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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27
REFUSES TO DELIVER BOOKS

Washington, Dec. 21.-Swift and
Company Of Chicago, have refused to
deliver to the federal state commits
sion records desired by the commits
sion in it's Investigation of the pack
ing industry, and action win be taken
to force their production, ]. Henny
announced today at the beginning OF
the commissions inquiry.
It was said that when the commits
sion Investigators went through Chi
cago they received only evasive replies
from the offices Of Swift and Co. and
that a direct command Of the records
had been refused.
The commission will go into a fed
eral court and ask an order compel
ling the company to produce them.
Mr.. Kenny also announced the re-
ceipt Of a telegram stating that G.
T. Chase of Chicago auditor Of the
Union Stockyard Company, was i'll
and could not answer the commissions
subpoena. The telegram stated that
Mr.. Henry had been ordered south fol
an indefinite period.
81 desire to inform the commission
Mr.. Kenny said, that we have enough
evidence without Mr.. Chase's testi.
mony to make q prima facia case"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27

One great trouble with the farming business has been that
Importance has not been appreciated by all other classes, and
y bigness and possibilities have been only slightly understood
the great mass of people engaged in it: Now it is a case OF
Vat. The farmer has always been the basis of the nations very
Sistence, but now that the margin between supply and demand
mas become extremely narrow he is the man who must save us to-
morrow-not day after tomorrow.
The day of reckoning is close. All of us have been brought to
feel keenly our immediate needs. Every mans brain has been tun-
ed up. Speeding up has meant a closer study of his business and
of other peoples business. The government has stepped in and
changes have been forced. Prices have been fixed for some pro-
ducts. Relationships have been fixed between finished products
and raw materials. Limits on profits have been measured. Some
old institutions have gone by the board. The packers are under
government license. The Elgin Butter has been closed. Farmer
cooperative organizations have been put on trail. New political
organizations are beating the tin pan. And everybody is begin
ming to realize what a big fellow the farmer is.
Naturally these dongs have been stimulating. Among other
things prices have been stimulated, with the usual result of at
tacks on the farmer for taking advantage of the public in a time
of stress. In some cases there may have been a basis for such
criticism, but when the investigators began to turn things over
they found that the prices the emancipated farmers were asking
included no more than the moderate profit that should have come
their way in peacetimes, when a hired mans wages were about
the limit of what the average farmer made.
The results of this war are going to be many and various, but
in this country one of the big ones will be the recognition of farm
ing as a business. Another will be the discovery by the farmer
Of the bigness of his job-The Country Gentleman.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27
held the championship and after be-

held the championship and after be-
coming the champion, was never de-
feated. He was a clean sportsman,
was a man of the very best of habits.
and unlike many in the wrestling or
fighting game, saved his money. He
was the owner of considerable proper.
ty, bis farm near Humboldt being .
model place. Gotch was trained by
the famous Farmer Burns. He was q
Knight Templar and among the many
noted people attending his funeral
was the governor of Iowa.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27
FRANK GOTCH is DEAD.

Frank Gotch, champion wrestler Of
the world, died after q long illness
and his remains were buried at the
old Gotch home, Humholt, Ia. Gotch
was perhaps the greatest wrestler the
world has ever known. For years he
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27

The enormous numbers of carcasses Of muskrats which are
thrown away after the pelts have been removed is a waste OF food.
The muskrat is an animal of most Clearly habits, is most discr1m-
mating in choice Of food, and is a very acceptable addition to the
table. The writer can speak from personal experiences to the effect
that when cooked as rabbits are cooked the meat Of the muskrat
is extremely ~paatabs: AS q matter Of fact, muskrats. are sold
for food in some of the eastern markets and some hunting clubs
in the east have annual banquets in which the muskrat forms the
chief dish. In some places this animal is known as the marsh
rabbit" s ~
So writes F. I. Washburn of the Minnesota Experiment Sta,
ton. We are not going to discuss this matter in the least and
those who wish to cook up a feed of muskrats are at perfect liber-
ty to do so, but please don't send US an invitation.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27

