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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-25

10 obev referendum, in which the
minority of the majority combined
with the party not. in, power and we
have from the republican, state OF
Oregon one democratic senator ana one
populist casting the votes OF oregon
in congress against the VIII OF the
ma iority of the voters OF the party
in oregon. This system is called
"nroeressive" but calling 1t so does
not make it so. 1t is merely barking
ha ok to the last and worst days OF the
Roman republic. Yours truly,
V John~F. Lacey.
Dan Hamilton Approves.
Sigourney, Ia. Jan. %, 1912,
Sirs:-I approve the charter declar
atoms of the constitutional govern
ment club ..
|, 7 believe in the constitution OF the
limited States. and that its provisions
were wisely drawn by men, whose on
" nurpose was to provide stable
government and safeguard the rights
of the individual citizen. do. not
contend but that changed conditions
NAV REQUIRE amendments thereto
from time to time, but such changes
should be made with care and dellp
Grafton. | believe in our present rep
resentative form Of government. The
trouble is not so much the form OF
orr government as it Is the careless
ness of the people in the selection OF
the men to represent them In leglsla
tion and in the execution and enforce
ment of the law. While | am not op'
messed to the initiative and referendum
with limited application, yet II the
people are not capable OF selecting
men as representatives to properly
legislate as to the general good OF all
the people they would be less apt I'M.
der a general rule Of Initiative and
referendum to place such laws upon
the statute books that would justly
protect and safeguard the interests OF
all the people.
AS to the recall Of judges. to this |
am unalterably opposed. The judic-
iary ought to be removed as far as
POSSIBLE from political influence and
popular Glamour which is often the
result of lack of knowledge and mis-
understanding as to the matters in
VOWED. Ny opinion is that with the
recall of judges the dishonest judge
and the men without conviction, cour-
age and manhood would be the last to
be recalled The tendency Of man
kind is to be honest. There is some
thing we call conscience that Is al
ways admonishing honesty. The in
dividual follows the admonition unless
sinister motives prevent him from DO
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-25
Romineer Favors Club.

Bloomfield, Jan. %, 1912
Sirs: The movement inaugurated
by the Constitutional Government club
has my unqualified approval. The ex-
ample thus set by the citizens Of Of
tumwa should be initiated in every
city of the state and country.
{ The influence of such an organiza-
ton is bound to be great and those
back; of the club should have the hearty
support. of all thinking men.
z. f. Rominger.
w. T. Babb Writes.
Aurora, Ill.,. Jan. %. 1912.
Constitutional Government club.
Ottumwa. Iowa
y I most heartily endorse the objects
and principles Of your organization. In
this period of unrest, brought about
very largely by reckless socialistic
agitators and self seeking politicians.
it clearly behooves all patriotic citi-
zens to stand together for the preser-
walton of the fundamental principles of
our government, under which we have
advanced to the head of the great ma
lions Of the earth and our people have
so abundantly prospered IN the past
There never has been period in our
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29
How to Preserve Fruit orDiSplav

OF late there have been many re-
quests for information as to how the
fruits of various kinds and food pro-
ducts in general may be preserved
for exhibition purposes. Professor C.
B. Waldron, who has had considerable
experience in this line of work, gives
the following general methods:
dissolve one pint of pure, clean
table salt in every gallon of pure wa
ter used. Let stand twelve hours,
then strain it through several layers
of cheese cloth and pour over fruit.
This has been used successfully for
cucumbers, squashes, apples, ounces,
onions, plums, almonds in the hull,
peaches, prunes and all hard, smooth
skinned fruits and vegetables.
Berries and all fruit: Clear water
white kerosene is frequently used
with good results with strawberries,
blackberries, raspberries and cur
rants. Be sure that no drops of wa
ter remain on the berries.
All fruits and vegetables: To every
gallon of water add one-half ounce of
corrosive sublimate. This has given
good satisfaction with nearly all kinds
of fruit and vegetables, and should
be renewed frequently whenever the
liquor becomes dim or clouded; and
it must be handled with caution as it
is rank poison.
Firm, Smooth-skinned, dark fruit:
To every gallon of water add one and
one-half ounces of formaldehyde.
This does well for apples and all firm
smooth skinned, dark fruit. .
To every gallon of water add one
quart of glucose and one-half ounce
of formaldehyde. This does well for
pears, peaches, prunes, figs, grapes,
olives, currants, cherries, and goose
berries, but not for phenomalal, logan,
blackberries or raspberies.
Dissolve one half ounce of bisul-
phide of soda in two fluid ounces of
water; add this to ten gallons of wa
ter and one fluid ounce of alcohol.
This has been used on all kinds Of
fruit with success.
To every gallon Of water add one
fourth OF an ounce OF sahcylic acid
and three fluid ounces Of glycerine.
For light coIored fruit: To every
gallon Of water add two ounces of
carbonate OF soda, six and half
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29
INDUCE THRESKINC MACHINE men
TO Leave BIG OUTFIT Stranded
New Arrivals Told to ho|d-Up Price Upon False
Representation That $500 and $3.50
Are Paid in Other Places.

