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Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
THE REGENTS MUDDLE.

The manner in which tho question
involving the status Of the board Of
regents has been handled has confused
the affairs Of every educational in
stitution in the state. The members
of the present board were appointed
and confirmed. and have now held
once for nearly two years and per-
formed the duties imposed on them
without q question being raised as to
the validity Of their appointment
They, the persons working under their
authority. and all the people of the
state had q right to suppose that their
positions were held in accordance
with law. Assuming that facts had
been discovered which cast a doubt
on the legality of their appointment
the natural and obvious course would
have been to arrange with these men,
ebers for the speedy settlement Of the
question by the supreme court, the
only body which Is competent to de-
eide, and the body before which the
question will necessarily be brought in
any event.
Instead OF pursuing this natural
course, the governor saw At to treat
the subject as If it were a political
issue rather than a question of law,
and to dispose of the board in a man
nsr 30 arbitrary and discourteous as
to prompt any man with blood in his
veins to fight back.
If the governors contention is cor
rect there is no board of regents. The
present board has been declared to be
non-existent, and institution authori-
ties have been notified that it has no
Jurisdiction. The board which the
governor sought to create certainly
does not exist for its members have
not been confirmed. If there Is no
board of regents, If there has never
been one, who is in charge Of the in
stitutions? Do we revert to the sep
arate boards Of trustees, and are
these trustees still in ONCE and still
in charge OF the educational work
and the property Of the state, their
successors not having been properly
appointed?
1t is a beautiful situation. It could
all have been avoided by the use of
about thimbleful Of tact and
spoonful Of common sense.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03

envy. That may be done by killing
his soldiers. or by depriving his troops
Of the food. clothing and munitions
which they need. Nobody has yet de-
vised plan whereby troops can be
deprived Of these things If they are
abundant in the country to which the
troops belong. The blockade of an
enemy's ports and the isolation Of his
entire population are measures Of war
universally employed wherever possi-
BILE. and entirely in accord with the
recognized laws of nations. In 1871
German troops surrounded the city Of
Paris and forced the entire popula-
ton, civil and military, to a diet of
rats and MICE. The French did not
enjoy 1t. But we have never heard
that they complained Of 1t as being
illegal or inhuman. 1t was war. The
French were at liberty to resist. II
they could, to endure while they chose
and, if endurance became no longer
possible. to surrender. When 1t be-
came evident that their case was abso.
lutely hopeless they surrendered. and
lAS okut NoIlOh was oNSl.
In our own Civil war, federal ships
blockaded southern ports and, II they
did not literally starve the southern
Inhabitants, they deprived them of
many of the necessaries of life. The
southern people did not complain.
They were at war. They could have
freed their ports in day by the SIM
pie expedient Of surrender. They did
ultimately free them in that manner.
The Allies have sought to prevent
imports into the German empire, be-
cause imports into the German empire
are imports which may be, and most
certainly will be. used to increase the
effectiveness of the German armies.
The Germans have always been at lib
erty to put an end to whatever suf-
ferings have been imposed on them
by surrendering. They chose not to
do this. They chose to fight. And
tho Allies continued, to the best of
their ability, to deprive them Of tho
means wherewith to continue the
fight. That is the whole situation.
Germany has an equal right to en-
ploy these methods against her ene-
mics. No one can object to a German
patrol of the British and French
coasts, to the prevention Of foreign
commerce with those countries, and to
the diversion of ships from their
ports in order to make the blockade
effective.
The thing to which the nations Of
the world have a right to object, and
which the United States must resist
with all her physical force, II neces-
peaceful people who seek to leave or
enter those ports while engaged in
their own business, subject to the un-
avoidable risks and inconveniences due
to a state of war.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
THEY CANNOT oUIT

Some indication of the temper Of the
entente countries and their attitude
toward the war is found in a letter
received by a Grand Forks man re-
Gently from woman relative in Tor
onto. This writer says that as she
writes there is just being closed a
four days popular subscription cam
paign. in which s2.5O0,000 in cash was
raised for the relief of soldiers fami-
lies. This. she says, is but one of the
many similar subscriptions which
have been taken in that single city,
and it is to be membered that these
voluntary offerings. amounting in
this instance to not far from $40 per
head of the entire population Of the
city, are in addition to the enormous
sums levied in taxation.
The writer discusses the war and
its horrors. the number of her own
friends and kindred who have died
and suffered. She longs for peace
But" she says, "how can we quit
now. with the work unfinished, when
so much blood has already been
shed?"
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
1NTERNED SHIPS.

