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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
THE ENFORCEMENT
COMMISSION BILL

To Citizens of North Dakota who
Stand for Law Enforcement:
House Bill No. II, providing that
the governor appoint state enforce
ment commissioner to obtain evil
evidence against violators OF the pro-
hibition, gambling, bawdy house, Gig
arctic, SNUFF, and white slave laws,
and putting the state back Of the en-
forcement Of these laws, passed the
house February Is by vote of 63
for. SO against and IA absent.
The bill has been discussed per-
haps more than any other this ses-
sion and widespread demand for
the law has developed. For many
years private citizens have been COM
PEELED to put up the money to get the
law enforced and official organ
izations have done the work the state
ought to do. A vast majority of the
people stand for the laws that pro-
tect childhood and the home and
now feel that the burden of enforc-
ing the laws should he borne by the
|state.
At first there were a number of
Legislators who believe in these laws
and stand for law enforcement who
thought the bill gave the officer too
much power, or was unconstitutional
or carried too high appropriation.
The friends of the measure amended
the bill in the committee of the
whole SO as to remove the reasonable
objections and this won for the bill
the support of those who really be-
lieve in these laws and want them
enforced.
Every effort possible to kill this
bill or fix it so it will be of no value
will be made. The lines are very
clearly drawn in the enforcement or
non-enforcement of the law. Since
the amendments were made, striking
out Objectionable parts and the ap-
preparation cut to $4,000 per year
and way provided so that it is be-
lieved the law will be self-support-
Ing, practically every reasonable OBJ
lection has been swept away.
This bill has been passed upon and
endorsed by the legislative commit
tee of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, the Scandinavian To.
tai Abstinence Association and the
North Dakota Enforcement League
and has the united backing of the
temperance forces of the state.
The bill now goes to the senate
as free of reasonable objections as
| it is possible to make it and leave
the measure effective.
r. l.. WATKINS,
| superintendent.
|ELIZABETH PRESTON ANDERSON
| President w. C. r. u.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
TOWNSHIP MUTUALS
CUT INSURANCE COST

Township mutual" fire insurance
companies in Minnesota on January
II, 1914, were carrying insurance
amounting to $342,223,319, on which
the annual premiums were $696,732.
The average cost for each 500 of
insurance in force was 1S cents, as
compared with an annual charge of
46 cents per 500 on three-year con-
tracts by private" insurance COM
panies. This meant a saving to the
farmers sof the state Of $957,600. 1t
has been estimated that the total
saving for 35 years up to 1910, al
lowing for the effect of competition
in reducing the rates of old-line COM
|panies and for compound interest on
the premium charges saved from
year to year, has probably been about
$2O,00O,0O0.
These figures are taken from Ex-
pertinent Station Bulletin 146 on
Statistics of Cooperation Among
Farmers in Minnesota" by l.. D. H.
Weld, chief Of the division of Re-
search in Agricultural Economics of
the University of Minnesota.
Fire insurance companies of this
type were among the first permanent
ly successful cooperative enterpris-
es organized in Minnesota, dating
back to 1867. In 1878 the insurance
in force in such companies was $685.
678. The losses incurred we're $425.
In 1911 insurance in force was that
given in the foregoing. The losses
incurred that year were $513,973.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
SNOW INTERRUPTS BATTLE
Heavy Fall In Upper AIsace and in
the vosQes.

Heavy Fall In Upper AIsaee and in
the vosoes.
Paris, Feb. 17.-Heavy SHOWS have
again interfered with the fighting in
Upper Alsace and in the Vosges.
The attempted German offensive is
reported generally to have been check
cd in that" region. Elsewhere along
the fighting front the exchanges con.
tinue to be monopolized by the artil.
lery and both sides have suffered from
destroyed advanced trenches.
Extensive movements of troops are
reported to be in progress along the
line from the Aisne northward.
The German artillery continues its
bombardment Of scissors and through
the use of inflammable shells has
been able to destroy several blocks of
ruined buildings in the center Of the
city.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
''wETS" WIN OUT
IN M00RHEAD

