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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Five Cars In q Day-The Red
River Motor Company sold and
delivered five Ford cars last Mon
day. That's going some.
Little Boy Dies-Little James
Michael William Trudell of
Mooreton, aged 1 year and IL days
died in st. Francis hospital last
Monday of pneumonia, and other
complications. Interment was
made at Mooreton.
Play Ball The promoters of
the Observation-Disclosures base
ball organization have raised the
required amount of money for
this seasons team and a meeting
will be held in a few days to elect
directors and officers. There are
between thirty and forty pros
poets in the two cities and prac-
tlce game is expected between
teams selected from these pros
poets next Sunday.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
the JAP wan SCARE

Every so often some excited in
dividual in Uncle Sans domain
starts a Jap war scare. 1t does not
take much to get it under way. A
Jap warship steaming off the
coast of the United States is al
most sufficient to start the clam
or, the yellow press of the coun-
try takes it up and to read some
newspapers, it would appear that
the cities along our western coast
were about to be leveled by the
guns of the Jap navy, the Philip
pine Islands were to be seized and
the country over-run by the "lit-
tie brown men,
The latest clamor has been
about an alleged naval base that
the Japs We're said to be locating
in Turtle bay, on the western
coast of Mexico. Some American
papers have used big pictures,
showing the harbor thoroughly
mined, a powerful Japanese
squadron, riding at anchor, and
a host of khaki clad Japs, busy
as the proverbial hill of ants,
,bustling about at the work of es-
tablishing permanent fortitica-
tiOns.
1t was enough to make The tim
i'd shudder and wonder if this
peaceful and helpless nation was
about to share the unhappy fate
of Belgium.
The stories We're so persistent
that, although there was an Of
fetal and very emphatic denial
from the Japanese ambassador at
Washington, Uncle Sam finally
sent cruiser into the harbor to
report on the exact facts. What
did he find?
A couple of colliers and a re-
pair ship from the Japanese navy
are at work there trying to sal
wage the Japanese cruiser Asama
which ran ashore last December
and is still aground. The great
Japanese squadron, turns out to
be two golfers and repair ship.
The great hosts of Japs are a
few hundred tars, trying to save
their wrecked warship.
And this is the kind of stuff the
Jap war scares are founded on
Fargo Forum.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

b . . i F
of May. A special program. is be-
ing prepared for this occasion.
The Tennis Club was reorgan-
lied last Thursday evening and
officers elected for the coming
season.
Rev. Maddox of Wyndmerc
preached two interesting sermons
last Sunday.
The Social Club will be enter
tanned on Friday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wagner on North Fourth Street.
Rev. Mirick will preach next
Sunday.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the services of this
church.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

war continues, it will mean the
best times in the west that the
west has ever seen in its history.
Any politician who dares to chirp
hard times" then would be boot
ed out of the country. In that
event Republican politicians will
be crediting the good times every
where to the war instead of to the
Democratic administration.
With them, it always has made
q vast difference as to whose OK
was being gored.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
"TALk, AolrArE, EXPLAIN"

lax, aSltate, explain, urged
ex-senator Root in his speech
calling on the business men OF
the country to rally to the aid OF
the Republican party. He told
them business conditions were
rotten and that they must make
every effort to remember that they
were rotten. More than that, they
must try to make others believe
they We're rotten and that they
would always be rotten until the
Republican party was again in
power.
Now comes the statement OF
eighty of the ninety bank eXami-
ners i'm the country to the effect
that business conditions are
showing marked improvement and
that this Improvement is on a
permanent basis. Maine, they de-
clare positively, is 1.-The only state
where real depression exists
The South has been held up by
takers, agitators and explainers
as a place of SORROW and suffer-
ing. The bank examiners report
that the South is showing marked
Improvement. The sale of cotton
is active at advancing prices, with
the result that all business in that
section is feeling a steady and
pronounced improvement"
Bleeding Kansas has been
superseded in hard luck talk by
the downtrodden and despairing
East and now comes these exam
liners with the declaration that in
the New England and Middle At
lantic states saving bank depo-
sits are increasing, and generally
banks have an abundance of
money
Things like these are terrible
blows to the hopes of Root and
the rest. What they are eager to
see is country in the throes OF
a depression and pessimism. They
don't want to see prosperity un-
der any but Republican rule. The.
don't want the people even to be
contented under any but Repub-
lican rule. And so as they see the
temporary depression vanishing
and business conditions getting
back to where they would have
been if it hadn't been for the war
they send out the orators anc
writer's and pessimists generally
and urge them to talk, agitate
and explain" and give everybody
the blues. Then, they argue, ev
erybody will vote the Republican
ticket in 1916, no matter what il
means or who heads it.
What they forget is that when
people realize that the dad con-
dltlons' are so vague that they
can't be seen without explana-
ton, people will not be i'm hurr,
to support those earnest pessi
mlsts who can see so clearly tho
things that nobody wants-Du.
luth Herald.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
POLITICAL cLAPTRAP