A large number Of German ships
are in American harbors, many of
them having been in these harbors
quently these ships are referred to as
having been "interned." The term is
incorrect. The only German vessels
which are interned in American wa
ters are war vessels, two large cruis-
ers, and perhaps few smaller craft.
These ships are in the custody Of the
American government. as are their
officers and crews, and are held under
regulations which are very specific in
their character.
A belligerent vessel may visit a
neutral port under very restricted
conditions She may run in because
of stress of weather or to make nee
essary repairs, or to receive supplies
But except in case Of necessity she
may not remain more than "a hours
The authorities of the port may grant
such additional time as is absolutely
necessary for the making of repairs
or the taking of supplies, but repairs
must not exceed what is necessary to
make the vessel seaworthy, and the
supplies must not exceed what is nec-
essary to carry the ship to the near
est port owned by her own govern
ment. Should the captain of a bel
ligerent vessel not desire to put to sea
when his time is up he must intern
his vessel, that is, he must place him
self, his crew and his ship in charge
OF the neutral government, to remain
in safety, but inactive, until the close
OF the war or until released through
agreement between the respective bel
iEerent powers. Germany's interned
war vessels are held here under these
conditions.
Merchant vessels are not interned.
They are at liberty to come and 20,
take on and discharge freight, and to
remain indefinitely, at the will of their
csmmanders, subject only to the Us
ilal regulations Of the ports where
they happen to be. Many German
XoOels are in American ports under
s4hsse conditions. There is nothing to
prevent their departure at any time,
and they have remained only because
NJ the probability that IL they de-
parted they would be, picked up by
enemy cruisers on the open sea. They
HDay take this chance II their COM
Manders wish.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
Grafton Man Asks Townley if Farmer.
Are 'Queer Animals" State Has Been
Made By Its Rural Population, He Says

houses. churches. higher inshtu-
tons of education, and erected a
high state of civilization BY their
own individual efforts. They re-
sent the statement that thoy "are
queer animals," and demand that
you retract Il.
Without the aid OF the farmers
Of North Dakota you. SIR, would
be without a job. and would be
without the publicity you have
achieved through the efforts and
money Of the North Dakota farm.
ers. :.
1t is disgraceful that you, who
have ridden into place and power
through the sweat and toil Of the
farmers OF North dakota should
attempt now to belittle them and
call them names,
Farmers of the Grnfton Vicinity.
-EdwArd II. Thrugstad.
Grafton. n. ID.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03

The Herald L. in receipt Of the
following letter addressed to A.
G. Townley, president Of the Non.
partisan league:
To A. C. Townley:
1t appears from the statement
Of The Grand Forks Herald, un-
der Minot date of February 1,
that at q meeting held at Minot
ON January 81, in response to q
question from one Peter Van
deulOver, you answered.:
"The farmer is queer animal
and will do nothing for himself,
somebody must do 1t for hipl."
We ask whether this statement
attributed to you Is the truth.
Tho farmers of North Dakota
have made this fair state. They
have developed its resources, pro-
duced hundreds of millions of
wealth, built homes, school
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
GoRMADIzEs TO MUSIC.
Man Breaks All Eating Records as
BarytOne Sings,

BarytOne Sings.
Pittsburgh, Feb. 3.-To the lifting
strains of I'll Trovatore" from the
throat Of Louis Torres. celebrated
barytone. Anthony Palmiero, at the
Young Mans italian club here, broke
all worlds records for eating. In
thirty-four minutes, actual eating
time, Palmiero, who weighs less than
$50 pounds, consumed .twenty-nine
and three-quarter pounds Of spaghetti,
drank seven cups of coffee, two pints
of beer-then wanted to bet $50 he
could eat three dozen bananas. No
one was willing to take him up.
1t wasn't exactly that Anthony
was hungry-it was his fourth meal
in twelve hours. In fact, shortly be-
fore participating in the contest he
ate four pounds Of steak, a quarter
of peck of potatoes and a pound
Of garlic. The latter gave him
strength for the contest, he said.
, Anthony also said it was not for
the $500 prize that was hung up for
the champion eater, it was to Justify
the confidence of his friends, who had
bet sums ranging anywhere from SIS
to $500 on his prowess. Throughout
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
Efforts of Secret Caucus to Change
State Constitution Condemned By
Large Number; Here Are a Fe,u Letters

