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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Identified.

From Judge.
You haven't forgotten US. have you.
waitee?'
"oh. no, sir. You are the two fried
smelts."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Needed q New Dress.

From the Boston Transcript
Hub-Im half dead with this cold.
wife-Do you suppose l could collect
half your life Insurance., dear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Tomor-
row; Gentle Winds.

'IUW, 0CUt1C w lUUo.
For the District of Columbia. partly
cloudy tonight and tomorrow; gentle
to moderate east to southeast winds.
For Maryland, partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow; probably showers in
west portion; gentle to moderate east
and southeast winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and tomor-
row; gentle to moderate east to south
east winds.
For West Virginia, cloudy tonight
and tomorrow; probably Thunderstorm
ers.
Low pressure continues over the in
terror northern districts east of the
Rocky mountains. but with rising tend
ency, and thundershowers were quite
general in the upper Mississippi valley
and the lake region. Other precipita-
ton was light and widely scattered.
average east Of the Rocky mountains
considerably so in the Ohio valley and
the south, while in the extreme west
they are still comparatively low.
Thundershowers are probable tonight
or tomorrow from the upper Ohio val
ley and lower lake region eastward into
New England. Elsewhere in this fore
cast district the weather will be gen.
orally fair.
Temperature changes will not be i'm
portant
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate northeast and
east; on the middle Atlantic coast mod
crate east and southeast; on the south
Atlantic and east gulf coasts gentle
and shifting.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have moderate north
east and east winds with generally fair
weather to the Grand Banks.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 11:12 am. and 1922
pm; high tide. 1892 am. and 1853 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1903 am; hi h
tide. 5:21 am and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, $40 am: sun sets,
7:15 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:4o am; sun
sets. 7:16 pm.
Moon rises, "a pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
Thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures pm, so;
pm. "a: IL midnight. Sc. Today: 4
am, So: 8 am, 68. Maximum. 80. at 4
pm. yesterday; minimum, SO. at am
today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 81; minimum, A.
Barometer-Yesterday pm, 29s7;
pm, 1881; IL midnight, 1884 To-
day: am. 1886; 8 am, 1898.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 am: Great Temperature. IS !;
condition, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature, 70: condition at north connec-
ton, Is; condition at south connection.
II. Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature, So: condition at influent
RatehOuSe 10: condition at efd11ent eata
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Takes Full Responsibility.

Mr. Blakslee took full responsibility
for his actions. which he described in
statement to the effect that. based on
his own experience with postal affairs of
three years and the advice of experts in
the department. he had reached the con-
cIusion that the amendments were bad.
With that in mind. he said. he tele-
graphed. telephoned and wrote to every
one he could to defeat them, including
postmasters. who he asked to commune
cate with their patrons and representa-
ives in Congress. His letter declared the
Senate committee had made complete
surrender to the railroads"
Senator MARITIME asked on what he
based that assertion.
"On the bill itself" replied Mr.. Blak-
slice Take the bill. The railroads did
not want pay based on space. They got
what they wanted. They wanted an
nual weighing. They got it There was
a provision in the House bill penalizing
railroads $4,000 for not carrying the
mails The railroads did not want it. 1t
was stricken out of the bill. There was
a provision for side service. The rail-
roads did not like it. That was the only
case out of the five in which the de-
-partment won out
But your use of the word surrender
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General BIaksIee Accuses
Senate Committee.
DENIES HE ORGANIZED
ALOBBY FOR PURPOSE
Takes Full Responsibility for Ac
ton Denouncing Postal Bill
Amendments.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Blakslee told the Senate post once
committee 10 it's face today he con-
sidered its amendments to the postal
bill a surrender to the railroads, aho'
although he drew the wrath OF sena-
tors at the hearing upon him, ne de-
Tended his action in organizing a cam
paign against the amendments.
The committee met to investigate
charges that Blakslee organized
lobby Blakslee frankly told the COM
mittee he considered their amendments
bad, took up the bill in detail to prove
his charge that they were a surrender
to railroads and defantly told the sena-
tors of his work for their defeat
The amendments to which Blakslee
referred concern the railway mail pay.
which is long standing controversy,
and the rural delivery. He told the SEN
ators they had by their amendments
given the railroads what they wanted
and would disorganize 500 rural deliv-
cry routes and inconvenience 100000
citizens. He told the committee he mad
acted without the knowledge of POST
master General BurleSon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
0A% Assured