Moorhead, Mimi, Feb. 17.-At the
election yesterday to determine
whether licenses should be granted
again to the Moorhead saloons, the
saloon element won by a majority Of
s. with eleven blank votes. The
et.>l count was: for license, 618;
as. 574. OF these, eleven were
blank, d the license question, but
under the state election laws were
counted for the vets. 1t is reported
that a contest may be had on this
proposition.
The most excitement ever caused
by any election in the city resulted
from the contest. J. c. Vincent was
elected mayor by six votes. The
liquor men failed to elect their candi-
date for city magistrate. The first
voter attempting to cast ballot at
the election, Samuel Zinck, we'll
known man of the town, was arrest
ed, and it was shown that he had only
been a resident of the city for three
weeks, having previously resided in
Fargo. The better element of the
city feel greatly encouraged and
claim that they will "get" the sa-
looms the next time. In the mean
time, the legislature of Minnesota
may pass the county option law at
this session, which would allow Clay
county voters to vote on the question
and, If this can be brought about, the
Moorhead saloons that have dis
graced the city for years with their
lawless conduct will be wiped out of
existence.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18

divided up in different amounts.
There was insurance on the build
ing Of about $4,000. The losses, as
yet, are merely estimates, and the
actual loss cannot be told until the
adjusters finish their work.
One feature that handicapped the
firemen was the absence Of any plan
of the floors of the building, whereby
it might have been easier to locate
the source Of the fire at the start.
There are several theories as to the
cause Of the fire, one being that 1t
came from defective wiring at the
coffee mill. Another 10 that matches
lin the basement became ignited,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
MAY PAY DESPITE
WRONG DESCRIPTION
Agent Of Hail Insurance Company
Represents both Parties.

Bismarck, Feb. 16.-Judge Chris
tianson in an opinion handed down
by the supreme court, holds that an
error in the description Of hail in
surance policy does not release the
company from paying. This opinion
is clearly written and is about hat
the space usually found necessary.
The title of the case was Amanda
French vs. The Farmers Mutual Hail
Insurance Company.
The plaintiff in the case agreed to
take out a policy with one Collette
agent for the insurance company.
Not being sure of the description Of
the property, the agent agreed to get
the correct description, but failed to
do SO. There came a storm which de-
stroyed the crop and the mount of
loss was fixed at $771.25.
The company discovered, however,
that the land was enormously de-
scribed and refused to settle. Later,
suit was brought and the company
offered to settle for $400, which was
refused. The plaintiff won in the
lower court and, on appeal, the su-
|preme court handed down a decision
the trial judge.
Judge Christianson, in the opinion,
states that agents fer an insurance
company authorized to procure appli-
cations for insurance and to forward
the applications to tie company are
deemed agents of the insurers in all
that they do in preparing the appli-
cation. From this it follows that
when such agent makes out an appli-
cation incorrectly, Notwithstanding
that the facts are truthfully stated
to him by the applicant, such error is
properly chargeable to the insurer
and not to the insured.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
Seeks Aid fsr stefansson.

New York, Feb. 17.-Burt NJ. Nc.
Connell, secretary to Vnhjalmur Stef-
ansson, the explorer who with two
companions has been missing in the
ice fields of the Arctic ocean for sew
eral months, is making another ef'
fort to interest friends Of the ex-
plorer in a relief expedition. Aid has
also been sought of the Canadian gov
ernment under whose auspices the
ORIGINAL expedition sailed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
WANT ANOTHER
SECTION OF LAND

The expert accountants who check
ed up the books of the state found
tnat the Agricultural college was en-
titled to certain sections of land from
the government grant, which have
not been made, and a resolution was
introduced yesterday asking that
congress give to North Dakota school
land grant another section to take
the place Of Section 36-140-49 in Cass
county, which section was used as
site for the institution and the COM
mon school fund decreased thereby.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
!. !. ]. j. + + T. + i. + + i. + !

