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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Threshers Will Charge by the Day

F. J. Schloer brought in samples Of
macaroni and blue stem wheat taken
from farm near Burlington. The
former is we'll filled, while the blue
stem, which is later, will hardly pay
to cut. Mr.. Schloer says that the
farmers generally will SOW macaroni
and Marquis wheat next year, provid-
ing they can get the seed. Mr.. Schloer
will start his threshing machine Fri
day for a fifteen-days' run. He will
charge $50 day, furnishing the ma
chine and machine crew, but the farm
ers will have to furnish the bundle
teams and board the men, This will
make the total cost about 500 day.
Nearly all of the threshers will work
along this plan this year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Big Demand for Farm Loans.

John X. Sveen Of this city, who is
one of the three members of the ma
tional board of trustees for the Sons
of Norway, reports that the organiza-
ton has something like 100000 loan.
ed on farm mortgages in the western
states. Many applications have been
received for farm loans in Mckenzie
county and several Montana counties
just across the line. The money can
be secured at 6 per cent and Mr.. Sveen
reports that at present there is plen-
ty on hand. He has to pass upon all
loans in this section Of the United
States.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Police COnfiscate Loaded Dice,

VIM. Daily was arrested early Fri
day morning at his gambling joint in
this city. The police secured the most
beautiful collection of dice ever seen
in the city, 12O of the cubes, all sizes
and colors. Some of them were load
ed, others were shaped so that they
could not help but win and one was
found with SIS on six sides, still an
other had two 6's and another two
trays. A dice drilling outfit, for load
ing the cubes was confiscated and the
police secured a As Colts revolver.
GREGG, who is said to have run the
place, was arrested.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17

records. To play Hill & Dale records,
such as Edison and Pathe, the repro
Queer only has to be reversed and a
Playerphone jewel point or sapphire
ball inserted.
Mr.. Swalstead has already received
a consignment of these beautiful in
struments and is making preparations
for an enormous business in them.
They come in a variety of styles, at
prices ranging from $50 to 1925 each.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Hart Swalstead Takes Agency for
Playerphone Talking Machine

Your faVorite music rendered per-
fectly. With the Playerphone you
may use disc records of any make. The
Playerphone is especially built to rem
der perfect interpretations from every
disc record.
1t is made to meet demand for an
owner to merely the records made by
one firm. Best of all Playerphones
are far less expensive than similar
cabinet instruments whose powers are
limited to just one make of records.
No change of equipment is neces-
sary for playing all different makes of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Visit From Judge Goss

Judge E. B. Goss of Bismarck,
member Of the supreme bench, was in
Minot Tuesday. The judge motored
over from Bismarck the day before
and went to Donnybrook on business
on the early morning train.
The judge will have finished his du-
ties as Judge the first of the year and
his many friends throughout the north
west will be pleased to learn that he
is contemplating strongly returning
to Minot to open law offices.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17

Jack contains the red, white and blue
colors, but Mr.. Swigart says they are
not arranged to suit him. He reports
10000 soldiers in training near Win
nipeg, about ready to go to the front.
Canada. has sent an immense number
of men to war and will keep up the
work until the end Of the conflict
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Y. w. C. A. Delegates to Con-
ventiOn at Lake Genev;

Miss Mabel Olson, stenographer in
the offices of the Frank Youngman
Land Co., and Miss Eva Taplin leave
Saturday for Lake Geneva, Wis,
where they go as delegates to the Y
w. C. A. national convention which
will be in session next week. AT
Minneapolis they will be joined by
Mrs. D. F. Seed and Miss Orpha
Beeghle, who are also delegates, Mrs.
Seed attending as the representative
of the Board. Miss Ward is now at
Lake Geneva. Miss Olson and Miss
Taplin will continue their trip to Chi
cago after the conclusion of the ses-
sion and will there take boat for Du-
luth on the return trip.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17

