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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-11-16
Frank Hyland, the live stock auc.
tioneer, was reelected to the state SEN
ate from Ramsey county, over the
nonpartisan candidate.

Unofficial returns show John Steen
reelected state treasurer by between
200 and 800 votes. The totals with ID
precincts not reported were: Steen
1854; Casey 49,646.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-11-16

South Dakota went for prohibition
and Hughes and against woman suf
frage. First reports indicated suffrage
had carried.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-11-16
RAILROAD STRIKE
MAY YET RESULT
RAILROADS WILL START SUITS
TO ENJOIN s-HOUR LAWS
OPERATION
Great Northern Road Begins Action
In U. 8. Court In st. Paul to
Get Injunction

Washington, Nov. l5.-Attorney
General Gregory has decided that the
suits by the railroads against the en-;
forcsment Of the Adamson eight-hour
law will be defended by the depart
ment Of justice. The defense to be
presented in each case is to Be work
ed out between Solicitor General
Davis and other department omcials
with the United States attorneys in.
the various jurisdictions.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-11-16
COUNTY CAST ITS
GREATEST TOTAL
WIDE ZONE OF INDEPENDENCE
MARKED IN THE BALLOTING
IN WILLIAMS
Frazier Receives Immense Vote
Wilson Has S72 Over Hughes
Strom Wins by 207 f.-

According to unofficial figures up
wards Of 3.240 voters cast ballots in
Williams county November 7th; near
" twice as many as voted 1T the
June primaries. That the vast ma
jority have lost the habit Of voting
Ier straight is evident from the most
casual survey Of the returns. Presi-
dent Wilson, democrat, was the IA
vorite, over Chas. E. Hughes, repub-
lican, by = plurality Of 872, while
Lynn Frazier, republican, outvoted
NcArthur, democrat. l132-a spread
Of 1904 votes. 5stG.
Secretary Of State Hall seems to be
the prize vote collector. In contests
where more than two names were on
the ballot for the same once Hall 10
high man with 1898; Frazier comes
second with 1921 and Wilson third
with 1881. u Y f. ~ (
Apparently more voters were in;
terested in the question Of county aid
for the county fair than any other
issue. On this question 3,240 votes
were cast while the total on presiden-
tial candidates was 1921 and on gov
ernor 3,O87. This is a peculiar cir
cumstance as it is well known that
many voters pay no attention to the
little ballots. If there is an error in
the unofficial figures it is Of slight
Importance as county aid for the fair
was voted down decisively-1436 to
1904. -.....-....-
StrOm Gets POI
The only county contest at all close
was sheriff. Axel Strom was the
winner by 2O7 over L. V. Coulter.
The closest fight for state office
was between John Steen, republican,
and P. M. Casey, democratic non
partisan endorsee, for state treasurer.
Steen, who won out in the state by a
few hundred, was bested in this coun-
ty by his opponent, 1884 to 1927.
Big Vote For Frank Fisk
Judge Frank e. Fisk received a
splendid endorsement at the polls in
both Williams and Mckenzie counties
and carried Mountrail, his opponents
county. by a small majority. Fisk's
majority in Williams was 1915.
All amendments and referendums
carried, the bootlegging law receiv-
ing the largest majority-1664 for
and 1852 against. ~
The Complete Totals
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-11-16

precincts not reported were: Steen
49,874; Casey 49,646.
Montana is believed to have gone
for prohibition by large majority
but the figures will not be known un-
til the official state canvass is COM
pleted. Sheridan county, the home OF
Mondak, voted for prohibition, 3438;
against prohibition, 1905.
The election brought the number of
dry states up to twenty-three. Mis-
souri, gave big majority for prohibit
ton outside ST. Louis but the st.
Louis wet vote more than wiped it out.
The county of Grant was created
out of portion of Morton and there
is lively scramble for appointments
as county officials and eight or ten
towns want to be temporary county
seat. III
The creation of Grant gives North
Dakota So counties in it's pack. Some
one wants to know which is the joker.
Frazier received the largest vote
ever cast for a candidate in North
Dakota.
Cavalier and Bottineau counties
voted to retain their county agricul-
tural agents. Each county employs
two agents.
Towner county voted against aid
for county fair. Wells county voted
on the question but the result has not
appeared among the returns.
Three counties indulged in county
seat fights. Amidon lost the seat Of
government of Slope county, Mar
marth being the winner. Medora won
in Billings county over Fryburg.
Manning retained county seat hon
ors in Dunn against Killdeer and
Dunn Center.
Wilson carried 80 counties in North
Dakota and Hughes 16.
The official figures in New Ham
shire give the state to Wilson by 63
votes.
The official canvass in both Cali
fornia and Minnesota is being closely
watched. Wilson apparently has Cal
ifornia by about 3,4O0 and Hughes
leads in Minnesota by few hundred.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-11-16
Eleventh District
Rejects F. E. Fisk

