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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
KNIT nelson
GREETED BY many
IN SPEECH HERE
Senator From Minnesota Denounced
Democratic Doctrine Tuesday Eve
Hundreds Turned Away

Knut Nelson, Minnesota's senior
senator, spoke in this city on Tuesday
evening. The immense audience COM
pletely filled the building and over
flowed into the hallway and cloak
rooms, many being turned away for
lack of room to accommodate the huge
throngs which turned out to hear this
distinguished statesman. Senator Nell
son was introduced by the Hon. R. A.
Nestos. While the senator may not
be considered polished orator, his re-
marks were so pertinent as to occasion
frequent applause, and were listened
to with rapt attention by the large
audience.
In his Introductory remarks the SEN
ator addressed the gathering as neigh
tors, friends and fellow countrymen,
referring to the Scandinavian race as
being largely instrumental in the de-
velopment of the great northwest. He
declared the present campaign to be
the most important since the days of
the Civil war He spoke of the pros
perity of the nation during the period
of republican rule, mentioning the Pc
culiar circumstances by which the
democratic party gained the ascend
ancy and enacted legislation which
places every commodity produced by
the farmers of the northwest upon the
free list or so reduced the tariff that
they we're obliged to compete with for
eign labor and foreign products. The
Continued on last page.)
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Of the tariff revised it, but instead Of
revising it downward, passed the high
est tariff in the history Of the natinn

of the tariff revised it, but instead of
revising it downward, passed the high
est tariff in the history Of the nation.
It makes no difference to Big Bust
ness which party is in power. The
only thing it wants is control of the
party in power.
All it wants is the ability to dictate
the policy of the party. The present
administration came into power un-
der no obligation to big business, and
so was not controlled by it.
The present administration was one
of constructive legislation. Among the
big pieces of such legislation is the
banking system, starting with a fed
eral reserve bank. Under the old sys-
tenn there was money enough avail
able to do business when conditions
were normal, but when prosperity
came there was no elasticity and in
consequence when business expanded
beyond the capacity of the currency,
a panic resulted. This condition has
been removed by the law creating the
federal reserve bank. Now all the
farmer or merchant has to do if the
money for a loan is not available un-
der the ordinary methods of borrow
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ing, is to take his note to member
bank-and all national banks must be
reserve bank members, and all state
banks can be-and with his own en-
dorsement together with the endorse
ment of the banker his note is cashed
by the federal reserve banking system
and the money goes into circulation.
After the Standard Oil decision of
the supreme court, the business inter-
ests, not knowing just where they
stood, could not tell whether they
were violating the law in the forma-
ton of trusts, or not. The present ad-
ministration re-enacted the antitrust
laws and so defined these acts that
there can be no question of what can
be done without violating the law. The
country must have large combinations
of capital to conduct business as it
takes large amounts of money to build
railroads and equip lines.
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hairdressers, their manicurist, call at
their homes in the forenoon and then
they, the farmers wives and daugh-
ing during the afternoon"
"That would suit the farmers
wives and daughters to perfection
declared Mr.. Burke. "The farmers
wives have so much time to entertain
dressmakers and manicurists. That's
another idea of what little work some
people in Washington society think
there is to do on a farm. McCumber
has been for seventeen years concoct-
ing such legislation. By this time the
farmers wives must be sorely in need
of dressmakers, masseuses, manicur-
lists, ETC., and l would be afraid to
stand in front of their nails" McCum-
her devoted so much time to Washing
ton society, that he had no time ia
devote to the study of North Dakota
farm circles, hence the Matching Of
such thoughts.
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pied fully three hours of time, the
audience never wearied and gave him
their closest attention throughout. The
Burke address was said by many who
were present to have been the best
address so far in the campaign. Our
limited space will permit our giving
but few excerpts of the Burke
speech.
In 1908 there was a demand for a
revision of the tariff. Republicans ad-
mitted it was too high, but they asked
that it be revised by it's friends and
not turned over to it's enemies. This
looked fair and the people accepted it..
but with the provision that it be re-
vised downward as Mr.. Bryan, the
democratic candidate for president, at
that time, insisted on. honestly think
that Taft intended to do the right
thing. Taft was elected president on
the promise of revision and the friends
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PIPER-HOWE co. IN NEW HOME
Description of Handsome New Block
Which is Being Used for General
Offices and Warehouse.

