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Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

the conditions on the farm. Person
ally l am not in favor of the state go
ing into the grain business, milling
business, or the packing plant busi-
ness; but I have voted for thesO
SO that the people may
approve or reject any or all Of these
propositions at the polls in legal
way And before this appears In
print, constitutional convention bill
of revising the constitution will be
submitted to the people as provided
by law.
In conclusion. will say that have
no quarrel with those legislators who
were endorsed by the Nonpartisan
league and supported H. B. No. "a.
because a good many of them have
been led to believe that that was the
only way their program could he put
in operation. But I was elected long
before the league and it's program
was thought of. and have Just as
much right to oppose 1t as they have
to support it. was reelected on
my past record as a legislator. my
constituents knew what stood for
when they elected mo. and when I
took my oath of Office I swore to sup
port the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota. It would perhaps have
been better for myself personally,
temporarily at least had I disregard-
ed these principles and oath Of office
as others did and get on the ''band
wagon" of this popular wave (7) Gre
ated by a lot Of soap-box orators; but
have no apology to offer for not
trading away my principles and vio-
lating my oath Of office by emasculat-
ing the constitution which I swo1e to
support. by amending It contrary to
law as proposed in this bill for per-
sonal favors with tho powers behind
the throne. I believe the time VIII
come when the voters Of Ward coun-
ty will appreciate the fact that they
had one representative at Bismarck
who had nerve enough to stand by
his convictions. and could not be
coaxed. buncoed, coerced or driven
at this critical time in the history, Of
our state. Yours truly.
u. A. Enklund
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
I. w. w. Journalist
Presents Case to
Minnesota House

. st. Paul. Mimi. Feb. Geo. An
TTehryen1ne; Thosrh,a re editor of workers
tha moIsat, Isd,,.. the official publication Of
ana nd! Sheriff John R. Meining pfS' Of st.
Louis. louis county were the principal wit
"eme",,tod nense' today before the house labor
ton for the Legislature ressrdin9 the
,,'c., "ec.sslty OF granting the governor a
npnsangsnt npnsa gtnn.I fund Of 100000 to sup
curing the next two years. ''"
,,h,nL hn,nneIychine detailed alleged WRONGS
.bs Tn'Gn Iron ne SAID led up to the strike on
isnce during tho strike wa. Az. Wy. -
or.,nn Eunmsn" employed by the mins Oh. D.
,,,,s sheriff . Meining denied that tho den.
ssponsibls for the recent trouble -.
nen,ed r'e,r that he had ever mistreatsd
n,In"mcts ,nIt..d .s IN the county jail. but ad-
nltten that no turned tho hose On 80
who wcrc disorderiy. "' y" ~
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
Half the World Wonders
PLENTY TO BUY UPON WHICH
yOIT CAN LOWER THE PRICE.
And that is where the trick comes

pJ.ENTY TO BUY UPON WHICH
yoIT CAN LOWER THE PRICE.
And that is where the trick comes
in. =.
Take for example your clothes. II
Won are going to need an overcoat
next winter, the most important thing
in your life Is to get enough money
to buy it now. It's more important
than any investment any rich man
ever made because it will pay you
higher percentage of profit than any
rich man ever got.
You can buy an overcoat, II you
are a man. or a good servtceable
winter coat. if you are girl. for Just
about half price if you keep your eyes
vide omen and watch the advertising
every day. Don't worry about style.
The STYLES on plain serviceable mer-
chandise seldom change. The same is
true both as to style and price on
everything you will need for winter a
year from now. Everything from
bla nkets to WOODEN underwear.
stores HAVE to move their winter
merchandise right now or store 1t for
nine months Both you and they
know that winter Is going to come
again, but they can't wait and you
can. That's where you can beat the
game. You can afford to carry over
one overcoat but they can't afford to
carry over thousand.
Re wise. Watch your opportuni-
ties and some day you'll be as rich as
the rich man Is now.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
WAR MEANS BUSINESS.