Agitators and irresponsible men
have drifted into Valley City since the
harvest began, not for the purpose of
obtaining employment, but for the ap-
parent object of disturbing normal
conditions and living off the earnings
of the men who do work. Their cam
paign of interference with labor condi-
tons, which at times is said to have
been equivalent to coercion to prevent
laborers going to the harvest fields for
$500 and 1915 day, capped the climax
yesterday when the entire crew of the
threshing outfit of Louis Anderson was
induced to quit as it was passing
through the city.
The method adopted by the agita-
tors is working serious injury to farm
ers greatly in need of help, and the Ia
borers themselves. New arrivals are
advised to not work for $3.50 and $2.75
a day, on the representation that $500
and 1925 is being paid in other dis
tricts near Valley City. Investigation
has proven that the present price of
harvest help, $3.50 and $275 a day and
board, prevails over Minnesota, North
and South Dakota and Montana, prac-
tically the entire northwest, and quo
tations from Washington and Idaho,
where wages are usually higher than
in the east, are not as good this year
as in this district.
These tramps who are advising men
to hold out for higher pay work the
campaign Systematically all over the
northwest. Reports from other dis
tricts say they make the same repre-
sensations to men seeking work, as
made here. In Valley City they tell
men $500 and 1925 is being paid at
Jamestown and bismarck, and in Bis
marck and jamestown, they say Valley
City is paying $500 and 1915. The
system prevents farmers and thresh-
ing machine men getting help in each
district, while men seeking employ
ment are bewildered and induced to go
from place to place, spending their
money uselessly for railroad fare or
beating" it in box cars to different
points, only to hear the same story
about high wages further on.
No less than score of farmers were
in Valley City yesterday looking for
help land, had all the idle men in the
city been willing to have gone to work,
the city would have been deserted by
that class before night. One particular
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29

scented by a drawing, the picture has
little value to the discriminating buy
er. Even a photograph gives little
idea of textures and qualities.
Buying from a picture in catalog
cut is essentially the same as when
the boys used to swap jack knives
"unsight and unseen without any
chance to learn what kind Of a knife
the other fellow held in his closed
hand. 1t seems about as hopeful to
the wise buyer as patronizing the
grab bag at a public fair.
The only way to tell whether you
are getting good worth for your
money is to see the goods, handle
them, and put the salesman or pro-
prietor through searching question
ing, to see if the value is really there.
A purchase from catalogue cut of
a house at a distance gives oppor-
tunity to do neither of these things.
In buying from a distant mail order
house, you have express or freight
charges to pay from the establish
ment to your home, you take chances
on long delays that may rob your pur-
chase of part of its value. If the
goods are not what you expected, it
may cost you more than the article
is worth to get satisfaction, if in
deed you ever get it.
Ask your home merchant for the
article you saw in the catalog cut. If
it's any good, he will get it for you
for the same money, minus any ex-
press bill. And if it is no good, he
will tell you so and save you dis
appointment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29