The Piper-Howe Lumber company
have moved their general offices from
the Scofeld block into their handsome
new Office building on First street
northeast. The new quarters are sc
designed that the general Offices occu.
py the second floor while the first
floor is reserved for the use of the
local yard Office. The new office build.
ing and warehouse combined has a
frontage on First street Of SO feet anc
the building is 40 feet long. Immense
plate glass windows afford an abund.
ance of light to the Offices, which ex-
tend back distance of "a feet This
part of the building is faced with He
bron pressed brick with trim of Min.
nesota sandstone. The portion of the
building used for storage purposes is
OF very heavy construction as neces-
sary in buildings Of this character
which must support an enormous
weight. A large elevator connects the
floors and basement. This section of
the building will house the interior
finish lumber, the doors and windows,
etc. One feature which calls for more
than passing mention is room which
il practically air tight in which maple
flooring is stored, with steam pipes
along the walls, keeping the room at
an even temperature. In this way the
flooring may be kept in perfect con-
dition at all seasons of the year, a fact
that will appeal to builders, as floor
ing stored in the usual manner &C
camulates moisture and is the source
OF considerable annoyance when the
floors are laid.
The local office quarters are finish
ed in selected Washington fir, giving
the room bright and cheerful ap-
pearance. This wood takes an espec-
tally beautiful finish and the effect Sc
cured in this office, fully justifies the
many claims of superiority of this
wood for interior finish. Contractors
appreciate the fact that private
room has been provided properly
equipped in which they may be free
from interruption when consulting
their requirements in the building line.
The general offices on the upper floor
are beyond a doubt the handsomest
Offices in the city. The interior finish
here is of quartered oak, the floors
are covered With cork carpet, the
light fixtures are the very latest in
their line, being the famous Brascolite
system, the desks are all of uniform
size and color and the appointments in
every detail have been designed with
an eye single to harmonious effect
and general utility. Connected with
these Offices are the private offices of
Messrs. r. H. and Lee Piper. Cloak
rooms, lavatory and toilets are locat-
ed across the hall for the officers and
employees and every convenience sup
piled that will conduce to their COM
fort or convenience.
The Piper-Howe lumber company
was organized in 1906, and their head
quarters moved to this city the same
year. Forty-fve yards have already
been established and are now in active
operation. Thirty-eight of these are
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in this state and the remainder in the
state of Montana, new yards being
added as developments warrant. Of
late years Montana has afforded the
best field for establishing new yards
owing to the rapid development of the
northern section of that state Their
property in this city has a frontage
of 275 feet on First street and large
warehouse, with pressed brick front,
brick side walls and with steel fire.
proof, doors is now under construction.
This building will be 44x140 feet in
size. A spur from the 500 track will
be run into the yard between this
warehouse and the main building, thus
affording the best Of facilities for un-
loading the material consigned the
firm. Other fire. proof houses will be
added next year, and thus all their
stock will be housed in dry, fire-proof
buildings.
In the local yard and general offices
the Piper-Howe Lumber company has
a force of "a employees.
Piper-Howe Lumber Co. is distinctly
a home institution, being the only lum-
Der firm having it's general Offices in
this city. R. H. and Lee Piper, the prin-
cipal stockholders, are residents of the
city and are among the most progress
sive and enterprising business men in
this community, both taking an active
part in every movement that tends to
promote the civic welfare Of the city
or the welfare Of the community gen.
orally. Their new office building is a
handsome edifice and credit to the
CITY
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JOHN BURKE PLEASED
IMMENSE AUDIENCE
Democratic Nominee for u. S. Senate
Delivered one of Finest Addresses
of Campaign at ArmOry

John Burke, three times governor
Of North Dakota and now candidate
for the United States senate, delivered
one of the finest addresses of the cam
paign from a democratic standpoint,
At the Armory last Friday evening.
The immense building was jammed to
the doors, many being unable to gain
admittance. He discussed the issues
of the day in a calm and dispassionate
manner-his remarks at times grow
ing sarcastic, causing frequent out
bursts of applause from the audience.
Despite the fact that the address occu-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
Wife of Rev. Nickolay Nilsen Submits
to Operation.

