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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31
DIAz'S EFFORTS FAIL TO UPSET
 NORTHERN KIN
Few Mexicans Place Much Faith in Latest Activities
 of Reputed Leader

IN. Y-, Mar 31.-Reports that Felix D1az had landed in Mexico to lead. a revolution in the southern states, with headquarters in Oaxaca. did not cause much excitement today among Mexi- cans of the several factions resident in this city, Most of them, Cietifcos and Carranzistas alike, were inclined to belittle any effort in which Diaz participated, although the possibility that he would receive strong support from the Clericals, dissatisfied with all the radical propaganda, was not de- n1ed. On the other hand, the asser- ton that he had been equipped with a supply of arms and ammunition, purchased from a fund of $5,OOO,OOO raised in this country. was not gem orally credited.
 It appears that few Mexfcans place much faith in Felix Diaz's abilities to lead successful revolution. His first attempted revolution against Madero
 which ended in a fiasco. is still re- membered, and the fact that his se- cond revolution, launched Jointly with the adherents of General Reyes, was successful has been discounted also
 by the fact that it resulted in a tri- umph for Victorian Huerta, who cooI- 1y saw to it that Diaz got no benefit from. his plot For some months past, it has been known that he was prepar- ing third revolution, against ACar- ranza, with the help of the weakened C1ericals.
 '"The South was the logical place for Diaz to strike,'' explained one Mexi- l can. Tn the first place, it is within reach of the Guatema1an border, so
 that, if defeated, Diaz will have a place of refuge to. fly to and likewise, perhaps, may expect assistance from the Guaterna1an Government, which is not friendly to .Carranza, and from the thousands of Mexican exiIes in Guatemala. In the second place, the
 Indians of the Southern states are more likely to be influenced by the l religious platform upon which Diaz is making his appeal than are the people of the other states, where the Socialistic doctrines of the revolution aries of Carranza's stripe have gained wide circulation. In the third place, ,Diaz is a native of the State of Oaxaca, which. has remained aloof from all the
 revolutionary disturbances, maintain 1 ing practically san independent Gov ernment and awaiting the definite es- | tablishment of a recognized central authority before returning to the 1 Mexican union, although it has never
 formally seeded. It may be that Diaz
 expects to receive assistance from l Oaxa ca.$
 'tWith his name and the help of the Clericals5 there is no doubt that he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31
BUSINESS MEMS PRESIDEN-
 /TIAL LEAGUE, Suite 1915, No. 165 Broadway.

''New York City,
 The solemn little boy led a reporter who asked for information about the league across the hall to one of the
 two men, who said he was MT. Watts
 of Washington, and who declared his
 sorrow that MT. McHarg had left for
 the day, because MT. McHarg, as chairman of the league, was the only
 one who could speak for it.
 ,NTcHarg Tied to New Idea.
 At No. 115 Broadway, however, the reporter found that Ormsby McHarg he who gathered the Southern dele gates that voted for Colonel Roose-
 welt at the convention of 1912, and
 who remained a Republican after the convention because you can't win a political fight with an idea''-had not
 gone for the day.
 MT. McHarg had a great deal to say
 about the league. He had not so much to say about the identity of it's back CTS, the identity of the business man. who would prove to be it's fa- vorite. But MT. McHarg had on his desk some of the first fruits of the week of the preternatural1y busy l typewritersl at No. 165, and they seem | ed to throw some light on the ques- ton.
 These first fruits were in the form of a statement that bore neither the
 name of the league nor that of it's 1 chairman, but which read:
 "The business men of the country are concerned with principles rather | than personalities, and this league was formed for the exploitation of an idea instead of anlindividuaI. It seeks l to bring about the nomination of a l candidate for President who can be elected. and to prevent action next
 June at Chicago that would be party
 suicide. For example, one way of
 committing party suicide would be to | nominate either Taft or Roosevelt
 the leaders of the opposing factions of 1912.
 f'This movement is in response to the. question, Why can't we have a
 business man in the Presidential chair
 next time? 2
 Farmers Cry for Business Man.
 sAThat question has been repeated
 and echoed in every state of the UnioT until today, with the Republican Ma tfonal Convention less than nine week: lin advance, the only real crystalIlza 1 ton of sentiment is the widespread I demand that a candidate be name et who will give us a. business admin | istration In this the lajborer ant
 the farmer are just as vitally interest led as the banker or the head of ou1 biggest industry.
 s~The United States is the bigges | Business institution in the world. ant lit should be conducted as such. In l stead, it has been run as a cornbina | ton Chautauqua circuit and classroom l for the airing of theories or a labor atory for political experirn entation- | concern that has more resources mor' varied industries, more revenues greater expenditures and more com 1 pIicated problems of finance and ad l rninistration than all our corpora l tions put together should be directed by man with business brains an' | business training. We have triet
 soldiers, lawyers. pub1icists and peda gogues Why not give the job tha
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31
BOY WHO POSED AS HERO ADMITS
 FIRING ASYLUM
Nine -YearsOld Lad Who Wanted To Be the Hero in
 Brooklyn Fire, Confesses That He Threw Match That Started Blaze That Endangered Many Young Lives.

