INTERNATIONAL^FALLS PRESS, OCTOBER 2nd, 1919 PAGE FOUK THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS ordered by an edict from theAll HighCommittee of the League times that of this country, with wages much less than half the rate Nations. here, with no taxies to-pay and the economy of having all the railroads Nothing doing gentlemen. Nothing doing at all. W'e are Americans. in one systiem, the charges for freight transportation averaged AND BORDER BUDGET Americans of the Great Republic. We say with all the emphasis—"To 56 per cent higher than in this nation. GEO. P. WATSON, Editor hell with all Kings, Princes, Dukes and Royal Potentates." Perhaps Mr. Plumb knows of these facts and that may be the Entered at the Post Office at International Fall*. Minn., as Second-class Matter We are agin the whol'e leprous caboodle and we are just reason why he wishes to resort to confiscation of a large part of republic enough—just democratic enough to prophesy that it will the wealth of the railways owners, in order to start his scheme SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR be a long long time before any American army shoots to keep any of land piracy with the great advantage of a small capitalization. crowned h'ead on a throne." It certalinly would be a great scheme to first rob the owners of some CONCERNING ADVERTISING eight billions of wealth, present that to the nation, than have the 1 WHY STATE DEVELOPMENT LAGS nation supply $12,000,000,000 more, and then turn the whole twenty F. B. Mann, of Huron, S. D., told the St. Paul Trade Boosters, billions of dollars over to the two million railway workers for their visiting there, that he was made rich because he studied advertising. The| story of a return of $274.90 per acre from 16.8 acres of express opportunity to exploit all of that vast wealth in their own Mr. Mann began life as a grocer with $1,600 stock purchased clover in the northern part of the state is vouched for by county interests, and lastly, with the knowledge that we, the people, would on credit from a St. Paul concern. Today his firm, F. B. Mann & officials who claim to have made careful investigation. The land make good the large annual deficits that would! surtely result. Son, does business of $600,000 annually in a city of 5,500 persons. on which this crop was produced is valued at $30 an acre—or was "I owe my success at the start to a newspaper man. He gave me COULDN'T RAISE before this crop was raised. It is probably higher now. THRIPS THREATEN NEXT a copy of an advertising magazine." Mr. Mann says. "I studied that YEAR'S ONIONS The point is that theire are thousands, hundreds of thousands, book. I started advertising. I advertised every day, something HAND TO HER HEAD perhaps millions of acres of land in Northern Minnesota "which is new each day. On that first $1,600 of borrowed capital, I sold Onion growers should plow their just as good as these 16.8 acres. fields immediately after the crop is $23,000 worth of goods. In 1907 I built a $75,000 store building. Of course, not all of it could be devoted, profitably, to raising taken -oJff, warns & G. .Ruggles, state I am strong first, last and all the time for newspaper advertising." Mr*. Ganash Says Tanlac Was Worth clover seed and clover hay, but it is a slogan of that region thai entomologist- at University Farm, or Weight in Gold to Her. All Troubles otherwise a serious outbreak of onion "clover is a weed," and with the present and prospective demand Overcome. RELIEF COMING thrips may follow another season. for hay and clover seed far thie raising of hay, the policy pursued Thrips have caused heavy losses this "Before I finished my first bottle Ly this Baudette farmer cannot be much overdone during the next year to" farmedrs and gardeners of By Walt Mason of Tanlac I knew that I had at last 10 years. Of course clover requires rotation, but there are other Ramsey and Hennepin counties and found just the medicine I needed" to owners of various tracts adjacent. crops suitable for that region, potatoes especially, which produce I said Mrs. Mary Ganash who lives at This is their first appearance on a pretty nearly as well when properly cared for. Be patient yet a little while, and winter will return the blasts 2217 North Second st., Minneapolis, large scale in Minnesota. are They Minn., while talking to a Tanlac representative will come in arctic style, the blasts for which you yearn. A little If one were to be asked, what's the matter with Minnesota light colored sucking insects of almost the other day. more of ardent heat, that heat which is a crim'e, and wte may all that the development of the northern part of thie states has been microscopic dimensions, says "There are many people who suffer so slow and that millions of acres of this fertile land have not been exult in sleet, and have the hangedest time. What though all the entomologist, and work at the from stomach trouble and indigestion base of the leaves of the onion. Many brought more rapidly into cultivation, he would have to answer night we toss and roll, and slumber does not come? 