A few Republican politicians
are insulting the intelligence of
our people by telling them that
idle factories in the east, and the
consequent unemployment of
many thousands of men there, is
due to the Democratic tariff and
the Democratic administration.
With Germany's submarines
and the Allies warships driving
commerce from the seas, it is no
wonder some of the factories are
idle or running with fewer hands
than usual. With no foreign mar
kets there must be less goods
sold, and therefore fewer men are
needed to supply the demand.
If President Wilson or the
Democratic tariff is to blame for
fewer men being employed in the
factories, then President Wilson
or the Democratic party is also
entitled to the credit of the high
er prices for grain and livestock
this year. and here in the west
that certainly should overbalance
the shortage Of work in the East.
According to the Republican me-
thod of reasoning the Democratic
vote here in the northwest should
be largely increased at the next
election.
But every man with sense en-
ough to vote knows that the par
ty in power is not entitled to Gre
dit for either higher prices of
grain nor blame for the scarcity
OF work in some of the factories
OF the East. One claim is Just as
senseless as the other. The truth
is, that until this war began pri-
ces remained about the same as
they were under. the Republican
administration, and business was
every whit as good. And it would
have remained just as good if the
war had not come on.
Good crops in the west have
always made good times here, no
matter who is president, or what
party was at power. This last
year we did not have good crops
In this vicinity. If we should have
q bumper crop this year, and the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
CONSERVATION NoTEs
Last Wednesday evening at

Last Wednesday evening at the
Congregational Church occurred
one of the finest entertainments
of the year. The program consist
ed Of readings and musical num-
bers. Mrs. Mae Hulse Rau of Min
neapolis is a reader of unusual
ability and pleasing personality.
Her naturalness won her audience
from the first. She does not be-.
long to the old order style melo-
dramatic readers. Her readings
showed an appreciation of the fin
er elements of word portrayal as
we'll as sense of dramatic val
ues. She is much superior to
any reader who has been in our
twin cities. Mrs. Rau is a niece
Of President Chase of Bates COL
lege.
Mrs. Hobart's orchestra re-
flected the ability of that lady as
a director. The finished and artis-
tic playing of the orchestra was
a surprise to the audience. 1t
showed that Wahpeton could have
a symphony orchestra of it's own
if the towns people were inter-
ested. 1t is needless to say that
Mrs. Hobart's own solos charmed
the audience. She is ever welcom-
ed by Wahpeton people. Her Sc
lections were pleasing and rend-
cred with artistic niceness. Those
present regretted that there were
not more people to hear this con-
cert as the quality was such that
it is rarely equalled.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
OFF FOR THE POTATO BAKE

Editor E. L. Richter of Lari-
more, president of the N. ID. Press
Association, has gone to the San
Francisco Exposition. He expects
to arrive in time to get ready for
the big potato bake there on the
9th of this month. He isto rep
resent both his home town and
the State at the big North Dakota
doings that day, and his friends
at Larimore presented him with
the wherewithal to make the trip.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
CONGREGATIONAL onuRo,,
Sunday morning service 1880

a. m.
Sunday School 1900 M.
Christian Endeavor 700 P. M.
Preaching service 500 P. M.
Thursday Prayer Meeting 500
P. M.
! For many days the officers and
teachers of the First Congrega-
tional Sunday School, looked for
ward with great expectation to
Sunday, April 18th, which was to
be Back to the Sunday School
Day!" Many invitations had been
sent out by committee appoint
ed for this work, and to do what
was necessary to make the day a
success. Rev. Walter Snow, Gen.
eral Secretary of the North Dako-
ia Sunday School Association had
promised to be present and speak
to the school and hold an Insti-
tute in the afternoon.
The day as far as weather was
concerned, was all that could be
desired, and Mr.. Snow was on
hand, and spoke to large con-
gregation at the morning ser
vice, and before the hour for Sun
day School arrived the scholars
began to come, and some of the
older ones who had been pupils in
days gone by, and when the school
was called to order at 12m., there
we're hundred and seventy five
present, with thirty-flve adults
who used to be in the habit of
attending Sunday School. The
singing under the direction of
Mrs. Bassett, assisted by the or
chestra, was a splendid feature of
the occasion.
After the song service, Supt.
Staten called for the classes to
take the Offering, which broke all
previous records, and then Mr..
Snow was called on to address the
meeting. His address was listened
to with marked attention, both by
young and old, he called attention
to the fact that never in the his
tory of the Sunday School had
there been so many men, young
and old attending as in the pres
,ent generation, and strongly urg-
ed that the only way to keep the
boy in Sunday School after he
got into long pants was for the
father to be a regular attendant
himself, and all the men who are
interested in the welfare of the
boy.
In the afternoon at three o.
clock there was a splendid attend
ance of teachers and officers of
the Episcopal Sunday School OF
Wahpeton. The School at Dwight,
also Rev. Maddox of Wyndmere,
Methodist pastor, who is a coun-
ty officer, and Mr.. George Worm
er. of Great Bend, who is County
superintendent, together with the
IWahpeton Congregational school
/ In the evening service Mr.
senow gave most earnest plea fol
more reverence in our christian
and church life. The sermon was
very much appreciated by all who
heard.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
vvahpston Tennis club The

