INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE FOUR DREADED FOR NIGHT COMPANY STATES STRIKE HAS THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS TAX SHARKS TRYING TO STEAL LOCAL FARMS TO CONE SAYS BALF BEEN OYER SEYERAL WEEKS AND BORDER BUDGET Two weeks ago we issued a warning to land owners, and especially to H. J. MINER, Editor and Manager homesteaders, to attend to the taxes Nerves Were All Upset After Ten. on their land. It had come to our pany that they had again consulted The following letter from Pres. E. Years Trouble—Restored by Matter Second-Clan* Catered at the Post Office at'International Falls, Minn., n« attention that tax title investors in W. Backus addressed to R. H. Bennett the men and that they, the men, had Tanlac. Minneapolis and St. Paul were preparing taken the position that they would contains information of great interest $2.50 PER YEAR SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $2.00 FOREIGN, to foreclose on a large number to the community, and upon permission not "dot an nor cross a t" on the "For the first time in ten years J0 of places. Since then, we understand new demands they had formulated from Mr. Bennett we publish can eat three meals a day and never they have filed application in and served upon us. it in full: other socialistic literature, and I felt ANNOUNCEMENT have a pain afterwards," said William the Crookston land office for a patent When your letter of January 8th that it was time to make a change. February 27, 1920 l-.i W. Balf, a well known employee to the homesteads of Robert Williams, came the strike had been on for approximately But while down at Bagley, a short In this issue of the Press the writer's Mr. R. H. Bennett, of Gowan Leming & Brown, wholesale living in Potamo township, and a month and the suggestion time ago, I was told ^that there was International Falls, Minn. name appears at the head of grocers, living at 29 First Ave., John A. Thies, who lives in Wabancia contained therein of reinstating grave danger that the Nonpartisans this column as editor and manager. Dear Sir:— corner of Second street, Duluth, township, near Graceton. And their the old men was therefore would carry Minnesota, so I do not It has been ten years since we were Your letter of January 8th tendering Minn. may be others. impossible of application. The- positions know what to do about moving down identified with and actively engaged the assistance of yourself and "I had a case of stomach trouble had all been filled by men willing Do not trust your memory. Look for, while the Nonpartisans have control in the newspaper business in International committee to help bring about a that had been bothering me for the to work and, so far as the old men up your tax receipts, and if you do here now, it looks as though Falls, or since the summer settlement of our railroad strike past ten years," he continued. "After were concerned, the procession had not. have all of them, get a statement they will surely lose out in the near of 1909, when the Border Budget was came to hand in due time. While an nearly every meal gas would rm absolutely gone by. from A. D. Johnson, county auditor, future, for the farmers are beginning merged with the Press, but trust that apology is doubtless due you on account and I had cramps in my stomach t' at We have now operated the railroad at Bemidji and make payment immediately. to see that it. is a socialistic movement in time, with the assistance and forbearance of my delay in reply, you probably would, pain me for hours. This k» pt continuously for over eleven If the sheriff goes to the and are losing confidence in of friends and the general realize that my time is always getting worse and about two *ars weeks. During this period the strikers land to attempt making service of Townley and his hired agitators. public we can get back into the more than occupied with pressing ago I got so I couldn't eat a thing have circulated false statements notice, about $40 in fees will be added "I have several chances to trade work. It will be our aim to make business of all kinds and, further, I without having a pain of some kind. broadcast to the effect that the to the taxes and interest. Your delay my hotel for land in Minnesota and the Press the leading news and advertising felt in this case that nothing could My nerves were so completely ups^t strike was occasioned by the company may be pretty expensive.