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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-02
HOUSE GRANTS LEAVE
TO U. S. WORKMEN
Passes Talbot Bill Providing
Vacations for Navy Yard,
Gun Factory and Arsenal.

Tho Talbot bill. granting thirty days
leave of absence in each year. without
forfeiture Of pay. to employees at navy
yards, gun factories. naval stations and
arsenals. has received the approval Of
the House.
1t 10 provided that each and every
employe" at such establishment shall
receive thirty days leave, or double the
leave now allowed.
The House acted favorably on the bill
late yesterday. following consideration
Of . report from the Naval Committee.
which was prepared by Congressman
Farr. and read:
"Under existing law mechanics and
laborers in the navy yards receive NJ
teen days leave OF absence without for
FIXTURE OF pay. while the clerical forces
IN the executive departments in WASH
tngton receive thirty days leave. as also
do the employees Of the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing. Government
and Customs Service.
About 10000 employees Of the Govern
ment are now enjoying the status of
thirty days leave without forfeiture of
THE committee believe that this dis
elimination r against the employees at the
tons. and arsenals should not continue
longer and that the increase to them
Of the1eavc OF absence from the ffteen
days. as now granted. to thirty days
would be proper and Just.
1.-THE bill under consideration. as
IN any other respect than to Increase
the leave Of absence from fifteen to
thirty days to these particular en-
ployes." IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-02
MAY HAVE GATHMANN
BUILD ARM0R PLANT
House Resolution Would Let
Inventor Erect Nlne-MIIIion.
Dollar U. S. Factory. :,

A resolution calling upon the secre-
tary Of the Navy to accept the proposal
Of Louis Gathmann. the inventor, to
build an armor plate factory for 80. DOC. oot
has been introduced In the House by
Congressman william J. Cary. Repubii.
can. of Wisconsin.
The cary resolution says that Mr..
Gathmann guarantees that the armor
produced in his factory wfil be more
than 80 per cent harder to penetrate
than the present armor. and that Mr..
Gathmann asks no further compensa.
ton from the Government for his in.
vention, patents. and advice than the
contract to build the proposed Govern
ment arnror plate factory.
There is n provision in the naval bill
for an appropriation Of 81 900 900 for an
armor plate factory. The Cary resoiu-
Gathmann" for q plant TO cost g, 600 90
Mr.. Gathmann IL the inventor Of sew
eral types Of high explosive shells. some
Of which are being used in the
European war. In q speech delivered
recently in tho House. Congressman
Cary complained that the United States
Is prone to overlook the merits Of its
own inventors while foreign nations are
glad to acquire their inventions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-02
wilson Steals March
On Opponents; Makes
Mexico His Own Issue
Speech Before New York Press Club Viewed Here
as Challenge to Republicans to Assail Policy In
Coming Political Campaign.

President Wilson has taken hts Mex
lean policy for q campaign Issue ana
put Il up to his political adversarles.
This 10 the opinion Of political and
official Washington today following the
Presidents speeches at Philadelphia
and New York City.
Grabbing the issue which his Republi-
can opponents had threatened to make
the principal object OF attack, the Presi-
dent has adopted II as his own.
Three questions he raised last night In
hts speech before the New York Press
Club were believed directed primarily at
those contesting his reelection. The
questions were:
Would the glory OF America be en-
hanced by a war Of conquest in Mexico
Would an act Of violence by power.
full nation like this against weak and
upon the annals of the United States7
Is II our duty TO carry self-defense to
the point OF dictation In the arrairs or
another peopleY
War Only Last Resort.
From this and other strong utterances
along the same line, the president Is
said by his friends today to have indi-
Gated clearly he will not countenance
war between the United states and
Mexico, save as an unavoidable resort
In settling the border trouble.
For the second time in as many days
he said he would stake his personal tor
Mexico.
For the FIRST time the President indi-
Gated what may be IN his mind as TO
the immediate purpose OF o ono nnrTsr
Force" he said, can sometimes hold
things steady until opinion has had time
to form, No force ever exerted except
in response to that opinion was ever
And thus the President last night.
throwing of his customary restraint.
expounded his creed. 1t 10 one OF peace,
supported. as he said. by a vast ma:
to him from men and women In all
parts Of the country urging and pray
Ing that he avoid hostilities In Mexico,
mos: hat Sesn tcaeS wh the nG Sse.
dent, he will go to the extreme lengths
Of diplomatic Intercourse before he will
resort to the use OF arms In forcing
in ier Protecting Ct G IL own people. '
Will Guard Honor.
The President not only indicated this
last night. but to personal friends dur
ing the last few days he has reiterated
It time and again. To these he has
said in substance:
"You may be sure I will not permit
Mexico that is not absolutely necessary
In the final analysis to uphold the honor
and integrity Of the United States"
So. as the President continues to
demands from this country for a dec-
laration of future intentions. the pos
sibility Of actual war with Mexico.
whatever be the bellicose attitude
shown by the first chief today. APP
pears remote.
No step will be emitted. however, in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-02
Now Measure Calls for $780,
100000, Of Which $780,
100000 10 for Three Years
ARMY NEEDS MORE GUNS
GsE. Crozier Tells Committee
45,000,000 Is Required
for Field Artillery.