The report of the Farmers League meeting held at Omemee
a couple of weeks ago was fired" in to the Grand Forks Herald
in double quick hurry and the Herald apparently devoured the copy
with great satisfaction. Platform and all was sent in by the AR.
ship" route. With a number of farmer owned Newspapers sRe t rpdt
cooperation in spreading the report of this meeting? Has the
Herald ever shown q friendly attitude towards n;, any - movement %rn e EN-
Equity and is it not fighting the largest and most practicaf move
rneut ever attempted by the farmers of the northwest! Have the
farmers Of this state kissed and made up with the Black-Bacon
crowd? We rather think not and in our next weeks issue we Will
give a full and detailed account of the meeting which will De inter,
nothing but the truth. Be sure and get a copy Of the January Srd
issue Of the Courant.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27
JUST A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION

Realizing full we'll that the farmers-lke all the rest OF us
are having heavy demands upon them for the purchase Of Lib
erty Bonds-Red Cross memberships and stamps and a multitude
of other public and private affairs we would like to suggest an
avenue for giving which ought to strike a responsive chord in the
hearts of Equity men at this season.
The suggestion we make is that Geo. S. Loftus--beloved Of
all who knew hin in his virile life-time-left a family which Is
poorly supplied with the good things of earth-who are in fact in
circumstances far from prosperous and that a little remembrance
from the "boys' whom George loved to fight with would not be
out of place at this season.
The Man Of Gahlee said: Greater love hath no man known
than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends" George
LOTUS made the supreme sacrifice of self in the movement to
which he gave so much of actual service. Cannot we who, knew
him give Just a little in token of our appreciation of what he &C.
complished and the greater things he tried to do?
A little from each will do much to make q Merry Christmas
for the family at acknowledgements Herald"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27

possibility that. he must Discharge ~
. part Of his duty 10 his country In
time Of war. II is no, small task. II
will require ability Of the highest or
der and application Of the closest kind.
Now the task developes upon us--
you out there in the fed and the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture and his associ-
ates hack yonder at the center Of the
nations agricultural activities-to
see to it that the soldiers of this great
est Of the nations armies 1.-THE men
and women Of the farsns) are enlisted
for the entire duration Of the war.
The duty is ours, too, to hold, down
the casualty list to the lowevt margin
possible. We must procure the pant
ing of large crops, ii be sure, but we
rcust take particular care thai the in
dividual farmer does rot become
bankrupt because of his patriotic eff
fortc, that fertility is not drained for
this years crop at the exepnse Of
crops that must be grown in other
year--for it is to be remembers
that the army in the burrows must
ho'd it's line till the war is won and
that even when the soldiers of the
trenches are mustered out and sent to
their homes, our food products must
still flow across the seas to feed the
peoples of desolated lands.
R~st assure Tat from now on the
Department of Agriculture, fortunate
ly organized on a war basis, at last,
will exterd to you even more effect
too poor to furnish his own seed. A
to do during the past year. The de-
partment has now at it's command an
appropriation Of four and a quarter
millions of dollars for the purpose Of
putting a county agent in every coun-
ty where there is not already one at
work. More than 600 agents have
been appointed under it and other
places are being filled as rapidly as
properly qualified men can be found.
By the time the planting, season be-
gins next spring, we shall have gone
a long way toward having a county
agent in every agricultural county in
the nation.
And so, with closer organization
and more workers in the field, even
the great things that we have done
this year can be surpassed next year.
The corn acreage, stupendous as it
was this time, can be still further in
creased. And to me our corn crop is
one Of the most grandiose Of the pow
ers that have been loosed in the pros
ecutinn of this war. It's very remote
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27