DR.. H. H. Hovda returned Saturday
from a fortnight's trip to Chicago,
where he attended a reunion of the
members Of his class, at their alma
mater, McCormick's Medical College.
After few days spent in social d.
version, DR.. Hovda took up short
post graduate course. During the
Doctors absence his office has been in
charge Of DR.. c. E. Geist, a young
Minot practitioner who graduated
from Mccormick last spring.
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added to make the so-called water
glass test. The federal courts hold
that the so-called water-glass test
shall not be used for the purpose of
advertising Calumet products, in that
it is aimed to set up a false standard
as compared with other powders,
when, as matter of fact, the addition
of albumen does not in any manner
improve the products.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Northwestern Agriculturalist
Will Re Published in MINI

VIM. NJ. Wigham, president Of che
Periodical Publishing Co., which will
locate here to publish the Northwest
ern Agriculturalist, has arrived in the
city. He will proceed to sell stock in
the concern to local parties and hopes
to have the farm periodical running
here within a few weeks. G.. w. Will
son is secretary of the concern and C.
A. Pierce is treasurer. The farm jour-
nal is. now published at Minneapolis
but will be moved to Minot
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Colors Not Arranged Right

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Swigart have re-
turned from a two weeks visit with
friends in Winnipeg. Mr.. Swigart says
that after looking at the Union Jack
for a fortnight, the stars and stripes
look mighty good to him. The Union
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Stole Phillips Spring Fries.

Henry Phillips bought % fine spring
chickens which he placed in coop
last Thursday night. Some of his
friends Gifted" the birds during the
night. Henry says a joke is a joke
and he made several remarks about
buckshot, ETC., ETC., but he cannot pos
itively lay hands on the guilty par
ties.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
TWO MARRIAGES

Marriage licenses have been issued
by the judge of the county court to
George LeValley Of Washington coun-
ty, Mimi, and Miss Hatties M. Smith
of Ward county, and to Frank H. Lohr
and Miss Lylis R. Gust, both of Ward
county,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
STOLE INGERsOL WATCHES

A grip full Of sample 1ngerso1l
watches, valued at $50, was stolen
from a travelling salesman named Der
ringer, at Velva. The watches were
left in an auto in front of Oscar An
derson's jewelry store. Transients
probably did the business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
FOOEY!

Said the moth, as he shifted at the
camphor,
"I'm sorry I'm here where I amphor
Some things that eat
Taste pleasant and sweet,
But camphor I don't care damphor. ,
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AmerIcanism

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uo,nor,n,s d.,is,or avni,s ~. A,rori.
can nconI. Two vears AGO n,ry ~ ms
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49,, .,, ,,,rlna trnnah, crist. ia
,,a,, corman" ,nt 10 t,,t,oa So.
Ybi.h am exists Tn. cxrbarco ~
nigh sounding notes woon prr.idcnt
Nilsson and German has zone ON for n
wear with Increasing coutempt on the
part of Germany for our s%uptneness and
increasing humiliation on the part Of
Americans who value their national
self-respeCt. The situation in our own
country il familiar to us all, ships
blown NJ, factories burned down, spies
on all sides. t~reacherous newspaper pro-
p~aglnda-a domestic war secretly but
Nenomously waged against America.
- override these hostillties and hu-
limitations ana restore our selt-respect
" would seem mat we have nothing to
hon' tor from PRESIDENT Wilson While
nlS ho.es assume the loi'y GROUND tnat
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Vacuum in the Navy Department.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir; When
Congress has passed a measure to
Increase greatly the number Of war
ships Of different kinds. the country Is
likely to feel a sense Of relief and settle
down to the conviction that we have
made a start for preparedness in the
navy.
one vital fact should not be lost sight
Of, which Is that apparently no adequate
provision Is TO be made for an Increase
In tho personnel of the navy. Secretary
Daniels only asks for $4,000 more men,
when. at the very least. experts tell US.
we should have $4,000. and perhaps more
vii! Ue needed properly to man the ships
We already have and those to be built,
Warshirs without trained crews are
no better than NO much junk.
When will President Wilson's eyes he
opened TO the necessity II appointing a
new Secretary OF the Navy who shall
be capable Of grasp!ng the conditions
which confront the country"
Send Mr.. Daniels home and give u
n competent Secretary, one VINO has
been selected. not because he was n
personal friend Of the President or be-
cause OF his political activities in con
ncction with the election o. Mr.. Wilson
to the Presidency. but wholly because
of his fitness for the position.
NEW York. April 20. NJ, 7. r
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TO KEEP CITY PARKS CLEAN
ayOr Issues PrOcla mntion Again.
Scattering Rubbish.