The enormous expenditures proposed
for preparedness were emphasized II
the Senate when Senator Swanson re-
ported the naval bill.
1t 10 the largest naval bill ever laid
before either house Of Congress.
II carries a total OF S3l5.s2s.s4a. with
q grand total Of authorizations and OPP
preparations reaching to $soa.ols,s7o.
The entire sum which It Is expected
will be spent on the navy in the next
three years Is estimated at $5Ss. 1so. 576.
The building program calls for four
dreadnaughts and four battle cruisers
In addition to other craft.
Power Over Manufacturers.
A. feature Of the bill IL q drastic pro-
vision intended to give the President
full power to compel manufacturers to
supply material to the Government in
time Of war. or when war IL imminent.
Power to seize plants in the event OF
refusal to comply with Government
demands 10 given.
., While the naval bill; with its vas!
Military Committee was being enlight-
ened by General Crosier. chief Of ord
nance Of the War Department, on the
needs Of the army In way Of guns.
en- and the regular army was Increased
to 10000 and the national guard "a
Ao, 200. as was expected, II would re-
Quire 900 for field artillery.
This estimate Ia much greater thar
any ever before submitted by the de.
pArtment
Lessons Of War.
II Is due to the lessons Of the Euro.
pean war. emphasizing the enormous
requirements Of modern campaigns In
way Of guns. He said the department,
was In good shape as to small arms
and had tx, 900 modern rifles on hand.
The Senate passed the fortincations
BILL and sent II to conference. The to-
tai was cut from 334. 900. 900 to go, 500, 900
Tho House amendments relative to the
purchase Of the John Hays Hammond,
9r., radiodynamic invention for WIRE
less control Of torpedoes were retained
with some notifications.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-02
PERSONAL CAMPAIGN
IS DEMOCRATS PLAN
No Effort Contemplated to
Strive for Retention Of En-.
tire Party.