Will sell all part of a large block Of
stock of esta blshed local corporation at price
to yield 6Aet. with prospects of much larger
dividends soon. Address Box 3d.. Star ONCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Denies Organizing Lobby.

do you think you had the right to
organize lobby of postmasters to hght
a proposal that had been adopted by
the unanimous vote of our subcommlt-
Ltee-the unanimous vote of senators OF
both parties" demanded Senator Hard
wick.
Il beg your pardon. sir responded
Mr.. Blakslee. Il organized no LOBBY.
had a perfect right to exert my IN,
to prevent injury to the postal service
that would take years and years 10
correct"
DO you think you are big enouS II
to set your judgment up against the
unanimous judgment of this commit
tee?"
Il set up my honest Judgment on the
right side of the question.
Senator Vardaman said he had not
been inclined to agree with other mem :
bers of the committee regarding rail-
road mail pay. but added:
ITO say that these senators yielded
to the dictates of the railroads is not
fair. 1t is not justice. You have as.
persed the members of this committee.
That is your opinion Blakslee re-
sponded.
II said in the letter that it appeared
as though senators had yielded to the
railroads. Haven't I a right to express
my opinion"
you couldn't express any such
opinion to me-" retorted Senator Varda-
man
Nor to me, nor to any member or
this committee" interrupted Senator
Hardwick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Up-RiVer Waters.

Op-hlVer waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. May 27.-
The Potomac and Shenandoah rivers both
were clear this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition of the Water,

Temperature and condition of water a
8 am: Great Falls-Temperature. IS
condition, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem
perature, 70; condition at north connec
ton, Is; condition at south connection
H. Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature. So; condition at infiuen
gatehouse, 10; condition at efluent gate
house. 8.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Charges Gross Improperly.

While I think there is some merit in
your contention as to the facts in this
case" Senator Nardaman said. Il do
not think that my colleagues surrender
ed to any railroad lobby You have
acted with the grossest improperly.
You have not the right to say what
you did about your greatest enemy, I'M
less you know it to be true"
THE Office l hold,' said Blakslee, docs
not deny me the privilege Of private
citizen. This letter to the postmasters
wrote as private citizen"
But you wrote it on post Office sta
tionery, didn't you. and signed yourself
fourth assistant postmaster general?"
Senator Hardwick inquired.
Yes
And did you do this with the knowl-
edge and consent of your chief. the
Postmaster General?" Senator Sterling
inquired.
II did not" Blakslee replied with en-
phasis. L had conviction and senti-
ment of my own about it"
in this letter" interrupted Senator
Hardwici,, vehemently, you assumed the
position of a slanderer. attacking sena-
tors of the United States
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
Voters to Be Greeted
With Ballot Shower

When the festive voter sallies forth
on election day to cast his vote, or
votes, he will be handed a collection
of ballots by the judge of election.
The collection consists of five ballots
which range in size from the little
nonpartisan school ballot 4x10 up to
the regular blanket affair which meas
ures 15x36.
On the large ballot is found four
columns, one each for the republican
nominees, democratic, socialist and
individual nominations. There is the
referendum ballot containing two
propositions, repeal of mill tax for ter
minal elevators, and definition of
crime of bootlegging The amend
ment ballot provides for voting on es-
tablishing a normal school at Dickin-
son, and for a second state hospital
for the insane. There is nonpar-
tisan judiciary ballot and nonpartisan
school ballot for the men and a non
partisan school ballot for women vot-
ers
The county auditor of Barnes coun-
ty has prepared ballots to accommo-
date $4,000 voters. 1t requires about
a ton and half of paper for the bal
lots of this county. At the present
price of paper the bill for the ballots
required for the whole state will
amount to tidy sum. For the whole
country an enormous sum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
Nation-W Straw Vote
TO Name Next President