If the hundreds and thousands of new subscribers to the Non
partisan Leader each week is any criterion to be governed by
would leadsu US to believe, In our own locality the league papers
sing but what three, four, five and sometimes more come in and
subscribe without any solicitation whatsoever.
The reading public have come to realize that these papers
give them the real facts in matters of great importance and for
Ehis reason they want to supply themselves with publications CIV
ing he true state Of affairs.
"A series of articles under the caption Of THE Farmers Thir-
H-Year Cry for Justice" will be run in the Nonpartisan Leader,
The first ofathe series appearing in the December 24th issue; L
each succeeding article will be as interesting asthe first one there
viii be many laying wake nights waiting for the>next instalment.
The story IS written by Z. B. Russell, who has spent much time
HI securing reliable data and the reader can rest assured the
statements made in these articles are based on absolute facts
The old time politician will soon be q thing Of the past. He
k1as had his say-and he has said q mouth full, too-and II Is about
line that men who have the interest Of their respective co1nmuni-
lies at heart and who win work for to better the economic condi-
lions be given = turn ct it,
The O1nemee Herald - responsible Tor the statement Aat The
1918 campaign IS new on "a Botti1sal county. ssA a@A SM
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27

This cartoon Il one published BY the 1Nonpartlsan League q
Western Canada an organization in the D2enlnionn similar e p.a tns
National Nonpartisan league on this side of the international bonn
dairy, but having no connection with the American league. Canadian
farmers, following the example Of their brothers il the limited States
political and economic problems Of the northern proyincess The.
cartoon reproduced here has done good work nGsnadA ~ convincing
Ivicion they already have on this side 81 helinA jaa9iAg III 81 rapid
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27

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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27

his great ordnance and the FORCES OF
Essen, all his forty years Of plotting
and planning to take the world un-
awares and subjugate it-all these
shall be overwhelmed and made a.
naught by the golden food Of corn
from the peaceful valleys Of our
matchless land.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-27

The Onemnee Herald II ~responsible tor thu
1918 campaign IS now "a IA B0ttineal county
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
INSPECTION OF
MILK REMAINS
WITH COUNTY

Over the question OF territorial or
city and county inspection of milk and
dairies, city and territorial officials
baftled verbally this morning before
the senate judiciary committee.
At the close OF the debate and after
the PARTICIPANTS had filed out Of the
committee room that body voted TO
recommend the tabling Of the bills IN
its report to the senate proper.
DIR. J. S. r. Pratt, president Of the
territorial board Of health, spoke for
the bin and Mayor Lane, supervisor
r. NJ Hatch and Supervisor Daniel
Logan spoke against IL.
II was between Pratt and Logan,
however. that the warmest argument
occurred. Logan stood firmly for let
ting milk inspection remain under the
control OF the supervisors. This is
simply another effort TO rob the city
of its power, declared Logan as the
debate waxed warm. This is the first
time in the history of Hawaii that We
have had good milk. and now the
health board would take this power
from the city and county. It's an,
other slap at county government.
DR.. Pratt sought to calm Logan, de-
claring that he did not care to get
into a wrangie over the matter.
@if Mr.. Logan will come to my of
flee, however, / can prove to him that
the territory was inspecting milk for
bovine tuberculosis tests long before
the county was" he added
This bill was not made with the
idea of attacking city government. We
are carrying out the work On the other
islands and have improved the condl.
tions a lot in the last year.
Pratt asserted that the change
would mean economy, but this was
doubted by Mayor Lane who took up
the argument The mayor said he was
present as chairman of the board Of
supervisors not because his brother Is
milk inspector.
1t finally developed that only one
case OF lack of cooperation between
the two governments was on record,
according to DR.. Pratt, who said that
the supervisors had not had place
cleaned up Immediately. Lane point
ed out that so many improvements had
been called for on the dairy In question
that the board had felt some delay
was excusabfe under the conditions.
The committee will take up the
health boards plumbing bill tomorrow
morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
NAY KILLBILLs
TO PROTECT Fish