A personally conducted cnmpaign for
the reelection OF President Wilson
rather than q Democratic campaign for
the retention In power Of the Demo-
cratic party-this II the form which
tho Presidential contest on the Demo-
cratic side Ia assuming.
Just a. the st. Louis convention was
personally conducted from the White
House over tho lonG-dlstance phone. so
the movement for the reelection Of Mr..
Wilson 10 to be under the hand Of the
President.
This has been more or lesgs apparent
since the announcement Of the selection
Of Vance Mccormick. Of Harrisburg. as
manager and national chairman. But
lately It has been emphasized.
II was at first expected that Mr.. Nc
Cormick would be nominally the cam
paisn manager. but that the real man
aser would be Fred Lynch. Of Minne-
sofa, chairman of the executive COM
mittee. That arrangement, however.
will not be carried out.
Committee Planned.
Instead. under Mr.. Mccormick will
be q campaign CON mittes. This will
be decided into three or four parts. and
each part will have q chairman. 1t
- oApoCkcu LpuCI VIII
place Of prominence on one Of these
committees, but that he will not con-
Sir. Mccormick wiz LARGELY run the
campaign sub1cct to the wishes Of
President Wilson. The President will
hove he soni %r Mc sSSm s"sTy eou m' n
avail himself 81 the counsel Of some Of
the skilled Politician: oil tho ,nn'.rai
have first to te Sised b. the Pre- sidcnt.
The failure 10 let tho national COM
mittee play = leadia g part in the cam
paiGn has stirred re cent nent among
some Of the committee. II the oryani-
sation 10 sighted In selection and or
ganisation OF the campaign committee.
Stronger Than Party.
Tho view taken by the men close TO
the President OF the political situation
Is that Mr.. Wilson 10 stronger than his
party; that he must gain votes where
his party could not get them In order
to be reelected: and that under the cir
cumstances a personally conducted
campaign 10 justified.
They further hold that the President
will get the Democratic vote anyhow,
and that the Democrats will lose moth
Ing by the method OF campaigning.
the campaign out OF the hands OF the
regular Democratic organization to try
to win as many independent voters as
The Democrats Of the orsani.ation
may not relish II. but they cannot help
themselves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-02
Negro Shoots to Death
Man Who Tries to Jail Him

MERIDIAN. Miss. July ed Upton,
while attempting to arrest Ed Leakin.
a negro. Saturday night, at Crawford.
was shot and killed with shot gun. and
DR.. Bledsoe, who tried TO render assist
ance. was fred at BY the negro.
Leakin escaped.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-02
Page Sails for Rome
After Vacation Here

NEW YORK, July a-Thomas Nelson
Page. American ambassador to Rome,
sailed for his post yesterday on the
American liner St. Paul. after . brief
vacation here.
Mrs. c. M. Horne. the American wife
OF a British army officer killed In ac-
ton. She 10 going to London to claim
q $250000 estate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-02

preparing for the worst while hoping
for the best. Those close TO the Prssi-
dent are convinced there will be no
withdrawal OF General Pershing's
The forces en- the border will be
steadily and rapidly increased.
Whatever II the outcome OF the recent
crisis-war or peace-the country,
when It 10 over. Administrator men
DECLARE, will have large force OF
we'll trained and equipped men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-02
Burglar Ransacks Home
Stealing Savings Bank

Of Frapk W Ke in ths R the h Tnas
between Klingle and Lowell streets
northwest. early last night and. after
rensacking the place. stole a savings
bank containing about 80.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

the week setting it up. Altho the
press consists Of hundreds of parts,
they all work in such perfect unison
that it runs as smoothly and noise
lessly as the swinging of pendulum.
The press weighs $4,000 pounds and
occupied an entire car. The Indepen-
dent now has as we'll an equipped job
plant as can be found in the state. We
are prepared now to handle any class
of work that any of the large city
printing plants can handle and we
know that we can save our customers
money. We figure daily on jobs in
competition with eastern printing con-
Germs and very successfully, too. We
have spent thousands of dollars in
building up the very finest job plant
to be found in western North Dakota.
We employ a force of twelve, who re-
ceive good sized checks every Satur-
day night and this money gets back
into the pockets Of the Minot mer-
chants. So you can see that when
you spend dollar with this Office for
printing, you are going to get it back
again. We have no complaint what
ever to make, for the business of this
concern has practically doubled dur
ing the past year. Still, good deal
Of work goes out of the city that
might just as well remain mere. In
the days before we were so splendidly
equipped to handle your work, we
could not blame you for sending away
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07
Entered June lS, 1902, as second
class matter, at the postoffice at Minot,
N. D., under the act of Congress If
March 8, 1879.
SHOP EARLY