The total vote in the three coun-
ties of the 18th judicial district give
Judge Frank E. Fisk a majority of
1929.
The vote by counties:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25
PUBLIC UTILITY CITY PARTNERSHIPS
IN-NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.

New city. a result Of a spectacular investi-
cation Of public utilities just waking up to the
fact that it robbed millions by traction
teress and that it have its sub
ways investment the year 1884.
Ii this respect, in many others. comparison be-
tween New York and Chicago inevitable. The Windy
present traction arrangement affords Illuminating
example of what city may do for itself when it
tackles a business problem intelgenty.
Chicago in partnership with its traction interests
The company spend all the money for improvements
getting the city most of it, the
Interborough has done in New York-and divides its
profits with city. Since the ordinance into
effect eight years ago the people of Chicago have
recer nearly 600. their share of the
inss n their nickels. The public income from this
steadily mounting. In 1914 it 100000
And the traction lines themselves making salts
factory profit.
This seems to be admirable plan for most mu-
inequalities Public ownership operation of public
utilities perhaps the ideal system but it calls for
ideal community Any city must have a very highly
developed civic spirit group of public men espe
ciay trained handling business enterprises make
public ownership successful. fair workable part
nership between city and private corporation only
brings profit both menbers of the firm but
public intelligent comprehension of its interest
in public utilities. and gives the corporation appre
citation responsibility to the community. Almost
any city. large small work such sys-
tenn if Will take the trouble
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25
With Other Editors Than Ours

ing to expert figures recently COM
piled by j. s. Bache & Co. on Aug.
20. 1915, the funded debt Of the
railroads in receivership aggregated
S1,351,153,255 and the capital stock
s7O1,62S,S2S.
This receivership condition is
worse than that Of 1898. which was
the historic year of railroad bank
ruptcies, when in II months 4 rail-
roads fell into the hands of re-
Ceivers.
And what does it all mean? Has
il no relation TO the condition of the
wage-worker? The railroads, for
hidden to raise rates, forced to COM
bat the rising tide of prices of labor
and material-of everything enter
ing into the making and running Of
a railroad, are driven to the only
alternative of retrenchment They
are compelled to lay off men.
1t ought TO be plain TO all that
railroad bankruptcies are due chief
ly TO the fact that railroad rates
have been held down TO bankrupt
levels and that unless railroads are
permitted TO advance their rates to
a level somewhere near that to
which their expenses have scared,
ruin stares in the face the greatest
single American industry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25
PICTURE PESTS.
lAshville. \. @. Citizen.l