gang that has been seen about the city
for the last two days, appeared to take
delight in "kidding'' the farmers and
laughing at their offers of employment.
One of the favorite jibes was: !
docs your farm roll? Roll it around
and let US look at it,"
Another was:
Bring us in a load of straw and
let us look at it,"
This sort of "job rustling" did not
appeal to Chief of Police Swanson
when several farmers complained to
him. The chief could not convince
himself that these men really wanted
work and last night organized raid
on the various hangouts where tramps
congregate. With Patrolmen Gale
and McCarty he rounded up seventeen
by midnight, and at 1 o'clock this
morning was called to the Rudolph
hotel to GUST a man who. had been
prowling about the hotel for an hour
and finished his reconnoitre by calm
ly walking into the wash room and
making his toilet. He told Chief Of
Police Swanson that he had just ar
rived and wanted a bed, but at the
station, Patrolman McCarty identi-
fed the man as one who had asked a
farmer to roll his farm in
Early this morning Chief Swanson
called the eighteen men before him,
one at time, gave each a lecture
and told him to either find work to-
day or get out of town. -
Il will give you a chance to get a
job," admonished the chief, 'but if
you are found loafing about here to-
night or tomorrow, you will be ar
rested and I shall make it my bust
ness to see that you are put to work
for the city. There were enough
farmers in the city yesterday, looking
for help, to have hired every one of
you and as many more, if you wanted
work. You have no excuse for being
idle. Think it over and make up your
mind whether you want to go to work
or get out of town before night"
Nearly all of the men who slept in
the police station last night promptly
demonstrated that they were not ser.
iously hunting for work by Fastening
out Of the city.
Besides the roundup the police de.
stroyed the camp at the river bridge,
known as the Jungle" and threw all
the cooking vessels into the river.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29
Cong. Hanna III:
In Augusta, Me.
DOCTOR PREsCRlBES GOOD REST
BEFORE ASSUMING ACTIVE
PART IN CAMPAIGN,
Special to The Times-Record.

Special to The Times-Record.
Augusta, Me-, Aug. 23.-L B. Hanna,
congressman at large from North d.
kota and candidate for governor on
the Republican ticket this fall, has
been i'll here for the last ten days. He
is now under physicians care and
will not be able to return to his home
state for some time to begin his cam
paign. His physician says it will be
necessary for Congressman Hanna to
rest a while before assuming the task
of making canvass of the state and
taking active part in the campaign, if
he wishes to retain his health.
The condition of Congressman l.. b.
Hanna is not serious. He appears to
be more worn out than anything else
and rest will soon fit him up good
campaigner.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29

If it were not serious matter to
thousands of Progressives in North
Dakota, the childlike confidence with
which the Roosevelt leaders in the
state are going into the campaign
would be amusing. With the battle of
their lives ahead, few men in the
state have laid out plan of action
which ignores the real leaders of the
Progressive movement during the past
six years. Like children they have ar
ranged their men, and confidently ex-
pect to move every one into the king
row.
. Mr.. More, Mr. Lauder, Mr.. Baker,
and other leaders of the movement
must wake up.
Today there are very few of the real
Progressives of the state, heart and
soul with them in promoting the
Roosevelt cause. Practically every
Progressive who supported LaFollette
is with Wilson, or hesitant about de-
claring himself for Roosevelt. The
fights for clean politics in the past
have been made by men who today
hold the trust and confidence of the
people, and these men are not those
who are promoting Roosevelt's inter
ests now. 1t was these same men
who helped defeat Roosevelt in March,
and they must be taken into consider
alton in making the campaign this
fall, or they will do it again.
Among the nominees of the Republi.
can party in the state may be found
the names of men who are Progress.
sives, but who will refuse to endorse
any ticket which attempts to scratch
the name of any one man on the
ticket, and substitute a self named
candidate. They have too much re-
spect for the Primary law under which
they were nominated. to bolt it in the
midst of campaign, and if new can
didate for any place on the ticket is
crammed down their threats they will
draw off and watch the Progressive
ticket go down to defeat without turn
ing hand
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29

ounces of potassium nitrate (salt-
peter), and one and a half ounce of
glycerine.
For light coIored fruit: To each
gallon Of water add two ounces of
sulphur carbonate of zinc, ane and
one-half ounces of potassium nitrate
(sah-peter).
For light coIored fruit: To one gal
lon of water add two ounces of fresh
sulphurous acid, Std we'll, cover the
fruit for several inches, then add one.
half ounce Of glycerine.-Special Bull.
letin, Food Department, State Agri-
cultural Experiment Station.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29
Historical Pageant Will |
Be Exhibition feature
AND DEvEL oPMENT OF
COMM oNvVEALTH WILL BE DE-
PlcTED AT BISMARCK.