We received a letter from our old
time friend, Rev. Nicolay Nilsen, for
mer pastor Of the Zion Lutheran
church of this city, stating that Mrs.
Nilsen had undergone a very difficult
operation in Minneapolis three weeks
ago at the Lutheran Deaconess In
stitute. Her many friends will be
pleased to learn she is greatly i'm
proved. She will, however, be compel
led to remain in Minneapolis for an
other month until sufficiently strong
to move to their new home, Willma1,
MINI. - 49,.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-03-31
SUNDAY SCHOOLS SAVING JAP
ANESE CHILDREN.

One of the movements fostcred by
the Worlds Sunday School Associa-
ton is a campaign in one hundred Of
the cities of Japan, to arouse pastors
and Sunday school teachers to the i'm
portance of religious education. The
secretary Of the National Sunday
School Association of Japan, Rev. II.
kawasumi, reports visitation of six
teen cities in the month of November
as part of this program. In the
town of Tsu they found an Episcopal
minister who had five hundred stu
dents enrolled in his Sunday school,
as the result of three years work.
The chief Of police told this minister
that they had many criminal children
in Tsu, but the number had greatly
decreased since the Sunday school had
been started
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CHINESE PROVERBS.

Think twice and do not speak at all.
Only those become priests who can
not earn living.
At seventy man is candle in the
wind.
A thousand soldiers are easily OBJ
tanned; one general is hard to find.
DO not lace your shoes in a melon
patch.
Easy to open shop; hard to keep
it open.
Of all important things the first is
not to cheat conscience.
All pursuits are mean in compari
son with learning.
In a united family happiness
springs up Of itself.
He bought dried fish to spare it's
life.
Win your lawsuit, lose your money.
Better do kindness near home than
go far to burn incense.
If you suspect a man, don't employ
him; if you employ him, don't su5-
pect him.
Unskilful fools quarrel with their
tools.
It's little thing to starve to
death; it's 4 serious matter to lose
ones virue.-World Outlook.
In its Hawaii Mission the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church has seventy
rine mission stations, thirty-six pas
tors and evangelists, and 2,20o
church members.
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why asked a visitor to the theater
the other day, do the members of the
orchestra always worry people possess
ing nerves, like myself, by tuning up
their instruments in the orchestra in
stead Of before coming in:" At first
glance the complaint seems reasonable
enough. but it is not sound at bottom.
1t is all a matter of thermometer. The
temperature in different parts of the
buildings is different and the instru-
ments have to he tuned in the tempera-
ture of the place in which they are 60
ing to be played. AS a rule, the air in
4 theater becomes warmer as the per-
formance progresses, and so the instru-
ments have to be tuned several times.
London Express.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-03-31
ARMENlENS FACE DEATH
WITH UNSHAKEN FAITH
Nearly Million Victims of Turkeys Foul Policy-Slain
Outright or Driven Forth to Die
by Southern Missionary News Bureau.

From time to time fresh chapters
from the awful story of Turkeys eff.
fort to eXterminate the Armenians
slip through to America, chiefly
through the agency of missionaries
representing the American Board
(CongregationaD in Turkey and Ar
menia. Nearly a million Armenian
Christians are said already to have
perished at the hands of the Turks
or through exposure and starvation.
The Christian fortitude and unshaken
faith with which multitudes of these
unfortunates have gone to their trag-
lc death will make a wonderful tale
OF heroism if it is ever written. A
letter just received from mission
ary who has been a witness of their
sufferings and courage, tells some
thing Of the heart-breaking but in
spring story:
"Miss - and l saw the depart
ure OF hundreds of Armenians into
hopeless exile. 1t was heart-break-
ing and too awful even to imagine in
detail, yet we praise God that we
were permitted to see the spirit of
Christian faith manifested by so MANY
in this the darkest period of Armenian
history. There may have been ex-
amples of hard heartedness, of utter
loss of faith, and of cursing against
God, but We did not see any. How
often, on the contrary, did we pray
with streaming eyes, beseeching God
to keep their faith and ours sure!
How often did men and women clasp
our hands at parting and say: Let
Gods will be done. We have no 9TH
er hope
"An Armenian Protestant preacher
came to our compound just before
leaving and asked that with the girls
and teachers we might all have wor-
ship together. His young wife, una
bic to travel, was left to our care.
Whether they will ever be reunited no
one can tell. With perfect calmness
he read from Gods Word and prayed
Gods protection upon US who were
left behind. Then after a hymn, He
Leadeth Me- he went out, perhaps
never to return"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-03-31
Uses and Abuses OF Fertilizers
By H. De Loach Georgia Experment s
THE USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTlLiZER6-HIsTORV
of Series of Sly Ario,ao