'Twill soon be just like I did," continued generations are produced in a year. time to shovel coal, and make th»e furnace: hum then life will be one ^that the, state policy of Minnesota is to blame for this backward and Mrs. Ganash, "and as a benefit to The thrips also prey upon cabbage, undeveloped condition—in other words Minnesota herself. We round of bliss without a carking care remembier it, on days like this these people, I am glad to have this cauliflower, cucumbers and melons. opportunity to tell them what great and cease to sigh and swear. Be patient, for it's always wise to "nght just as well have a prosperous farming population of a million Spray, clean farming.and proper crop relief Tanlac has brought to me. rotation help to control the pest. bravely stand the gaff so boil Ithe germs and swat the. flies, and at or two north of the Twin Cities, if we would but adopt a reasonable When I commenced taking Tanlac hot w'eiathter laugh. Thegeese will soon be flying past, to dodge liberal policy of state development. my stomach was in such bad condition HOTEL INSPECTION LAWS the polar storms, and, following, the eager blast will cool.your fevered We have talked enough about it—some of us realize sufficiently that I couldn't retain what lit-tle forms. And all our cares will disappear when winter brings I ate, and I wouldr have, awful how practicable it is—but up to date it has not been possible to seesure Cramping spells on account of gas The Press is requested by the Hotel its shows, and we have frostbite in the ear, and chillblains in the thie adoption of any effective line of policy. For which unfortunate forming. Even a glass ofHmiik would Inspection Department at St. Paul toes. How merrily we'll pay for coal that costs twelve bucks a condition, strange as it ,tnay appear t.o some, the political sometimes cause me to suffer terribly. to publish ,the following information ton, the precious knowledge in our soul, ttiat summer days are conditions of this state •iargielyj-ifonot- solely, are to blame. Chas I was badly constipated all thttime, concerning the inspection laws of ing a political rainbow, we got lost about 20 years ago in the mazes and had to take a purgative of this state in regard to hotels: some kind nearly every .day, I had of a ridiculous, unworkable primary system, which has made it All hotels and restaurants are required such bad spells of dizziness that I to have a license. It should never be- forgotten that we did not go to war for the impossible for us ever since to formulate and carry out a line of would have, to hold on to something All lodging or boarding houses purpose of getting the allies out of a scraps. We declared war because policy with regard to state development. We have no party organizations to keep from falling. I suffered a having accomodations for ten or more Germany sunk our ships. Great Britain had previously interfered which adopt and assume responsibility for state policies. lot from headaches, too, and was so guests are required to have a license. with our ships in ways not authorized by international law, No member of the Legislatuirb is committed to any line of nervous that the least noise would as the theory upon which she interfered was originated by us upset me, and such a thing as a All places where confectionery, ice policy affecting the state or is pledged* to support any definite mt good night's sleep was out of the cream, sandwiches, or brinks of various and accepted by Great-Britain wh»en it operated against her, we were course of action, land the result has been that we have lost 20 years question with me. Then to add to kinds are made, sold or served not in a good position for declaring war. But Germany sunk our of state development while, at the same time, drifting into other ray suffering, I contracted rheumatism at retail must have a license, the fee ships without warning, which was downright savagery, abhorent dangers which can be averted only by makin gmen elected to office in my arms and slioulders so for which is $3.50. tc God and man. That was what wte went to war for. The stuff bad that there were times when I The law provides a penalty of from responsible to an intelligently df^ttfd organization. couldn't raist my hand to my head. about "making the world safe for democracy" was nlot even mentioned $25 to $100, or imprisonment in the It may seem like a curious proposition,1but we have got to reform For the last three months before county jail for not more than 90 days at that time, and Could not have gotten ten Votes in congress our primary election law before we can hope to develop the wf commenced taking Tanlac, I for failure to procure this license. as a cause of war, or th'e approval of the president, unless he completely state as it ought to bie.