Three house bills, fathered by Rep
Gesentative G.. p Wilder and having
for their purpose the protection of fish
and other sea-foOd in Hawaiian waters,
may be killed next Saturday morning
when they come up for consideration
1t is reported that the Oahu Demo
Gratis are strongly against the measure
and have secured the support of sew
eral memiaers from outside islands on
the plea that IL the bills are passed.
needed food will be cut off from Ha-
waiians. The author of the bills, who
has given the subject much consideras
ton and has secured advice from men
in the territory recognized as being
experts on fish. declares on the other
hand that the legislation is badly
needed to protect the supply of sea-
food In these waters.
Already a compromise has been eff
fected on one feature-the bill pro-
tecting Holsters Originally the bill
prohibited the taking of Holsters less
than ten inches in length. There was
considerable objection to this and 1t
Is reported that it will be amended to
afford protection to females carrying
eggs, but not otherwise. This much
protection lis felt to be step in the
right. direction.
/ Friends Of the three measures are
hoping that public opinion will come.
to their aid and result in the passage
OF the bills.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
INTEREST IN SHARK
SKINS FOR LEATHER
rs SHOWING INCREASE

The interest that has been aroused
By efforts to establish a wider utiliZa-
ton OF the skins Of sharks in the man
ufacture of leather has resulted In the
receipt Of a large number of letters by
the United States bureau Of fisheries
from persons and firms connected with
the leather trade or industry.
Much work was done by the bureau
during the past two months. Atepres-
ent II has on hand about 100 small
shark Skins and 30 large ones. Many
of these were shipped from Seattle.
About 90 communications have been
received expressing desire TO expert
ment with this product and the raw
material will be supplied as far as
possible. Manufacturers and brokers
have been advised of possible sources
of supply and an effort made to inter-
est fishermen In this fishery
In December IL 500 pounds of hides
from Alaska were landed at Puget
Sound ports, and advices from Mica
ragua state that practically mex
haustible supply may be obtained from
that country. Tanned skins from a
number of persons are being received
Several small samples received appear
very promising
The possibility Of using skins OF
other fishes has not been overlooked.
Skins of several species have been or
dered for experimentation and will be
supplied to tanners when received. -
Commercial Reports
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
PROMOTIONOF
COLONEL RILEY
PLEASES GUARD

The promotion of w. r. Riley to
colonel Of the list Hawaii Infantry.
National Guard, from the rank of lieu
OF the same regiment
is one which Is considered by all his
brother officers to be deserved in
every way.
Col Riley has been 4 member OF
the guard for nearly q years ard TO
his untiring endeayors is due to a
great extent the present nigh stand
ard of our local citizen ssldiery. AS
|lieutenant-colonel he had charge OF
the reservation on Punehhowl AMI
through his efforts the present excel
lent rifle range was made possible.
His entire life has been identified
with rifle shooting He was captain
OF the last rifle team which represent
ed the National Guard OF Hawaii at
.the national rifle shoot ON the main
land and has been either IN officer or
member CT every guard team which
has represented Hawaii.
Col. Riley was horn At Smith Fall.
Canada, April 6. 1863. and catae here
when a young man. On May ID, 1896,
he enlisted in Company b. He was
promoted TO corporal March 9. 1861,
and to sergeant December IL Of the
same year. In November Of the fol-
lowing year he was appointed second
lieutenant Each OF the following
three years snow him advanced one
point in grade to major December I.
1902 He held this position until May,
1913. when he was raised to lieuten-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
END Of COUNTY
RULE in SIGHT
Of SUPERVISOR