Nashville, y. G., C1tiZen.)
1t may be that the man, woman
or child who pays five or ten cents
10 see a moving picture show has
no right to complain TO the extent
of the individual who pays a dollar
and a half or two dollars TO see
what used TO be called the ''legi-
innate drama" But still, there are
many people who think that the
common courtesies of life should be
found in the motion picture house
as well as anywhere else. Our re-
marks are prompted by the recent
receipt of a letter wherein the
writer asked whether or not there
is a remedy for the petty annoy
ances one experiences in the motion
film houses. For instance" he
wrote, why does one have to be
bored 10 death by a know-it-all man
or woman who sits behind. and in
a loud voice informs the entire thea
ter of the next scene to be thrown
on the screen. Then there is the
individual who persists in reading
aloud every sentence that appears
on the canvas. We also have the
superCiliOus ass who tries TO impress
one with the idea that he did vio-
lence TO his own convictions by GO
ing to a moving picture show. and
he il is who bursts into loud
guffaw at what is intended to be a
dramatic moment in the production.
l will not use your time by going
through the entire list of picture
pests longer than 10 recall the con-
tented soul who arrives at the thea
ter. out of breath, with a bag OF
peanuts. and sometimes popcorn. to
CRATE on your sensitive nerves as he
mUnches the while. ! had almost
forgotten the giggling school girl
whose raptuTes are SO audTbly eX-
pressed when love scenes are the
order of the day But she, poor
thing, can't help it"
We have here the pathetic wall
of one who is evidently a long suf-
fering soul. but we fear there is no
remedy unless the offending picture
patrons take a tumble" to them
selves. To many the absence Of the
spoken lines in a moving picture
theater gives a license to make all
the noise they feel like making.
yet, as a matter OF fact. considera-
ton for .he pleasure and comfort
of their neighbOrs should prompt
them 10 observe the prophecies as
they are observed in other places
of amusement The Citizen cannot
see how it can help The plaintiff
here quoted. beyond suggesting that.
perhaps. the management OF the
various picture houses might feel
inclined 10 throw some pointed
para gra phs'' on the screen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25
CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT IN
THE ARMED MERCHANTMEN MATTER.

Things Of international import are moving too lasl
days for intelligent discussion this distance
but the country having become pretty well settled TO
Prest Wilson's policy. occurs 70 US that con-
gress IS making mistake in interfering. The hurries
OF legislative bodies the, result Of ambitious bodies
bidding the limelight, have more than once
brought nations to the verge of war, and not uncom-
monty actually plunged them into H.
This demand OF congress that the president warn
Americans to keep of from armed merchantmen.
merely because Germany threatened sink them.
is all right from a humanitarian standpoint. but it
bodies international entanglements that perhaps
tain congressman would be unable comprehend even
If the full text were before them PRIEST Wilson has
reasonably successful to date in maintaining the
dignity o the nation this without blood. and at
the time surrendering none OF our legal rights
So far as Americans needing warning is concerned,
il is rank nonsense Any American who lacks caution
TO the extent that would attempt travel aboard
armed merchantmen in these times. especially in
the light Of the threat deserves the bottom
the his grave but legal rights in the mat
is a different proposition.
There a Of things about this war difficult
for the layman TO understand Perhaps congress
men know all about it-understand it thoroughly
whom we would the job of strict inter-
probation realize that the presidents att-
tude is quite as threatening toward Germany that
Of congress but we have confidence his closer
knowledge of the affairs involved his aptitude for
handling them If undsturbed without serious break.
That is what the people Of the United States want.
We. back home here in south Bend do not
care rap for congressional OratOrical contests, and
as long the school board lasts the newspapers
not need in order to find something for
big headlines
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25
SOME TARDY PREPARATION.

e.
When Theodore Roosevelt boast
ed that he took" the Panama strip
from the country that owned it.
Colombia. ne laid the complete
foundation for the Colombian claim
for monetary recompense and some
expression Of regret for the action
There is no getting away from his
exact meaning The revolution"
was a manufactured affair. assisted
by officials of the United States.
and the recognition Of the new Pan
anna government was suspiciously
swift In fact. il is said 10 have
been formulated before the "revo-
luton" took place
Now il appears as II the senate
Of the United States were ready TO
make some sort Of reparatiOn The
treaty expressing mutual regret"
and Offering 10 pay Colombia s15.-
ee9-o 600 has been reported favora bly,
oy the foreign relations committee
and IL viii probably be ratified.
Colombia will not like the scaling
down OF the sum from the original
$4,000. 600 in the proposed treaty.
but as Sl5.00O.OO0 is more than the
traditional half loaf. she viii most
likely regard IL as much better than
nothinS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25
SOMETHING ELSE NEEDED.
South Bend. Ind. Feb. -.