—Minneapolis Tribune. confined to my bed most of"the time. reversed himself. Having gone to war independently, we "Well it just seemed impossible for DISHES I LOVED IN naturally associated ourselves with the Allies, who were also fighting ARE THE AMERICAN RAILWAYS OVER-CAPITALIZED? me to find a medicine -or treatment MY BOYHOOD Germany. But we d5id not thereby becomie under any obligations that would do me any good, but By F. G. R. Gordon made up my mind to keep on trying, to them, or make any alliancie. We would, however, j?1 'rhis Column is devoted to the advancement so when I heard about Tanlac of good cookery. In order join them in making peace, but if they insist on terms not satisfactory Mr. Glen E. Plum says that the American Railwiays are over-capitalized bought a bottle and commenced taking to promote this purpose your Editor to us we can let them make their own peace, and we can by eight billion dollars. Mr. Plumb knows nothing about it. I have only taken four bottles will publish each day the receipt make ours. We should not have the lieast trouble in concluding of this medicine so far, and I the subject, but it pleases him to make such fool statements. If the can for some dish that in his estimation peace with Germany and theother »enemy nations on terms entirely truthfully say that I feel as well -*n is entitled to rank among the railways of thiis nation are oVeir-capitalized what shall we say of every way as I ever did in my life. I satisfactory to us.—San Francisco Chronicle. World's culinary masterpieces. Suggestions those railwiays of Europe which are owned and operated by governments, have gained ten pounds already, and along this line are requested. and which are capitalized ,at more than twice the capitalization I know I am still gaining every da /. ADVICE TO AMERICAN LABOR I have a fine appetite, and the best of the railways of America. of all is, I eat anything want and Under government ownership the Italian railways have added, POEM IN RHYME much as I want and I never suffer las since 1905 over $72,000 per mile to capitalization, or some $12,000 Delegates of the Chicago Federation of Labor were given the a particle afterwards. The rheumatism The following verses have been received more than the capitalization of the American railways per mile. following choice bit of advice at the meeting Saturday: "Adopt the and headaches have left me too if by our poetry editor. Now conies the report of the Inter-State Commerce Commission British labor idea—more holidays and more general strikes." and that alone makes Tanlac worth The verses are to be sung to the its weight in gold to me. I sleep lr valuation committee which states that the correct value of the grjeat A real friend of American labor, that man. More holidays and tune of "The Mermaid." a baby every night, and get up feeiing Rock Island Railroad is $410,000,000 or $64,000,000 more than its rrore general strikes less production and higher cost of living. fine every morning, and after eating present capitalization. The company itself claims an additional More holidays and more general strikes less food, less fu'el, less BANK NO. 1293 a hearty breakfast, I do all my Statement of the condition of alue of $165,000,000 and a part of (this will undoubtedly be allowed clothes. More holidays and mone general strikes more bread line housework and it doesn't seem to ti RAY STATE BANK b)r the commission. The commission in a further report have said me at all. I tell everybody I meet and soup kitchens, more factories and business houses, fiewer exports Ray, Minn. about Tanlac, and have gotten several at close of business on Sept. 12th, 1919 that they will add $17,500,000 to the value of the system because of of our goods to other countries. to take it. I just can't find people the fact that this sum was invested in the road in 1915. If, however "More holidays and more general strikes"—first for the salaried RESOURCES words to express how happy I a'* we were to fairly estimate the duplication value of that systelm Loans and Discounts $48,115.40 delegate and agitator fine for every country whose competition we and how grateful I feel for what this U. S. Bonds and other U. S. today with present prices for labor and material, wfe should be compelled have to meet. "More1, holidays," and more misery, "more general wonderful medicine has done for me." obligations 3,950.00 Banking House Furniture and Sold at Rubin's drug store and at to make it about $670,000,000. Its present capitalization is strikes," and more forced idleness and hatred in this our country. Fixtures ..3,212.50 Other Real Estate 3,404.00 S. E. Dimon at Littlefork and all other $346,000,000. Thus we see that to duplicate that great systiem today This is the advice of John Mooney^ brother of Tom -Mooney. Checks and Drafts in Transit 1,033.44 leading druggists. Due from other Banks 3,472.17 would cost double its present capitalization. Meantime, Russian radicals and their sympathizers all over Cash on Hand Currency 1,512.00 Millions upon millions of the stocks of the railways are selling this country want America to follow in the path of Lenine and Trotzky. HOW IT GpES Gold 25.00 Silver 544.60 way below par today because of the antagonistic legislation which American labor is enjoying some raire advice theae days. If Other 14.50 5,568.27 Congress andi the State Legislature have