! Because in several bills the legisla-
ture is attempting to delete powers
OF the board of supervisors and county
government, the board last night Sc
yerely criticized il and the course be
ing pursued was declared TO be the
work of enemies Of the city and coun-
~ government.
Judge f. III. Hatch told the board
that its legislative committee was OPP
posing the proposed charter and asked
IL TO advise the committee as to its
stand on other matters.
A. NJ Cristy. deputy attorney. said
that there were number OF bills In
troduced which tended to deprive the
board of control of dairy and plumbing
supervision and other health and sani-
tary matters.
There are too many legislators at;
tempting to do things which they
know nothing about" said Arnold. ct
is the work OF people who meet in the
back rooms OF the Stangenwald build
ing and try to kin the county govern
meft.
The board is continually blamed
for spending too much money and here
is bill increasing the salaries OF sew
eral county employees and taking that
power out of our control," he added.
Logan then showed how the present
statutes for dairy inspection had been
put on the books by the initiative of
the county. He declared chat the ter
ritorial control, In these matters had
not been nearly so successful as under
the county.
1t was also pointed out that unless
these bills were killed it would be
only few years before the end OF
county government would be in sight
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
SPEED CONTROLLING sPEEoo-
METER

NASHVILLE, Tenn device that
may be set to limit the speed of the
ear to any point the operator desires
and which Incorporates a speed regis.
ter is about to be marketed by J. H.
Core of this city. Besides the nsuai
features Of the speedometer. the de-
vice acts as leck which prevents the
car from proceeding under its own
power. this being accomplished by the
withdrawal of the key which adjusts
the speed control The company is
being organized and the incorporates
will be ]. H Core. James Graham. G..
HI Arnistead, Jr.. W. ii. Gill and ].
H. Zareeor. Temporary offices will
be with the last named incorporation
in the Noel block.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
pEAN0r. BPIrrLg

Place two cupfuls of I graduated
sugar in a saucepan and allow it to
melt gradually ON the fire. Stir con.
stantly 50 that Il viii not burn. When
it is melted add one teaspoonfiil OF
butter and one cupful of chopped
peanuts. FoEr into E creased pan.
When partly cooled. mark off into
squares. Break into spare piece
when the candy has become cold.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08

The territorial grand jury will meet
in special session this afternoon to
complete the investigation, II possible,
Of district court continuances. No 9TH
er matters viii be presented.
To become acquainted with .appli-
carts for tile inspectors position the
beard OF liquor license commissioners
met yesterday and adjourned until
next Wednesday afternoon when a
successor to the late W. p. Fennell
will be named
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
LITTLE INTERVIEWS

tiren are beginning to think nowadays thai
parents have absolutely no right to whip
them, In some cases + think tanning is
justified.
JOHN F. HALEY, U. s.. Internal rev.
enue collector: All that we are doing now
Is making our annual reports for Washington,
and according TO them Hawaii has certainly
had "a prosperops year.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
REDCROSS WORK
SHOWSBIGGAI
IN YEARS TINE

The official February bulletin az the
American Red Cross announces that
with marked development IN prac,
ticafly all branches OF the organiza.
ton the year Just ended can be re.
corded as probably the greatest. 40 far
as constructive advancement Is con.
cerned, in the history of the American
society. The membership OF the ma.
tional organization increased from a.
800 in 1915 to more than 2S6,000 BY the
end of 1916, and the number Is CON
stantly growing. The chapters which
in 1915 numbered 145 now number ESQ.
Continuing. the statement reads
Twenty-one mobile base hospitals
for the army with selected civilian ex.
pert personnel have been organized in
various large eenters of population,
and four more are in process of or
ganization, at a cost met by patriotic
citizens of $4,000 each. Three field
columns have been formed and three
additional base hospitals for the navy
.hsye been authorized. Through the
efforts Of chapters and other organiza.
items, surgical dressings. garments,
and other hospital supplies, Valued at
approximately $4,000 for each unit.
have been made and contributed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08

ant-colonel and last menth was given
command Of the regiment.
With the promotion OF Col Riley.
Gastaye r J. Rose was appointed lieu
tenant colonel and Charles Al. .coster-
maicr. The former has been mem
her OF the guard for % years and the
latter for like period.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
PERSONALITIES

department. has been i'll at home this week.
CAPT. r. p. HARB0LD. instructor of the
3rd Infantry National Guard on Maui arriy-
ed in Honolulu today on few days visit.