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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05
NewsNotes ofEquityExchange

Mrs. Amley Robinson, Of Pekin, N.
D., has been mentioned before as the
hrst woman stOckholder to purchase
and pay for the limit Of stock, $1,000.
Recently Mrs. Robinson wrote to the
exchange requesting the privilege OF
buying more stock, but being refused
this privilege, she has this week writ
ten to the exchange asking If it would
be possible for her to buy the limit
of stock for each one of her two
daughters. This, of course, the ex-
change will grant, and no doubt the
youngsters will soon be full-hedged
stockholders in the Equity co-opera-
tive exchange. If more men and
gonsen in the northwest had had the
spirit of Mrs. Robinson at the begin
ning, the battle for an honest grain
market would not have lasted nearly
As long as it did.
G. 4. Baisner, of Velva, N. D., was
on the South St. Paul market with
live stock the past week. Mr.. Bats
aeT is one of the old standbys in the
Equity movement and has been fire.
4uens visitor in the st. Paul office.
He vas very much excited when he
reached the st. Paul office, over
stories being spread in the country
by former employe of the Equity
exchange, who was discharged for
gambling, drinking and passing bad
checks. After looking into the merits
81 the charges made, he left for home
resolved never again to believe any of
the stories spread by representatives
Of the grain combine until after he
had the facts from first hands.
s. s. Simmington, of Crosby, N. D.,
an old reliable Equity standby, and
Peter Peterson, Of Overland, Can,
we're on the South St. Paul market
with stock Monday. They made their
Headquarters in the Equity exchange
very much pleased with the fact that
the farmers are going to establish
their own selling agency In South St.
Paul on Oct. l.
!. S. Sullivan, of Lisbon, N. D., was
On the South St. Paul market Mon
day With a carload Of cattle that top
ped the market for the day. Mr.. Sui
fyan is an old hand in the stock game
I'D is raising a quality of stock that
should near the top Of any market at
any time. He visits the South St.
Paul market frequently and on this
"trip made his headquarters at ex'
charge office in st. Paul where he
met his old friends, D. E. Blake and
J. G. Critics, the general manager.
Datus C. Smith, of Blanchard, N. D.,
vas on the South st. Paul market this
week with two carloads of steers. Mr..
Smith is very enthusiastic over the
change in North Dakota from grain
to diversified farming. He finds 1t
very profitable to keep at least ESQ
head Of sheep on his farm every win.
1m. They take very little extra feed
and help keep the farm clean from
weeds. The two crops, one of lambs
md one Of wool, pay him well for
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

Mrs. Geo. S. Long, of Tacoma,
Wash, is guest of her sister, Mrs. J.
E. Grams of the Sheyenne flats. Mrs.
Long and Mrs. Crane will leave Sun
day afternoon on No. 4 for Indianapo-
lis, Ind, their former home, to attend
the Indiana Centennial celebration.
They will be joined in Minneapolis by
Mr.. Long.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

Mrs. James Thorne and daughter,
Nettie, will leave Saturday evening
for their home at Boundbrook, N. j.,
after visit Of several weeks in the
city at the home of Mrs. Thorne's Sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Anderson, on Euclid
avenue. Mrs. Thorne and daughter
will stop over in the Twin Cities on
their way home.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Dahl au.
toed to the Ole Maasjo farm near
Nome on Sunday, where they spent
the day, returning home on Sunday
evening. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Bake Of Sloan, Iowa. and for
merly Of this city, who has been visit.
ing old friends here.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

Casselton Reporter: Miss Alice Gill
bert came from Devils Lake Saturday
to spend Sunday at home with her
mother and her brother, Lloyd, the lat
ter leaving Monday to resume his stud
les at the Minnesota U. Miss Gilbert
is much pleased with Devils Lake and
her work, and reports that the schools
are doing splendidly. t4
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

