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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
WISE

In making his serii-annual report, Attorney Gen
eral Johnson has included a number Of ~recommenda-
|tions, which merit the attention of the state legis-
%lature. Among other things he recommends that the
attorney general should be removed as a member
of various boards, the pardon board excepted, in
order that he may be able to devote himself to the
legal work of his department., and to the prepara-
ton of legal opinions for the various departments
and boards created to carry on the business Of the
state.
In the past we have followed the unwise prac-
|tlce of loading up the office of the attorney general
with work quite foreign to its character. The idea
has seemed to be that inasmuch as each board or
commission which has been created would need
legal advice from time to time, the attorney general
should be made e~x-officio a member of such board
in order that he might be on the job whenever his
legal opinion is required. The tendency has been to
make the office administrative, therefore, rather
than legal, as the official has been expected not only
to do the legal work of the board or commission, but
to participate in all its work and share responsibility
for it. The result has necessarily been a dissipa-
ton of energy and a vast amount Of confusion in
the work of the states legal department.. The at
torney general was intended to be the legal repre-
sentative and legal adviser of the state. We have
drifted away from that, and the recommendation of
Mr.. Johnson is that we return to the original con-
|ception of the office. To do that will insure more
effective service. 1t will enable the attorney gen
eral himself to devote his energies to the duties for
lc performance OF WHICH MS ONCE was created,
and it will result in the appointment in his stead
on necessary boards and commissions of persons
who will be expected to devote their entire time to
administrative work. The state will get better serv-
ice at lessened cost.
Other recommendations made grow out of ex-
|perlence with bank scandals of recent notoriety. 1t
is urged that laws for the protection of depositors
against banking methods which have characterized
the history Of the. Scandinavian American bank of
Fargo and other institutions in political association
with it, some Of which methods have been merely
loose and negligent, while others have been dis
honest, but against which the laws as they stand
do not provide adequate protection. Because of
these practices North Dakota depositors have lost
hundreds of thousands of dollars, and in some cases
the laws are so vague that there is really no proper
frecourse.
The recommendation of the attorney general
on these matters are clearly in the interest of better
government and safer banking. They involve no
political element except where there exists the de-
sire to use political methods for dishonest purposes.
1t is to be hoped that they will be considered on
their merits.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
OR EPUBLIC

Aside from her conflict with Turkey, although
that conflict is an important element in the situa-
ton, Greece hangs in the balance between monarchi-
cal and republican forms of government. The alb
dlcatlon of King Constantine removes from the sit
uation an influence which has been strongly on the
side of the rentention of the monarchy. 1t remains
to be determined whether the country will elect to
try out the young King George or will throw the
whole monarchical system overheard and start out
as a republic. .-.
American sentiment naturally leans toward the
republican form, which is the only one defensible
under abstract logic. Grecian traditions will also
be cited in favor of the restoration of the republic,
the form of government under which ancient Greece
reached its greatest glory.
If the ancient democracy were to be restored it
would be found to be quite different from the mod
|ern system which we know by that name. Ancient
Greece was governed by but a mere handful of her
people. AT the time of the American revolution
there were some who were quite willing to sub
scribe to the doctrine of the political equality of all
citizens, with what they considered the reasonable
and necessary proviso that these equal citizens
should be gentlemen. To them it was unthinkable
that the privileges, duties and responsibilities of
government should be shared by persons other than
those of education and substance. Some such con
prevailed in Greece, where the mass Of the
population, by reason of its servile condition or
other circumstances was DISTINGUISHED. The GOV
eminent of the country was, therefore, in the hands
|o1 a small and select body. A modern Grecian re-
public would be something very different.
Should the decision be to retain the monarchical
form, it would not necessarily indicate any lack Of
appreciation of the principles of political liberty.
The king is an sanachronism in the twentieth cen
fury. But we retain many things which we have
inherited from our ancestors which. are in them
selves illogical, but which are made to serve a use
full purpose for the time being. In some cases it is
wiser to retain and use them than it would be to
discard them and undertake to find substitutes. That
was the opinion Of the people Of Norway, when, Of
form, with which they were familiar, rather
than to make greater changes the result Of which
could not well be ~foreseen.
In the caseNof Greece, whether under 4 mon
Earchy Or a republic. her affairs will be managed BY.
representatives Of the. people. Just now there Is a
strong probability Of the return to-power 81 former
Premier Venizelos, whose dismissal was due to 4
peculiar wave of reactiorttY and Ali whose favor an
'cshef aNSvs appears 10 have setsin
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29