suspected that possibly the Stumacher boy had fired the building to avenge himself for his punishment But af- ter an hour of questioning he made up his mind that he had the wrong boy. Turning again to the hero, George Zuten, he questioned him pa tient1y for three hours in the presence
 of a Sister lof St. John the Evangelist
 Finally. aceording to the fire marshal, Georgie admitted that he hadn't been
 telling the whole truth and told of
 setting the fire.
 The sisters and the superintendent, Canon Paul F. Swett, said that Georgie Zute11 had a good record and
 had no grudge against any one so far as they knew. The fire marshal made a formal complaint against the boy and left him in the custody of the sis terss
 While the supper1ess children were marching out George Cox, engineer of | all the buildings, saw from St. John s hospital, eighty feet away, smoke puff | ing from several windows on the sec | ond floor of the Orphan Home. Boy Rescued by Engineer. Cox raced across the road and up
 one of the orphanage fire escapes On | the second floor he heErd a boy cry Ing and gasping There was plenty 1 of daylight for it was 5:15 o'clock. but l the interior of the orphanage was darkened by smoke. Cox jumped | through the open window and reached the dbrrnitory where he found Frank
 Stutn nacher wandering in his pajamas and trying to feel his way out.
 About that time Janitor Frank Bis
 sert coming up through the buiIdi4g
 also reached the boy Together Fox
 and Bissert carried him to the win dow and down the fire escape. where he presently joined his comrades none l the worse for his scare.
 Two teachers. Mrs. Mae Irving and
 Miss Eileen Burnes, were trapped in ! their rooms on the fourth floor. They I did not suffer from smoke however,
 and walked down the fire escape. The second, third and fourth floors of the boys end of the orphanage, the south wing, were burned out. The
 girls quarters in the south wing were
 unharmed.
 The nurses home and the sisters 1 home which are in the sBlrne block,
 were not in danger. The damage to
 the orphan house was estimated at
 s15, ,00o.
 l Some features in the administration l of the orphan house were harShly crit licised in the report made by William
 J. Doherty in the investigation of the State Board of Charities. Yesterday afternoon before the fire officers o1 I the Church Charity Foundation met tc consider further fire protection. There | was no trouble with the fire escapes yesterday and the children proved ] that they knew all about the fire drill The president of the foundation l; Bishop Frederick Burgess.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31

.<ew York. March 31.-A nine7year- old boy who had been posing as the hero of a fire that swept three floors Of the Orphan House of the Church Charity Foundation, at Albany ave nue and Herkimer street. BTooklyn, late yesterday afternoon, confessed last night to Fire Marshal Brophy that he started the fire himseI Dy throwing a lighted match into the linen room --
 Thanks to a fire drill and to the fact that all except one of the ss boys and girls in the orphanage were at supper on the ground floor, there was no sus- picion Of a panic and nobody was harmed. Two women teachers had to he helped down fire escapes from the fourth floor, 95 patients in St. Jonn hospital, near the orphanage, were m danger. and the old folks in the Home for the Aged, which is part of the same quadrangle, were, to say the least, hdgety.
 The boy, who, according to the hre marshal, owned up after three hours Of polite resistance, is George ZutelI' one of the 48 boys cared for by the Protestant Episcopal church in the Drphanage home. It was he who had raced into the dining room where his comrades were at supper and an- nounced that the building was on fire.
 Marched Out at Order,
 At word from Sister Julia, a dea- coness in charge of the dining room, the children arose from their bread and milk and marched quietly into tte safety of the open square which Is surrounded by buildings of tn inst1- tuition. Although all the bread and milk was ruined by the food that the hrernen turned into the Orphan home the children were glad enough to get out with their lives, and they agreed that Georgie zutell was a pretty fine sort of a pal to discover the fire and give the alarm so promptly.
 When Marshall Brophy began his in vestigation in the sitting room of the Home for the Aged, Georgie told his story with a proper show of pride. He said that Sister Ju1ias before supper, sent him upstairs with Frank Stunaa- cher. also years old. Frank was be- ing disciplined for violation of a, rule by being sent to bed early. It was Czeorgie's job to see that Frank ac- tua1Iy did undress and get into bed, and then to place Franks clothes in the linen room.
 This mission performed and Frank Stumacher tucked aWey in the small dornnitory on the second floor, Georgie ZutelI was to go downstairs, get Franks supper and take itsup to him for an evening without bread and milk was no part of the culprit's punish ment. Ge0rg1e made good on this sec ond errand too and it was when he returned to the dining room that he told Sister Julia that the second dool was afire.
 Suspected Punished Boy.
 For a long time Marshal Broph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31
LIKE KNIGHTS OF
 OLD, FRENCH SOLDIERS MAY AGAIN WEAR ARMOR