his efforts and he does not under
stand why more farmers do not keep
a small flock of sheep. Mr.. Smith is
very enthusiastic over the live stock
department of the Equity co-opera-
tive exchange, which will begin bust
ness on Oct. l at South St. Paul, and
says that this agency will handle his
stock hereafter.
F. E. Ellickson, editor and publish
er of the newspaper at Regent, N. D.,
was pleasant caller at the St. Paul
Office last Saturday. Mr.. Ellickson
came to get acquainted with the far.
mers' selling agency, and before leav-
ing St. Paul was convinced that the
farmers are on the right track and
will win out in their efforts to estab-
lish grain and live stock markets.
J. L. Pitchford, of Berlin, N. D., was
a visitor at the st. Paul office last
week. Mr.. Pitchford is one CT the
staunch Equity men at Berlin and is
a frequent visitor at this office. He
is very enthusiastic over the farmers
battle for a better live stock market,
and says the exchange can look for
shipments from Berlin in the future.
Theodore Kasse, manager of the
Live Stock Shipping association at
NorthWood, Mimi, was a pleasant
caller at the exchange Office last Mon.
'day. Mr.. Kasse is a very enthusiasts.
, tic co-operatOr and expects to visit
the city of St. Paul very often in the
future, and it goes without saying
that he will always be welcome
guest at the farmers headquarters.
President J. M. Anderson returned
Monday morning from Great Falls,
Mont, where he had been to attend
a meeting of the advisory board of
the Montana Equity Elevator associa.
ton. This advisory board is compos.
ed of one representative from each
one of the Farmers Elevator com.
panies belonging to this particular
association. There are at the pres.
ent time "a elevators that are mem
bers of the association, which means
; that the advisory board is composed
of "a members. They meet once a
month at Great Falls, and discuss
the difficulties, each one taking home
to his own elevator company the
items Of interest that he can gather
from the representatives of the other
% companies. All Of these compan-
les have their books kept and audited
by the Equitable Adult company at
Great Falls, and are financed by the
Equity cooperative exchange. The
grain from these companies is sold
either through the Great Falls office
of the Equity cooperative exchange
or is shipped direct to the St. Paul
Office on consignment. Thus far the
members of this association are we'll
pleased with the service that is given
them by the Equity cooperative ex-
change through its branch Office at
Great Falls and it's home Office at St.
Paul.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

Joe 1verson, Of the City Bakery, was
a passenger to Jamestown Friday
morning on No. 8, to spend the day on
business.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

Miss Didama Griffith, stenographer
in the Combs & Richie Offices, spent
Sunday in Fargo visiting friends. Miss
Griffith returned to the city Monday
a0rning.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

grain that day. This put them in po-
Isition to demand of the track buyers
Or line elevators a reasonable price
for their grain, and in nearly every
case they have been able to raise the
price from SC to 10c per bushel over
what they would otherwise get. Most
of the track buyers and line elevators
in the state of Montana are knocking
the Equity cooperative exchange by
reason of the fact that it is assisting
the farmers of the state in getting
what rightfully belongs to them when
they dispose of their years product.
The association will in the future
send a representative to the St. Paul
office to meet with the board of d.
rectors of the Equity cooperative
exchange, and thus get in closer
touch with the organization here.
This move on the part of the Mon
tana farmers means a large amount
of business for the Equity co-opera-
tive exchange from that sourse.
! The office at Great Falls sends out
prices each day to the farmers of the
state and this has enabled them to
get from SC to 10c more per bush
ell for their grain than they otherwise
would get.
Mr.. Anderson reports that the crop
in Montana is as good or better than
,early predictions would indicate, and
that the farmers are feeling very
jubilant over the fact that this years
crop will put them on their feet fin.
ancially, and will very materially in
crease the price of their land.
Mr.. Anderson also reports that the
car shortage in Montana at the pres
ent time is very serious. Many sta
lions are unable to get but a very
small percentage of the number of
cars they should have in order to
move this years crop before winter
sets in.
VIM. Lemke, chairman of the re-
publican central committee of the
state of North Dakota, was a pleas.
ant visitor at the st. Paul office Mon
day. Mr.. Lemke has long been a
staunch supporter Of the Equity CO.
operative exchange and always been
ready and willing to help fight it's bat
ties in legal way. His efforts for
the exchange have helped them out of
many tight place, and he will always
be a most welcome visitor at the St.
Paul office.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

