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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-16

With the near approach of the
1916 presidential primary and its
apparent usefulness to serve any
good purpose so far as the voters
of North Dakota are concerned,
1t appears an excellent time to
call the attention of our readers
to some needed improvements in
the primary law.
1t cannot be gainsaid that our
presidential primary this year is
a useless waste of expense in a
degree. The republican voters
have a chance to vote for one of
two men for president, neither of
whom stands a ghost of a show
of securing the republican NOM
nation. They will not even reg
lister a choice on the vice presi-
dency proposition for no candi-
date appears on the ticket. There
are a goodly number OF candi-
dates for delegates to the nation
al convention but they are pure
ly matters of personal interest to
the individual candidates. The
democrats have even no choice
in the presidential matter, Wood
row Wilson being the only candi-
date appearing.
1t is absolutely certain that
some important changes must be
made in the primary laws. Even
though the present laws are not
satisfactory it would serve no
good purpose to complain with.
out aiding some constructive ar
gument to better the present sit
uation.
The old convention system was
condemned because there was
too much chance for bossism. 1t
cannot be truthfully said, how
ever, that the character of our Of
ficials in state circles has beer
improved by the change. 1t is
possible, however, to retain some
of the primary features and tt
combine them with the better
features of the old system.
The Record believes that con
siderable improvement could b.
made by a plan similar to thu
following: The present genera
primary law should be made ap
plicable to all county affair
and all county Offices shoult
be put on non-partisal
basis. The party system shoul'
be retained for legislative, stat
and national matters, as tn
party system is necessary for &C
vancing the best interests of tn
people under a democratic forr
of government.
The general primary dat
should be made enough earlier t
permit the choosing of delegate
to the national convention at tn
same time that the other variou
candidates are chosen. At tn
time that non-partisan count
candidates are picked ther
should also be elected the requ
site number of delegates to stat
conventions and conventions t
pick the candidates for the stat
and congressional offices.
1t is an insult to the integrit
of our citizenship to claim that
is impossible for the people Of
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-16

Our good senator. AISLE j.
.Gronna, Of North Dakota, hears
of the footing and pillagine by.
.Mexicans Of our New Mexican
towns and people and very pom
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-16

county to vote direct Tor their
delegates and not be able to
choose the men who would hon.
estly represent them in a state
convention. On the other hand,
we have found it impossible to
vote intellieently for state candi-
dates under the present system
for the very good reason that
many of them are never heard of
by the average voter until he
sees the name on the ballot.
Hence, he votes at random and a
peculiar name or such candidate
as has been able to get his name
most generally in the newspapers
of the state is likely to be chosen.
After he is once in office his pros
poets for being returned time af-
ter time is excellent for his name
is then more likely to be eener-
ally known to the voters. His
qualifications do not become
thus generally known.
Admitting the existing draw
backs in voting for state officials
we come to the matter of improv-
ing some of them by the state
convention system. 1t is here:
Admitting that the people of the
county are willing to select del
eeates generally known to be
honest and intelligent, it is much
more likely that such delegates
will vote intelligently for candi-
/ dates in convention than could
the individual voter as at pres
ent. The delegate has a chance
to see to some extent at first
hand the various candidates for
honors. He has chance to
minele with like delegates from
the various parts of the state
From these means he is more
likely to cast an intelligent nom
mating vote.
By admitting that honest men
can be found for these delegate
positions there is absolutely ne
reason to believe that a represen
tative body of delegates would
be unduly influenced by any
powers that be. The candidate:
would no longer be able tt
slide into Office by means of thu
same kind of publicity that get!
business for Quaker Oats O.
some other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
product.
There are many other detail
, that should have careful atten
: ton, but such a plan as outlined
above ought to come as near be
ing perfect as it is possible to Sc
cure. The county unit is absc
lutely the largest by which vot
, ers can vote direct and do it ir
diligently. Their verdict ma,
: not always be the best, but
should come the nearest to bein
the best.
Under such a combined pr
: mary-convention system the e.
: pense could be cut down mater
2 tally. The results would b
much better. And the interest
e Of the general public would b
generally guarded
In spite of our notorious pr
t mary principles every factor
party and organization violate
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-16

