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owed the money to the Government.
The newspapers at that time. finding
something new. gave much publicity to
II. AS IA result of this publicity the
original IS brought during the Madi-
son administration SPAS more. The
bookkeeping department puzzled over
how to enter 1t and finally called 1t
conscience" That Ia how the fund,
which began with IS l05 years ago.
has now reached more than half a mill
ion dollars.
Next to this year tho greatest year
was 1902 in the Roosevelt regime.
when $35,86S was added to the fund.
Doubtless Uncle Sam was defrauded
much during the civil war, for up TO
that time $4,000 was the highest ever
contributed In one year. In 1864 the
conscience fund began to climb from
94.118 to $5.073 In 1865. to $l1.590 In
1856, to 3l2.s6a in 1857 and to $29,l55
In 1868.
How tho fund has grown In recent
years may bs seen from the following
table:
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JNTAIN HOMES OF THE BASQUES NOT SPARED BY WAR

Slowly she walks into the square
and proceeds across II. while. follow
ing, come other figurss Now there u
a string Of them. Q dozen probably. all
in deep black. They are walking across
the square very slowly, slightly
bowed. clasping beads. At the rear Of
them four persons. also in black. are
bearing something. long boxlike
thing covered with black. over It is
the flag Of France.
That is the story. It u . lone fu-
neral down from the mountains. from
some little military hospital up there.
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Sometimes the village has but q dozen
huts or 20 that run along a whimsical
torrent of melted snow water.
Generally 1t Is difficult to reach such
places. What looks like q fair road
soon narrows to a widened path. Over
these ways the strange people drive
OK teams or ride on mules. Ofttimes
the paths narrow to trail for long
stretches and II Is wonder how
through tho Businesses Of the forest
the teams can get over them at all.
Tho roads fork and refork. II IL
necessary to retrace ones steps fre-
uuently and disheartening. In peace
times tourists rarely go to these re-
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As in the Kest OF France There Is Mourning in the
Remotest Villages in the Fastnesses
of the Pyrenees

long line of the little ribbon bars.
He Is n private. but the soldiers about
respect him in silence.
In second class coach IL q young
woman. She IL in mourning and at
many stations she has got of the
train. Each time II has been with
something like a note she has scrib-
bied on between stops on pieces Of
paper torn from a book. Passengers
near her became curious, and al
though they are strangers. she sud
denly tells them she Is sending teie-
grams to her father. He lies wounded,
she says. In a hospital far south.
She had thought him dead, she says;
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)ES prosperity prick the public
conscience to such an extent
that those who have defrauded

- that those who have defrauded
Uncle Sam are more apt not only to
pay in full what they owe but to add
interest. or Is 1t an effect OF tho re-
vival meetings held by Billy Sunday
and others?
Whatever the cause. this has been
the greatest year the conscience fund
has ever had. This years receipts,
$56.s21 up to December s. bring the
conscience fund up to S5oo.66l.
For l05 years people who have de-
frauded Uncle Sam have coined their
remorye into gold and sent It back, In
variably without any signature. ad-
dress or anything to identify the
sender.
The first conscience money was re-
ceived during President Madison's
term Of ofiice and amounted to $3.50.
Then there was a lull and no moro
money was received until 1897 In John
QuinGy Adams's administration, when
50 was received. Not year has
passed since then that money has not
been added to tho fund.
The $3.50 did not come In one in
stAiment. The first contribution was
%. The writer did not givs his Name
- oH1uk - - - ~ ~
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both ends Of the town high up on the
cliffs, solitary watchers Of the night.
glow the lights that reach far out to
sea.
To the left across q gulf 10 Spain.
and at the END Of . peninsula stands
an ancient Spanish town. At night It's
lights scintillate brightly over the
waters. The town must be In a blaze
Of light by the glow from this side.
Life there is going on at its full. In
the centre Of It. seen through glasses,
one makes out the glare Of lights on
the outside Of a moving picture house.
The scene contrasts oddly with the
town on tho French side. the town
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1t seems strange, tho months in the
trenches, and in the vividness OF the
present, the home ties. stranger still
to them that only short timc ago
they looked upon all this as memory,
something that belonged to world
apart from theirs.
They find things much changed.
Where there Is joy in two homes there
are other places where homecomings
have ceased to he. II Is "A town In
mourning and the only able young
men present are the soldiers.
One has strange feeling In the
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feats. and their prowess has ceased to
hold the citizens IN interest.
From the boulevards come glimpses
Of the mountains. tho Pyrenees. that
stretch away and are lost in the dis
tance. In their seclusion. in places
mostly unknown to tourists and now
never molested by prying eyes Of
strangers. quite away from tho world
without. is q great part Of the story OF
France.
Tho train that takes the two SOL
diers toward their homo town starts
out in this direction. Some time later
they get of at q station. The rest Of
the way they will 60 afoot They start
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
STRANGER KILLED
IN Great NORTHERN
RAILROAD YARDS
Man Supposed to be Robert Kerby, of
Rockford, ILL.,, Lost Hold on Car
and was Dashed to Death.

