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The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
TWICE PROVEN

If you suffer backache. Sleep
less night, tired, dull days and
distressing urinary disorders,
don't experiment. Read this twice
told testimony. It's Wahpeton ev-
idence-doubly proven.
Henry Reight, IA Iowa Ave-,
Wahpeton, says: II suffered from
symptoms of kidney trouble,
brought On by hard work and hea-
Wy lifting. An occasional sharp
pain finally settled into a dull,
hard ache in the small of my back
My back was so sore and lame
that l could hardly arise after
sitting. My rest at night was
broken and during the day I felt
tired. l got Doan's Kidney Pills at
Keen's Pharmacy and they gave
me prompt relief. Two boxes cur
ed me and I have had no return
of the trouble" Statement given
September 26. i91O.)
OVER TWO YEARS LATER,
Mr.. Reign said: II am pleased to
say that my kidneys have been in
fine shape since l used Doan's
Kidney Pills."
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Reign has twice publicly
recommended.
No. 8.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
Is IT PUsLlc.sPlRlTEo7
BY Jane Addams.

From the beginning of tribal life,
women have been held responsible for
the health of the community, func.
ton which is now represented by the
health department.. From the days of
the cave dwel.ers. so far as the home
was clean and wholesome, it was due
to their efforts. which are now repre-
sented by the Bureau of Tenement
House Inspection. From the period
IF the primitive village, the only pub.
lie sweeping which was performed
was what they undertook in their
divers dooryards, that which is now
represented by the Bureau of Street
Cleaning. Most of the departments
In modern city can be traced to
woman's traditional activity: but, in
spite of this, so soon as these old
affairs were turned over to the city
they slipped from woman's hands, an.
parently because they then became
matters for collective action and i'm
piled the use of the franchise. Be.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
VOTE FOR BETTER BABIES.

There are seven countries which
have lower death rate among babies
than the United States has. In every
one of them women have at least
the municipal vote. In the three that
stand highest women have full sui.
frage. They are New Zealand, Nor
way, and Australia.
The lowest death rate of babies in
the world is in New Zealand.
Why?
Because the government realizes
the value of babies and does every
thing in its power to educate the
mothers and protect the baby.
New Zealand is baby's heaven.
His interests are looked after in the
City Hall as conscientiously as in the
Home. You may look after the baby
ever so conscientiously in the Home
but If you don't look after him with
equal conscience in the City Hall, he
pindles away. He sickens. He dies
In New Zealand, in every town and
village, and in the remotest country
district, government nurses give in
structions and aid to mothers, who
are visited both before and after the
baby comes. Young girls ar taught
baby hygiene and feeding. Advice
from the best medical authorities is
printed and distributed free. Govern.
ment Maternity Hospitals, Govern
ment Registration of Nurses, and com.
plete Government Registration of
Births, all aid in the low death rate.
Women have had the vote in New
Zealand for twenty years.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
His Briuht Idea.

When the European war was In its
Infancy Changers back" found them
selves continually taken to task. A
grocer's clerk, calling for the usual or
der, was scornfully asked why he was
not answering his country's call.
Thinking he could see a good customer
slipping away, On excuse was desper-
ately urgent. Fortunately an incoming
customer relieved the position, and u
happy idea came his way: "NIadam,"
he replied. perhaps If 1 told you I've
not al! my toes on one foot you would
scarcely believe it," This aroused the
sympathy of the woman, whcrcupon he
got an increased order. Upon telling
her husband of the young mans mis-
fortune he coolly asked: "Wcll, have
you:" The feelings of the good lady
can be better imagined than described.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
NOT ORIGINALLY INTENDED.
BY Madeline Mcdowell ereckinr,da.

1t was not originally intended that
women should teach in our public
schools. 1t was not originally intend.
ed that women should vote in our
school elections. But some way and
somehow. the women have gotten in;
they are upho.ding the school system
from within and from without A
large majority of the public school
teachers in the land are women.
Mothers of school children are more
and more "meddling" in school affairs.
They are finding out whether school
houses are proper, whether school
teachers are capable, whether school
trustees are fit persons. They are
exercising the divine prerogative of
mothers to meddle in the education
Of their own children. Even in the
dozen and half states where man.
made laws still attempt to write
women cut Of any share in the man.
agement of the public schools, the
women have gotten in. In many of
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
The sumatran Widows FIao.