—Baudette Wisconsin, but do not want to get medium of this section of possibly be gained by taking advantage that any unexpected noise behind m\^ cutting wages and increasing Region. into any state controlled by Townley the state and county and ask the of your offer as it was then too back would make me jump like I was working hours. These statements and his gang. Land owners and farmers of Koochiching support and continued good will of late, having already dis.cussed the shot at. I dreaded to see night come were absolutely false and without "How about Wisconsin, I understand county will do well to heed all our friends and customers in our matter with other committees to no for it was next to impossible for me foundation. They have adopted there is lots of good dairy land this warning also, as it has come to endeavors. avail. to get a good night's rest, and sometimes every contemptible method at their there cheap. H. J. Miner. our notice that the same tax title I would lie down with my eyes While the strike is now a thing of command to prevent new men from "Now, I wish you would write me investors are doing some business in closed but I would hardly sleep a. the past a few facts in connection accepting positions or doing work WHO SHOULD BE GOVERNOR? and give me the facts about the this territory. wink. with it may yet be of interest to after they had accepted them. They chances of the Nonpartisans carrying you. "It took a long time for me co have followed them with threats of Minnesota. I do not want to jump FARM PAY IN U. S. Under the above heading the Northfield make up my mind to try Tanlac because First: The men deliberately violence, attacked and slugged them out of the frying pan into the fire.*' News presents the name of W. SETS HIGH RECORD I had tried so many other medicines brought all of this trouble upon on the streets of the city while going F. Schilling, Northfield community's How do you like it? Are there themselves and are wholly to blame and got no relief at all that I to and from their work in a any citizens of Minnesota who would leading farmer, for the republican Farm wages were the highest in doubted if Tanlac would help me for their present unfortunate predicament, peaceful and orderly manner. Their really like to turn the government of nomination for governor. the history of the United States last either. But it was a lucky day for namely lack of employment, lawless attitude has caused us material Minnesota over to Townley? The News says that "Mr. Schilling year, the Department of Agriculture me when I decided to give it a trial. as we had no intention whatever damage to motive power and a is man who has always believed announces. For labor hired by the I have now taken only two bottles of making any change in the equipment. They have placed out $3,000,000 FIRM TO LINK HOTELS that farmers do not need or ask for month with board the average for but my improvement has been so remarkable then existing schedule of wages or city in ill repute by lawless acts OF STATE APPROVED a special deal, but only ask for a the country as a whole was $39.82 that I feel almost like a conditions surrounding their employment. prompting adverse comments appearing without board it was $56.29. Harvest square deal." new man. My appetite is so fine During the last three years in the press of the outside Formation of a holding company wages per day with board reached that I eat just anything I please and The next governor must be a man their grievance committees have world. In fact, they have left nothing with a capital of more than $3,000,000 of business affairs large enough to the top figure of $4.48 in the North I never have any kind of trouble at been pestering our officials constantly undone to make it impossible to develop the hotels and summer Central States west of the Mississippi recognize the fact that the stability all with my stomach. My nerves are with arbitrary and impossible demands. for us to take them back. resorts of Minnesota into a unified river. in fine condition now and I sleep so of our government can only be maintained As time went on their attitude Meantime, some of the self-styled system has been recommended unanimously by protecting the property of good at night that when morning became more and more intolerable The lowest farm wages are in the "business men" to whom you refer by a special committee of the the individual and to give a square comes I feel fine and ready for mv until the climax was reached South Atlantic states, with the South in your letter and the majority of the deal to the hod carrier and the man of Ten Thousand Lakes association, work.,Tanlac has put me in better just before they called their strike Central states next lowest. Monthlv city and county officials, who failed headed by Senator P. H. McGarry, great affairs without fear or favor. physical condition than I have been on December 10th when we advised wages with board were highest in to furnish protection of any kind Walker, Minn. The action of the He must at all times love his state in ten years, and I think that everybody them we could go no further either tihe Western states, including the either to our workmen or our property, committee was ta be followed by and his constituents to the degree should know about such a medicine, in the matter of wages or conditions Mountain and Pacific states where have sympathized, aided and completion of. plans to start a statewide that he would sacrifice everything and for that reason I glaclly