A stranger believed to have been
Robert Kerby, of Rockford, ILL.,, met a
horrible death some time Sunday
night on the G. N. tracks three-quar-
ters of a mile east of the stock yards.
The body badly mangled was found
beside the track early Monday morn
ing. The man evidently had been rid
ing on freight train, holding to the
ladder on the side of the car. 1t is
believed that he lost his hold and one
foot caught in the ladder, letting his
head beat along the track. His brains
were pounded out by the head striking
the ties and one hand was cut off by
the car wheels. A small amount of
money and some liquor were found in
the pockets. His watch was still run
ming. ''''
Charles Roberts,. who claimed to
have been friend of the man, identi-
fed him as Robert Kerby of Rockford.
Ill. The names and addresses of a
number of people living in Rockford
and Durand, ILL.,, were found in his
pockets. Judge Lynch has been I'M
able to get in touch with his relatives
but has written letter to Miss Net
tie Campbell of Rockford, name
found in his clothing. The local au-
thorities buried the remains Wednes-
day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
DINNER FOR BOARD
Of REGENTS
Fifty Minot Citizens Honor Distin-
guished Body Friday Evening
Praise for Normal Girls.

The dinner given at one Of the
rooms in the main Normal school
building Friday evening by the home
economics department of the school
in honor of the state Board of Regents
was attended by fifty Minot citizens.
This was the first time that the entire
board was present at meeting in the
city. The personnel of the board in
cludes the president, Lewis F. Craw-
ford, of Sentinel Butte; DR.. J. D. Tay-
lor, Grand Forks; Former Governor
Frank White, Valley City; Emil
Scow, Bowman, and j. A. Bower, Leon
ard, besides Secretary Brewer of Bis
marck. Senator McCumber was a
distinguished guest at the dinner. .
The dinner was exceptionally well
cooked and we'll served. The girls
served the dinner under the direction
of Eleanor Bryson, of the Home Eco
nomics department. The tables were
attractively decorated in red and
green. So we'll pleased were the guests
that number visited the kitchen at
the conclusion Of the dinner and gave
short complimentary talks to the
members of the cooking class.
The toast program was limited.
President Crane presided in his char
acteristic pleasing manner. President
Crawford, r. A. Nestos and Senator
Nc Cumber were the speakers.
President Crawford said that the
Minot Normal school had a warm
place in the hearts of,the members of
the board, who would do all they could
for the institution.
Senator McCumber told of his first
visit to Minot "a years ago, when this
place was a mere village. He believ-
ed many years ago that Minot was
destined to become an important city
and he referred to the Normal school
as one Of the greatest things that
have come to this city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

school of mines has proven that this
coal can be converted into briquettes
and sold at reasonable price and that
the by-products Of the briquetting pro-
cess will more than pay the cost Of
operation. The oil which can be
made to take the place Of gasoline
and the coal tar elements are valuable
and the gas can be used to operate
enough manufactures to convert into
finished products all the material on
the North Dakota farms. But the
railroads are against the development
of this industry because they want to
get the freight on coal from Pennsyl-
vania. The farmers do not object to
paying freight in such amounts as to
make dividends on the actual money
invested in railroads, but they do pro-
test against paying freight enough to
make dividends on watered stock
which has no property value which it
Half Of what is paid for
many things purchased is freight. It
is to remedy these things that the
farmers want control of the state gov
eminent.
Thorwald Mostad, who was endors-
ed by the league for senator from this
district, was introduced His remarks
were 5rief but to the point. He said
he was a democrat, but in sympathy
with the leagues program.
Short talks were made by A. E.
Bowen, one of the organizers of the
league, and M. P. Johnson, candidate
for railroad commissioner.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
HIGH COURT MOVES , d..
UP HANNA'S CASE