For the past three weeks the mem
bers Of the National Association Of
Rexall Druggists to the number Of
5000 have been taken a ballot of their
customers and have already recorded
the political views of over 2,50000O
voters drawn from all walks of life.
The results of this ballot in 5000
hamlets, villages, towns and cities,
ranging in population from 100 to g.
100000, are forwarded by mail and
telegraph daily to the national head
quarters Of the Druggists Association
in Boston. There the results are tab
ulated and the returns reported back
to the 5000 members.
Before the official balloting takes
place, the name of the president-elect
of the United States will be announced
in all the ReXall stores.
BY special arrangement with the
Dakota Drug Co. the results of the
straw vote, which includes represen-
tative poll of Valley City will be an
nounced in the Times-Record later,
and will be published Simultaneous
ly all over the United States, in the
leading newspapers and by announce
ment in the Rexall stores.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
NEW ROCKFORD GIRL
LEAVES HOME OF PARENTS

New Rockford, Oct. 3O.-Some time
Wednesday night Martha, the II year
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Iverson, disappeared from her home
here and has not as yet been heard
from. Miss Iverson was student in
the local high school and was favor
ite with her school mates. On the
night she disappeared she attended
the theater with girl friends and re-
turned about 10 o'clock and went up
stairs to her room. A few minutes
later her mother heard her come down
Mr.. Iverson heard an automobile
drive away during her, absence and
the parents think she went with some
one in an automobile. She had of late
been receiving letters from some un-
known person and the day she left she
received letter postmarked at this
city, but they have no idea who was
corresponding with their daughter.
When she left home she wore a
white blouse waist and a checked
coat and a maroon hockey cap. She
has fair complexion and is about
five feet five inches tall, has blue eyes,
brown hair and weighs about 100
pounds.
The police of the surrounding
towns are requested to look out for
girl of this description and the par
ents will appreciate any information
leading to her Identification.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
Barnes County Pioneer
Passes Away Monday

George SoWden, a pioneer of Barnes
county, passed away Monday morning
at 2:3O after a. long illness, death be-
ing due to kidney trouble, from which
he has suffered for the past year.
Mr.. Sowden was born in Cornwall,
England, in the year 1S45. He came
to this country in 1869, living for some
years in Detroit, Mich. He was mar
ried in the year 1870 to Miss Annie
Morris, and in 1881 they came to North
Dakota to make their home, residing
here since the early days. Mr. Sow
den lived on farm Is miles southeast
of Valley City, and later had charge Of
Marsh's mill, moving to Valley City in
1909, the family now living in Grang-
er's second addition. Mr.. Sowden
leaves to mourn his death wife and
seven children, Mrs. Neil Mckay, Mrs.
Alfred Algeo, Mrs. James Burchill,
Mrs. Jas. Weaver, Mrs. John Benson,
Miss Alice Sowden and one son, Will
Sowden. He also leaves Is grand
children and one great grandchild. Mr.
Sowden was member of the Masonic
lodge at Hope.
Funeral, services were held on Wed.
nesday afternoon at o'clock at the
residence, Rev. Vermilya, of the M.
E. church having charge Of the SER
vices, and interment was made in the
Woodbine cemetery.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
Disastrous Blaze Wipes Out
Business Houses at Kathryn