got to have). investigations and what
not for political effect; you could not
escape that all the time it should be
public and every mans fancy had his
right to look in and say his notion.
Then our 'Leaks' and Leak charges
today in congress. they have always
been with North Dakota long before
the wild oats and mustard came into
our land, 10 we have in q way got
used to 1t as matter Of public short
coming, then why add more to the
poor mans burden?
However, do think II the league
and Mr.. Townley had only taken on
one thing at time. say the terminal
elevator proposition, do believe there
would have been but few, II any, dis
senting voices and the thing would
have come to faat and in operation,
but as 1t stands today don't think it
will and even IL the senate should
concur with the house. the people
would not o. K. 1t. And do you know
why y?-Well. will tell you. There is
one very tender spot in our constitu-
ton (and all credit due to those men
that framed that instrument: they saw
the need Of it in q young and untrain-
ed status populas) and that is the
present Bonding Limit, 100000. I
DO not say but what our present times
would demand reasonable raise
from that amount, but mind you, the
people would want to know that the
Safety Valve" was in perfect order.
They say it was upon all this league
program, of all these public owned
plants. that the victory came; but I
am inclined to think it was more and
all out of dissatisfaction with past
conditions and thwarting of popular
and reasonable legislation asked for
time and again and add to this the fee
simple asked by tho league, Sc and 80
and while they paid It, $4,000 to
$4,000 strong ana paid their price it
was reasonable they wanted to see the
show" and they, in their enthusiasm,
got their friends with them and went
IN for satisfaction ''as the Irishman
would say IT." II not to say revenge,
TOT being told to 60 home and swill
the hogs. This political upheaval is
absolutely necessary to clarity the at
mosphere and stop sometimes reac-
tionary and unpopular public services.
whether in the legislature or other
public services. 80
But still they are all Of the near
nke human calibre and the larger the
number the moro visible
This is shown Iii todAy's legislature.
There are already q lot Of 2x4 meas
ures proposed containing. quite a bit
OF "cull lumber in them" but we trust
the last days KICKING Cleaning MilW
will fan them out In fact, what is all
this biennial legislation good for any
way? 1t is more like Checker tour
nament" than anything else.
C j. Sundahl.
Niagara n d.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03

Kenmare. N. D., Feb. /. 1917.
Grand Forks Harold,
Grand Forks. n. D.
Dear sirs:-Glad to see the effort
you are ma liking against House Bill
No. ~. It 10 certainly grateful to see
that somebody has woke up. How
ever in Ksnmare we have already
been awake and have already sent in
two petitions against this bill. similar
to the one you have asked me to cir
culate for signatures, SO it would be
hardly necessary to send in the third.
You certainly ought to have the ap-
proval Of every sound thinking man
in the state.
Yours very truly,
-DrN. Ewing & Ewing.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
sAFEGUARDED.

Here is an advertisement of an ex-
tremely mannish vest lined with peau
de cygne. but even II We can't find
out In time what peau de cygne Is we
on our wife's by mistake by looking
for the drawstring.-Columb Ohio.
Journal
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03

ed some new sect. This human trait
may account for the spread of the
Socialistic ideas Of the league among
the Unthinking.
I have no doubt that the electors
will not forget their obligations to the
Herald for it's arm stand against Wild
Cat legislation.
JAS. Tisdale.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
MOST IN DEMAND.

What do we need for dinner, Mag.
gie?" asked the mistress as the maid
appeared at the door Of the room.
"A new set av dishes, num-" an
swered Maggie, lugubriously. "Oi've
jest tripped over the edge av tn rug"
Christian Register.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
Editor Grand Forks Herald,
Grand Forks, N. D.