group desired quick and radical action. The other
stood for slower and more conservative methods.
In the former group were the British dominions and
some of the smaller countries of western Europe.
In the conservative group were the Great and Little
cntentes.
This difference, and the division upon. it, are
quite natural. The countries demanding radical &C
ton on disarmament are, for the greater part, SO
situated that the maintenance Of considerable mill
tary forces is a burden which has for them few
compensating features, and they are not at all like
~ to go$to war onNtheir own account The other
Britain, France and Italy and the Balkay
countries, are living in4the shadow Of war and they
feel the need for protection against sudden dangers
of whose reality they have good cause to be con-
WINGED. Hence, while they would welcome the lift
ing of the load, they feel that their interest demands
that no action be taken which would disturb the
balance of the powers seriously, as that would be
provocative of war rather than a preventive. w
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29

WORKING HARD, BUT QUIETLY.

If, Messrs. Frazier and Lemke are not saying
very much for publication just now, it need not be
assumed that they and their associates in league
circles are not hard at work. They are working,
and very industriously. They are carrying on an
intensive, campaign more thorough than any that
the league has undertaken since the first years of
its existence. They have at work a large force of
paid and experienced organizers who are conduct
ing a personal canvass for league memberships and
league votes. In the effort to influence votes moth
ing is overlooked. The low prices of many farm
products, the tariff bill, the bonus bill, and a num-
Der of other things over which no state adninistra-
ton has any control are brought forward as reasons
for busting the present state administration and
sending Frazier to the senate.
Any campaign that gets right next to the in
dividual is more effective than one which undertakes
to reach him from a distance, and the league leaders
are making the most effective campaign that is pos
sible for them. The conditions surrounding the
leading league candidates are such that the man-to-
man canvass is by far the most effective that they
could adopt in this campaign.\ The records which
they have made do not lend themselves to public
discussion. Organizers working privately can and
do use arguments and make statements which could
not be used on the public platform. There are too
many things in the record of the league administra-
ton which it might be necessary to explain in a
public discussion. and for which there is no explana-
ton which would sound reasonable to North Da-'
kota voters. There are the waste of public funds
in the management of the Bank of North Dakota;
the footing of the bank of
Fargo; the long string of other bank scandals; the
history of the Consumers stores, OF which Mr..
Lemke is the chief owner the incapacity shown in
the handling of the Drake mill the unsavory record
Of the Home Building association; and a lot of
other things about which, from the Frazier-Lemke
standpoint, the less said the better. Therefore the
gun,-shoe campaign is far preferable, and it is being
worked to the limit.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
ooKIN TOWARD 1924,