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 21.-One Of
the most interesting features of the
second annual North Dakota Indus
trial Exposition to be held at Bis
marck, Oct. l to 10, will be the his
torical pageant that will be presented
on Old Settlers Day, Wednesday,
Oct. 9th. Pioneer residents from
every section of the state will be
present at the big land show on that
occasion and the pageant is being ar
ranged in their honor.
The historical pageant will com
prise exhibits and floats marking
every step this commonwealth has
made in its rapid progress and devel-
opment. There will be old Pembina
OK carts, such as used to journey
from st. Paul to the Red River. An
original Deadwood stage coach that
used to hit the trial from Bismarck
to the Black Hills will be in line.
There will be Indians and cowboys,
and, If possible, a herd of bison, the
original denizens of the plains and
wide spreading prairies. The pageant
will also include exemplications of
North Dakota's present characteris-
tics. a., .-..-
Three other parades during the In
dustrial Exposition have been ar
ranged, the travelling mems parade,
an automobile parade, and the grand
harvest festival procession on the
nal day of the Exposition. ,...%
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29

There. can be no question but that
the people of North Dakota want L.
B. Hanna for the next governor of the
state. The word comes from every
city and village, and his majority over
Hellstrom or any other man will be
overwhelming. Not a radical, and not
reactionary, he possesses the bust
ness acumen, the fairmindedness, and
the courage of his convictions which
the state sadly needs at the present
time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29
THE MAIL ORDER CATALOGS.

In millions of homes the fall mail
order catalogs from distant metropoli-
tan establishments will shortly be re-
ceived. They have smart little cuts
by clever craftsmen, concise descrip-
tons by trained advertising writer's.
They are model of good form in pub
1icity, which every home merchant
might we'll emulate.
Patronizing house hundreds or
thousands of miles away, however, in
preference to the tried and trusted
home merchant, is a dubious PROPOSE
ton.
Nothing is more deceptive than a
catalog cut If the object is repre-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29
Negro Prize Fight
Barred in New York
JoHkSON-JEANETTE GO CALLED
OFF, AND CHAMPION SAYS HE
WILL QUIT RING.

New York, Aug. 24.-The Jack John
son-Jeanette boxing match set for Sep
TENDER rs, at the st. Nicholas A. c.,
was declared off yesterday "for the
betterment OF the SPORT" by Jesse and
Edward Mcmahon, the promoters of
the bout. The Mcmahon brothers took
action after a conference behind
closed doors with the state athletic
commission. .~-....,..'
There has been some adverse crit
icism about this MATCH" Edward Nc
Mahon declared upon leaving the con-
ference, "and the commissioners ap-
parently do not want it to be held.
That is why W care calling it Off
the betterment of the sport. The COM
missioners do not want Jack Johnson
to appear in match in New York
city,
Commissioners O'Neil and Dixon de-
MED that there was any coercion
brought to bear by them to induce the
McMahons to declare OF the propos-
ed bout.
THE committee decided some time
ago." said ONeil, "that johnson would
not be permitted to fight here. We
believe now as we did then that the
presence of johnson in ring contest
in this state would be inimical to the
best interests OF boxing, the status Of
which has greatly improved under the
Frawley law
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29
WINTER RYE SHOULD BE SOWN
NOW