4 vNahpeton Tennis Club The
Wahpeton Tennis Club has pur-
chased lots on Eighth st. on which
will be constructed permanent
tennis courts. The work will start
at once. This organization will
probably incorporate little later.
llosnssd 70 Marry-Joseph J.
Napravnek of Lowry, Mimi, and
Miss Anna Hrdlicka Of Lidger-
wood; Frank J. Srnka and Miss
Marie Svoboda, both Of Wahpe-
ton, and Chas. H. Hart of Hankin-
son and Miss Ruth e. Larson of
Valley City.
Splendid Spring Weather-The
weather for April has been almost
ideal for the past week. warm
and delightful, without rain to
Interfere with spring planting. AS
a result of this good weather and
fine condition of the soil some
farmers already report having
completed the planting of small
grain, and much of it is already
up. This is one of the finest
springs for seeding the state has
ever experienced and crop pros
poets at this date were never bet
ter.
Benefit Picture show-A spec
ial picture show will be given at
Braun's Theatre, Wednesday, APP
ril 28th for the benefit of the pub
lie library. The Science School
Band will given an open air con-
cert in front of the Theatre before
the show and special music will
be rendered during the perform
ance. The receipts will be used to
benefit the library, and it has been
suggested that patrons bring ex-
ira change to buy crackerjacks,
which will all go to make the Ii
brary a greater success. Don't
forget the date-April 28th.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
METHODIST CHURCH
Morning service 1890 a. m.
Sunday School. IL M.

6cdS ! :00 p. III.
Evening service, 500 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Thursday, 500
o. m.
Epworth League topic: What
the League is doing in India. Miss
Lillian Leavitt, Leader.
A business meeting of the Ep-
worth League was held on Mon
day evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Rife. Arrangements were
made at this meeting for the OBJ
servance of the twenty-sixth an.
niversary of the organization OF
the Epworth League the Sixteenth
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Doc. Wiley says women may be
kissed on the cheek without in
furious results. But the women
themselves have something to say
about that.
Some one suggests Jess Willard
as the next Republican candidate
for President. Roosevelt would
vote for him, but-n for Taft.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Terms: $3.50 per year IN advance.
Entered at the postofrice at Wahpeton,
N: D.. as second class mail matter.
NOTICE-All legitimate news matter pub
ltshed free Of charge and such matter is
cordially solicited. But for the publishers
protection, the writer or sender must Sign
his name-n0t for publication but for ref
erence.
Church, school and society news is cord
tally solicited for free publication, also.
But advance notices of all meetings where
an admission fee is charged, and all cards
OF thanks will be charged for at 25 cents
for each 10 lines or less.
Advertising rates is cents per column
inch for any amount less than IL page
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

A Cincinnati woman declares
that if a woman wants to paint
her face it is none of the states
business, and most of the legis-
latures drop the subject right
there,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

An epidemic of Zeppelinitis
prevails in London and along the
east coast of England. The dis
ease effects the nerves and eye
sight in such way that German
Zeppelin is seen by the victims
in every passing cloud.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

A bar for Huerta when he ar
rived at our shores would have
pleased him immensely. He loves
but one thing better than a bar
and that is what he is accustom-
ed to drink over it.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

A non-partisan legislature, as
illustrated in Minnesota has been
anything but success. There
must be partisan responsibility,
else it winds up in a miserable
mess.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Mr.. Bryan is a great orator, but
experience has proven that as an
issue chooser he has not been a
success. Prohibition and woman
suffrage as party issue would
meet a still more disastrous fate
than Is to 1 did,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Billy Sundays supreme test is
now on at Paterson, N. j., the
home Of the Anarchists in this
country. If Billy can destroy that
nest he is good one.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Those Chicago women who re-
fused to make public Col. Roose-
velt's anti-peace propaganda let
ter cut the Colonel most un-
kindly. He never said a thing,
or wrote or thought a thing that
was not for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
willie Courier-JOurnal,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