A good many formalities must be OBJ
served by the women of Sumatra be-
fore they can lay aside their Widows
weeds. Immediately after the hus-
bands death the disconsolate widow
places flagstaff in front of her door,
and on this flag is raised. AS long
as the flag remains untorn by the wind
etiquette forbids her to marry, but with
the appearance of the first rent she
can lay aside her mourning garb, begin
to take notice, and to receive offers of
marriage. 1t would seem, therefore,
that much depends on the strenuous
ness of the season, the favorableness
of the gales, and the quality of the
material used in the construction of
the flag.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
Really Lost Time.

In the elevator Of the WISER build
ing, Muncie, us Arthur Gadbury, a
young lawyer, rode to his office. was
stranger with every outward appear
ance of the book agent. The agent left
the elevator at the fourth floor and
walked into Gadbury's Office with the
latter just behind. Gadbury, on enter
Ing the place with the stranger, looked
all around inquiringly and remarked:
There doesn't seem to be anybody
home" but. do you know" said the
lawyer, in relating the incident, Il had
to sit there for ten minutes or more
with my hat on, waiting for that fellow
to leave. I could have turned him
down quicker than that"
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22

cause the franchise had in the first
instance been given to the man who
could fight. because in the beginning
ne alone could vote who could carry
A weapon, it was considered an i'm
proper thing for woman to possess
It.
Is it quite public spirited for women
to say, 1--WE will take care of these
affairs so long as they sta in our
own houses, but If they go outside
and concern so many people that they
cannot be carried on without the
mechanism of the vote. we will drop
them; it is true that these activities
which women have always had are
not at present being carried on very
we'll by the men in most of the great
American cities. but because we do
not consider it 'lady-like' to vete, we
will let them alone?"
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
ELEVEN WOMEN ELECTED
TO STATE LEGISLATURES
IN 1916.

The year 1917 finds eleven
women at desks in the lower
house of five different states.
Washington has one. Mrs. Ina
p. Williams, Republican; Mon
tana has two, Mrs. Maggie
Smith Hathaway, Democrat.
and Mrs. Emma A. Ingalls,, Re.
publican; Arizona has three.
Mrs. Rosa Mckay, Democrat
Mrs. George B. Marsh, Demo,
crat. and Mrs. Pauline O'Neill
Democrat; Utah has four. Mrs.
Elizabeth T. Hayward. Demo
crat, Mrs. Grace Stratton-Airey.
Democrat, Mrs. Daisy G.. Allen
Democrat, Mrs. Alma Green.
wood. Democrat: Oregon has
one. Mrs. Alexander Thompson
Democrat. Nine of the eleven
are Democrats, two Republi-
cans. No senators were elected
in any state.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
ISN'T IT TRUE?

Isn't 1t True
That mans success in business
depends not only on himself but
on the men he helps elect to
office?
Isn't 1t True
That housekeeping is woman's bust
ness and that her success de.
pends not only on herself but on
the way her town is governed?
Isn't It True
phat the control of food, air, lial,t,
health, education, morals and all
living conditions is today in the
hands of the officials of the town!
Isn't It True
That it is only common justice and
common sense to let the womaD
in the home share In electina
the men on whom the comfort a
the home depends3
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
THEIR WORK AND
MEMS, TOO

Nathaniel c. Fowler, Jr.. ha; pointed
convictions about woman suffrage.
He says:
"Where there is one man who as
sumes composite responsibility, do.
ing his work and woman's also, a
dozen women are doing mans work
as we'll as their own. And yet these
women, who successfully. and with
every handicap Of the times, manage
their households, who are fathers,
mothers. sisters, and brothers in one.
who do their work and mans work
also. are considered by altogether too
many men, and by far too many wo.
men, as incompetent to cast ballot"
A victorious Votes for Women ban
ner floats over 1.S65,406 square miles
Of United States territory.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
WATKINS REMEDIES

have the agency for the Wat
kin's liniments. spices. extracts
and toilet articles for the south
half of Richland county. includ-
ing the city of Wahpeton.
A full line of the above arti-
cles is kept at 81 Second street
south.
Phone 368L NJ. D. Keeney. Agent
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
FIRST AID TO PATRIOTISM woman SUFFRAGE