Three weeks remain before Christ.
mas. During that time vast sums
will be expended in the purchase OF
presents and other merchandise suit
able to the season. The purchases are
inevitable. The making Of them is
both pleasure and necessity. 1t
makes some difference to everybody
when they are made.
Our local stores are filled with
seasonable goods of every kind. The
stocks have been laid in with special
reference to the holiday trade. Our
merchants expect to do their share of
trade before the holidays begin. But
if the work is all crowded into the last
few days before Christmas. the results
cannot be satisfactory to either mer-
chant or customer. The customer can
not be given the attention during a
rush that is possible when the condi-
lions are more nearly normal, and
there is always the possibility that
articles which one has expected to get
will be found to be out of stock if the
purchase is deferred until the last mo-
ment. There are score of good rea-
sons for shopping early, and not one
for putting off the purchases.
Get busy, and do your shopping now!
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

The writer took the trouble the
other evening to read carefully that
pack of lies, published recently by the
Saturday Evening Post under the cap
ton, "The Hired Man His Kick"
This publication has perhaps the
greatest circulation of any magazine
in the United States and as rule the
editor is careful as to what is to be
found between the covers. But this
time he allowed some wandering l. W..
w., perhaps, who spent winter on an
old Germans farm south of Mandan.
N. D., to frame up an article that will
do North Dakota a great deal of harm
for years to come. Of course, we who
have lived here, and know the true
condition of our weather and the true
worth of our great state as diversi-
fled farming commonwealth, pay little
attention to the hobo's lies, but I'M
fortunately. many who live elsewhere
are only to willing to believe anything
defamatory concerning North Dakota
Various North Dakota organizations
should demand an editorial apology
from the Saturday Evening Post.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07
What might have proven fatal &C

What might have proven fatal ac-
cident occurred at Steele on Tuesday
forenoon of last week, when Peter Dol
enberg Of Steele drove his auto into
passenger No. 3 as it was pulling into
that town. With Mr.. Dolenberg was
Herman Weisenhutter, a farmer liv-
ing near that place. Just how it hap
pened that Dolenberg made the blum
der of plunging his car into the NOV
in train probably will never be ex-
planned. Whether he became excited
or whether his machine failed to work
is not known. The train was moving
about IS miles an hour and witnesses
say the automobile was going about
80 miles an hour. The auto struck
mail car about the middle, coming
in contact with the tool box under
meath. The impact threw the auto
parallel with the moving train and
the men were thrown clear of the car
and the train, but not without lnjuring
them. Both men were picked up and
placed in the baggage car and taken to
Bismarck where they were placed in
a hospital. Dolenberg had sustained
six fractures of the skull, besides sew
eral bruises and cuts. He has fam
lily at Steele. Weisenhutter, single,
has a farm near Steele. His collar
bone and several ribs were broken.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07
Governor Frazier will not hold ar

Governor Frazier will not hold an
inaugural ball. The farmer governor
of North Dakota evidently hasn't any
use for such frills. He wants to take
hold Of the reins Of government as
quickly as possible and start on the
program prepared by the nonpartisan
league. The league didn't provide for
anything like an inaugural ball and so
Mr.. Frazier won't hold any. Perhaps
Governor Frazier doesn't care to
dance. Perhaps he does not know how.
just because other governors Of North
Dakota have held inaugural balls is
no sign that he has to follow in their
footsteps. If inaugural balls are dis
tasteful to him, there is no particular
reason why he should give one. He
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

can make a good governor without
holding an inaugural ball In placing
ban on this one, he is smashing a
precedent, but he's likely to smash
others. "They say that Thomas JEFF
ferson, on Inauguration day, rode up
to the White House on horseback, tied
his nag to hitching post and got
down to business" Mr.. Frazier stated.
1t would not be surprising if the new
governor drove up to the state house
in his Oscar II and parking Lis good
Peace Ship under the stately elms,
proceeded to get down to business just
as though he were attending meet
ing of the school board back at Hoople.
and the people won't think any the
less of him for being just common,
plain, ordinary citizen, despite the
high honors that have been thrust up
on him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07
10 GENT "CAsCARETs"
FOR LIVER AND BOWELS
Cure Sick Headache, Constipation,
bllIousness, Sour Stomach, Bad
ersath-candy catharue.