Paris, March 31.-Surgeons consid- er the success of the new helmet of s1fae French army so effective that the possibility of a return to the old days when the chest and abdomen were also protected by armor is being se- rfousIy discussed. Dr. Roussey has 5ust stated before the nedfca.H acad- erny that the number of men sent to the hospitals with slight scalp wounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A minstrel show was given by women of the Black Rock Congrega- tional chapel last evening. This form of entertainment was something of a novelty and the building was crowd ed. Those who took part in the af- fair were Mrs. Horace M. Hall, Mrs. I. Zfble, Mrs, H. Parden, Mrs. Charles Snyder, Mrs. Charles Noren, Mrs. Walter IIurlburt, Misses Vera Bertil- son, Vedaj Bradley, Marjorie Allen, Louise Gould, Ella Secor, Vera Aders, Hellen Brittin, Mary Brittin, Gertrude forth, Dorothy forth, Adele Prevot. Fannie Sturges, Eztta. Miller, EsteIIs Richards, Helen Nixon and Alice Buck.
 The engagement of Miss Nellie Will cox of TIP Wood avenue to Clifton Bull lard. son of August H. Bullard of 2,2OO North avenue, has been announced. Miss Wilcox is a teacher at Maplewood- school.
 ''Impressionism and Post Impres- sionists'' will be the subject of the lecture to be given next Monday af- ternoon, at 3:45 o'clock, in The Strat- field before the mem bers and subscr1b- CTS of the Bridgeport Art league, by Louis weinberg, of the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts, New York It has been said:
 MT. Weinberg brings to his talks point of view intensely alive and sin cere. He is a thinker close to life and a worker who has lived with art. His lectures are marked by a scholars mastery of subject matter, an artists familiarity with technique, ands, what is most rare, a gift of sympathetic in depreciation which analyses each pie ture as a living surface.'' E N
 The quarterly meeting of Catalpa Circle, F. of A., was held Tuesday evening in F'oresters, hall, Cannon street. There was a. large attendance and after a short business session a whist and pinochIe furnished much endowment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31

doubled between the month of August when the helmet was first put into use and the month of January when tho army was still only partially equip ped with it. This enormous increase is supposed to indicate that the per centage of dead from bullets and shell fragments in the head has diminished in a corresponding proportion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31

George Oakley. Ohio state drug in spector, was arrested at Columbus, charged with having used his position to obtain narcotics which he disposed of in. an illegal manner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31
Non-Union

Teacher-s'Jo Johnny if four men are working II hours a day
 Johnny-"HoId ,on na'am. Nix on them non-union problems -PncIr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-31
A Bad Lamp

Buzz1sHow old is that lamp p?'' Fuzz- -s.Three years.'' zz-'fWell, turn it out; it's tot young to smoke.''
 Punch Bowl.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21