Rev. J. F. L. Bohnhoff returned
Monday evening on No. 8 from New
Leipzig, where he went toradjust some
matters in the mission field. While
there Rev. Bohnhoff saw snow, which
fell Monday morning. He reports the
trains were filled with Indians who
were on their way to the Mandan fair
and that there is a lot of flax to cut
yet and lots of threshing to be done
in that vicinity. The flax out there is
good, but wheat about the same as
here. While at New Leipzig Rev.
Bohnhoff had dinner on Sunday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Borchert,
former residents of Barnes county.
Mrs. Borchert is the daughter of J. R.
Getchell, of Getchell Prairie, and we'll
known in the city. They are getting
along finely at New Leipzig and Mr..
Borchert is having good success in
building up the New Leipzig schools,
where he is principal Prof. Borchert
opened school with "a pupils in the
high school there, which means
good number of the Russian settle
ment there.
Miss Mae Holte returned to her
home at Glendale on Monday after
noon, after visiting in the city for the
past two weeks or more at the home
of Miss Blanche Mason, on Eighth
avenue. Miss Hottie and Miss Mason
were former schoolmates at Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tvedt, of Mea-
dow Lake township, were in the city
on Saturday, and were accompanied
by Miss Maude Hannawalt who +""oh.
.es in the Clark City schools. They
autoed to Valley City and spent the
day here, returning home Saturday
evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

In many instances the farmers have
been forced to sell their grain to
track buyers, but before doing so
they have called up the Office at Great
Falls and ascertained the price Of
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-05

! The office at Great Falls sends out
prices each day to the farmers of the
state and this has enabled them to
get from SC to 10c more per bush
ell for their grain than they otherwise
would get.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
PRESIDENT BACK
At HIS DESK
Will Issue no Statement as to
the Future, Until Re-elec-
tion is Definitely
Decided.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
To Start Work Soon on the Messaae
to be Delivered When Next
Session convenes In
December.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS-

tBy Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-President
Wilson was back at work in Wash
fngton today. He faced vast Job
which must be cleaned up rapidly.
Pending receipt Of message from
Charles Evans Hughes, conceding
democratic victory In the election,
the president withheld any announce
ment regarding his policies for the
next four years. He had intimated
to immediate friends. however, that
he will issue some statement upon
receipt of Hughes congratulations.
The president will start work very
soon on the message to congress to
be read when that body re-convenes
next month. Continued doubt as to
the composition Of the house and as
to which party will hold the balance
of power, including the speakership,
is staying the hand of the president
temporarily in the formation Of pro-
posals he will make in his first mes
sage. Regardless. however, Of condi-
tions In the house, the president will
urge Immediate action in clearing up
his program proposed at the time
that he obtained congressional Co
operation In avCrting the recently
threatened railroad strike.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
WILL HAVE TWO MAJORITY
TN HOUSE OF Representatives