Although the elections of 1922 have not VET
been held, there is already more or less speculation
as to possible candidates. in 1924. AS a matter of
course President Harding will be renominated as
the Republican standard bearer. Like every other
president he has done a good many things not pleas
ing to some members of his party. Not since the
time of President Arthur has an American president
failed Of nomination for a second term. Cleveland,
Harrison and Taft failed of election in their second
candidates. but they, with all the other presidents
since Arthur, were ~renominated. In spite of ele-
,nents of friction between president and party lead
es which always arise, the substitution of another
-andidate for the president at the close of the lat
ter's first term would be considered a confession of
party failure such as would seriously impair the
prospects of success again. There need be no doubt
that if he is living and in good health President
Harding will be a candidate to succeed himself.
The Democratic situation is less clear. In fact,
it is not clear at all. The temperance of former
Governor Cox of Ohio, in the news of the day has
set people to specializing on the possibility of his
second nomination as the Democratic opponent of
Mr.. Harding. Quite naturally, Mr.. Cox has said
nothing on the subject. There has been no call for
him to say anything. Should he be ambitious to try
his fortune again he would be very unlikely to say
anything Oh. the subject at this time. He would be
more likely to do just as he has done-make some
statement having news value, but not at all related
to any political aspirations which he may have, and
then drop out of sight forla time. His statement
ON. SuAS W SOAAO IISAkAOA anu Ill lllC
comment which it brought forth he could better
judge how to shape his course.
At this time the prospect of Mr.. Cox's candi-
dacy seems very remote. The losing party is not
tied to the fortunes of its candidate as the success
full one is to those of his opponent. And the opinion
hat is entertained by a good many Democrats that
mistake was made in nominating Governor Cox
seems to be warranted by the facts.
Any Democratic candidate in 1920 would have
had little chance OF election. 1t was not a Demo-
cratic year. All the probabilities were in favor Of
the Republican candidate. But while there was
practically no possibility Of the election Of a Demo-
cratic candidate, it is possible that some other man
might have made q better showing than Cox did.
The latter made an exceedingly poor impression by
the manner in which he conducted his personal
campaign, and the rash and extravagant statements
which ne made in the earlier days Of the, campaign
led 70 the conviction that he was. not Of presidential
size. That impression has not been removed, and
there IS no prospect that the country would take an
,otier Cox candidacy seriously.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
Fish have no external nor mic

A. Fish have no external nor mid
die a but only an inner one. .Vari-
GUS experiments point to the conclu-
sion hat the ear in. fish is merely an
organ of equilibrium.
@. Why do mimosa leaves open
and close? j. b. K. "
A.. MimOsa is a species of plant,
known as the sensitive plant, because
Of its motile leaves. The mobility Of
the leaves is thought to be related
to protection against excessive loss of
water and is ar adjustment to dry
regions. This remarkable power EN-
ables the plant to control its leaf ex-
posture according to Its needs.
@. How many stars can be seen
with the naked eye and how many
with the largest telescope? w. E. b.
A.. The number of stars visible to
a single place in the United States for
one year, would total 1000. With
modern telescopes it is estimated that
100, 000,0 0 stars are visible.
Q. What will clean a crock which
has contained preserved eggs?. A.. E.
A. The water glass which has been
used for this purpose may be dis
solved with vinegar and removed with
a sharp knife.
"a. Does a magnifying lens magni.
Ky Or simply concentrate heat from
tthe sun? If SO. the more lenses II
shines through, is the heat that much
more intense? M. r. -
A. The bureau of standards say
that a magnifying glass concentrate,
heat from the sun. Shining through
more than one lens would mean 8
loss Of considerable heat in goins
Through the different glasses.
@. Is it proper to say five head O.
cattle or five heads of cattle? j. w. T
A. Either form may be used.
Q. Did Anthony ultimately marry
Cleopatra? R. L.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
Anthony and CLEOPATRA aid not

A.. Anthony and Cleopatra did not
marry.
@. What singer introduced the
sol Eta ra ra boom de aye? M. B.
A. Lottie Collins introduced this
ong -'
Q. What foods contain iron? j.
H. H.
A.. Foods rich in iron include
spinach, string beans, cabbage. lean
beef, celery, egg yolk, Strawberries.
tomatoes. carrots, dried peas and
beans.
@. What is the average size of a
family in the United States? A. J.
NJ.
A. The bureau of census report
shows the average number Of persons
to a family is As. That is. II all peo.
pie We're put into families Of equal
size it would be necessary to compose
half the families of four persons and
half Of five persons. u
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
GROW THIN AND LIVE LONG.