of employment that we had gone the average was $62.96, while without abetted the strikers in every way personal to the service of the great campaign to enlist all Minnesota recommend it publicly." to the end of our rope in making board it was $87.12. possible. They have apparently taken hotel and summer resort men in state that has honored him. Sold at Rubin's drug store at international concessions. In fact, we felt the Farming operations of 1919 produced up the fight of the handful of bMr. Schilling is a republican in politics, the plan, the committeemen said. Falls and at S. E. Dimoa real point at issue was whether our crops that had a value at the striking men, numbering approximately but not a narrow-guaged one Adoption of the plans followed the at Littlefork and all other leading company should govern its own affairs farm that was 11.8 per cent above seventy-five, and have placed druggists. who sees only the party and forgets unanimous vote of the association or whether its business should 1918, and animal products 9.9 per in jeopardy the welfare of the community the principles that must make Minnesota in favor of the project, at its annual be turned over and run by the mc.i cent above, but the gain in wages of at large, numbering over four MARGIE NEWS. a state of progress and prosperity meeting in Minneapolis. The report according to their 'own individual farm labor was relatively greater, thousand, and who would have been in the future. As we know of the committee was given at a conference ideas. Up to that time they were Wages by the month with boarl 15.3 the real sufferers if the strikers had him in Northfield, we recommend following a luncheon at the Quite a lot of sickness in and receiving the same schedule of pay per cent and day wages in harvest through their efforts succeeded in Ryan hotel, St. Paul. him to the people of the state. around town, in the way of colds, and working under practically the 18.9 per cent. bringing about the closing of the The committee will confer with C. but nothing serious so far. It may same conditions as those in effect mills for an indefinite period. Tf "These figures indicate," says the DULUTH MAN FILES FOR A. Dahlgren of the government forestry be a slight attack of influenza. on large trunk line railroads under these men had insisted that the city Department of Agriculture, "that the service, and other national and CONGRESS FROM THIS DISTRICT United States Administration control. The masquerade dance a week ago and county authorities put an end to farm laborer still is regaining the state officials regarding details of Please bear in mind that these was a grand affair and was well attended. this bully-ragging, slugging and intimidation ground he lost, relatively, early in working out development of the Representative William A. Pittinger, Federal roads have the government It brought in the neat sum of the new men who wanted the rapid upward movement of prices state's natural resources to make it a Duluth attorney, is the first guarantee behind them while our little of $68.00 towards the memorial fund to work, the situation would have of farm products after 1915. This one of the most attractive spots in to file for the republican nomination property has not, and for several for the soldiers. righted itself quickly and the city wage recovery was evident in 1918, the country for summer tourists. in the June primaries for congress years we have been operating at a M. Erickson returned from Milwaukee would have been in its normal peaceful as well as in 1919, but full recovery Among the proposed plans are'beautification from the 8th District. Mr. Pittinger heavy loss with no way in which to last week much improved in condition withj^i two weeks from has not yet been accomplished." of lakes and drives and improvements has served two terms in the state recoup ourselves. health. the time the strike was called. of roads. legislature, in the 1917 and 1919 sessions. Second: In the past our company Rev. Gregg came down from Littlefork, In conclusion permit me to emphasize ONE MORE STEP TOWARDS At the session late today, plans He was a very aggressive has acceded to the demands of th$ Sunday night 'and held services. the fact that so far as we arje POPULAR GOVERNMENT were to be taken up for forming member and fearless at all times. men from time to time but they concerned the strike is over and has special committees in all the cities He is a pronounced wet and at the grew increasingly impracticable jaad Mr. Porter was quite sick last week 'been for a long time—the old crew A New York judge has decided that and large towns of the state to finance last session opposed total prohibition arbitrary until they finally became but is out again at this writing. is out for good. If you and the entire it is not illegal to traffic in war savings and carry out the project. The and advocated per cent beer and positively unworkable when applied Dr. Withrow was called here