Within the next few days there H 30
posted IN conspicuous places IN ;r' ffrs
throughout the city an ahS.ri-t ~ t
proclamation by Mayor Ml;eho, ,t'3rs
for the protection OF the park, sr.~s.
uncleanlln.~s. The Mayor made !lb!
yesterday the following statema.
"A city ordinance forb!is the throw -
OF any newspapers. vast papers ~ .''
kind. peanut shells or any rlhh-. ~
the walks. lawns. benches or .r Pie
earth in any Of the public paris g.
park and police authorities w.. ys
ously enforce this ordinance
This proclamation" sai the May
rs issued in N effort to Keep 81, ra,|'
clean and in good order. So all p'rso"s
may enjoy them to the ful'cs' >gh~
extent. Although a great ma "'y 4"
visitors 10 h parks have been rar''4
TO observe the law. there has been ,
percentage Of people who to'e Neen
around old newspapers ~. r.A'
bis OF various kinds. Tho Tark at''-''
ants have been INSTRUCTED - place eu'
able r~eceptacles IN the parks - re e'ys
this refuse. and all good citizens a."
called upon 10 cooperate hy vs. /. 'r',
receptacles. and by placing vase "r,
ter nowhere else"
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Il Dir Roger Easement Grassy.

Traitor or mailman, Sir RoGrR
EASEMENT, who in attempting to land
German war material for rebels in
Ireland was captured by the British
patrol, is a melancholy figure. Sir A.
CONAN DoYLE pronounced him mad
after his visit to the German Foreign
Office in November. 1914. where he
went. as he said later, to induce the
Imperial Government ito make clear
Its peaceful Intentions toward Ire
land" and thus keep lrishmen from
volunteering for a war that had no
claim upon their patriotism or their
honor" EASEMENT was naturally nc
cepted as n deSerter and so employed.
To any n who knew him. said Sir
A. CONAN DOYLE, it was i~nconceivable
that "he should in the full possession
OF his senses act as n traitor to the
country which had employed and hon
ored him" Demented by tropical
fevers. was the diagnosis Of this gen
erous Englishman.
That view will not find ready accep-
tancc among a people who are giving
their lives to save the empire; but
II Is a view the Government may find
IL convenient to entertain. lest Sir
ROGER EASEMENT be added To the roll
of Irish martyrs. He can he tried for
treason on an array of evidence that
is overwhelming. 1t could be shown
that he had n strong prepossession in
favor of Germany before the war.
This was due" Sir \. CONAN DOYLE
has said. ito his belief that Germany
was destined to challenge the Mon
roe Doctrine. which Sir ROGER bit
terly resented as being the ultimate
cause OF all that Putumayo barbarism
which he Ind to investigate"
1t is quite likely that in the dis
charge of his consular duties in tropi-
cal Africa and South America Sir
| RoGER had learned the German point
of view as To many things and had
become indoctrinated. ending by pre-
ferring the society of Germans.
In fact, all that EASEMENT did after
his splendid work for humanity in the
Congo and Putumayo, for which the
British Government knighted, deco
rated and pensioned him, vas lamen-
tably perverse and Irrational. And
NOW no wears rho stigma Of trpuspn
and his life Is forfeit.
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CHANCE FOR A NEW PARK.
Opportunity Afforded by the New
seventh Avenue Extension.