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 15-The su-
preme court this week advanced the
case of Grant S. Youmans vs.. Cover
nor Hanna, Andrew j. Miller, Thomas
Hall and S. J. Seivertson, the latter
formerly state bank examiner, for
hearing Nov. TO- This is done at the
request of the defendant and with the
consent of the plaintiff, in order that
the case may come before the supreme
court prior to the retirement of Gov
ernor Hanna from the chief executive
chair.
Youmans is asking for damages ag-
gregating $250,O00 for the closing of
his state bank at Minot by the de-
PENDANTS as members of the state
bankin board. The case was appealed
from Ward county, where the plaintiff
failed to recover a verdict.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
FRAZIER WON'T
L0P OFF HEADS
. BY WHOLESALE?
At Least One Good Man in Office Will
Be Retained-NO General Up
heaval is Likely. -

Bisma rex, N. D., Oct. 19.-No gen.
eral looping of heads will follow the
Inauguration of North Dakota's next
governor. One Of Lynn J. Frazier's
closest friends, who is in frequent
conference with the republican state
standard-bearer, is of the opinion that
only inefficiency or particularly grave
cases of "pernicious political activity"
will be considered cause for dismissal.
"At least one good man is certain to
be retained in every department. I
look for no general upheaval," declar-
ed this gentleman.
The governor will have to appoint
one member of the board of control.
Commissioner Olson's term expires
this year. Commissioner Brown was
named as an interim appointee by
Governor Hanna to fill the vacancy
created by the death of Fred O.. Brew
ster. He has two years more to serve.
Chairman Lewis holds over.
The governor will have one member
of the tax commission to name. The
term of Frank E. Packard, chairman,
expires in May. There may be some
radical changes in both of these COM
missions.
It has been rumored that the board
of control may be reorganized to pro-
vide for a salaried resident member,
with two nonresident members who
will receive only per diem. It is
limited that similar treatment may
be given the state tax commission, or
that body may be dissolved entirely
and it's duties conferred on board
constituted in somewhat the same
manner as the state board of equaliza-
ton.
Frazier stands committed to econ
omy and efficiency. He may find
grounds for pairing where there is a
multiplicity Of boards or commissions
or department heads with overlapping
duties. If he does, he will consider
ably reduce his power to reward his
friends, as the governor of North Da-
kota even now has very few juicy
plums to distribute among the faith
full f.. aigls.et :4tr .
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

orized. There are now six critic
teachers and the superintendent, w. F.
Clarke, while the enrolment at the
Model school at the beginning Of the
fourth year is $50. There are very
few pupils outside of the Harrison
school district. The Harrison school
board met with the Regents and very
satisfactory arrangements covering a
period of, years were agreed upon The
Board of Regents has recommended
the purchase of additional land east
of the campus, a ten acre lot, the pur-
chase to be put up to the legislature
for the necessary appropriation. The
board visited the Puritan springs with
a view of securing source of water
supply for the institution ultin s+ely.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
M'cUNB|'E| ::R d DELIVERS
A GREAT ADDRESS
U. S. Senator from North Dakota
Punches Democratic Claims Full
of Holes in Two-hour Speech.

United States Senator Porter J. Nc
crowd that filled the Sons Of Norway
Hall last Friday night. The address
was one of the best that has been
given in the city during the present
campaign.
In his opening statement he said
that he proposed to discuss the issues
that pertained mainly to the great
northwest. He spoke of the political
contest to be decided Nov. 7 as the
most important in many years. He
spoke of the abnormal conditions
which have existed since August,
1914, the beginning of the war, and
showed that the present high prices
If farm products were not due to any
tariff legislation but to the fact that
Europe has been producing but little
and needed all that America could fur
nish in the way Of both food products
and manufactured articles, including
munitions of war. He stated that as
soon as the war is over, these prices
can be expected to be reduced and he
showed that the free trade and low
tariff on many articles will work q
HdTuSNup Oil Cuc pEOuuCeIS VI 9LHlS
great northwest. He pointed out that
the farmers need Senator who is for
protection.
! Speaking of the claim being made
that Wilson has kept as out Of war,
the Senator said that such was not
the case. Congress and not the presi-
dent declares war, and Congress has
not been in any mood to declare war.
/ Mr.. McCumber said that the gov
eminent had placed on its statute
book a rural credit law which under
normal conditions will cause loss in
this state of $3O,O0O,OOO annually.
what you have actually secured are
fat positions for few thousand de-
serving democrats" he said.
The Senator was listened to with
close attention. 4
Atty. j. J. Coyle, chairman of the
introduced the Senator, pay
ing him a high compliment in a few
we'll chosen words. s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
BLIZZARD SWEEPS
NORTHWEST
Pipestone, MIMI, in Grip of Bad
St0rm-WOrst Fall Blizzard
Since 1880.