London, Feb. 1.-THE general Of
fensive of the Teutonic allies along
the extended eastern front is con-
tinuing successfully on both tanks,
Judging from reports reaching Lon
don, but without any visible forward
movement on the front toward War
saw or in the Carpathians.
German forces have captured the
important Polish town of Plock, the
Berlin war Office announced. Plock
lies on the Vistula northwest Of War
saw and the Russians pushed their
advance far beyond it in their move
aaent against the West Prussian hor-
der, which apparently has now been
ended.
Not only Plock but the town of
Blelsk is said to have been lost by
the Russians. In East Prussia, the
Berlin communication states, the ad-
vance of the German forces contin-
ues, the Russians having been pur-
sued across the border.
The Bucharest report that the Aus
trians have reoccupied Czernowitz,
the capital of Bukowina, has not been
received from any other source, but
Petrograd admits officially that the
Austrians are still advancing in
Bukowina in considerable force and
that desperate fighting marks the
operations in the passes Of the Car
pathians, where the Russians are
claiming minor successes resulting
in the capture of men and munitions
Of war.
Paris reports from the western
front that the sole activity consists
In artillery engagements in which the
guns of the allies have been success
full in silencing batteries northeast of
Ypres and destroying the German
trenches at Beaurains. g..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
SPECIAL" LEGISLATION.

Bismarck, Feb. ia bill passed
the senate permitting removal Of
county seat by a majority vote, the
bill being applicable only to such
county seats as are not located on
railroads. This leaves the two
thirds vote requirement to prevail in
most all of the counties and the bill
is intended to refer to Mckenzie,
Dunn, Steele and Oliver counties.
The bill to permit semi-annual
payment of real-estate taxes was
killed in the senate by vote of %
to 18.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
ILLINOIS DEADLOCK BROKEN
David e. Shanahan Elected Speaker
of House.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 17.-David E..
shanahan, a Republican Of Chicago,
was elected speaker of the lower
house of the legislature on the sixty
eighth ballot. His election broke the
six weeks deadlock.
Shanahan received eighty votes,
three more than the, constitutional
majority of seventy-seven required to
elect.
Shanahan is wet" from the Chi.
caeo stock yards district.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
Graft Scandal In Navy.

New York, Feb. 17.-Persons in the
navy and q produce merchant are in
velved in Q graft scanial In the Brook
lyn navy yard, according to Assistant
District Attorney 8. ]. Reid, who has
been investigating and who has pre-
scented. the case to the federal grand
Jury in Brooklyn.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
Expjaininn lt.

Robert said his mother, what
mischief have you been up to now? !
can tell by the leok in your eyes that
you have been naughty"
"Oh," replied Robert, that's part Of
the look left over from the last time
WAS naughtd5. = Chicago News y.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
First American Peere.s pies

London, Feb. 17.-Helen, Baroness
Abinger, widow of the third Baron
Abinger, who was said to have been
the first British peeress Of American
birth, is dead here. She was a daugh-
ter of the late Commodore George
Allen Magruaer, U. s. A., and married
Baron Abinger in 1863. The baron
died in 1892
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
ALBERT OVER GERMAN LINE

Belgian King Makes Aerial Recon.
Nuisance and 10 Fired On.
Amsterdam, Feb. fixing Albert
Of Belgium made an aerial reconnais.
sance of the German lines Saturday,
according to report reaching here
from the Belgian front.
. The king occupied the observers
seat in q Belgian military biplane
and spent about one hour in the air.
Several times he was fred on by Ger
mans, but he returned safely to head
quarters.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
County Option to Popular Vote.

st. Paul, Feb. 17.-Should the coun'
ty option bill pass the house it is said
that Governor Hammond may ask
that the question be referred to the
people at the 1916 election. The gov.
ernor 10 thorough believer in the
referendum.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
VALLEY GIRLS hike"

Valley City Times-Record. The
Misses Esther Schroeder and, Zella
Martin walked over to Tower City
Monday to attend the basketball
game between Tower City and the
Valley City high school. The young
ladies made the sixteen miles in five
and one-half hours, leaving here at
8:45 in the morning and arriving at
Tower City at 2 o'clock, stopping at
Oriska for half an hour.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
HANGS HIMSELF IN HIS CELL

tempting to Kill Son.
Waseca, Minn., Feb. 17.-Frank
Kantack, who was awaiting trial on
the charge of attempting to shoot his
son, hanged himself in the county
Jail.
Kantack was a farmer, fifty-six
years old. While drunk last fall he
drove his family, wife and nine
children, out of the house and fired
with a shotgun at his son, slightly
wounding him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
DOLLS LEG IN LUNG FATAL
Child Who Swallows Article 10 Treat
ed for Pneumonia.

ed for Pneumonia.
Rochester Minn., Feb. 17.-Mattie
Hagen, five-year-old daughter of Evan
Hagen of Byron, this county, is dead
in this city as the result of swallow
ing a dolls, leg at Christmas time.
Surgeons here found the leg had
lodged in one of the child's lungs
and could not be removed.
Nothing was known of the accident
at the time the girl was first strick-
en- and she was treated for pneu.
monia at her home.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
Six Freed Of Graft Charge.