the spirit of the same. For
years the Progressive Republi.
can League has done this very
thing by lining up States" put
ting them out in pamphlet form
and begging the voters to carry
same with them to the polling
place. The republican state cen
trail committee this year is doing
the same thing. They have
scattered broadcast over the
state little cards bearing the list
of their chosen candidates and
which are headed take this
card to the booth with you and
vote for these men," The Nom
Partisan League, said by its or
ganizers to be the greatest thing
known in history tending to right
all evils, is advertising generally
a plan even ranker than the old
convention system for various
reasons. First, the system is
not protected from fraud by any
legal enactments. Second, the
representation is not general.
Third, the state convention is to
be comprised of ONE delegate
from each county, whether that
county has one thousand or one
hundred thousand votes. And,
with say fifty-five members of the
state convention it is far more
probable that the self-constituted
leaders will be able to put
through any program which they
may have outlined. Take En-
mons county for instance. A
delegate from Emmons county
will take part in their state con
vention. Such delegate will
have been chosen by precinct
representatives from only a few
of the north tier of precincts
Three-fourths of the entire coun
ty have not been even approached
on the subject. Nevertheless
the delegate from Emmons coun
ty will be supposed to represen
the will of the entire vote, a
least so far as the farmers art
concerned, of the entire county
This article is not written tx
cast reflections upon either thu
Progressive Republican League
the Republican State Contra
Committee or the Non-Partisal
League. 1t is meant to demon
strate that the present primar.
system isn't working right ant
that it won't work right.
The voters of Emmons count.
and of the state owe it to then
selves to take an interest in thi
) matter and to instruct their reI
resentatives, whoever they ma
: be, in the next legislature t
make the necessary changes an
improvements in the primar
law.
If the convention system fc
picking state candidates is not
be countenanced there is onl
one excuse and then it must b
admitted as impossible to elet
: honest delegates. If such
: charge were true then the legi
: lature should be abolished for til
: same principle is invoked
choosing legislators.
|
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-16
Meeting of Hague Teacher Association,
March 1lth

The Hague School Chorus, at
the special request of the assoc
citation at a prior meeting, rem
dered two sacred songs: Jesus,
Lover of My Soul and God be
with You till We Meet Again"
The rendition of the two old
songs, and their reception by the
audience showed that they were
still great favorites.
Mr.. O'Callaghan's paper on
Physiology and Hygiene touched
upon the immediate conditions
daily encountering us inthe rural
communities we are teaching.
Mr., Fiechtinger gave us an
able Interpretation Of the odd
Ironsides. .
Miss Holen gave us a paper on
spelling, showing us how omake
this subject in school interesting
as well as practical.
We all got a treat from our
honored guest. G. w Hudson.
With his genial rnannershe asked
for permission to fake the floor.
We thank you, Mr.. Hudson, and
wish only you were one Of us.
In a paper on language, Mr..
|Bergener supplied US with many
valuable ideas. The paper was.
concise and to the point.
The next meeting was set for
April, the first, Suspending the
rules, it was left to each member
Ito select his own topic, and each.
member was put under obligas
ton to contribute his mite in
things educational. This should
make the meeting a novel one.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-16
COUNTY scHOoL NOTES.
Notes From the County Superintend-
ent Of Schools.