rado, /; Connecticut, 4; Idaho, 2:
Illinois, Il; Indiana, 8; Iowa, II;
Kansas, 8; Kentucky, 2; Maine, 4:
Maryland, 2; Massachusetts, II;
Michigan, IL; Minnesota, 8; Missouri,
2; Montana, /; Nebraska, 8; Nevada,
1; New Hampshire, 2; New Jersey.
10; New York, 26; North Carolina. L:
North Dakota, 3; Ohio, 8; Oklahoma,
2; Oregon, 3; Pennsylvania, "a;
Rhode Island, 2: South Dakota, 2;
Tennessee, 2; Vermont, 2; Virginia,
1: Washington, 4; West Virginia, 4:
Wisconsin, IL; Wyoming, L. Total.
PIT.
Democrats-Alabama 10, Arizonar
/; Arkansas, Z; California, 4; Colo,
RADIO, 8; Connecticut, /; Delaware, /;
Florida, 4; Georgia, IL; Illinois, 6:
Indiana, 4; Kansas, 5; Kentucky, 8;
Louisiana, T. Maryland, 4; Massachu.
setts, A. Michigan, l; Minnesota, /;
Mississippi, 8; Missouri, IA; Mon,
tana, l; Nebraska, s; New jersey, 2:
New Mexico, 1; New York, 16; North
Carolina, 9; Ohio, IS; Oklahoma, g.,
Pennsylvania, s; Rhode Island, l.:
South Carolina, Z; South Dakota, l.;
Tennessee, s; Texas, IS; Utah. q;
Virginia, 8; Washington, i: West
virginia. 2. Total, 21S,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
LIBEL SUIT
OVER AXE CRIME.
Court Opened Today, But Adjourn.
ment Was Take1 Hst!: This
Afternoon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
RED OAK, Iowa, Nov. 13.-Fffty
veniremen were present today when
Judge J. P. Rockafellow's court
opened to hear the 100000 libel suit
Of State Senator F. F. Jones against
Burns Detective J. N. Wilkerson, but
adjournment was taken at 1880 to
1:3O n. m. without the case formally
being opened.
Wilkerson today filed eighteen type
written pages of plea in mitigation
of damages, reciting virtually all the
evidence he produced before the VII.
lisca grand jury, which failed to In
dict Jones for any alleged connection
with the famous axe murders in 1912.
Jones and his attorneys were in con-
ference all morning. The conference
caused many rumors. It was said
dismissal of the suit was being con-
sidered and again that change OF
venue to Council Bluffs might be
asked.
Wilkerson and his attorney, w. E.
Mitchell of Council Bluffs, were in
court prepared to proceed, they said.
Wilkerson reiterated his Willingness
to attempt to prove his charge that
Jones inspired the murders In the
house of Joe Moore, his business COM
petitor.
Wilkerson's plea in MITIGATION
asked that the case be dismissed ana
the costs assessed on Jones.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
DEAD MAN DROVE
AUTO INTO RIVER
At Least Nine Lives Lost
When Motor Stage Went
Plunging Through
Open Draw.
HAD HEART TROUBLE
Chauffeur Supposed to Have Suffered
Attack Just Before tho Car
M Reached the
Bridge.
HAD HEART TROUBLE.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov. 13.-
That a dead man drove possibly
eleven persons, certainly nine, to
their death on Saturday night when
George Smith sent crowded motor
stage through the open draw OF the
North Arm bridge and plunged car
and freight into the waters Of The
Fraser river, was the theory suggest
ed today by acQuaintances of the
chauffeur. Smith, it is rumored. suf-
fered from heart disease and that
his pulse had suddenly ceased is
probably the true explanation of his
act in rushing his vehicle upon the
bridge with the warning red lights
shining clear against him.
The stage was making its evening
trip towards Vancouver when the
accident occurred. At first it was
reported that it carried twelve pas
sengers, but today the number was
placed at fourteen. When the stage
reached the bridge at seven p. M, the
draw was open. Regardless of the
red lights, the stage moved rapidly
forward, broke through and dived
straight into the river below.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
WILCOX AND HUGHES
STILL PATIENTLY WAITING

for California returns, but Minnesota,
New Hampshire and New Mexico
believe the country wants to be sure
who ia really president before any
formal announcement is made
Wilcox said that should any fraud
charges develop, he believed the IN.
diyidual states could take care OF
them but if a congressional review
should prove necessary, the chairman
aaid he favored such action.
Wilcox refused to discuss the ques-
tion of whether he will continue as ma
tionsl chairman. He said the repuDll'
can headquarters here would remain
open until the election is entirely
cleared up. Hughes went for q sncrt
walk during the morning and then re-
turned to his hotel and went to work
on a big stack of correkpondence that
accumulated during the last week; eek
Some Of this includes kilograms anu
candidate when his election appeared
likely Tuesdax night
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
Tabulation Shows Difference
But Gives Republicans
Slight Lead.

FUnited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHING TON, Nov. 13.-On The
face Of the returns as tabulated Hn.
officially in Washington today, the
republicans will have 218 votes fer
organization purposes in the next
house of repres sentatives, the de1 ,
orats ZIG, and one, Meyer London,
lone socialist, unattached.
This aligns Schall, elected in Min
nesota. as a progressive with the
republicans. 1t counts with the demo
Gratis, Fuller, from Massachusetts,
elected as an Independent against a
republican: Randall of California,
elected as a rrohibitionist, though
with the democratic organization S
support, and Whitmartin, progress
sive protectionist of Louisiana.
The house inc up by states on the
present returns, follows:
Republicans-Califor g.; Colo
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
Higher Rates Ordered.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The in
terstate commerce commission today
authorized the Oregon, Washington
Railroad and Navigation company TO
m maintain higher rates from Seattle
to inland empire points than from
Astoria, Oregon, to the same points.
The orders revokes a previous
order of the commission. effective
November /, and is further ADJUST
ment in the Astoria rate case. involV-
ing freight rates throughout the
northwest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
e,mans Have Subteranean
battlefield Which Allied
Attacks Cannot
Get Near.
AFE FROM TIE ENEMY
hole somme Front Of Teutons 10
Vast Underground Network
Of UntatAbie
Forts