If you would live to reach a ripe
old age, you must meet three require
ments, according to Natter.
First, you must live a life OF So
briefly; second. you must get thin as
you get old and, third, o must keep
at work. .
Discussing the third Of these re-
quirements. Natter says that when
any organ quits work, it begins to get
old and to degenerate. BY keeping
at work, he means to keep each and
every organ at work-the brain, the
muscles. the liver and every other
organ in the body
ated activity Of every organ, kept up.
to the most advanced g possible
To live to extreme old age, a man.
must balance his work between
mental and physical.
Because they fail to do this, Natter
says politicians, artists. men who
lived very intellectual lives, those who
lead very emotional lives, seldom live
Those who reach this goal are
generally those who have led tranquil
modest lives, have had few diseases,
have suffered few strains. and have
about evenly balanced their brain
work and their muscle work,
He does. not think the advantage Of
sobriety needs arguing. since it is so
lions Pierette. a sister Of Brillat
savarin. This woman. in spite OF
being an enormous eater. lived to
reach 80 years and 10 months.
Nevertheless, she died from eatinH a
very heavy breakfast.
He say that overriding the stomach
with food, and later overcharging the
blood with the products of digestion
places great strain on certain im-
disintoxication cure which consists
OF purging and prolonging fasting.
And. finally, az to the advantage
Of remaining thin. Epigrammatic-
ally, he says, up to 20 years OF age,
we must increasetin weight. Between
20 and 80 one can gain. between 80
and 40 one ought to- keep ones
year, lose weight or pay the price.
II one would live to advanced old
age, one should lose weight year by
year after 40 until n gets to be skin
The people who win inherit long
eVityt are merely the people who In
herit a tendency to lose weight
after ~, Fat e not only dead
proof that his organs are Becoming
aged. "A young mar can regard TAT
as p reserve. which will help to pro-
|tect him against such condition "a
consumption. After he passes 10. II
is no longer needed . . a reserve.
II IL dead weight Weighing down
the organs and adding to the load the
muscles must carry. More than that.
II is sign post, reading Decay
According W this theory-oLD
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
COAL SUPPLY NOW
DEPENDS ON CARS "
FOR TRANSPORTATION

Chicago, Sept. 28.-With the re-
sumption of operations in most OF the
nations coal mines. the chief factor
now is the problem of transportation
according to a report made public to-
day by the seventh federal reserve
bank Of Chicago. .0,.,..r y.
with the output held in check and
distribution limited by an inadequate
car supply, the possibility of a coal
shortage is now largely dependent on
the ability of the railroads to furnish
sufficient cars" the report says. "
New York consumes more than Is
tons Of salt a day.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29

The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled to the use TO
equalization Of all news dispatches credited to 1t or not other
rise credited IA this paper ana also tie local news published
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29

they all seem to have plenty az NM.
and to live well. What they eco
plish is difficult to measure-dombt-
less e good deal in some cases and
nothing In others-but 80 long as
Washington is the capital of, the
world. they may be expected to ap-
in increasing numbers. wash
ington likes them. They are orna-
mental and give a cosmopolitan at
mosphere which no city, especially q
capital, could afford to despise.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
CURES FOR wARms !

!. T:"writes: r. there 1 cure a.,
warts7 II haye them on my foreba.ss
and tney are spreading to my face
Warts can Sc .bGrnea ~ r,,.h
needle. Win eiemiesiG.. e 8 Wit Miab = h %
one variety Of warts appears IL :.
5sAshtiy CONTAGIOUS. Persons ce
accordingly. S essciVes
Physicians rive arsenic sinternallx 4.
ENJOY warts q 4 certain KIND. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
MAN, If YOU ARE SKINNY YOU
MAY LIVE TO REACH 100.
ITCH VS.. ITCH.