The fire demon broke loose at Kath-
ryn Friday evening at about $3.50 and
several of the most important busi-
ness buildings went up in smoke.
Among them the Sheyenne Valley
bank, the Thoreson-Runck general
store, the Larson hardware and the
drug store and telephone exchange To-
Gated in the drug store.
The fire is supposed to have started
somewhere about the store room or
the upstairs of the ThOreson-Runck
building. Owing to the lack of ade-
Quate fire protection the buildings
were entirely consumed. How much
of the stocks and fixtures were saw
ed cannot be learned at this time on
account Of the lack Of telephone CON-
munication.
The village had been preparing for
better fire protection by having an
artesian well sunk, but the piping to
the business section had not been
completed
The amount of insurance carried
could not be learned, but it is sup
posed to be about what is usually car.
ried. There is nothing to be said yet
in regard to rebuilding, but there is
every reason to believe this section Of
the town will profit by having brick
and concrete buildings to replace
those destroyed.
A conservative estimate places the
loss around $4,000.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
One Cent Sale Was
Biggest Ever Held

The Dakota Drug company reports
that their one-cent sale of Friday and
Saturday was a remarkable success,
the biggest they have ever had, and
that Times-Record advertising was re.
sponsible for it's success.
One of the leaders in the amount Of
goods sold was the coffee and tea at
one cent a pound. This was new
venture for this energetic firm and a
new line for drug stores in this part
of the country, although drug stores
in larger cities uf the east have sold
them for years. When Mr.. Sigurdson
told us about the amount he had on
hand Of these two items it seemed to
us almost fabulous, but today he tells
US that it was sold out entirely by 10
o'clock Saturday morning and that if
they had had it they could have sold
three times the amount they had.
They assure us, however, that they
will not get caught that way on their
next sale.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
VALLEY CITY NORMAL
SUES SCHOOL BOARD

Bisbarck Tribune, Oct. 27.-The
Valley City Normal has claim of
$1,000 against the board of education
of Valley City for the tuition of $50
city children who attended the Nor
mails model training school last year.
The board of education refuses to hon.
or the claim, on the grounds that the
pupils attended the Normal school
without obtaining permission from the
board or other proper authority. The
board of regents has asked the attor-
ney general to institute action for the
Normal and suit will be filed in the
Barnes county district court against
the Valley City board of education.
The 1915 legislature provided that
in towns where Normal schools are
established city pupils may attend the
Normal training school, and the board
Of education shall pay 81 per month
for each pupil who takes advantage Of
the model school. Last year $50 Val.
ley City young people attended the
Normal school. When q bill, approxi.
mating $1,000, was presented to the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
UNDER WAY
AT NEW ROCKFORD NOW

New Rockford, Oct 28.-Captain
Solum, of Company F, Mandan, and
Corporal Robert Dinehart, of Company
H, jamestown, are in the city to try
to arrange for the recruiting of a
number of additions to the First in
fantry of the state. They want to Sc
cure about 20 men down to the border
and gain military experience so they
can come home from this city and
have them 90 and assist in the organ-
izing of company for this city.
North Dakota will have to furnish
two additional regiments, and this
will give number of towns the op-
portunity of having company of
their own and they believe that this
city should have one Of them. They
think some of the young men should
enlist now and get some practical
experience before the company is
formed.
Capt. Salum was in Mercedes, Te~.,
and he says the condition of the
North Dakota troops there was idea:
and there was not case of typhoid
fever during the entire time they
were there. He is the democratic
candidate for secretary of state in
the fall election and his absence at
the border hs interfered with his
campaign.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
SEND YOUR GIFTS EARLY