last commuity do not realize this stamps, neither is it wrong to hotels and summer resorts of the light wines. He was also the author to our system. For instance, they week Friday from International fact the sooner you wake up to it. own more than $1,000 worth of the state are to be linked in one big of a bill to submit the federal prohibition wanted to arbitrarily take over and Falls to see Terrence Childs who the sooner conditions will become, stamps, despite the fact that the chain, similar to the plan commonly amendment to a vote of the perform much of the work that was was very sick with the "flu". His normal, peaceful and beneficial to us secretary of the treasury has ruled employed by hotel companies maintaining people of the state, all which gave being done by the employees of the wife and children were also sick in all. aganst both propositions. In other organizations in different cities, him considerable prominence. He International Lumber Company, on bed at the time. Very truly yours, words violation of an oi der of the according to tentative plans was also very active in supporting a its own rails at different points in The ladies aid was postponed last E. W. BACKUS, secretary of the treasusy is not a drawn up. measure doing away with the S* the conduct of its forest products week at Mrs. McGrath's on account Pres. criminal offense. The decision marks The holding company, which will Public Safety Commission. operations. It was not within the of sickness in the family. one more step in the process of return be a private enterprise, will have :t power of our railroad to take possession Mr. Pittinger has been a valuiMe ARRESTS PENDING THEFT Mrs. Erickson returned home last to popular government. The capital of from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000, of that company's property member of the state legislature in OF ALCOHOL AT RANIER week from the hospital in International people, through their representatives Senator McGarry said. On the committee without its consent. They made the interests of Duluth and is cn 'wn Falls where she had been with and senators in congress, make the with Senator McGarry are: many other demands which are too as a fighter for the ideas and principles E. Erickson's little boy who was suffering Arrests are expected daily for the laws. It is the business of the Executive H. M. Gardner, vice president and numerous to mention but which were which he advocates, and was with an abcess on his hip. He theft of eight casks of grain alcohol, Departments to enforce the general manager of the Civic and entirely impracticable and unworkable. never' of the "rubber stamp" variety. is much better. each containing 106 gallons, which laws as they find them, and not undertake J. Commerce association E. Westlake, He was active in support of the government It is reported the mill will start were stolen from a car either while to substitute or add others Minneapolis W. L. Prince, Third: Under our agreement with during the war, serving on this week for good. it was enroute between Duluth and of their own. president of the Duluth, Minn., Commercial the men a thirty days notice by the local legal advisory board and Emil Backe returned from Minneapolis Ranier or while standing on a siding club, and E. M. McMahon, either party was necessary in which making numerous addresses as one last Wednesday where he at the latter place. The car of SOME FEDERAL OFFICIALS secretary of the St. Paul association. to cancel or modify the existing of the Duluth "Four Minute Men." had spent a week or more having dentist alcohol was consigned from St. Louis The committee appointed will have agreement. On December 10th, last, COULD LEARN FROM HINES He is prominent in fraternal circles work done. to parties in Winnipeg. the close co-operation of the Ten when a conference was held between and is a Past Grand Master of the The Community club will meet Thefts of merchandise of every description Thousand Lakes association, the officials officials of our company and a committee Director General Hines turned down Odd Fellows and has been recently Saturday evening February 28. has been a common and almost said. representing the men, we notified the wage demands of the railroad elected as a representative to the Everybody come. daily occurence for the past The years' program adopted includes the committee that we would brotherhoods, one of his reasons being Sovereign Grand Lodge. few years, on the Duluth, Winnipeg approval of the Babcock good not make any further concessions that the pending railroad bill PAN MOTOR COMPANY and' Pacific railway, amounting to roads amendment and advertising either in wages or conditions of employment. carries provisions for meeting the TO ASK TO SELL STOCK DRIVEN FROM NORTH DAKOTA thousands of dollars. Loggers and Minnesota by use of motion pictures. We notified them that if situation. It reflects credit on Mr. settlers near blind sidings and logging The work of