East st. Louis. ILL.,, Feb. 17.-stx
former officials Of East st. Louis
were. acquitted BY Q Jury Of charges
involving the misapDr opriation Of
100000 in city funds. Il !:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
GERMAN FORCES TAKE
The TOWN OF Plock
Captured City Is in Poland
Northwest Of Warsaw.

London, Feb. ia proph-
esy that Italy would mobilize
her army within q fortnight
was made here by Riccotti
Garibaldi, the Italian patriot.
He said that unless the Italian
government decides to par
ticipate In the war there will
be q revolution.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18

Folkstone, Eng, Feb. 1.-Two in.
capacitated German officers and nine.
ty.ty,o soldiers who have been pris.
oners of war have sailed for Holland
where they will be exchanged for
British wounded.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-02-18
EXCHANGING THE WOUNDED

British and German Prisoners Of War
Transferred.
Amsterdam, Feb. 1.-THE actual
exchange of wounded British and
German prisoners of war who have
been ,;incepacitated for future service
u under way.
A train carrying seven British Of
flcers and ninety.three soldiers, blind
or MANNED, has arrived at Oldenzaal.
There the train was transferred
from German to Dutch authorities.
but the German ambulance staff re.
mained on board. The men were
weary, but cheerful at the prospect
OF returning to England. t
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15
GOOD LUNCHEON FOR CHILE
osileaelss the Yeunestsr viii Appn
eiate and That Will Keep Him
In Best o. Health.

Fairy Appiss-Paro and core enous'
tart cooking apples to MI mk's
dish: cover them With sugar a'd =
. little cold water In the tnsh, az
several slices Of lemon and two cloves
Then pour . little melted butter o'e
the apples and bake them Nnt'' yer
der. Serve them cold. with o'0e
Of fruit jelly put on the top OF eae'
and whipped cream about them.
Ambrosla.-This delicious dsssen
could be an occasional treat, as II
rather troublesome t. make II "
quires grated cocoanut. sliced ora4ts
and bananas. sugar and . wee ~"
Of lemon Juice. FIJI dish with ny
ers Of the different fruits. putt'pl
sugar over each one. and continue
this way until the Ingredients are ..
in. Let the dish blend" while III
cool place before serving. tres,
cocoanut 10 needed. and II the MIX "
the fruit 10 sweet this may be aaoe'
to the dessert.
Brown Sugar sandwlehss.-For .a
children incessantly craving s"e'.
brown sugar 10 IN excellent thing ~.
keep In the house. Spread 1t th'e ~.
on buttered white bread and put ~.
slices together 20 - to make nar''"
sandwiches.
Quick olnosr-cake puddino-'s,
any sort Of small or large ginger "
molasses cakes from the grocer "nS
lover them with . custard maze "
boiling hot milk into which se'e,u
,ggs are beaten up. Pour the wv.
yradually into the egga. stirring ''so.
,usly all the while: sweeten and po..
'ver the cakes. allowing them
stand until they have drunk Wy
rood deal Of the custard. Serve wu'"
or cold.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15
BEST WAYS TO COOK BlrS
Nest 70 Toe Frequently wa,,.a .
eauee insufaelsnt Though, !.
Bestowed Upon Il.