Editor Grand Forks Herald,
Grand Forks, N. D.
Dear Sir
inclose a copy of list Of names
sent to Bismarck. This list gathered
in about two hours one afternoon. I
also inclose little writeup that you
may insert in your paper II you find
Ed. Coltom.
Respect the Law, Protect the State.
To Hon. Senator John e. Paulson,
senator from the Eighth Legisla-
tive district, Bismarck. N. d.
I, the undersigned, citizen Of
North Dakota and of the eighth legts-
lative district, being convinced that
the plan Of constitutional revision pro-
posed in House Bill No. A is uncon-
stitutional and contrary to sound pub
lie policy, and being convinced fur
ther that tho terms Of this proposed
constitution. should 1t be adopted,
would impose intolerable. burdens on
the taxpayers, waste the states funds
and jeopardize its institutions, re-
ence against the passage Of this bill.
Ed. Coltom, contractor, Lewis
Staupe. G. A. Aaker, Herman Olson.
John Peterson. c. o. Brandon, M. j.
Rydland, Chas. Ness. Sam Thompson,
F. Strutz, Julius Strutz e. g. PlAdsen,
Sven Anderson, w. Hanson, Tosten
Olson. P. L. o. Coltom. Gilbert Gull
brandson, Knude Monson, Christ
Monson, Helge Nelson. John K. Gro
ven. Peter Q. Peterson, Magnus Plad-
son, NJ H. vau aul6.andson; ~sas.e g; p. Lone1
L. Wambheim, Nels Crimson, E. K.
Buen, Ole o. Moen, Carl Thompson,
NickoH Davidson, q. G. Aaker, g. O..
Erickson, all farmers Of Hatton, N. d.
Editor the Herald:
The burning question today in our
state, especially the men in the legis-
lature, the ones interested in politics,
the press and its readers, Is House
Bill No. "A constitutional provision.
The fight isAnow more on the days
program than in the days of the
Louisiana Lottery swindler" that
wanted to plant itself on our fair
state
Now, what Is all this fight and op-
position over? The Herald says the
league and Townley want to plunge
the state into either Bankruptcy" by
wanting to propose to the people a re-
modelled constitution to apply and
harmonic with the league plan d
some severatspublic utilities. such as
public owned terminal elevators, flour
mills, ETC., and to that end also change
or raise the state bonded privilege
from 100000 to 100000. I am for
one that believes we should not go in
to too much or too many of these pros
posed Industries at once, or even in
fact at any time. 1 think we have al
most too many public utilities now to
look after to do it right to the peo-
pie without adding more to the often
troublesome and turbulent political
water that our ship Of state has to
sail in.
Public owned utilities of the kind
we now all have under discussion,
subject to all the political whims and
fancies, of party politics. change of
management and directofship every
two, or let us say four years, change
and complaint Of mismanagement by
the incoming power against tho out
going bodies of officials "a thing we
see every day in the public officers we
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03

to go into a savings account It is
estimated that the board will cost
each boy about $3.50 a week. There
will be no rent to pay. and board will
be furnished at actual cost,
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03

the meal Torres continued to sing in
response to the entreaties Of Pal
micro, who just had to have an ac-
commandment
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03

An unusually large number Of new
corporations have been formed the
past year in this country.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
Hatton. N. D., Feb. 1, 1917.
Editor Herald

Hatton. N. D., Feb. 1, 1917.
Editor Herald,
Grand Forks, N. D.
A word to the wise is sufficient is
an old saying. To simple minded
person, however, not initiated into the
intricies Of the methods Of reasoning
employed by some people in order to
arrive at certain conclusions, q word
is not always sufficient. When Mr..
Ihomason Of the D. L. Journal COM
pares Senator Stenmo's standard of
honor with that Of thieves anarchists
and nihilists I confess I cannot fol-
low him. However, I am disposed to
be charitable, seeing that Mr.. Thom-
ason does not make the comparison
with his own standard Of honor a.
outlined In that literary production.
In that case should have considered
it the height of folly and the depth of
dishonor. would like to express my
appreciation Of the fact that Senator
Stenmo has the courage Of his con-
victions and that neither the alluring
vision of political preferment nor the
dire threats of political extinction is
sufhcient to cause him to submit to
rank socialistic bossism. am sim
pie minded enough to consider even
that honorable
1T passes my understanding how a
body OF supposed ableminded men can
presume to so tamper with the bull
wark OF our state as to throw our
treasury open to any robbinR system
that may be invented by unscrupuIous
political BOSSES
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03
RESPECT THE LAW, PROTECT THE STATE