Washington, Oct. 27.-Cognizance
Of the allied blockade was taken by
the postoffice department in recon.
mending to postmasters throughout
the country at Offices where interna.
tional money orders are sold to post
notices advising patrons to purchase
such orders intended for Christmas
presents by Dec. l, or as soon after
that time as convenient During the
continuance of the present war in
Europe" says an order issued yester'
day. "all mails for or from the con.
tinent are subject to examination, cen
sorship and delays in transit, even
when the receiving or dispatching
country is not actually participating
in the conflict"
Every year during December the
public demand for international money
orders is treble that of any like period
during the year.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02

board of education for their tuition,
the latter refused to pay, claiming that
it had no knowledge of this number
of pupils attending the Normal school;
that full provision had been made in
the city schools for the education of
these boys and girls; that no decrease
in expense had been made possible
through the attendance of these young
sters at the Normal school, and that
the payment of the 81 per month tut
ton fee would result in levying a
double tax upon the school district
for one service.
The law is silent upon these points.
It requires no notification of or per.
mission from the local board of edu.
cation. It merely DEGREES that the
board shall pay fixed sum for every
pupil who chooses to attend the Nor
NAL. No other Normal.town board Of
education has yet contested payment
and the case will attract interest
throughout the state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
Dakota Drug Co. Now
Installing New Machine

The new enlarging machine in the
Dakota Drug Co.'s window is attract
ing attention these days. They have
been trying to get this machine for
year, but owing to the powerful
lenses needed have been unable to get
it before. The machine will be in
stalled in a few days and will make
any size engagements from the small
est of negatives. Getting it this time
of year, the enlargement of favor
tie or pet negative makes very suit
able Xmas gift for a friend After the
new machine is installed, the Dakota
Drug Co. expect to show in their win
dows samples of the work done. That
branch of their business has develop
ed wonderfully, and they are now en-
ploying two people in that depart
ment alone, doing big mail order
business from within this state and
surrounding states, Illinois, Iowa and
California contributing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
Mrs. Booth Injured by
Auto Spill at Hastings

Marion Sentinel A very unfortu.
nate accident occurred last Saturday.
evening when a Ford auto of the Mar!
ion livery, containing Mrs. H. F. Hal.
vorson and her mother, Mrs. A. Booth,
and Ben Froemke and Arthur Hansen,
driver, went over an embankment,
turning completely over. Mesdames
Booth and Halvorson were returning
to Valley City and when about ten
miles north of Hastings they met a
car coming from the opposite diree.
tion. They were on high embank.
men, and in trying to make room for
the other car to pass, came too near
the edge with the result that the car
topn ed over. The light on the car
coming towards them blinded the
driver, and the road is very narrow
at this place, not wide enough for two
cars to pass. Mrs. Booth suffered a
broken collar bone, Mrs. Halvorson
was uninjured, while Messrs. Froemke
and Hansen both suffered minor in.
iurioa
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
HOME COUNTY ENDORSEMENT

Get this: There is only one Office
on the state ticket in which the peo-
pie of Cavalier county take a real
personal interest. You will find it on
the nonpartisan school ballot. Cav
alier county will as duty cast a
practically solid vote for N. C. Mac
donald, for the Office of state superin-
tendent of public instruction. Not al
together that Mr.. Macdonald will be
so greatly in need of this sold vote
in order to ensure his election, but it
is home endorsement which natural
ly means much to one who has so we'll
and entirely by his own effort earned
the honor that will be conferred on
him on election day.-Langdon Cour-
ier-DemOcrat.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-02
Miss Cook Back From Wiiston

The North Dakota Library associa-
tion has just completed its eleventh
annual meeting at Williston. The as
sociation will meet in Valley City for
its twelfth annual meeting, an invita-
ton having been extended them by
the library board, the Normal library
and the Commercial club. The asso>
citation meetings were held at Willis
ton from Oct. 26 to %, and the officers
chosen for the coming year are as
follows: President, Alfred Steele,
jamestown; vice president Nellie o.
son, Mayville;; sercetary-treasurer,
Winnie Bucklin, Fargo; executive COM
mitee, Adah Durand, Grand Forks, Lii
liam Cook, Valley City. At the meeting
Miss Jeanette Drake, of Sioux City,
Iowa, was the principal speaker.
Miss Lillian Cook, of the public Ii
brary, who attended the meeting, re-
turned to the city on Sunday evening.