No man ever fought a prairie
fire more desperately than Re-
publican politicians are fighting
the returning wave of prosperity.
but all to no purpose.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Many speakers in addressing
school children tell them they may
some day be president of the
United States, but whoever heard
one tell them they might be vice.
president?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

The drag is admittedly the best
mud road machine that's made
but the time is coming when we
shall have roads that are not made
of mud.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

A legislature without a leader is
what Minnesota has had to put up
with for the past four months,
and it quits with a bad mess of
unfinished business.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

The difference between a mule
and a horse, when it comes to ap-
plying the terms to citizens of a
community, is, that while mules
hold back, the "horses" boost.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

A man who beat two children
until their little bodies were black
and blue was rightly told by a
Jamestown judge that he would
disgrace any Jail.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22
EPISCOPAL oHURoH

Services will be held in Trinity
church next Sunday.
april 25th) as follows:
Morning prayer and sermon,
1880 a. m.
Sunday school 1880 a. m.
All are cordially invited:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Instead of screening our doors
and windows against the fly and
mosquito why not screen or de-
stroy their breeding places SO
none can be Matched?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

We are editorially informed by
the White Rock Journal that
there is hard times at that office.
Doesn't pay as we'll as lickin'
postage stamps, Ell?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Secretary Bryan missed an
opportunity when he failed to or
der Huerta to salute the American
flag before he was permitted to
land on American soil.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

A Kentuckian was sent to pri-
son for kicking a mule. Most ev-
erybody else that kicks mule is
sent to the hospital.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Fly-killing and mosquito-kill-
ing times are again upon us. Keep
Ty Cobb's batting average before
you as model and hop to it.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

EX-presidents Roosevelts and
Taft recently buried the Ratchet
at funeral long enough to shake
hands and chat a little.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

The things that the Republican
bosses of Wahpeton are saying
about Governor Hanna now
wouldn't look we'll in print.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

Gen. Prosperity is again on the
march and it is soaring the Re-
publican politicians half out of
their wits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-22

King George is snow aboard the
water wagon but the Kaiser, VIM.
j. Bryan and the Gear all beat
him to it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20
Stfatlttll HDISE DEBT WILL NOT KEEP
 THE TAX RATE DOWN TT WILL GIVE THE
 POLITICAL SPENDERS MORE CASH TO SPEND

asserts, keep the lower Mayor
 Wilson wishes go into debtor schools $t00oOO school house cost gnor $f22OOO
 years instead paying SfO000OO for ten school two and yOtenth school at SlO0OOO per house.
 diminish the tax rate far concerned years After that present proportions and at the end . ten years be much higher
 put this into effect will not actually reduce year mayor tried to get rid the schools year he had it cut in the extra half mill out of the rate? He paving in such language portion the paving called Warrene This is the hurry contract 1913, which contract in i9i4 which the courts aside
 merely give reckless spenders of the city nnent more sto spend. ##
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20
HOOKER, GERMAN
 NOVELIST, AT FRONT

His srnoo5h-shaven, intellectual face surmounted by a. spiked helmet Paul 0skar Hooker. one Of the mas1 popular Of German ncveIists, and also . t.Tanaatsrt of note, is now serving sss g. captain in the legions of the Kateer. Tn the flood of war literature perhaps the hest w.rk from a, German pen .is tha tin which Capt. Hooker has de- scribed his eNEerieDccs and sensa- tit.ns as a soldier under the title of ssAt tho Head of Ny Company.
 which vas recently published in Der lis. Capt. Hooker has long beeu an author of best sellers, but his newest production has surpassed all his previous efforts in popularity. and if he survives he will reap a rich re- ward in royalties. The Teuton nov elist was called to the front as a copany iaciuded other literary ruea, as we'll as . painter, a sculptor 2 grave -diggt r s He was ordered to Belgium and received his baptism of fire in n engagement near Lille. For weeks he renlained in trench so narrow # hat he could not lie down without being cramped and so silal- 1oW tEat he could not stand erect. Tn his book he confesses that the shriek of the shells shattered his nerves to the sun sp41.ng point. He found re- lief in 5otting down on paper a record of events in the Belgian hell, when he and lis companions feared that every nto1sIente might be their last Capt. Hooker passed through Lou vain and V4se while those towns were srin Burning. His experiences in the trenches and on the firing lines were lntersE ersed with periods .3f comparative luxury, when the novel; ist and his n en lived in palaces. After ten days in the trenches Capt. Hook CT found that the bit of hair which [ still possess has turned quite xsliite..'