This is the season for seeding rye.
The crop has been a successful one in
Barnes county. In some localities last
year, where there were no wheat or
barley crops grown, fine rye crops
were harvested. Now is the time to
get the seed in the ground
To those who are anticipating the
sowing OF winter rye, the following
facts, gained from the experience of
those who have raised the crop sue
cessfully have been gathered by one
of the better farming experts.
Essentially it is a crop to be soWn
it will respond by increased yields,
as will other crops, when sown on
fertile land. There is no crop which
is it's equal for Kidding a field of
weeds. 1t can be counted on to choke
out wild oats, kingweed and the two
pig weeds, and effectively hold in
check the other common annuol
weeds.
An average yield is 10 to 25 bushels.
An average price is soc to 75c.
The variety recommended for use
in this county is N. D. No. $50.
1t should be sown between August
10th and September 10th, the earlier
date being the more preferable, as the
greater the growth made during the
fall, the more certain the stand the
following spring.
DDue to the fact that those who
have tried rye have learned to their
sorrow, that it partially or wholly
winter kills when sown on plowed
land, to be on the safe side, drill it
into the stubble; it has never killed
when sown in that way.
A double disc drill is decidedly the
best for sowing, as it breaks down
less stubble.
DO not harrow before or after seed
zng unless Hallock ,weeder or some
other implement which will not break
down the stubble may be obtained.
Sow deep, to inches, it must be
put down to moisture.
Sow 1 " bushels to the acre.
When cutting grain on land to be
sOwn to rye, cut a high stubble.
When possible try this practice
start drill shortly after binder leaving
bundles lie, toss few bundles aside
to start drill from one side of the
ED, then shock over on the drilled
land. In this way you are putting the
seed in on moist ground, and you are
getting it sown early, two very i'm
portant features.
A small acreage of re is worthy OF
a place on every farm and has proven
profitable when tried. 1t yields a fair
cash profit, it costs little to SOW, it
cleans the land and is out of the way
before the regular harvest comes on.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29

jamestown, N. D., Aug. %. Midland
railway officials have announced that
excavation for the new $4,000 depot
will begin within the next week or
ten days. The building will be Of
brick and stucco, 70 by 80 feet. In
architecture the station will be SINH
lar to the suburban stations of the
large cities in the east, and will be
modern in every respect. While the
officials have not disclosed the loca-
ton of the new station it is under
stood that it will be on Main street
near the N. p. tracks.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29
.Mdtr0n Says Farewell
TO Old Surroundings
MRS. GILBERT LEAVES POST As
GUARDIAN OF. NORMAL SCHOOL
poRMiToRlEs. Il.

With a spirit OF sadness, Mrs. Addie
w. Gilbert, matron at the Normal
school dormitories since they we're es-
tablished, Jan. !, 1902, took q last look
at the buildings that have so long been
her home and the temporary domicile
of hundreds Of young women, over
whom she has been guardian. and bid
farewell to the surroundings that have
been epochal in the lives of her
charges. After short vacation in
Minneapolis, Mrs. Gilbert will assume
the duties of matron at the Agricul-
tural college at Fargo, when the term
begins early in September. I'LL
The Normal school purchased the
Olsby house N 1901, and Jan. 1, 1902,
opened it as . dormitory with Mrs.
Gilbert in charge as matron, and less
than twenty-five students. A dormi-
tory was erected in 19O3-1904, with &C.
commodations for seventy-five, and the
old Olsby House became known as
THE Cottage Two years ago the
new dormitory, with accomm odations
for another sevnty-fve, was opened,
and Mrs. Gilbert's duties were doubled.
During the summer term recently clos
ed Mrs. Gilbert had charge of ITS
young women. ~ ..1'
Mrs. Gilbert is very successful
housekeeper. The work under her d.
rection has been admirably economical.
Though the fee charged students has
been very small, the institution has
never had deficiency. The work
has been so handled that every year
was closed with money on hand suth-
cient to make good the equipment and
to leave the dormitories in good con-
dition for the new body of students.
Mrs.s Gilbert will be succeeded by
Miss Hulda Winsted who substituted
for her a year ago, when Mrs. Gilbert
took vacation. The best wishes of
the Norm-l school and hundreds of
friends throughout the city and state
vii! 60 with Mrs. Gilbert in her new
work at the Agricultural college. Her
health of late has not been the best,
and a position less exacting in the
amount of work required appealed to
her, and her resignation was submit
ted and accepted. Mrs. Gilbert left
for Minneapolis yesterday morning.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-29

There will be something doing along
political lines during the month of
September. The Democrats are to
have big blowout; the Bull Moosers
get in motion September 9Th, with a
speech by Colonel Roosevelt, and the
Republicans are to organize their
state central committee September
4th, and get ready for vigorous cam
paign.