I'VE would not be disposed to try to give complete history the use of
ma fertilizers but only to show how this industry hogan ana
the Southern United States Generally speaking farmers Of
inherited the habit of applying soils but have not
en taught the underlying principles of the industry.
some kind of for the nrooso f in
Passing the yields goes back ancient times We know many ancient
e applied animal manues to their soils for purpose The Chinese
applied manures of various kinds and gardens and
phenomenal results In Won Tshuds Peru we find that
#ue of by the Peruvians " " "'
for centuries and the yield still high growers PROSPEROUS
practice of using mineral fertilizers from
find above 1t had already been before found it's
caion of minerals to soils originated We do not
ow this is true but all evidence points to this
The First Use Use Of Peruvian ruvan eunno. os"
Peruvian puano was David
of Sparta, Ga who it in the old Amer
published Baltimore perhaps never had
use Of mineral fertilizers IN ta YEAR S s % o'er lines as well as in
ped into the United States he bought it. and on find
that it paid him. bought in increasing year
1856 when he went into fully AS is no
the first instance of the concentrated mineral fertilizer on
e universal with which the use of this Pc
guano led many other prominent farmers example
in every reported followed constrained
believe that the application fertilizer to the
ton and other crops in the South could
smiled % u1t % @ a Was Hna' the crop needed and when this
Peruvian guano which contained pn
nitrogen produced too much stalk and much
The First Use of German
u TINS time the war between the States began and
f of various kinds of mineral fertilizers
"A in the world of agriculture its
Of Peruvian subsidized and gen
question OF the OF mineral themselves
n students of
great contributing the trade in the
the abolition Of
eucaon Before question of land was secondary
farm in the South
take in land 1t in andth
artificial
agricultural colleges
campaign LOT improving methods
begun small the
greater use of plant foods all kinds
o hs OF course caused an immediate increase in the of min
oods ana out OF which of
From this great demand there
OF the All kinds
and some The had
lCfS and then palmed
~ ei strong and that coui
laws did by
Of the the The
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-03-31
Editors For Office.

~ ID very uuuat.-.- 4of :. I4eWopape
eaICof 10 become candidate Tor
pu"IlC Office. VI some Two nundre,
- 'Aem III FLORIDA, Ia Gays gone by
Nv Ave per Cen. o. tnem nave beer
-.'4D..-u~Ceo 4Or e4cCLiVe Offices.
-SUW, however, an unusual number
o4 CAGIn are canu4G... vco 4o4 AomlIla.
tlon IN the June primaries. The her.
la IS especially pleased to note that
| moSU OF them are candidates for the
legislature and it sincerely hopes thai
all OF them will be nominated and
elected, for they are needed in the
legislature not only for promoting
legislation for the general good OF
Florida, but for relieving the press Of
the unreasonable restrictions and bur-
denS imposed upon it by legislatures
Of the past.
Amongst those who are candidates
Tor the legislature are the following:
II. W. Storrs, editor of the Breeze,
Defuniak Springs, candidate for sen.
atof from Walton county--an excellent
man, friend of the farmers, belonging
to the radical wing of the Democrat
lc party, but a man whom both of
the wings and the people in general
can safely trust
VIM. H. Mapoles, editor of the
Laurel Hill News, candidate for the
legislature from Oklaloosa county,
who has served two terms in the leg
lslature and is noted as a fighter for
the right
Rube Allyn, editor of the Sarasota
Sun, candidate for representative
from Manatee county,-an original
genius, but fully competent and wor-
thy Of the honor;-
Robert j. Holly, editor of the San
ford Herald, candidate for represen-
tative from Seminole county, "safe
and sane" man who can be depended
upon to work for the best interests
of Florida and of the state press;-
VIM. A. Russell, editor of the Pa
latka News, and H. S. McKenzie; edi-
tor Of the Palatka Times Herald, both
CT whom are candidates for represen-
tatlve from Putnam county, both ex.
perienced in legislation and both Ca
pable of rendering excellent service
iol '-lS 9ldVC dllu lIlc pIcSS' AS QI-
nam Is entitled to two representatives,
both should be chosen.
Other editors aspiring to office are
Senator l.. W. Zim, editor of the St.
Augustine Meteor, who wishes to be
chosen as superintendent of public in
stfuction of St. Johns county, and c.
G. Woodward of the Plant City Cour-
ier who aspires to the tax assessor
ship of Hillsborough county, both 10y
al Democrats and thoroughly worthy
Of the recognition which they seek.
W. L. Straub, editor of the St. Pc
tersburg Times, candidate for the
postmastership Of his city, man we'll
qualified and highly deserving.
The Herald is emphatically in IA
vor of giving each one of these edi-
tors the office to which he aspires,
as it is convinced that each and ev-
cry one Of them is worthy, competent. |
honest and patriotic. They have
spent years in serving the people and |
he Democratic party and in boosting
he state, and now they should re-
,eiVe a more substantial recognition /
han self-consciousness of duty per-
ormed and laudatory resolutions of !
boards of trade and complimentary
of appreciative subscribers
-Punta Gorda Herald.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-03-31
LAKE LAHONTAN,
Was When 1t Covered a Larae
Portion of Nevada.