Pipestone, Mimi, Oct. 19.-Pipe-
Stone today is in the grip Of the worst
fall blizzard since the memorable
storm of October Is, 1880, Sweeping
in from the west, swirling snow drove
the temperature down below the
freezing point. The storm began in
western Canada, and taking a south.
easterly course, whipped down
through Montana, rode on a. stiff gale
into a part of North Dakota, swung
down to the southern border of North
Dakota, white blanketed parts Of
northern South Dakota and today it
is whirling over into Minnesota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
WITH DUE ALLOWANCES

It happened in little town in Ohio.
A visiting Fastener stood on the We
randa of a little hotel there, watching
the sun 60 down in a splendor Of pur
pie and gold.
"By George!" he exclaimed to an i'm
passive native lounging against a post
"That's gorgeous sunset, isn't it,"
The native slanted his head little
and looked critically at the glowing
west.
"Not bad" he draw1ed, "Not bad
for a little place like Hoopville."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
STEALS GIRL; CAP
. TURED;; ESCAPES;
RFCAPTURED
Tappen Engineman Held by James,
town Sheriff - ElOped with a
Prominent Farmers Daughter.

Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 18.-Sher-
i1f Fitzgerald tonight arrested F.
Chance, engineman at Tappen, who
eloped last night with Mary Riddle,
sixteen~year- daughter of Fred
Riddle, farmer near here
The couple stole an auto and were
arrested at Medina, but escaped on a
local freight to Cleveland and came
here. Chance refuses to disclose the
whereabouts of the girl.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Auto accident at AnamOose.

D. H. McGinnis, an Anamoose book
keeper, had three ribs broken, and his
companion, Miss Jones, teacher in
the Anamoose schools, was severely
injured when an auto in which they
were riding overturned three miles
west of that city Monday afternoon.
McGinnis is in an Anamoose hospital
with some bad cuts in his head He
Vas unconscious for some time
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Board of Regents Recommended
Purchase nf IN Aero

The Board of Regents met at the
Normal school Friday and Saturday.
They authorized an additional faculty
member, an assistant Matron at the
dormitory and assistant physical ed
ucation instructor. Owing to the in
creased attendance at the Model
school, an additional critic teacher for
the 9Th and 18th grades has been auth
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Officers of Minot General Hospital.

The following is a list of officers of
the new Minot General Hospital As
ISOLATION elected this week:
President Halvor L. Halvorson.
Vice President-E. S. Person.
Secretary-E. A. Long.
Treasurer. j. Piper.
Executive Committee Julius Eau
chald, chairman; A. A. Robinson and
Fl. c. H. Siege.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-20

acre III -sLLIA uANT T0U TAKE ms eN AND &c SAef
BATTER FoR M TEAM CHEF 6AT1eR9 GstS NINE STRIKE
AND SIX TIMES W EVERY lNNlNr. EFPRN AMI m
II uiTH CHIEF PATTIN II ! \ clNCH HERE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
BY n. G. BYRD.