The bids for the erection Of two
new school houses in Winona
school district, that were to have
been received March 4th, will be
received and acted upon Wednes-
day, March ed. The plans and
specifications remain the same
except that two more windows
are added by order Of state in
spector of plans, Supt. E. ]. Tay-|
lor, there not being sufficient
lighting area to meet legal re-
quirements.
Eighth grade examinations will
be held March 3Oth and 31st
in all the village schools of our
county, and in enough Of the ru-
raj schools to make it as con-
venient as possible for the rural
scholars.
We are in receipt of q number
of applications, from teachers
wanting positions in our schools
another year. We believe it is
not too early for school boards
and teachers to have an under
standing as to next years plans.
About fifty certificates for per-
feet attendance have been issued
from this office in the last week.
This fact should be very graft
flying to the teachers and parents
of our county as well as this Of
flee. Perfect attendance spells
good schools and excellent work.
The following received certif;
|icates for three months perfect
attendance: Mariuts Nieuwsma,
Anna .Nieuwsma, Juna Carlson,
Herbert Urevig, Florence Beal,
Grace Olson, Ida Vikse, Eva
!. Putnam, Nina Putnam, Adam
Brickle, Rosa Brickle, Borghild
Ellingson, Ralph Clarke, Meta
Illchen, Miles Stanton, Genevieve
McC rory, Franklin Bertheau, Eu.
nice Haggard, Philipena Mitzel
Edna Green, Howard Carley, Al.
exander Hager, George Homer
Hazel Dilly, Clara Bechtle, Eu.
nice Rotzein, Amalia Bietal
spuck, Stanley Colby, Elsie Mo:
ger, Verl Weaver, Elmer Arens
Hazel Baker. Veronica Bichler
John Lipp. Helen Meier, Mary
Fischer, Philipena Bachmeier
Rosina Cernes, Maria Bichler
Lawrence Larson, Carl Nau
: mann, Harold Larson, Clarence
Larson, Ethyl Webert, Made
Hoskins, Clarence Fransen, Lu
ella Shepherd, Elsie Beseler
Mabel Fransen, Selmer. Fransen
Pearl Sorem, Cora Shepherd
Charley Shepherd. Frank Schu
macher, Clifford Coon.
Certificates for nine months
perfect attendance were issued t,
Hazel Baker and Harold Larson
q Meeting of Hague Teaohers' Association
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-16

Certificates for nine months
perfect attendance were issued to-
Hazel Baker and Harold Larson.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-10
u. S. SHIPS PICK
UP MANY OF BOATS,

Lieutenant Commander Miller, of
the destroyer Ericsson, which picked
up some boats from the liner Steph-
ano, said no attack was made on this
vessel until all aboard had left. When
the Ericsson arrived at the lightship
Miller observed submarine about a
mile away and almost Immediately
heard three shots. He saw the
Stephano heave tc. The Stephano
Immediately asked the Ericsson to
take off her passengers. Before the
Ericsson arrived the Stephano's pas
sengers were off in the ships own
boats and were being taken aboard
the destroyer within five minutes
The Ericsson brought twenty-five
women, and ten children. and the de-
stroyed Balch brought sixty-nine 9th
ers from the Stephano
While the Germans were disposing
of the SNephano, a Dutch vessel prob
ably the Bloomershdijk, was standing
a shcrt distance away awaiting sink
ing according to DR.. Andrews, con-
nected with the Greenfell Mission,
who was passenger on the Stephano.
DR.. Andrews praised the work of the
American warships.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-10
WILSON FOR SURE
SAYS LAMbR|GHT
OLD BRUNSWckIAN, NOW TAMPA
EDITOR, BACK FROM NEW YORK
SPEND SHORT TIME HERE.

Edwin d. Lambright. editor of the
tampa Tribune and an old Brunswick
ian passed through the city Sunday
enroute from New York to Tampa. Ho
has been away on his annual vacation
period. which he spent in New York
and ran by Brunswick for short visit
with relatives and friends. He came
in at noon Sunday and left yesterday
morning for his home. Mr.. Lambright
talks Interestingly of the national
campaign and according to his way
Of looking at it, it's all Wilson.
He says the drift to Wilson has
grown remarkably within the last
three or four weeks and that many
things have transpired to give the
President decided advantage. The
O'Leary incident in New York. the al
most solid labor vote and the nature
of the campaign that Hughes has
waged will all contribute to the cleo
tion Of Wilson thinks Mr.. Lambright.
He is quite certain that New York
state will go for Wilson and believes
that the party is united there to
greater extent than has been the case
in many years. Regarding his old
home-Brunswick Mr. Lambrigh was
optimistic and predicts that she is now
on a real era of solid and substantial
growth. For many years he was
connected with the local press of the
city and since going to Tampa, some
seventeen years ago, he has grown to
be one of the ablest as we'll as one OF
the most popular editors in the state
of Florida. While his stay here was
brief, he was cordially welcomed by
his many friends.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-10
BOSTON WINS AGAIN
GILBERT ACCEPTS
CALL TO THIS CITY
WELL KNOWN AUGUSTA PASTOR
FINALLY CONCLUDES TO COME
TO BRUNSWICK.