Whenever writer expressed the
hope that this country may still be
spared the terrible experience of war,
he must write with the conscious
ness that before his lines are in print
war may actually be upon u.s. But,
while we are not yet at war, one may
! may be averted, and still may spec
ulate on what war will mean if it
kcomes.
There have been some suggestions
3Ehat II we are compelled to engage
k9n war 1t must be with limitations
Eve must confne our operations in
kcertatn ways and fight only within
certain areas and for certain things.
The specific thing that has brought
The probab bility of war upon us is the
tkhreat which has been made against
tho movements Of our citizens and
ships at sea. When, by means of
hrmed conveys or otherwise, we have
sE(enabled our ships to travel the ocean
;kgwithout being sunk. and our people
kettbout being murdered, we have
our full duty according
ITO 60Me Of the views which are ex-
3pr1sed. To join forces with the en-
tk1nite allies, to send soldiers to Eur
Dpo Or to do anything ether than pro-
fted our own coasts and territory and
80 that nothing untoward befalls
= II9IIss Istl pe0pls and ships at sea are held
= n ont OF the question.
~ may as well dismiss all this
i2Isl y isc1. War is serious business, and
1rnphahca1 too serious bust
~ ~ undertaken with any reser-
y other than those imposed by
aeM1 81 nations and Of humanity.
4 the threatened war break
= tl,e manner IN which It is to
r nrtsd must be- left 70 the mil
jsd naval authorities of the ma
asures should or can
<lnse MT undsu-
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
0. K. KNUTS0N, OF
THOMPSON, MAKES
AN EXPLANATION
Thompson. N. d. Feb. Z

Editor Grand Forks Herald:
Just a few words with regard to nv
recent letter to Senator stenmo.
l have heard that there Ia soms
misunderstanding and wrong inter-
pretations as to the statements made
with reference to the club meetinr
ana the parties who signed the peti-
tlon. When referred to the older
people OF the community meant the
ola pioneer farmers, of which there
are quite a number right around here.
None Of these were present ana T
know mat some Of them bitterly op-
pose tne league program.
did not mean to saw that the
younger people whom I referred to
as as pelng present. and signed the peti-
uon, were all so young that thew
could scarcely sign a petition. Nor
nld mean to say that they were NOT
honest upright and respectable citi.
good faith. p'A''oA Al
I will admit that I did not make
myself clear as to these points. and
tnat my letter could easily be con-
strued to mean different.
did not mean to insu,t or a,.-
credit any Of my fellow ne,ehhors
who'n l know to be honest, upright
ana conscientious people, for whom
nave the highest respect as citizens
Hoping that this explanation will
be satisfactory, 1 remain, "'-
Yours respectfully,
%. X. Knutson.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

same as upholding It, and inside Of
two weeks they were ready. unlawful
ly, to tear it to pieces
I must say that learned and heard
different things the few days I was at
Bismarck. think O'Connor, from
Grand Forks. made a powerful
speech 1t made the capitol shiver so
on its foundation, that I kept my eyes
on the doors in fear of an earthquake,
not cool the nerve of the majority in
the house, a man might as we'll give
up. Another speaker raised to his
feet and said: III you put against us
all the attorneys from New York to
the coast, and from the Canadian line
to the Gulf Of Mexico, We are going
to put this measure through" 80 you
see when tho farmers blood gets over
a normal temperature. and the farm
ers start putting their heads together,
you had better look out, and they
was over. with again 81 to zs for
House Bill A, SO you see that this is
q great move Of the farmers and will
make the trusts and corporations
shiver in their chairs. If farmer
goes to Bismarck and cannot learn
anything else. he will learn to fight,
as noticed that there. was q school
Tor that purpose, and as / noticed
that there were q half dozen or more
classes in each room that were recit-
ing their lessons to be ready for their
hsht. I understand "one kind of law
was not satisfactory all over the, state.
as the people from the west, that live
in the COW pasture, seem to want some
through quickly other far-reaching
people in the valley don't need" and
I learned shat the cause Of the big
disturbance that wsek was because
Pete 9tromme had left the capitol
and had handed the lines to some
body else who could not handle the
situation
Al Townley says, 'The farmer 10 a
queer animal to handle"
5 John Nelson,
1. Z /. - aunanna,n, NAlEinoel.Nn
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
More he Studies Plans of
Big Five Less he Likes the
Ideas They would Force by

The following letter sent by Nels
Nelson Of Mekinock, to his son, Sena-
tor Nelson. at Bismarck, is typical Of
the attitude Of many Of the pioneers
of the state
Mekinock, N. D., Feb. 1. 1917.
Senator Nelson, Bismarck. N. D.
Everybody talks in discussions
around here, and / understand from
every corner Of the state, and our at
storm clouds which have been hanging
over Bismarck in the past. and we
Eave been afraid that the same cloud
might form into a cyclone and drop
down and wreck the constitution of
North Dakota. We have Just noticed.
however, that House Bill ~ has been
defeated by 20 to 20 votes and tho
cloud IL Spreading, and North Dakota
is again under sunshine and can pro-
ceed in its old prosperity. I under
stand you have stood as the rock OF
Gibraltar, and used your best 5udg-
ment for the best benefit Of the people
of North Dakota. must say the more
carefully study some Of the Nom
partisan !eaguers' plans, the further
step back. I notice in the Leader
that the president made q speech
stating that they have spent every cent
of $500,000.00 to obtain that power.
build q terminal elevator to cost $780,
10000 and flour mill that would cost
$500, 100000, to experiment with. I
must say to Mr.. Townley. which 10
getting UP into the rank of q pro-
phet, why did you not take the $780,
10000 you have already spent for q
terminal elevator and tho $500, 10000
which you expect to spend for fiour
mill. which think would have look
n HAAy ~ f~ask
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