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable you are from
constipation. Indigestion. biliousness
and sluggish bowels-you always get
relief with Cascarets. They imme-
diately cleanse and regulate the stom-
ach, remove the sour, fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry of the con-
stipated waste matter and poison
from the intestines and bowels. A
10cent box from your druggist will
keep your liver and bowels clean;
stomach sweet and head clear for
months. They work while you sleep.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07
America wastes babies and cannc

America wastes babies and cannot
afford it, according to statement
made recently by Professor James L.
Tufts. Of the University of Chicago,
in speech to the form department Of
the Chicago Woman's club. 81 am
talking about the babies of unmar-
ried Mothers" he said. "Grave eco
nomic waste results from denying JUS
tice and legal status to such babies.
Another speaker advocates passing
legislation that will provide that child
birth constitutes marriage This
would be one way of solving the ques-
ton and might not be such bad way
at that. In Illinois at the present time,
a man can settle with the mother of
his infant by paying her $3.50 within
ten years after it's birth.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

A large number of men employed in
the organization department of the
nonpartisan league are travelling over
the state getting old members to sign
up for the coming two years at $500
per year, and securing new members.
Practically none of the old members
are falling out and on the other hand,
great many new names have been
added For instance, in Margaret
township, located in the northeastern
part of Ward county, it is said that
every farmer has joined. There was
one hired man who didn't belong to
the organization and to make it unan-
imous, he. joined. In Prescott town
ship, east of Glenburn, only three re-
main out Of the fold, and one of them,
who was one Of the hardest workers
against the organization in the pri-
maries, has had change of heart and
has sent his money into headquarters.
The nonpartisan league is not apt to
ego on the rocks" for some time to
come, if it ever does
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

The Fargo Courier News, which
was sold three weeks ago by Dr.
Guild to Messrs. Marsh and Fentress,
has been sold by the new owners to
the Nonpartisan Publishing Co., pub
fishers of the Nonpartisan Leader, the
official organ Of the nonpartisan
league. The Leader stated months
ago that if the members of the league
wanted daily paper, such would be
established and subscriptions for
the paper have been received for
months. The Courier News. under the
editorial management Of DR.. Guild,
lost a great deal of prestige in rural
North Dakota, farmers stopping their
subscriptions by the score when that
paper attacked the nonpartisan
league. Under the present manage
ment the Courier-N News will become
one of the states greatest newspapers,
if not the greatest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

Villa bandits are in possession Of
Chihuahua City, Mexico. Just suppos-
ing that Villa should succeed in deal
ing Carranza's troops decisive blow
and eventually become president of
Mexico, which might happen. Would
Uncle Sam condescend to enter into
diplomatic relations with him, or
would another Pershing army invade
the land of the Aztecs These may
be fool questions, but we were just
wondering.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

The editor Of the Saturday Evening
Post would have enjoyed last Sunday
in North Dakota. Altho the calendar
told US that it was December 3, the
writer made so mile auto trip in the
afternoon and drove without overcoat
and gloves most Of the way, leaving
the side curtains off SO that the oc-
cupants of the car could get plenty of
air and be all the more comfortable.
Even the editor of the S. E. P might
have agreed with us that stock were
not likely to "freeze to death standing
in their STALLS" for we saw hundreds
of horses and cattle grazing in the
fields that day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

for some of your larger work, but
now the public should and no doubt
will be glad to learn that all such work
can just as we'll remain in Minot. We
will be pelased to take up your print
ing propositions with you. Just call 500
end our representative will call upon
you promptly. We are big enough to
accommodate you but not too big to
appreciate you.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

A Kansas City man has admitted
that he voted thirty-seven times dur
ing the recent election and he states
that band of fifty repeaters were at
work during the day. This is enough
to make the good, honest Missouri
farmers take up arms against crook
ed practices in the larger cities.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-07

Food boycotts are said to be reduc-
ing the cost of butter and eggs, but
we notice that plain old despised beans
are worth seven dollars bushel, or
just double their value of a few
months ago.