imposed upon them in the it follows it we shall soon be rid of the terrible evils of American The Colonel tells the Major 35.49 Checks and Cash Items few years. The fact, however, is that the railways of America 8.0D life, and enjoying the peace and prosperity of England or even the Revenue Stamps When he wants something done, 613.48 Sept. 9th Payt Victory Loan cannot be duplicated today for $25,000,000,000. Mi*. Plumb wants And the Major calls the Captain, bliss of Bolshevik Russia. Let all American workmen and workwoman 25.82 Fourth Liberty Loan Acct. And gets him on the run. to take the "entire system however and pay the owners only who want to acciept the British standard of living, or who Total $65,966.40 And the Captain thinks it over, $12,000,000,000. What Mr. Plumb wants lis to rob the qwners of admire the conditions created by the dictatorship of the proletariat LIABILITIES And, to be sure and follow suit, Capital Stock $10,000.00 some $7,000,000,000 to $8,0000,000,000 and he calls this "justice." in Russia, fall in line behind the Mooneys or our local Bolsheviks.— Surplus Fund 2,000.00 Passes the buck and baggage In 1913 the boasted German railwiays were capitalized at $120,355 Undivided Profits, Net 1,496.57 Chicago Tribune. To some shave-tail Second Lieut. Deposits Subject to per tnile, and yet, thene is not a railway system in all of Germany Check 43,492.72 The said Lieutenant ponders, Cashier's Checks 2,011.6^ THE ILLINOSI JOURNAL OF LABOR SAYS hat could stand the traffic of the Penn or the N. Y. Central sys'tetfi And strokes his downy jaw Total Immediate Liabilties for a week. Those German railwa}rs were built by labor received And calls his trusty Sergeant. 45,504.34 "We oppose thie League of Nations for many good reasons anyone less than half, the average wage for like kind of labor in this nation, And to him lays flown the law. Time Certificates .... 6,965.49 of which is sufficient unto us to cause us to oppose the whole yet they are capitalized at nearly twice what our roads arte. They The Sergeant calls the Corporal Total Deposits 52,469.83 52,469.83 scheme as presented. The base of our unalterable! opposition to the were built hr* thtf great central plateau of Europe with no high To see what he can see, Total, $65,966.40 And the Corporal gets a Private, proposed League of Nations is bjecause, mountains and very few rivers and in no respect are they equal to Amount of Reserve on hand ..$5,568.27 Amount of Reserve Required And the poor damned Private's me. our railways, and moreover, under normal conditions, those German "It binds the Republic of the United States of America to guarantee by Law .... .. $3,394.23 1 —St. Louis Times. the perpetuity of mpnarchial forms of government—compelling railways charge nearly rtwice as much to transport freight State of Minnesota )ss us to rush to the aid of any of the Emperors, Kings, Princes per ton per mile, as our roads charge, and we pay twice as high The COLLEGIATE BUSINESS INSTITUTE, County of Koochiching We, F. P. Sheldon, President and C. and Dukes who continue to rule by Divine Right. We become guarantors wages. Nicollet at Tenth, Minneapolis, L. Mikkelsen, Cashier of the above has been selected by the The Belgium socialized railways are capitalized at $192,770 per named bank do solemnly swear that of the septered sway of such potentates as—The King of the above statement is true to the best State Department of Education and England, The Emperor of India, the Emperor of Japan, the King mile and that country compares favorably with our own in the of our knowledge and belief. the Adjutant General to give advanced P. P. Sheldon, of Italy, the King of Grelecde, the King of Roumaniia, the King of "lay of the land" for railways,, but on the other hand wages are President. business training to returned men C. \J. Mikkelsen, Servia, the Shah of Persia, the King of Denmark, the King of Sweden, lower in Belgium then they^are in Germany. Indexed, wages, averageji, and wdmen in the Service from Minnesota. Cashier. the King of Norwiay and the King of the Cannibal Islands. before the war in Belgium for railway labor, less than one Seven other collegiate business Subscribed and sworn before me this 30 day of September, 1919. courses for high school and Proclaiming ourselves a Republic we are sked to sign on the dollar a day as against $859 per year emyloyqe tin our lines. The (SEAL) G. X. Millard, college graduates exclusively. Fall Notary Public, Koochiching County, dotted lien an agreement which binds us to shed good American freight rates in Blelgium before the war averaged 1.13 cents per Minnesota. term opens September 2. Write President My -commission expires Feb. 4, 1921. blood to maintain above enumerated (Divine Righters) on .thieir ton per mlile, as against only .72 cents in this country on the same A. E. Piekard for information. Correct Attest: (two) Directors F. P. Sheldon. tinselled thrones and to rush to the aid of any cur ajl of them if so date. Or to put it in another way with a capitalization of thrse Catalog sent on request. A. G. Wedge, Jr.