To rHE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sfr: The
new seventh avenue extepsion offers a
good opportunity to- add to our system
OF parks at comparatively small cost.
The new street will be one hundred
feet wide. sufficiently wide for the plan
I propose.
With sidewalks fifteen feet wide there
could well be carried down the centre Of
the street a strip ten feet in width
where shrubs and small trees could be
planted.
| understand it has no, yet been de-
cided TO have street cars on the new
e but the two thirty foot road
ways would leave space for them.
The new avenue cuts ~diagonally
through the block bounded by Green
wich avenue. Perry street and Waverley
place II Eleventh street, leaving two
mall angles on which there is only one
house Of any value II these angles are
built upon thereswill be an exceedingly
dangerous crossing, az seventh venue
Greenwich avenue and Eleventh 81 Get
viii intersect at sharp angles. The bet
ter way would be TO enclose them for
two small but greatly needed play
grounds
There is a strong tendency toward
this section of the city for residential
purposes. and Il would be goo policy
for all concerned TO beautify as much
as possible what will otherwise be a
wide. barren. unsishtlv street.
II this work should he done while
the avenue is under construction the
cost would. Cor the centre strip espe.
cially. he little more than for paving.
JoHS A. WADE.
Church Of 81. John the Evangelist.
NEW YORK. April %.
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tomorrow will not be perfunctory.
Vote after vote Is to be taken on
features Of the appropriation bill.
When reported to the House It will
represent the wisdom and RESPONSE
bility Of the Committee on Naval Az
fairs ms never before.
The most important vote to he
taken Will be that upon new con-
structlOn, n matter as to which the
subcommittee has made no recon.
mendation. It will he in order to
propose n larger programme for next
year than the Departments. which is
four capital ships, two battleships and
two battle cruisers. and Of course
oceangoing and coast submarines,
and other craft, including auxilia-
ries. Two capital ships and more
submarines may be added, and II
would certainly be the part Of wis.
dom to amend the Departments five
year building programme by authoriz.
ing the construction Of more ships at
the start. Later construction can be
less II conditions Justify a cut In
appropriations. At any rate, It Is in
timated that a vote will be taken upon
six capital ships and added subma-
rines for next year.
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FLAG OF THE EMBATTLED
FARMERS.
The Author Of 1.-The Stars and stripes
Corrects Early Editions.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Stri IN
THE SuN of April q, in response to an
inquiry by X. II. Towner, you quote
from the first edition OF my book on
American flags the statement that Cap
tain Page Of Bedford on April 10. l775.
carried the standard OF the Three
County Troop to Concord.
This calls for an explanation by me
My story of this Hag was furnished by
Abram English Brown in his history of
the Flag of the Minute Men Of April
10, l775.' and by letters to me.
This history was published by the
bedford Historical Society on April 10.
1894. and until more than a year after
The publication OF the first edition Of
my book, November 81. 1906. I had
heard of no doubt az to the authenticity
of the statement that this was the tiag
that was carried by Captain Page to
Concord.
wrote Mr. Brown skiing for in
formation on this matter. and he re-
ferred my inquiry TO Mr.. Charles W.
jerks of Bedford. who la been in
~Nestigating the doubt that the Bedford
flag and the Three County Troop flag
were the same. and the record III the
British Museum proved that while
there Is some resemblance between the
two flags the Bedford flag In not the
Three County Troop flag there de-
scribed"
Beginning with the third edition Of
my book q correction OF the false claim
that the Bedford flag and the Three
County Troop flag were the same is
given in a supplement.
PELE1 y. HARRISON.
MANCHESTER, y. II, April %.
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THE RED CROSS AND THE
CENTRAL POWERS.
Miss Benedict Urges That Another
Hospital supply ship BE Sent Across,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: May
! not suggest. as "A friend OF humani-
that "A Red Cross ship should
he despatched to Germany by the United
States. in order that the large stores Of
medical supplies, sc. which nave been
collected in this ountry for the sick and
wounded Of the Central Powers and
which are now being held up in Brook
Ign may reach their destination speedily
and In safety This was lone during
the first summer Of the war and could
be done now.
II hospital supplies be sent to one
group OF belligerents only, the whole
spirit of the Red Cross is thereby con-
travened. for the Red Cross is nothing
II not neutral. IL is nothing II not in
ternat!onal, Il Is worse than nothing II
not universally compassionate.
II We allow any foreign Power to In
terfere with the dictates Of Il human
'ty We arc laying ourselves open 10 a
charge OF cowardice which no fine words
or phrases a permanently conceal.
Any one who believes in fair play and
humanity will he glad TO see an Ameri-
can Red Cross ship 20 to Germany.
CLARE BENEDICT.
New YORK, April IS.
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~. --,- --,--,-- a-....-A M. 0ON
.n.. o",g pr'"e'Vues '" 4: = !. ro,c
votes onIy III men are -. ~
mood II tney AVE oenoera,e'y nae w
their minds TO race sacrinces ,or e'"-
science ana honor, VIII ne ieao 'nenn
the easy way Tor all OF Ut - 70 srso
In under national Insults. 10 wheeoie OF
BUY our way out, put tne cos. IN ser.
respect II iuture security 10 ~ "say
that even the most craven should nest
tate TO a that America ls nsipiess
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There may be no connection be-
tween the disturbance In Dublin and
the desperate venture Of Sir RooER
Easement, but II Is a suspicious cir
cumstance that about the time n
demonstration by rebels with German
weapons in their hands was due, that
Is TO say, two or three days after the
disguised merchantmen was expected
of the coast, there should be n serious
riot In Dublin.
Elsewhere In Ireland there have
been disorders. and apparently there
were concerted plans to defy the Gov
eminent: but unfortunately for the
disaffectcd the Government Is secre-
tive in its methods these days and the
censorship is rigid. The German ex.
petition came TO grief three days be-
fore the news vas given out.
The gravity of the situation in Dub
lin Is yet to be determined by events.
According to the statement made yes
terday by the Chief Secretary for
Ireland. Mr.. AUGUSTINE BIRRELL, the
first reports were exaggerated. 1t has
been the policy of the Government to
let the Sim Feiners talk, and the
seditious newspapers have been al
lowed to print about what they like.
The situation has been more or less
delicate. but more rigorous police
measures might have defeated their
purpose. AS the great majority Of
the Irish people are loyal and have
nc illusions about German friendship
for Ireland. the British Government
seems, in that respect. to have chosen
the better way.
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REFORM OF NEW FORKS
CODE.
Further Information Concerning
Mortgage Practice In Maryland.

