFeSE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-04
coal INTERESTS SEE
QUICK 1DIISTHElN1'
or, THEIR PROBLEMS
Miners and Operators OpH-
mtstic as 10 Outcome Of To-
days Meeting.
by Associated Press.l

CLEVELAND. OHIO. Oct. s.-with
the formation OF a tentative organi-
zat!on Of operators at n caucus late
today. miners and operators both
declared tonight that obstacles.
which at the beginning of the con-
ference seemed insurmountable.
have been ironed out and that a
speedy adjustment of questions at
!sauc should be reached tomorrow.
Both miners a2d operators officials
are optimistic that The convention
tomorrow VIII name representatives.
10 work out, during the next few
months. scheme on which basic
wage negotiations may he started
"i /" conference here next January.
i'hil H. Icnna, OF T.rce Hau',e.
secretary OF I'll" Indiana coal opera
tors Association aud chairman ii tn,
Operators caucus. announced al the
conclusion Of :hc meeting that .'v,
nav" reached tcmporary c"h.-
=.rancSS which will enable us. wc
!!nk. {" deaf with the miners"
Nr "cnma stated ihat Wills Tho
"'"rat 'r- could never r"tcu am
H'si"elment "u policy with the "sol!,i
,'put" that miner. present. vet. the
operators wcT" moro nearly in ac-
cord" than ever before. W.. ,hall
meet the nin,ra tomorrow in juin,
conference ani express what wo
'rhjnk cnir."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-04
BODY OF MINISTER
IS ORDERED EAHUMED
IHy Associated Press. J


NEW BRUNSWICK. y. j.. Oct. .
County Prosecutor Striker was in
formed late today that an order di-
rcctinE trustees Of GrccnwoC d Gene
terry. KINGS County. y. V. To allow
cNhumation Of the body OF Rcv. I'D
ward Wheeler Hail. &ho with his
choir leader. Mrs. Eleanor Il. Mills.
Was murdered september l6. had
hccn signed b. supreme Cour; las
;ic" q Naily. Ia Manhattan.
Meanv h.ic. State troopers. worl
ing Independently Of the MiddieSvS
and Fpmcrsct county Investigators
arc searching the Phillips Farm
where the hodies were found for the
pistol and knife used by the slayer.
James Mills. Sexton Of the church
OF -. John. the evangelist. and
husband of the slain. choir leader.
declared today that II he had no,
had "A perfect alfbi. supported by LIS
friends. these hunglcrs troieTrine !.
the county authori;ies) would have
me In tail"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-04
OFFICIALS
HELD FOR BRIBERY
Mayor, Town Sergeant and
Former Policeman Are
Indicted.
PROTEST INNOCENCE
sclf-Confessed Boo,lcggers AS.
scrl They Paid Accused
Hush Money.
PROTEST INNOCENCE

tHreCiJl 10 the Times Dispatch.
liAMPToS. VA. oct. 3.-Mayor
Ioseph T.. Dixon, Town Sergeant
George II. Lancer and former rolic.
oniccr William II. Williams. Of Phoe-
bus, were late ,;i- afternoon in
dic'ed hy 'h' grand jury in the Cir
cult Court here on charges OF accept
ms bribcs from alleged boo,leggers
In rhoehu-
Mayor Dixon, Sergeant Lancer and
oniccr Williams are Indicted Jointly
on the charge o; receiving a br.be
OF $3.50 from II. l.. Gartert and also
accepting another brlbe Of sac from
". Il. Read. Williams was indicted
ais" on the charge OF taking a as
hrihe from Charles simpson.
Ninny Witnesses IIenrd.
The cases had been before the
grand jury all day. and about thirty
wltaesse- wefe heard. The three ac-
cuscd officers were allowed to go
until tomorrow morning. when ,hey
y. Robinson ana sivc bail pending
. triai In tho Circuit Court. Dixon
has been Mayor OF rhueius for ten
years aud Lancer has been sergeant
for abou; c!sh, years Williams
served Tor eight years on ths police
force. having resigned last March.
The charges against the officers
were made at frs; by the Phoebus
Town Council. and upon the suggcs-
ton OF Mayor Dixon and Sergeant
Lancer, the cases were referred TO
the grand jury.
Protest Their Innocence.
The accused officers protested
their innocence. declaring that the
charges were made by men engaged
in bootlegging. who had been sum
noncd TO court by the officers
The Indictments against tho Of
ncials created a sensation in Phoe-
bus. although for the past few
months the reports have been that
the officers were taking hush money
!ron the hootleEGers
Mayor Dixon has been prominent.
In phoebus political circles for a.
score or more OF years. All the men
are married.
The men-Garbert, Read and Simp-
s"n--told tho grand jury. it is said.
that they paid money to Dixon Lam
cri and Williams for protection
hSains; arrest on the ciar;c - vic-
latins the liquor laws.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-04
NJ ADAMS WOULD
ABANDON POLICY
OF i. S. ISOLATION
Richmonder Strikes Popu-
lar Note at Bankers
Convention.
RETIRING PRESIDENT
URGES AID FOR WORLD
l. a mont, Morgan Partner,
Stirs New York Meeting
in Speech.
hRANCH BANK FIGHT on
Anfih' Hcsolution on Important
Subject Goes to Vote
RETIRING PRESIDENT
/ URGES AID FOR WORLD
BRANCH BANK FIGHT
-tnfs' HesoIution Important
subject Goes to Vote
Today.
IEv Associa,ed prcts1