Two real foot ball games will take
place this week. one being scheduled
at Syracuse and the other at Philadel-
phia. In the aforementioned, the Uni
versity Of Pittsburgh meets Syracuse
University, and in the second Penn
State goes against the University Of
Pennsylvania. Both contests will be
played by well developed elevens. which
have in their makeup the acme Of
man power and individual capabilities.
If there is one game on the schedule
of Syracuse which 1t would like to win
it is that in which 1t meets Pittsburgh.
It would be big thing for Bill Hol-
lenbach If he could take into camp
Glen Warmers aggregation. team
which was not defeated at all last sea-
son. Especially is this true inasmuch
as it is the beginning Of Hollenbach's
administration at Syracuse. Pitt did
not play Syracuse last year.
Syracuse and Pittsburgh have splen-
did material. as good as any other uni
versity in the country In all probability.
Eayh is well coached and II there is
Tense. which the players do not know
it is not because they have not been
told. This game should be one OF the
best Of the year. barring none. ana
to be worth going miles to see.
Penn State won from the University OF
Pennsylvania last fall by score OF IL to
and Penn is anxious to avenge that de-
feat Despite the showing of the team
last week against Swarthmore it Is well
known that the Quakers have a powerful
organization Their line is said to be sec
ond to none in the east and as whole
they are much more efficient than it would
appear to be II the Swarthmore contest
were taken solely as q criterion.
Penn State is not going to run into an
easy game, despite the large scores 1t has
been running up on other teams. II it
wins from Pennsylvania 1t may consider
that it has done exceptionally well. be-
cause Penn has the material and Is un-
doubtedly directed by mighty capable
man in Folwell.
There is not much difference in the style
of play used by these teams. All have
powerful, smashing attacks on the center
Of the line and can run fast, compact
plays around end. Also they are well
equipped with open play Of all kinds.
Folwell of Pennsylvania especially having
been noted for his exploitation Of the for
ward pass while head coach at Wash
ington and Jefferson.
Not one bit Of doubt can exist in the
mind Of the close foot ball follower that
these games will develop some brilliant
foot ball, and, Notwithstanding the promi-
hence given some of the big November
contests, it is doubtful If the character Of
play in those will be much more pro-
nounced. The only factor in which the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
SANFORD AT .PENNSY.
Rutgers Coach Helps Folwell Train
Quakers,

PHILADELPHIA, October 1S.-George
Foster Sanford appeared on Franklin
Field yesterday with George Brooke
and watched the practice of the Penn
team. which Is now being prepared by
Coach Folweil to meet the strong Penn
State team next Saturday. Sanford
criticised and gave some advice and
suggested a few plays that could be
used.
Folwell shook up his back field by
placing Light at quarter and Berry at
who Is out "a" Of 'H the game 40 FOR several
weeks with disiocated knee. makes
Williams and Derr the halfbacks. The
former was given a much needed rest
yesterday. Williams is one of the Few
players who have played through all
the games of the season from start TO
finish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18

In an article in the New York Sun
month ago John Anderson holds up Fred
Mcleod as one of the greatest players in
the country under adverse weather con-
ditions This was fully proved yesterday
when. in spite of the gale Of wind which
swept the Columbia course in the morn
ing. Mcleod was around in II. In the
afternoon he had Is.
Miss Mildred Caverly of the Philadel-
phia Cricket Club. runner-up to Miss
Alexa Stirling in the women's national
championship. won the Mary Thayer
Farnum cup yesterday at the st. David's
Golf Club Of Philadelphia. with score of
96-88-184. At the end of the first round
Mrs. Caleb Fox Of Huntingdon Valley led
Miss Caverly by two strokes, but in the
final round yesterday Miss Caverly had
30 to Mrs Fox's 81, which gave her the
lead by stroke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
ROLL CLOSE MATCH
IN MASONIC LEAGUE

A much better match than is usual
in a closed organization took place in
the Masonic League last night between
Stansbury and La Fayette. In the open
ing contest Stansbury won by a score
of 504 to 495, a margin of nine pins
In the second setto Stansbury was
again victor, this time knocking down
$50 of the naples against $50 for La
Fayette. The final game found La Fa-
yette taking the long end Of the score
with a count of 523 against AT for
Stansbury.
Borden and Haley were the stars for
Stansbury. and Hansford rolled best for
La Fayette. The first mentioned knocked
down 100, 125 and LOT pins, and the
second got 1l9. 100 and 1o7 Hansford
rolled for 102, 125 and 12s, his total of
855 being higher than was obtained by
any other player in either of the other
two Masonic League matches. Wash
tngton Centennial took two of three
from Pentalpha, and Acacia got a VIC
tory over Hiram by the same margin.
Lord of Washington Centennial was
the best bowler of either of the last
mentioned matches, his counts being
119, 1875 and 10S