Information was received in the
city yesterday by the officials of the
First Baptist church to the effect that
Rev. E Gilbert of Augusta has finally
accepted the call and is to come to the
pastorate in the course of few days.
1t will be recalled that DR.. Gilbert
was called by the Brunswick congre-
cation several weeks ago and after
considering the matter, concluded to
come. 1t was then the Augusta people
realized what a loss they were
about to sustain and they made
their pastor to remain. While these
proposals were most liberal in their
nature and while the Augusta people
were very earnest in their desire to
retain Dr. Gilbert. he felt that his
duty was TO Brunswick. since he haG
accepted their call The position of
Dr. Gilbert was rather an embarrass
ing one and called for great amoun;
of careful consideration and it was
only yesterday he wired the Bruins
wick folk to the effect that he was
coming.
Mr.. Gilbert is one of the ablest di
vines in the state; is a man of wide
experience, has charming family and
will be a real acquisition to Bruins
wick. The News is pleased that he is
coming and cordially welcomes him
to this city
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-10
MUST NOT POOL
YOUR WHISTLES
UNIQUE QUESTION WAS SETTLED
sY RECORDER JOHNSON, OF
ATLANTA.

ATLANTA, Oct. 9-For number of
boarders in boarding house to pool
their various individual supplies OF
liquor in common lot, and for each
of them to use from the common lot
without regard to whether he is tap
ping the bottle he put in or the bottle
pu in by some other boarder, is n
violation Of the Georgia prohibition
laws. according to ruling delivered
by Recorder Johnson of this city in
arrested on a charge of having on
the case of boarding house landlady
hand larger supply than the law al
lows.
Her defense when arraigned before
the recorder was that the liquor did
not belong to her, but belonged to her
boarders: and she then explained that
the bows" threw all their LIQUOR in
together and used out of the common
lot whenever they wanted drink,
without going to the trouble of keep
ing each ones individual supply in
each ones individual room. which en-
tailed lot OF walking back and forth
from tine living room where they are
wont to congregate of evenings.
II have no doubt you are telling the
truth. Madame" said the recorder.
'for all that sounds very plausible
and probable. but the keeping of in
dlvidual supplies of liquor in common
lots was exactly the sort of an ar
cangement in vogue by the locker
Glubs before the passage of the pres
ent laws and was exactly the sort of
arrangement prohibited by the antti-
locker club provisions of the law"
The recorder dismissed the case
against the landlady, inasmuch as
there had been no disorder or bolster
Gus conduct in her boarding. house.
hut he admonished her in the future
tc see that each of her "boys" kept
his own individual drinking in the
his own individual supply in his own
individual room, and did his own in
using no other boarder's liquor but his
using other boarder's liquor but his
own.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-10
GERMANY SINKS SIX
CITY COUNCIL IN
A SHORT SESSION.
ONLY ROUTINE MATTERS HAN.
DIED. MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO
GET VETERINARY SURGEON.