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Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-03

st. Thomas. N. D., Feb. 2, 1917.
Editor Of the Grand Forks Herald.
sir:-We thank you for enclosure
received. On the day we received the
Herald Of the 31st uit. announcing the
death OF House Bill a, We had q Pc
tition being signed to 8 the senate
against said bill. We believe that a
large majority of the electors Of this
vicinity are not in favor of changing
our constitution; neither are they in
favor OF our state going into general
business We feel that the 20 senators
VINO supported our constitution de-
serve our grateful thanks for their
manly and sensible action.
we were sorry to see the names of
our representatives from Pembina
county on the Socialist list.
we believe that II the electors had
known before the election. what the
Nonpatisan leagues program would
oe. they would have left the league
men at home.
I am reminded Of the Athenians of
81. fauIs day. who went about seek
ing to learn some new thing. And
many since st. Paups day have left
the religion of their fathers and join
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-28
PLAN ID OBSERVE :.
 REGISTRATION DAY
VALDEZ WILL MAKE
 OCCASION HOLIDAY
Plans are Under Way to Observe the Day with a Parade and appropri- .te Ceremonies and Patriotic Ad- dresses. M

Plans are under way here for fitting observation of Registration Day. Although as yet no provisions have been made for the registration of eligibles in Alaska, under the con scription Act, and the day has not been declared a legal holiday Tn the States. it will be generally observed as such in a large part of the coun- try, and patriotic exercises VIII pc held. It is thought that Alaska shouiu likewise observe the day, and in val dez plans have been practically ar ranged for a patriotic observance of the day. It is planned to close all the stores on that day, the merchants having agreed to do this, and among the other plans projected is to have the Volunteers form the nucleus of a parade. headed by the Moose band, and have speaking and other excer- cises appropriate to the occasion. The plans have not as yet been perfected but will be announced within day or two.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-28
Tornado Sweeps South

CHICAGO. May 2S.-Tornadoes during the past three days have dew astated seven states throughout the west and south. killing two hundred and fifty persons and injuring prob- ably 1900 others. It is estimated that fully five thousand people are home less as a result of these tornadoes in Illinois alone, and the property loss will reach several millions. The latest tornado late Sunday near Wellsville. Illinois, swept southward Ohio into Kentucky. Arkansas and Tennessee and then veered eastward into Ala bama. It is estimated that fully one hundred persons were killed in the south. At, Mattoon. this state. where the greatest damage appears to have been done, the loss is estimated at sS,O0O.00O.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-28
Sought Trouble; Found It

Winko Susan. gentleman of for eign extraction. with a cargo of fight ing booze aboard. made himself ob- noxious to almost everybody he met this morning, and, like almost every one that hunts trouble, WinkO got double dose of that same trouble. First a party whom he had assaulted gave him an upper-cut that put him
 out for the count. but this was not enough. He went hunting further battle and run against Deputy Mar shal Casler with the result that he is now reposing in the federal bastile until he sobers up when he will be called upon to face charge of D & D.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-28
FIGHT OCCURS AT
 WIRELESS STATION GUARDS EXCHANGE SHOTS
 WITH AGENTS OF ENEMY Believed Parties Were Seeking to Se- cure Possession of Wireless Code -Several. Suspects have been Talk en into Custody.

PORTSMOUTH. Va. May 2S.- Fifty shots were exchanged yester- day between guards at the govern ment wireless station here yesterday and supposed agents of the enemy. The parties fled following the shoot ing, but several suspects have since been taken into custody. It is believ- ed that the parties were seeking to obtain the government wireless code, and but for the presence of the guard would have attacked the station and made away with the code book.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-05-28
Fighting Unabated

ROME, May 2S.-An official bull letin issued by the war office this af- ternoon states that the Italian army has started out the eighteenth day of it's offensive against the Austrian po- sitions with fighting unabated. The Italian advance has been persistent. and the army is now within two miles Duino. and the greatest barrier to the advance on Trieste, and powerful ly defended. The Austrian troops are being driven back upon the city close ly pursued by the Italians.