a t'Sti VI iNCNadds
IaEge prehistoric lake which flood
plumber of the valleys of north.
ern Nevada at a very recent geo.
|oate, but has now passed away,
PANIED Lake Lahontan, in honor
prom Lahontan, one of the early
'rerS Of the headwaters of the
: DDL The lake covered approx.
/ N,400 square miles at its great
iFnSion, and in its deepest part,
PRESENT site of Pyramid lake, it
p least $50 feet deep-that is, its
E. stood approximately 500 feet
the present water surface of
hd lake.
ancient lake had no outlet eX
tlle one that led straight up, its
+ being dissipated entirely by
Fation. A large area few miles
oI Winnemucca is covered with
'dlnes formed since the disap.
pee OF Lake Lahontan. The
are fully seventy-fve feet thick.
Iheir sleeper slopes are on the
.S'te thus indicating that the
vast field of sand is slowly trav.
eastward.
progress has necessitated
e oI changes in the roads in the
Il part of Little Humboldt val
'I''l% recent years. In some places
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a prominent druggist of Memphis says;
Much sickness could and would be
prevented if the people would only re-
member that constipation is one of the
first causes. AS reminder | would
suggest the slogan,
"'Rexall Orderlies, the laxative tab
let with the pleasant taste.
II suggest Rexall OrderlieS as know
their formula and believe they are the
best remedy for relieving constipation.
They can be used by men, women or
children"
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative.
ACKERMAN-STEWART
DRUG CO.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-03-31

natives of the Philippine islands.
There are now nearly 10000 Metho-
dlsts in the island of Luzon, cared for
by ten American missionaries, forty
two Filipino pastors, and thous and
local preachers and exhorters. There
are seven districts, two of them under
Filipino superintendent Most of
the Filipino pastors have been STU
dents at the Union theological Semi
nary in Manila. The conference has
two training schools for women, a
hospital in Manila, and dormitories in
Manila, Tuguegarao and Vigan.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-03-31

III this region the r2Iegrap1 pUrrS maze
been buried so deeply that they have
had to be spliced in order to keep the
wires above the crests of the dunes
The sand is of a light creamy yellow
color and forms beautifully curved
ridges and waves that are covered
with a fretwork of wind ripplcs. and
many of these ridges are marked in the
most curious manner by the footprint,
of animals, which form strange hipro-
glyphics that are sometimes difficult
to translate - EXCHANGE
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-03-31
CHURCHES GROWING IN SELF.
SUPPORT.

Rev. W. R. Hunt Of Chuchow, China
writes of the progress of the native
churches toward self-support:
"The country churches are steadily
grasping the idea of self-support
They re more and more eager for the
purity and reputation of the churches.
We are urging that each country
church support it's own school,"