The city council held its regular
meeting last nigt whom only a batch
Of routine matters were handled.
Those present were Mayor Hopkins
and Aldermen Dart, Roberts, Jones
McKinnon, Abrams and Leybourne.
The only petition of the evening came
from the Brunswick Marine Construc-
ton corporation. They are asking the
city to lease them some additional
property on Bay street directly in
front of the Parker r-Hensel property
rorty-six feet wide and 270 feet deep.
The request was referred to the com
mittee of the whole. The Fire com
mittee made a rather extended report
in which it recommended the installa-
ton of five additional water hvdrants
in several sections of the citv and the
changing of the location of others. The
report was adopted. The September
report of the city health commissioner
was received and is published in full
elsewhere. Only one ordinance was
intr duced and that one was placed on
it's first reading and merely amends
the present meat inspection laws by
providing that all meat inspections be
made between sun rise and sun set.
DR.. r. F. Abercrombie, city health
officer appeared before council and in
a very earnest manner requested that
the city employ a veterinary surgeon.
He suggested to council that If this
new man is added he would cut out
one of his regular inspectors and that
the increased revenues derived from
marks and brands would practically
pay the additional cost. The matter
was fully discussed, the general idea
being in favor Of the plan, If it can
be done without adding any expense
tc the city The opinion is that this
can be done and the new man would
greatly facilitate the workings of the
The whole subject was
referred to the committee of the
whole.
After the reading of accounts coun-
Gil adjourned.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-10
HOKE SMITH IS
IN THE WEST NOW
DONG EXCELLENT WORK FOR
WILSON ANS OTHER DEM
OcRATS.

ATLANTA. Oct o. UT;tal States
Senator Hoke Smith OF Georgia is now
campaigning for President Wilson and
the other Democratic candidates, be-
ing assigned for the first part of his
tour to the middle west.
The new National Democratiu Hand
Book has reached Atlanta mad friends
Of Senator Smith are gratified to see
the number Of measures put forward
therein with which he was specially
connected.
The act regulating cotton exchanges
was drawn jointly by Senator Smith
of South Carolina, Senator Hoke
Smith Of Georgia and Congressman
Lever of South Carolina. Senator
Hoke Smiths presentation in detail to
THE Senate Of the methods being used
by the New York cotton exchange
broke down the support which that
institution had hitherto received in
|the Senate and made certain the
passage of the act.
Six other measures to which the
Democratic Hand Book deyotes spe-
eial attention are the revision of the
tariff, the federal reserve act. the
good roads act, the rural credits act,
! Bhe shipping act and the government
Warehouse act, in the preparation of
which the Georgia senator took
prominent part.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-10
Doomed Ships Were Notified
And Not a Life Was Lost.
Many United States Ships
Picked up the Boats Which
Were Floating all Around.
International Merchant Marine
Ordered Their Vessels Which
Were Ready for Sea to Re-
Main in While Others Did
Not Follow the Example.

NEWPORT, R. l., Oct 9.-There
was no confirmation this morning of
reports that nine allied and neutral
vessels were sunk by a German sub
marine or submarines off Nantucket
lightship yesterday. Six were sunk.
There was no life loss. 1t was re-
ported that every vessel was warned.
The crew of the Kingston were re-
ported in beats and had not been
picked up. The sea was calm. Many
destroyers were still in the vicinity
Two hundred and sixteen passeng-
ers and members of crews had landed
1t was supposed that one submarine
was the U-69, which visited New
port Saturday. A passenger on the
British liner Stepuhano said an officer
and several of the crew said they saw
distinctly the name J-63 on the sub
marine which attacked the Stephano
Thirty of the Stephano's passengers
were Americans from Canadian
ports.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-10
"MOTHER" JONES MIGHT
TRY 1T in ATLANTA.

ATLANTA, Oct. 9.-Will Mother
Jcnes. who is coming. to Atlanta to-
morrow to take a hand in the street
car strike, repeat her New York per-
formance of sending the wives OF
striking carmen out into the streets to
start riot?
The announcement that Mother"
Jones was ccmin gto Atlanta, printed
in yesterdays papers, has been receiv-
ed with furor of interest; and espe-
cially so because Of her recent ex-
ploits in New York, where she deliv-
cred a speech last Wednesday night
which resulted in the smashing of a
trolley car by striking carmen's wives,
the beating up of the conductor and
motorman, and the clubbing of the
women by New York policemen who
used their riot sticks without regard
to the sex of the rioters.