Bacon 10 an extravagan, ar,,e.
the list Of cooking materials bec,,..
Of it, increased price and h. 4.
that often twice ~ much as is p..A.
10 used for garnishing other food,
This delectable mea; will proh,M
never be low-priced again, yet 1, a
always be . great addition to N
menu. 20 that to know the best I'm
Of using It without waste is a p.c.
sity II one 10 to cook well.
The drippings from bacon are N
best sort Of shortening for cookie
and everyday pastry: thereto,
every bit Of the fat that renders on
in cooking should be strained ~
saved for such uses. This reduces b,
first cost Of the meat very much ,u
the shortening bill has scared viii
the price Of pork.
All leftover bacon makes exceles,
seasoning for meat loaves and MAJ
be nicely Drowned for garnlshins n
being dipped into egg batter and ,ha
into hne crumbs and placed in 4 hu
oven. on q bacon rack, until golda
brown.
II you have never broiled bacon q
q rack you have . culinary treat b
store. for even inferior bacon becomes
fine tasting Wen broi!ed so and b.x
bacon delicious. Any wire broler q
oven rack nay be used: the slices IN
spread out. Just touching. not cove
ing. one another. on It and placed ovs
dripping pan In . bot oven.
Sometimes bacon 10 as salty as sa4
can make It an requires soaking ia
hot water after II 10 cut; after sud
treatment the salt 10 not too apparent
The best Of sausage can be made
at homo with the following ingre&
ents: One pound of veal. one pound
Of fresh pork. one cupful OF baca
chopped and one cupful OF cracks
crumbs. Grind the veal and pork ma
add crumbs and bacon. seasoning d
pepper and sage with little salt, y
tho bacon supplies this. Grind TN
mixture again and shape into cafa
and fry. Cold meat cf any sort M!
be used In place Of the veal.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15

living IN your own country ana Tue
American settlers. A lot OF the Mex
leans. Of course. are brigands. who
have been kicked out Of the Carran'
xista army. and having nowhere else
to go. cross over into Texas and en-.
rich themselves by gathering . small
band Of paisanos and then raiding un.
protected ranches Of your countrymen.
OF course. they carry guns. and II
they are shot at. they return the IRE,
but a. for war between the two M.
tions-ah! 1t is very funny" and his
body shook again ~ he laughed.
More Fooiishness.
What about the plan Of San Diego.
] asked. IN which all Mexicans are
invited to Join an army which II going
to invade the United States and cap
ture Texas?"
THAT 10 more foolishness which
should not be taken seriously. II ID
the blind which these bandits leaders
use to take men into their banda Al
far ~ plans 60. mi senior. could no,
you. or I. draw up elaborate procla
nations in which We declared va,
against the whole world? Does tina,
mean that We could capture the world
or make IN efficient warfare? Ride
ulous!"
Dinner 10 served" Amelia. blush
ing furiously. interrupted our con
versation. She stood up and was wip
ing the Precipitation from her facl
With clean white towel. Neat In ap
pearance. round Of figure. . delicate
complexion and pretty white teeth
cleaning In her soft red mouth. made
Amelia IN unusually attractive girl e
look upon.
The dinner was served on . clean
red table cloth. which had been spread
out on the dirt door. ! was given the
seat Of honor. which vas Q soap box
while my hosts squatted themselvel
on the floor opposite me.
you must excuse the meal" Anne
liz reiterated. -Four years Of revo
luton has brought ~ hard times. and
the Job that my good husband Ramon
had On IN American ranch across the
rtver-he lost II because Of the trou
BILE there. At that time We lived very
happily because Ramon made . dollar
. day. and We lived in some comfort
but since these bandits began to raid
your ranches. the American will no,
tolerate . Mexican on bis premises
] am 20 sorry" she finished, castina
. loving look at her husband. because
Ramon 10 very good. He never beats
me and always gives me most OF whal
be earns."
Like In all Mexican homes Of the
lower classes. We had no spoons no,
forks. 20. ~ 10 the custom. We SHOW
eled the beans and chile from the
plates into our mouths with q piece
Of nat tortilla The coffee. which wal
very weak and sugarless. I could 40,
drink ] explained to Amelia that
never drank coffee.
Down 70 Last Meal.
oh! ] should have offered you some
milk. ! have some fresh goats mill
here which 10 very good" She arose
and fetched an earthenware lar from
which she poured the white LIQUID into
my cup. Ginserly I tasted It. II VA,
ny nrst experience with goats milk
ana ] did not like It. In the first place
It to OF . Ereenish yellow and much
TOO sticky to drink in comfort I,
had q strong smell Of the sheep cor.
raj. However. 20 a. not to disappoint
ny good hostess ! placed the cup to
my lips. held my breath and literally
poured the liquid down my throat.
when We arose from our meal. 1 Of.