which was most satisfactorily given by
a cast of six students. The program
was one of much merit throughout,
and reflected much credit on the three
instructors in German who had it in
charge, Miss Ida B. Johnson, Miss
Hazel Nelson and Miss Emma Ludwig.
At the conclusion of the program, all
of those who had taken part in it, and
the boys who helped in the staging and
otherwise, enjoyed delicious spread
that was served in the domestic sci
ence room at the school.
Devils, Lake Journal: Miss Editn
Whitkopf arrived Saturday from Val
ley City to spend the Christmas recess
with her parents. Miss Evangeline
Wade, of Aneta, was in the city Satur-
day on the way home from Valley City,
where she is attending the Normal.
Miss Wade was a member of the class
that graduated last spring from the
academy. >. The Valley City Normal
students arrived home Saturday. Their
vacation commenced Friday and con-
tinues until Jan. g. Among the Devils
Lake students who returned were
Misses Marjory Mills, Sophie Erickson,
Bona Harvey, Anna Kalhagen, Myrtle
Kennedy, and Mirandi Goodrie. :.
Miss Jane Brooks, of Cando, a Valley
City Normal student, passed through
here Saturday returning home. :. Miss
Lethea Flynn, Of Crazy, visited the
weekend at the academy on her re-
turn home from Valley City, where she
is attending the Normal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
STEWART
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Dec. 19-Emma Christianson spent
Tuesday night with Myrtle Starke.
Mrs. Arnold Zaun was caller at
Mrs. E. Mailer's Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. P. Zoeller came out from Val
ley City Wednesday to spend an in.
definite time with Mrs. Fred ROhde.
Polly Tabbert returned to her home
in Mansfield Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Menke and Mr..
Brobst assisted George Dotting with
the butchering Tuesday.
Mrs. Val Potter went down to Val.
ley City Thursday to spend few days
with Mrs. Tom Maresh.
Will and Louis Rohde came out
from Valley City Friday to look after
their farm interests. They returned
to Valley City Saturday.
Lizzie Dotting, Of West Getchell,
spent a few days last week at the Ar.
mold Zaun home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Potter were
Valley city shoppers Saturday. Little
Edward spent the day with Mrs. Will
Potter.
Tommy Clancy returned home Fri
day after spending some time with
friends north Of Rogers.
A baby boy arrived at the Anton
Vandrovec home last week.
Val Potter was a guest at dinner at
Will Potters Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dotting and
sons, Willie and Fred, were callers at
Will Potter's Saturday evening.
Mrs. P. Zoeller, of Logan, returned
to her home Sunday after spending a
few days with Mrs. Fred ROhde.
The Arnold Zaun family visited with
Mrs. Mailer Sunday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
SEALED BIDS WANTED

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board Of County Commissioners Of
Barnes County, N. OAK, at the Office Of
the County Auditor, Valley City.
North Dakota, until 2 o'clock p. M
Saturday, January 13, 1917, for the,
construction of Roads as follows:
Section lon Green and White
Trail, north and south Of Valley City,.
N. D. Approximately $4,000 cubic
yards of earth excavation. Three.
miles of turnpiking.
Section 2-On Red and White Trait,
east and west of Valley City, N. d.
Approximately $4,000 cubic yards or
earth excavation.
Section Gin Skandia Township
proximately 10000 cubic yards of earth
excavation. Three miles of turnpik-
ing.
Bids to be on each section separ
ately and bidders may bid on any or
all sections. ....
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a certified check made payable to
the County Auditor, in the sum OK
| $4,000.
The successful bidder will be reQuir-
ed to furnish satisfactory bond in
the sum of so per cent of the contract
Plans and specifications are on file
| with the county surveyor, C.. A:
Myhre, Valley City, N. Oak.
The Board reserves the right to re.
! ject any or all bids.
Valley City, North Dakota, Deoenr
i Der 10, 1916. C. w. NELSON,
27-29 County Auditor
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
Barnes County Men
Buy Blooded Cattle

County Agent NJ. G. James arrived
here Monday morning with two car
loads Of high grade and full blood Hol-
stein cattle. These cattle were
bought at Bloomer, Wis. One car was
bought for the Bonnie Brae Dairy, of
Valley City, the other for four farm
ers in the southern part of the county,
near Marion. These men are George
Rust, J. O. Peterson, o. G. Strand and
Mr.. Volstad.
, These two cars of high grade cattle
are splendid addition to the live
stock of the county.
Boomer, Wis, is quite a dairy reg,
ion. Almost every farm possesses a
large barn, splendid silo and from 40
to 200 Holstein cattle. This section
is a good illustration Of what the dairy
COW will do to country community.
While many farmers had from so to
100 cattle in their barns, many of
them would not even set price on a
head of stock. They repeatedly said,
"Why should I sell cows when butter
fat is AZ cents pound, and l have
my barn and my silo full Of feed?
want something to do this winter"
James says it was more like extracting
cattle than buying.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21