NE" YORK. oct. $-An overwheln-
ing sentiment favor!nE Americas
Il aoardonmcnt OF her policy OF isols
'!on from European affairs and the
SUBSTITUTION OF n policy which Nigh,
even Involve partial cancellation o,
the allied war debt. today swept
through the convention OF the Amerl-
can Bankers Association.
Inc subject was broachcd bv
homas w. Lamont, associate Of ].
i. Morgan. whose plea in behalf n,
American 'unsclnsi,ness" turned the
convention into an urroar as the
10000 delegates. representing .3.ooo
banks in the United States. voiced
their approval.
hcAdams Rc-Echoer Plea.
Inc movement gained momentum
"hen Mt. Lamont's plea was echoed
by Thomas Il. McAdams, president
OF the Bankers National organ,za
t!on. Myron T. Herrick. United States
n m oassador 10 France. and other ma
tonally known figures. Financial
leaders who asserted that until re-
Gently the question OF debt cancel
lation had brought only protests
from small md large bankers
throughout the country expressed
great surprise al the chantSeG atti-
lOudS. y year
they pointed out. proposal similar
10 that cautiously advanced by Mr..
La mont vas turned down by the as
sociation.
Formal action on the question of
European debts TO this government.
or tho formulation OF definite pro-
gram OF new loans and trade con-
tracts. is not expected OF this con-
vention.
McKennn to Speak To-day.
The subject will be resumed to-
morrow when Right Hon. Reginald
NICK emma. ot England. will address
the bankers on Preparations and
Debts"
Having defined its attitude on
foreign affairs, the convention to-
night prepared 20 tackle an issue
which. according to the leaders.
promises 20 dominate remaining ses-
sions. This is the question OF
fI'p-' i0'.G a,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-04
WOMAN FIRST
Or HER SEX CAPTURING,
SENATORIAL HONORS
Mrs W. H. FELTON,, 81 Years of Age Appointed to Fill
Vacancy Caused by Senator Watson's Death
Until Election in November

born woman said Mrs rc,'on, TO
hccep, seat In the Erfish parlia-
'nent. bu, noble old Georgia ex-
pcricnccd no Mccd t. borroN. and
yhe alone Of the forly-e!sht states
N the United States. had I. GOV
.rnor with courage 10 gay SO. and
to confirm the saying By an ciocu-
tive procIamation."
Before rcnherinE the appointment,
q" Mrs. FELTON, Governor IarIuick.
through mutual friends. offered ths
Office 10 Mrs Thomas L. Watson.
wife o. Senator Watson, who. tho
Governor said, declined Il becausc
ot ill-hca!th. In statement ,oda y
Mira. FELTON, said. 1t was cmin"n,l,
Ati!ng that This position should have
been rendered 10 TIC widow of tho
late Senator watson.
For myself" Mrs. Wctsor said In
communication 20 Governor Hard
wick. II wish 20 tLaul: YOU express
y and frankly in ,hc names OF
thousands OF Georgia womcn-vvives
mothers. grandmothers and great
tContlnuel on Page ), Col. a.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-04
SEE TliF 1922 WORLDS SERIES TO-DAY
THROUGH THE DISPATCH PAPERS

seeing the worlds series agencies OF The
me week ny virtue q" the big Dispatch
"ch VIII be carried in all editions local baseball
rtsl they Viii he wcllng
Fans themselves who viii Dipac
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game long list
low
Henry Farrell
scriptvc writer Lucille
service DAVIS Walsh
t"na'y known h"moris' and will
In addition 10 the above list special he
will
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OF the
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