the United they carried out their threat to walk Hines that should have determined The Pan Motor company of St. Fred D. Sherman, state immigratidn spurs, where there are no agents States Forest service recreational out and endeavor to tie us up that that the rail dispute should be Cloud, now under new management, commissioner, recently received and when the freight is prepaid, have department was approved. the men would not be taken back, settled according to the laws enacted probably will apply soon to the state been the sufferers. a letter from A. A. Scott,, proprietor Senator' McGarry presided at the that their places would be filled by by congress, rather than that a securities commission for a license to of a hotel at Hannah, N. D., in which meeting and Ivan Coppe was present other workers and that if we did single individual should assume the sell its stock in Minnesota. F. WOMEN CAN'T VOTE Mr. Scott stated that it was his purpose as secretary. The new board of employ new men to take their places responsibility. He could have asserted Ladner, president of the company, to locate in either Minnesota or directors, which will select a slate we would not pay our former schedule A ruling has come from the office his authority and taken advantage and A. G. Whitney, also of St. Cloud, Wisconsin providing he could get of officers, follows: Senator McGarry, of wages. We asked them for of Attorney General C. L. Hilton, of the fact that the roads are to remain have conferred with the commissioners away from Townley and the Nonpartisan Walker A. D. Darge, St. their decision and they stated that that women of Minnesota can not under Federal control a few on the financial condition of the League. Mr. Scott, has been Paul J. M. Hannaford, Jr., St. Paul they would confer with the other vote legally at city, village and township days longer. But he preferred to company and indicated that a license running the Hannah ho||l for six E. J. Westlake and William Browning employees and advise us later as to elections on March 9th. act on the principle that this is a application will be filed. years. His letter, in part is as follows: of Minneapolis Norton Mattocks their final decision. This was on The opinion by Rollin L. Smith, government of laws and not of men, The company's Minnesota' license and T. J. Nolte, Duluth M. N. Wednesday afternoon at 3:23 o'clock assistant attorney general, explained, thereby teaching a much-needed lesson was revoked last year. C. F. Pandolfo, "One of the main reasons I wanted Koll, Cass Lake R. R. Wise, Brainerd and they retired. Seven minutes that while Minnesota and twenty-eight to some of the other officials of president of the company, later to leave North Dakota was that the John W. West, Detroit J. C. later or at 3:30 p. m. one of the committee other states have ratified this administration.. was convicted on charge of using the Nonpartisans have complete control Blake, Alexandria E. R. Ruggles, returned and handed in a the woman's suffrage amendment to mails to defraud, and the re-organization of the state, and we are, finding out G. L. Brozich, Ely T. E. Himmelman, strike notice effective at 3:30 p. m., the United States constitution, ratification BUT HAS HE? resulted in liisi retirement that their leaders are socialists, their Fairmont T. J. Karj, Mankato E. J. so you will see that they absolutely by thirty-six states is necessary from the company. program is nothnig but socialistic Winship, Owatonna C. J. Selvig, violated the thirty day clause in to its adoption In the meantime "I am solemnly sworn to obey and The above information no doubt and their administration so corrupt Crookston J. K. Martin, Little Falls their agreement and did not give us Minnesota women can only vote maintain the Constitution of the will be of interest to quite a number and extravagant that taxes have D. C. Freeman, St. Cloud, and F. C. a moments notice before they walked for presidential electors and in some United State," declares the president. of people in International Falls and more than doubled. Lycan, Bemidji. out. Two days later the men, cases for school officers. The country has been aware of that vicinity who have invested quite liberally "My taxes for 1918 were $17.86, and through their two leaders, were given Another ruling fixed March 2 as fact for some time. What the people in the stock of the Pan Motor in 1919 were $48.16. In addition to If a woman isn't afraid someone an opportunity to return to work at the last day which candidates may file would like to know is how Mr. company and who are hoping that this they are trying to corrupt our will steal her husband, the chances their former schedule but they refused for village offices at the coming elections. Wilson justifies many of his acts in the company will some day prove a schools with books on free love and are she is afraid no one will. absolutely to do so. They the light of that solemn oath. dividend payer of the Ford class.