take to say. But that they will be
Of a character proportioned. to the
gravity Of the situation goes without
saying.
If we go to war it will be because
another nation has threatened and ef-
fected a violent and forcible interfer-
ence with rights which we cannot
surrender, but which we must de-
fend at any cost. The ultimate pur-
the defense of those rights. The
immediate purpose. as a means of ef-
fecting that end, will be to force the
nation which has so assailed us to
abandon it's unlawful practices and
furnish satisfactory assurances that
they will not be resumed. In other
words. the immediate purpose of war
is to whip the enemy. To accomplish
that purpose it will be not only our
right but our duty to use every legiti-
mate means at our command. With
in the limits of legality and human-
ity, the means to I've employed will be
a matter Of expediencv alone. Wheth-
when we have raised one. or blockade
the enemy's coasts. or lombard his
ports. or do any of the other things
customary in war will be matters to
be determined by the need of the mo-
ment. We have kept out of war as
long as we could. We have suffered
more indignities and injuries than we
could be called upon in reason to en-
dure. We approach the very doors
Of war with realization of its hor-
rors. But, If we must go to war it
would be crime to enter into it In
any half-hearted manner. We must
realize that if we are plunged into
this thing it Is to be fight with
sharpened swords and grinded lances.
and not mere passage -at-arms with
blunt weapons for show.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
More Machinery
Is Damaged Upon
German Vessels

,o msw York. Feb. 7.--Mach,nerv n
~. ~. o, the INHALER steamers IN ~. ~
' ,nx ., o' .hs mercantile vessels beionr.
,nx m.,a 10 Germany moored to pier. eYn =
n'ssn; s"n ,ss y: j.. and at lsbth strest
been r "r,nm,rH mT.tn river, Manhattan, have
ita,iysly lpnsni ,omsi. y was learned author.
of ths I,nsrss wsh., A. Piston heads in tive
cracked. ana parts Of the ru ~. ..s o:en
Innacnhnisn, ~ In the other two hdh.ns hsd hIns
ossnnKfd, II was said. ~" "ad oeen
ls,.ns. s snxines of the vaterland 4h.l
W.xef ,n,xest OF the German shins anS & tn the
AsAaxsa'a haA. nat hsen lsMass1SI. cas ~
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

After serving the state of North Da-
kota as dairy commissioner ana COM
missioner Of agriculture and labor for
the past IL years. r. +. Flint was rele-
gated to private life when the Nom
partisan league took over STATE poll
tics. His record AZ an efficient pub
lie OFFICER was, too we'll known, how
ever, TO keep him there and the GOV
ernment Immediately made him super
visor OF dairy extension work for the
Unaeed afatsa HAWAI- ma1A ~ rhpena
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

That is Of course absolutely err
roneous.
The proposition is simply this: II
House Bill "A passes the senate the
people of the state will be given an
opportunity to decide in a special cleo
ton whether or not they approve of
the new constitution.
Why this distrust of the people?
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
just a Few

Pierce County Tribune: President
Towniey tells the farmers that they
can spend millions Of the state monies
IN industrial enterprises and that
there will be no increased taxation
just issue bonds and in fifteen or
twenty years the profits will be suf-
ficient to retire the bonds. and that
no one will be a penny out, but they
will be many pennies In" Some Of
them are many pennies dn" already
by following Mr.. Townley's advice
and II we mistake not-they are also
out
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

in Washington, D. G. in the future.
Mr.. Flint was not a politician, and 1t
was due to this fact that he was fore
ed out Of the North Dakota service by
the league.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
"Langerism.''