borhood were Peter A. Anderson, Gun.
val Monsoon, Gust Collins, Andrew c.
Nelson, Joe Michen and Christian
Hagen.
Ole Hagen was Daily shopper last
Thursday.
Henry G. Aas and John F. Henrikson
were visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jens Rensby last Sunday after
noon.,
julius Henrikson was over at Mar
tin Thoreson's last Saturday helping
grind some feed.
Miss Nina Henrikson was doing
some Christmas shopping at Kathryn
last Friday.
Anton Anderson ST., visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew c. Mel
son one day last week.
Joseph Ollain was a Valley City
business visitor last Saturday.
There will be services and Christ
mas tree in the Sheyenne Valley
church Monday afternoon, Dec. Is.
Oscar Aas returned home last Satur.
day from Valley City after month
working up there.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
JUDGE HEMMrS RESIDENCE
DAMAGED At JAMESTOWN

jamestown, Dec. 19.-The residence
of Judge J. U. Hemmi was seriously
damaged by fire this morning. The
fire burned through the floor from the
basement, while the smoke and water
ruined the rooms above and added tr
the extent of the damage.
Judge Hemmi states that the dam
age will probably be considerably i,
excess of $1,000.
The fire started in the furnace room
and may have come from the furnace
or near it. When discovered it ha,
gained too great Roadway to be stop
ped easily and the firemen, who re
sponded to a still alarm, mad difficulty
in reaching the fire and drowning it.
The sub-zero temperature also added
to the difficulties.
The residence was occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. E. P. Quenmoen and they
are driven out of home for the pres.
ent. He is the travelling representa-
tive in this territory for the Janney-
Semple Co., of Minneapolis.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
GREEN TOWNSHIP

Dec. ia number Of the Green
Town people surprised the newlyweds,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hanson, last We'd
nesday night. A nice set Of dishes
was presented to them. Whist, a
speech by Andrew Davidson and a few
remarks by Drum Major Mortenson
were the entertainments for the even
ing. -...
The young people of this vicinity
gathered at the schoolhouse Monday
night and reorganized the literary So
ciety Of two years ago. New officers
were elected and it is hoped that
everyone will take part and make it
success.
Prof Bowe and his basket shooters
journeyed to Uxbridge Saturday,
where they played Raymond McLees'
athletes Our boys were defeated by
the score of Al to 3.
Harold Mortenson, Faye Stillings
and Ida Davidson, of this vicinity,
who attend the Valley City Normal,
are spending their vacation at their
homes. ..
A program and Christmas tree will
be held at the school Friday night.
Everyone IS welcome.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Getchell, of
Valley City, gave an illustrated lecture
on "The Lumber Jack" This was
perhaps one of the best lectures ever
held in this community. A small
crowd attended and those who stayed
at home missed some good entertain
ment. #y- ,.
George Hanson, of the D. B. C. at
! Fargo, is spending his vacation at his
home in this vicinity.
Band practice was held in the
school auditorium Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Haering was out from Valley City
and a very strenuous practice was
had. Band Master Hanson is planning
to give concert Saturday, Dec. 30
So all those who want to help a good
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
GETCHELL PRAIRIE
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Dec. 19.--Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Getchell
spent Friday night in Valley City, at
tending the grand opera at the Normal
Marian White is spending her Christ
mas vacation at home.
Mrs. M. M. White, Adelaide and John
White, Helen Harper and Marjorie
Cassell attended the debate at Motif.
mier Friday evening.
Mrs. Ray Mills and baby, Zelda, of
Velva, are spending several days with
Mrs. Mills sister, Mrs. Jay Rogers, be-
fore visiting her home in Roosevelt,
Mimi.
Marjorie Cassell spent the week end
at the M. M. White home.
Jean Getchell spent several days
with her Grandma and Grandpa
Whitcher.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. Jay Rogers Thursday. During
the afternoon shower was given for
Evelyn Downs.
Andrew Holcomb returned home
from Fargo Saturday to spend his
Christmas vacation at home.
Next Friday afternoon, Dec. %, at 2
O'Clock, Christmas program will be
given by the school children at the
church. Everybody come!
Mildred Nelson, has been spending
several days at the Roy Stiles home,
returned to the Savaides home Sunday
evening.
Jennie Hunter left Monday for her
home in Wisconsin,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Holcomb entertain
ed the Grotberg family Sunday.
Church Services:
Sunday school at 2 p m. Preaching
service at 3 p. m. Friday, Bible clas,
8 p. M, at the parsonage.