By Carl w. Alderman. United Press
Staff Correspondent
SOMEWHERE ON THE SOMME,
Nv 10. (yia Berlin and wireless to
awhile. Nov. 3.)-Germany is de-
ending the Somme with buried artil-
ery.
krifish are attacking only the surface
the greatest Notifications In the
rorld.
Germany built q surprise for the
lilies in her wonderful series OF
rtillery-proof Notifications. These
efenses are built SO close. are dug
o deep and cover such wide area
hat what the allies are today attack
hg with infantry, tanks and artillery.
lie only the outskirts OF q powerful
ystem OF underground forts.
The bombardment Is terrific. Fields.
coods and towns are torn to pieces
by constantly exploding shells. But
under ground nothing is touched.
land it is from her sub-surface forts
that Germany is repelling the allied
ATTACK.
Fur a week ! iiissve been oye. the
Sonrme battlefield From height
near Peronne and to the south OF
Arras. our party twice penetrated the
|shell area, viewing Peronne and Bap-
|aume, the two immediate objects OF
fire. 1t marked the first time since
the Somme battle began that neu-
trail has been permitted to inspect
this part of underground Notifications
constructed by the Teutonic forces.
While waiting in the library OF a
castle serving as the headquarters OF
one of the commanding generals, the
windows ratified and doors shook
from the concussion OF bursting
shells.
With these constant explosions in
our ears and escorted by an intellig-
ence officer, we motOred to the
heights of Bapaume. There we watch
ed the British fire on the town.
Only one church spire and one Chin
ney is still standing.
Although in approaching the front,
We encountered seventeen lines OF
trenches and wire entanglements, the
Somnie battle is no longer being de-
Tended from the trenches, but with
buried artillery. For miles as we
walked we passed holes in the ground
large enough for men to crawl into.
These were the entrances to thous-
ands of underground forts which the
Germans have built in an endless
chain.
The underground defenses vary in
depth from few feet to as much as
sixty feet. No cannon yet invented
can penetrate them. And this is the
reason, German officers explain, why
the English cannot destroy the de-
lenses.
tree is standing in Achietlepetit. Our
auto was halted enroute by soldiers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
All of the Votes in Minnesota
Have Not Been Counted
Yet, Including Soldier
Ballot.
FARMERS OF N. DAKOTA
Chicago Firms Charged With coero
lnq Voters and Indiana 40
cused to Buying
Votes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Nov. 13.-With
thirteen precincts of civilian voters
missing and the majority of the sol
dier votes not yet counted, Hughes
today led Wilson by 750 votes in
Minnesota. The addition of Cass
county precinct, supposedly demo-
cratic, and some soldier votes, prev
iously claimed by the democrats,
boosted Hughes total two votes to
17s,sS9, Wilson 17S.569.
Republicans claim this lead will be
maintained.
With North Dakota definitely in
the Wilson column, interest today
turned to the formation of the state
Legislature which will be completely
under the domination of the Farmers
Non partisan league.
Candidates elected with the en-.
doris ement Of the farmers organiza-
ton have complete control OF the
legislature. The league organized
last fall as an outgrowth Of the Equity
Cooperative exchange. had for it's
sole object state-owned elevators and
marketing of grain direct from the
farmer to the miller, eliminating en-
tirely board of trade speculation on
all food stuffs.
In South Dakota woman's suffrage
and the direct primary law seem
definitely defeated. The former ia
4,455 behind and the latter law.
thrown out by the United States sus
preme court twice, is LOIS votes be-
hind
cIlnaIng to Hop~.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-Charlea
Evans Hughes and Republican Ma
tional Chairman Wilcox today still
clung to their view that perhaps the
California official count will turn tho
Hughes fortunes. This count was slat-
ed to start today. Meantime Hughes
stayed at his Astor hotel quarters and
planned to remain there until the Cali.
fornia result is known. Then he will
take a rest. probably at some nearby
resort.
Start official Count.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-A1
California stood expectant today when
the official count OF votes in this state
for president began in each of the fifty'
eight counties. On the result will
hinge the final decision whether
Charles r. Hughes hopes for presi-
dency may be revived or hopelessly
blasted With the unofficial returns
showing a plurality for Wilson Of 3,62l,
it is pointed out by republican leaders
that change of one vote per precinct
In favor of Hughes would carry the