L. X. writes: II. viii YOU p,eas.
state through your, excellent colursn
n difference between winter itch and
n old fashioned, seven year variety
z. Also. how may one know
which he has, and quickest cure for
Reply.
!. Winter itch is due to living in
ary: not air. Seven year itch is due
!. =: Winter itch causes no eruption:
seven year itch does.
Winter itch is bad on the legs and
somewhat bad on the arms and
trunk. Seven year itch is most
liable to develop on the hands or
Ieet, between the fingers, and in
such places. 80 :"
Milford chronicle., 1922-04-21
BEST MACHINE FOR BLASTING
Where There Are but Few stumps to
Remove Device Firing Ten Caps
Is Satisfactory.

Electric blasting machines are
small portable dynamos, so arranged
that an electric current is generated
by pushing down a rack bar, which
extends through the top of the ma
chine. They are made in several sizes,
some firing up to electric blasting
caps, other sizes firing up to 10, 3O
60, and even more. For the farmer
with but a few stumps to blast, the
United States Department of Agri-
culture has found the size that fires
10 caps will be large enough to meet
all needs, but the size that fires 80
caps is more generally used than any
other in agricultural work.
Blasting machines, as well as all
other necessary blasting equipment,
can generally be obtained from local
dealers in explosives, usually hard
ware stores, or they may be had by
writing directly to any manufacturer
Of explosives. These machines seldom
get out of order, but they should be
kept in a dry place and should not
be thrown about or handled roughly
Milford chronicle., 1922-04-21
MATCHING EGG BUSINESS
YIELDS TO DAY-OLD CHICKS

Apparently the hatching-egg business
has reached a stage where 1t is incom-
parable with the day-old-chick business
the egg producer finds greater profit
in producing chicks rather than trying
to reach customers thru the usual
channels.
Contract hatching-egg producers, on
the other hand, find their industry very
much more lucrative than formerly. due
to the greater demand for baby chicks.
Because of the establishment of the
chick business on such enormous scales
and the accuracy with which Matching
is done by the big hatcheries, the COM
petitive value of Matching eggs has
reached a decidedly obscure position
and will remain in that position for
many generations to come. Every year
improvement in hatchability goes on
and the contract hatching-egg producer
is getting out a better product an the
result of research work along these
lines. Of course the improvement is
small as yet, but educations are doing
wonders in bringing about better eggs
of greater hatchability. Fertility does
not figure so much now since hatch
ability is recognized as a factor in chick
production.
Fertility and hatchabillty testing is
now a part of the big producers pre-
seasons work, and conditions are re-
altered as a result of the preseason
tests. Small incubators are used in
many cases for these tests. One section
Of a mammoth machine Is frequently
employed, but no matter how tests are
made, the results determine the course
of the testor, and such changes in care
and feed, conditions and environment
are made as will increase to a profitable
normal hatchability.
Milford chronicle., 1922-04-21
WHITE WYANDOTTE MAY SET WORLDS
RECORD FOR THIS VARIETY OF FOWL
Possible Leading Bird Lay $40 Eggs End of Compe
titiOn

down natural increaHes In the weekly
yield. Yields are slightly below normal
at this season; probably increases will
follow the warm weather.
characteristics of Birds
Each week the sub1oined table will
set forth such superficial character
isties as indicate productiveness of
each individual in certain pens. The
characteristics indicating productive
ness are:
l. Color OF face. comb and wattles
2. Length or body.
8. Condition of feathers.
4. Condition of pelvic bones.
s. Distance between pelvic bones.
6. Distance between pelvic bones
and end of keel.
These characteristics will be mum.
bered, respectively. from 1 to in the
table. When the expression "2F"' ap-
pears it means that two fingers can
be placed between the edges of the
pelvic or laying bones as they appear
thru slight pressure made by the fin
gers. Thin or thick pelvic bones are
recognizable as indicative of high or
low capacity. coupled with the dis
taEce between the pelvic bones and
the end of the keel, or breast bone.