South BEND, IND, req. u.
Editor News-Times:
While the honorable mayor of our
city. Fred w. Keller. is working so
diligently for the deer peepul" why
not direct him TO passages of scrip
ture relative to ones own door yard.
or eye, or whatever it is? But
perhaps il is another case Of.
If your hens refuse 10 lay.
II you cannot draw your pay.
Hurry up. Don't waste a day.
Blame the mayor
However. forgetting lyrics of our
past. action on the part Of the ad-
ministration should be taken for the
the city. Ii is a need that seems to
have been overlooked. since the po-
lice department is not the fire de
partment The need of this patrol
was never so strongly emphasized as
Wednesday night when Leo Strantz
was struck by a switch engine at
the Chaplin ST. crossing Of the Lake
Shore tracks
For some weeks the police patrol
has been in the repair shop. 1t has
seen several years of use at best and
is a frequent subject of the garage
doctor The ancient-oh, so ancient
auxiliary Pierce Arrow, purchased
second hand and lacking material
pep as we'll as facilities for police
work, was used in this case.
Now Mr.. Strantz is no relative of
mine; he is perhaps unknown to you.
but when l saw that mangled mass
OF suffering human flesh lying by
the tracks, conscious. mind you, but
complaining not. and then. in a brief
interval, pictured TO myself the ride
back to the city and TO a hospital.
as I knew he must be taken. lying
on the hard floor, not even lying, but
seated propped as comfortably as
possible against an officers leg, ] felt
for those whose relative he was.
Mr.. Strantz died at 10 o'clock. His
wounds were no doubt fatal, but
when one stops to consider the posi-
bilities Of dispatch and comfort, one
shUdders. His last hours, conscious
as he was, must have been horrible
and he was a man the same
flesh, the same blood, the same spirit
as the rest of us. and a brother in
the broader sense.
A man at the crossing criticized
the officers, ridiculed the lack of a
stretcher, hurled sarcasm at a city
possessing no better facilities. II
was unjust 10 the men in charge of
the machine; unjust to the police
heads. We hope the members of the
administration responsible will feel
the sting. Let's be content with our
fire equipment and see to the pur-
chase of a patrol. Your father or
mine may have to occupy Mr..
Strantz's place some time.
H. NJ.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25

The power OF navigable streams greater than
the OF an the power of every kind n
the United States
According 10 Clifford Pinchot The Shields bill.
before the would give he power interests the
OF this water power without any compensation.
Bills similar 10 this were vetoed 10y Roosevelt Taft
Why should they pass today:
This no partisan matter 10 has nothing 10 do with
ones political preferences Even the advocates of
price must admit that the kind of pre-
paredness represented by of
is wise Franklin Lane Clifford Pinchot
both opposed To the passage of this bill Says Mr.
Pinchot:
The water power charge that conser-
walton hampers development The admirable
recent report of Secy Houston shows on the
contrary. that the most rapid development is
IN the national forests where conservation is
best enforced. ON the other hand. 100 public
service corporations and holding
developed and out of O water
power TO four-dfths Of all there is developed
and in use by all the public service corpora
tons I'm the whole United states"
Whose power this of naviga bic streams
anyhow? or of the national forests which the Ferris
bin would also give into the hands of the power
interests?
Is it white coal? And our chudrepse or is it
the exclusive property OF a few grabbers2
If the ordinary citizen doesn't watch ou-and watch
his senator-its easy whose property its soon
going 10 be-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
CKansas City Post.)

The majority of the American
people will favor Sen. Stones plan
To free the Philippine islands at an
early date. Ii is intolerant that a
liberty loving land should hold any
people in subsection. The antag-
onism to American rule is the most
obvious sign of our control The
aspirations for freedom should not
be checked at the point of a bay
onet.
The Philippines remain as one Of
the great points of misunderstand-
ing between this country and the
South American republics. The
Spanish strain holds strong preiu-
dices and rightly. Our occupation
Of the islands has been too long con-
tuued. Almost two decades have
elapsed. AS far as the world knows.
We claim entire right 20 the ISL
ands. The world suspects our mo-
tives. The Philippines always will
he a menace 10 the future. Right
thinking Americans have no dream
OF world power. no manifest des-
tiny" no "rightful expansion" none
az the quirks OF European dipIO-
macy. If the islanders are not
ready for self control after IS years
OF supervision they never will be.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25
COMPLIMENTING BIG BUSINESS o. K
BUT DON'T TAKE 1T TOO SERIOUSLY.