"Langerism."
Nelson County Record: "Langer-
ism"-Sunday closing-seems to he
spreading. We think a majority Of
the people in Petersburg would pre-
fer to see pool rooms closed for play
Sunday. The only way pool rooms
can be properly controlled is by lie
ense. To give a man anything he
wants because he Is in that business
will not do. If there is. license
liable to be forfeited he will be more
circumspect. At the same time this
town needs the revenue.
We fail to see any wrong in base
ball, skating, driving or other Sunday
outdoor amusements. The law should
be amended 30 as to provide for local
option upon the question. Let ma
jority of the people in each town de-
eide what IL wanted.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
State Comment
Women Juhilant.

Ward County Independent: Tho
women of North Dakota are feeling
rather jubilant over the act passed BY
the legislature giving them the pr!vi-
lege of voting for presidential elec-
tors and in all municipal elections
but they can't see why there should
be restrictions placed upon them.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
Why Not Trust the Peon.e,

Bottineau Courant: Reduced to its
last analysis, the opposition to House
Bill a. is engendered by fear to
trust the people Of North Dakota. The
impression is given from many quar-
ters that the passage of this measure
by the senate and its approval by the
governor will mean that the new con-
stitution Immediately becomes oper-
ative.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

Brazil has the largest known deposit
Of iron ore approximately pure and
free from phosphorus. this ore being
over 10 per cent pure iron.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
America F1rst.

America Firet.
Mandan Pioneer: Diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany have been sew
cred. While this is not formal dec
laration of war, the lines of demarka-
tion between the severance Of rela-
tions and actual war are very narrow,
and the action taken by the admins
tration at washington may be con-
sidered as but the forerunner of an
actual declaration Of war It now re-
quires but some overt act by the
enemy before actual hostilities begin.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

Always light electric bulbs before
busting, as otherwise the static cleo
tricity generated through busting will
cause the filaments to break.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
Best For State.

Northwood Cleaner: 1t seems to
us that all sane. sober, intelligent
citizens. who have at heart the honor
Of their beloved North Dakota, and
look to her highest welfare, should
breathe prayer Of Thanksgiving for
the defeat of House Bill No. Al. an
exceedingly dangerous measure. and
also unconstitutional in conception,
which was in form a new constitution
for the state 80 changed. altered, ad-
constitution, as to make it acceptable
only to a group of designing and
socialistic leaders who had evidently
planned thereby to turn the estab-
lished order Of things within the state
topsy-turvy and eventually to bank
rupt 1t and its institutions.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
Wait For Facts.

"ulC TUT e USStkSs
Fargo Courier News: Now is a
time in which rumors are abundant
1t is important to be cautious about
accepting them as the truth. There
are rumors Of damage to shops, Of
bomb plots and all sorts Of malicious
damage.
If tho United States gets into war
some such events are likely to hap
pen. In any population, in any coun-
try, they are unavoidable. They
should not be made the basis Of hasty
Judgment against law-abiding ele-
ments Of the population.
OF course no one in this part Of
the country Is going to take part in
mob demonstrations or mob violence
But there is another sort Of mob
manifestation that is almost as dang
erous. and that is mob thinking. It
Is the sort Of thinking based on un-
verified reports and mouth -to-mouth
rumors, jumping to conclusions
where conclusions are not justified. a
Judgment based on few and scattered
instances that have little Significance
This is direction in which the
caution to steady and sober thinking
and speaking is more important than
any other. Let's wait for the facts
and not be hasty in judgment on the
facts.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
The Logical Step.

Kenmare Journal: North Dakota
Is a prohibition state and now that
the supreme court Of the United
States has held it within police power
Of the state to prevent the shipment
of liquor into the state, it is hoped
making MAX s North e DAKOTA M' !bone Rsen dry" pl,'
That is the consistent step in view of
the situation and would result in an
immense reduction Of crime and a
great saving in expense of prosecu-
tions for violation of the prohibition
law. Iowa and Indiana are on the
verge of passing similar laws and sew
eral measures with the same end in
view have been introduced at Bis
marck.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

Many women are successfully en-
gagged in fruit cultivation in this
country, the number in this occupa-
ton in California comparing quite
favorably with tho number Of men
thus engaged.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
; .
"THE WORLD DO MOVE"