To n EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In
reference to Mr.. 7. j. Johnstons legai
letter In THE suN Of to-day.
Mr.. Johnston refers to deeds OF trust
as being common in Maryland and the
District Of Columbia. AS to Maryland
he Is in error. though I understand such
a practice exists in the District and In
Virginia.
In Maryland the mortgages provide,
BY statutory authority, that some per-
son named in the mortgage or the
mortgage or his assignee can sell. &C.
upon default. under "a power OF sale.
The procedure is. upon default. for
the person named In the mortgage TO
advertise the property for sale. and this
~ done without any legal proceeding.
Blu: II the m~ortgagor fails to pay before
the day named for sale then n bond Is
filed In court and an order given to the
clerk to docket a suit, in which. how
ever, no Is necessary. and
when the sale is made the person maxi
ing il files his report of sale in this
proceeding.
Thereupon an account is stated by the
auditor. and any person asserting q
claim to the proceeds OF sale has a right
to intervene. and in addition the pur-
chaser may except to the sale on the
ground Of a bad title.
But disputes as to the proceeds do
not usually concern a purchaser. VINO
pays his money into court and takes a
deed confirmed by a court decree.
In Baltimore city the local law pro-
vides that In the mortgage Itself there
can he inserted an assent to a decree
upon default. and the practice then is
upon default Immediately to &c into
court and docket a suit without sum-
mons. and thereupon the court by It's
decree fixes the details Of the mortgage
sale and advertisement otherwise the
practice is as in the Instance first given
above of a power of sale.
Tn practice with US in Maryland has
worked well. WALTER II BUCK.
NEW YORK, April "a.