The glory Of this country the energy. the
foresight OF free business management The glory Of
the country has been in the government manage
ment OF any business"
So spoke ex-Pres't Taft in addressing a group Of
railroad the other evening His words as
reminder of the change that has come about in the
last two in the American attitude toward big
business
There a period. extending nearly a decade.
when business The defensive The bigger
they the greater be the presumption
OF their inIquity opinion only of "profes
sonai muck-rakers' but of large part of the public
Leaders OF great enterprises feared strong,
Ruthless enemies of the community Bankers and
railroad magnates and manufacturers and merchants
who had formerly felt themselves honored for their
achievements became conscious Of atmosphere Of
public distrust and condemnation.
Now that wave Of criticism seems to have passed
Nearly everybody is patting the big business
the back again. and telling him what fellow he
The captain of industry" is i'm the ascendancy again
The retormers themselves the defensive. Re
former. strangely enough, is often used term
of reproach
In general. the tendency is doubtless Wholesome
Business men, the main deserved all the opprobrium
heaped upon them because of their misdeeds And
there paliation for rebatng. cutthroat
petition political corruption. etc. in the lax state of
public sentiment the time when such perncious
practices became prevalent Big business has its
lesson. however has paid the penalty. with few
exceptions has changed its methods and its outlook
harmonic with the new moral standards
There is danger now, however. of OVERRIDING the new
cordiality business of the Prodigal Son type
unfortunate big business representatives
should take renewed appreciation of their services
relax their morals and to the sell
fish and unfair practices of old.
And I'm respect Mr.. Tats utterance is likely to
give wrong impression II is true that business
institutions have been efficient than
ment but the history the United states
the been guilty the moral lapses that
characterized many big corporations in the era
OF free business management" our national gov
iernment with all its mistakes has stood honesty
notably our business has stood for efficiency
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25

capture appears to have been made
and the prize brought into port in
strict accordance with accepted
rules of international law, leaving
out of account The Hague cOnven-
ton, as everybody seems to be do
ing BY these rules the Appam is
the property of the captor. subject
only 10 the decision of the German
prize court, and these rules permit
the captor TO take his prize into a
neutral port. The supreme court
of the United States, says Halleck,
has followed the English rules and
has held valid the condemnation
by a belligerent court of prizes car
ried into "A neutral port and re-
naming there" But that is sub
ject TO the consent of the neutral
government. 1T is the first duty
of captor," says another authority.
Ito convey his prize into a port of
his own country for adjudication.
In former times he was permitted
to take his prize into neutral port.
This is still the rule of international
law. but the almost invariable
practice of neUtrals in recent wars
has been TO forbid such a use Of
their ports except in cases of dis
tress or emergency"
Will the United States follow the
almost invariable practice" or the
rule of international law? The lat
ter, it would seem, if we are to be
consistent. To compel the Appam
10 leave our port. as The Hague
convention requires. would be 10
restore the ship to the British. and
TO say to Germany. we cannot up
hold you in preserving the lives Of
these people, although we have in
sisted that such should be sour
practice at all times. on the other
hand. there is the almost invaria-
BILE practice Of neutrals''-and Great
Britain. We forsee more complica-
tions and more correspondence.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-25
\ NEW COMPLICATION.
Isl Louis Globe-Democrat-

81 LOUIS Ut-DtIflOGFal.
In capturing a British merchant
vessel and bringing it into an Amer
lean port i'm charge OF a prize crew.
German commander has tied an
other knot in the international
tanSle OF this entanglIng war. This
remarkable feat. accomplished with
an unidentified vessel said 10 be A
small auxiliary cruiser. reveals TO
the world that Germany has anoth-
er rowing raider loose upon the high
seas. and one whose captain has a
grim sense of humor In putting
the Appam into our port he seems
10 say 10 the United States: Il am
in entire accord with your views as
TO the strict application Of accepted
principles of international law TO
the disposition OF merchant vessels.
and herewith deliver to YOU one
British ship with passengers and
cargo intact. Kindly acknowledge
receipt and oblige yours truly
And nov the question f. what
are We going 10 do about Il. This