A few examples of the progress Of
science and civilization and some
queer bits Of older customs:
All children between the ages Of 6
and 12 years must receive elementary
instruction in France.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-03
GRAND JURY BARES
BOLD JEWEL THEFT
Robber Rifled Residence of John M.
Culp and Assaulted Maid

daring robbery at the residence OF
Southern Railway system, OF I7ss O street
northwest was brought to light yester-
day by the indictment on two counts OF
John Gibson. aged S, colored, by the
Federal Grand Jury.
The robber not only rined the level
case Of Mrs. Culp. obtaining a Iocket,
watch and other articles valued at about
800, but attacked a colored maid in the
servants quarters after hrst robbing her
OF 70 cents, it was said.
Gibson Is believed by the police 10 have
broken into the Culp home sometime he.
tween and o'clock last Saturdav
morning while the household was asleep.
Entrance was gained by smashing a
pantry window.
Detective Sergeants Bauer ana swaspev
wove net Of evidence about Gibsoh
which resulted in his arrest witbin
twenty-toGr nours after the robbery and
attack. Police kept the whole affaIr
under cover, and the details only became
public through the grand jury report
The Washington herald., 1917-05-03
PLOT TO ENBROIL U. S.
WITH MEXICO IS Barred
Witnesses Tell of Franz Rintelen's Ef-
forts to Stop Muni6on Shipments.

OBy the International News servIee1
New York, May 2.-Startling disclos-
ures. showing to what extent Franz Rim
teI6H and his co-defeBdants plotted their
pro-German activities in the United
States were disclosed at the trial of the
Ger1an naval officer In the Federal
Court today. From the testimony ad-
duced today It was shown that Rintelen:
Was willihg to so to ANY extremes" TO
stop shipments of munitions to the
allies. ......-
Worked to bring about war with
Mexico.
Roasted that German diplomacy had
outwitted the allies by aIgning Japan
against the United States
Asserted that the war would be won
In America and not on the battlehelds OF
Europe.
Complained because he had been de-
eeived by INSCRIPTIONS persons who took
his money.
Quit when the sinking of the Lusitania,
as he said. was fatal TO his work as the
Kaisers srch-conspirator in the United
States
The Washington herald., 1917-05-03

Was nearly severed from the trunk. Tbs
face and the entire body were badly
mutilsted
Dorsey notified the authorifies, and
Mounted Policeman Bryan. Detective
Sergesnts CornweII and O'Brien went to
the scene OF the crime. Evidences OF a
struggle were seen in the torn-Up turf
about the spot
The woman. about 2 yesrs old, wsS
well dressed in a black and white striped
skirt, dark plaid underskirt and white
waist. She wore black shoes with pale
green tops.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-03
$4,000 DRAWINGS MADE
FOR 26.AINUTE FILM
Windsor McCay Spent Two Years De-
picting Lusitania Sinking Horror.


picting Lusitania Sinking Horror,
There's reason for the war with
Germany and the sinking Of the Lusitania
two years ago was one Of the first "rea-
sons depicted at the National Press
Club last night in moving pictures In an
exhibition for members.
The author OF this dramatic incident
in the maritime history OF the worlds
war is Windsor McCay famous cartoon
ist ana the inventor Of animated car
toons."
Mecay was appalled, by the horror Of
the Lusitania disaster. He consulted the
best authorities and interviewed eyewit-
Dssses and q week after the torpedoins
OF the Lusitania with its loss Of 1.5O0
persons. OF whom zoo were Americans,
he began the work Of putting into pic
tufes this sea tragedy an everlasting
record OF the ruthlessness Of the Ger
man undersea warfare.
Twenty-Five thousand pictures were
drawn BY McCay. The task was com
pleted last Saturday. April ., PRACTICAL
ly two years being devoted 70 the owrk.
The Press Club audience greeted the
pictures with favor. but without applause
for It is a picture that leaves its audience
in trouble II IL desires TO express its ap-
probation. It is tragic and deals with a
crime that it fndeifbie IN the minds OF
all Americans. Il shows the maneuvers
OF the German submarine; the sailing OF
the majestic Lusitania; her attack and
sinking II is a vivid picture OF reality
1t shows the women and children jumping
overheard from the doomed ship, their
struggles in the water, the efforts to gave
them by those fortunate enough to gain
the lifeboats.
It is wonderful picture that makes
q man want 10 90 out and enlist
The Washington herald., 1917-05-03
Sunday In New YORK.
A. .Oo--HaunA Tra, ee a.

gday % the sFeat mstropolis, the m0sT ist.fs-f.
ing dty q the American ocntinent Social 80,
lsaass Washingion. Saturday midri.hl .:.s ~. /
The Washington herald., 1917-05-03
POLICE INVESTIGATE
MURDER OF NEGRESS

Police last night were investigating the
brutal murder OF an unidentified neEress
whose body was found IN a clump OF
woods just east Of Camp Pleasant, near
Fifty-eighth street and Field place north
east.
Fred Dorsey, a colored farmer about
80 years old. discovered the corpse yes
terday morning while passing through
the woods The head Of the dead woman