The responsibility democratic government like United
States rests with the voters.
As ong the People denied the vote the Of
Women want to vote because the ballot added
serving their country and developer Of responsibility
True Preparedness the development country
Until the of this nation equally responsible
with its will be neglected country
will not reach its full development Of strength.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22

The purchaser of a MONUMENT
will do we'll to place the order
with local concern for then
you are safeguarded against quar-
ry seconds" and Indifferent de-
signing and workmanship.
There are many examples of
work erected in this community
which we think are the best test
imonials of our workmanship, de-
signing and quality of our marble
and granite.
Our prices are as low as it is
possible to sell FIRST-CLASS
MONUMENTS.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
PROTECT YOUR HOME WITH
TWO VOTES INSTEAD OF one
LAWS IN STATES WHERE WOMEN VOTE
Children Education Women Workers. and Social Conditions
Are Given Special Attention.

1t is often said that voting alone legae as av
and voting together IN,
study prevail suffrage and
states this contention.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-02-22
Business Directory=
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

United States is at war or threatened
with war, Injuries or attempts or con-
spires, or has IN his possession any tool,
explosive or means with intent 10 use
the same or for some one else TO use,
TO injure any bridge, road, car, boat
canal, doclcyard, telephone or telegraph
line or equipment, wireless station or
equipment, railway, railway or highway
equipment, road or railway making
equipment, property of any corporation
subject to the supervision of the public
service commission, property designed
for use by the state or any municipality
or railway, telephone or telegraph COM
pany, property OF any person, co-part-
nership or corporation engaged IN or
about to engage in making munitions
of war or property to become the prop
erty of the state, or any building be-
longing to the state or any municipality
or to any railway, telephone or telegraph
company or to any corporation subject
to the supervision of the public service
commission, or to pollute or place any
poisonous substance in any water liable
to be used by person or domestic ami
NAL shall be imprisoned IN the state
prison not more than twenty years.
Sec T. If three or more persons, act
ing in concert, with force and violence,
attempt to kill, MAIN or wound any per-
son, or to rob a person, CORPORATION or
community of money or other property,
or to burn, blow up or otherwise de-
stroy a bank building, store, factory,
dwelling house, or other building or de-
pository of property, or a railway car
or engine, or a steamboat, vessel or other
water craft, finished or unfinished, for
use in navigable waters, or property OF
70 he NJ
the public service commission. each per-
son so offending shall suffer the penalty
of death. The provisions of this section
shall be In force only while the United
States is at war or threatened with war.
Sec. 5. A person who commits an
offense punishable under a preceding
section and such offense amounts to trea-
son. shall be punished for treason IN lieu
of as prescribed in such section.
Sec 6. A justice of the peace, city
or municipal judge, sheriff, deputy
sheriff, constable or police officer hav-
ing notice or knowledge, or who sus-
poets, that a person has committed an
offense mentioned in this act or treason,
shall arrest such person without war
rant and take him before justice of the
supreme court or a superior judge, who
shall have authority to commit such per-
son to Jail, or may bind over with suff-
cient sureties by way of recognizance,
for his appearance at the next term of
the county court of the county IN which
the offense was committed, to answer to
such information or indictment as may
be brought against him, and from term
ito term thereafter. Section 1901 of the
Public Statutes shall apply to such a
justice of the supreme court and to such
a superior judge.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 7, 1917.
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PUBLIC ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1917

gonorrhoea or syphilis shall be fined not
more than five hundred dollars or i'm
prisoned not more than two years.
Sec. ? Section z of No. IoS of the
acts of 1915 (Sec. OH Of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so rs to read as follows:
Sec. 8. tSec. OH O. Id A physician,
or any other person who knows or has
reason TO believe that a person whom he
treats or prescribes for or TO whom he
sells medicine other than on a ply
sicians' prescription, has gonorrhoca or
syphilis, shall Immediately report the
name, nationality, race, marital state,
address, age and sex of such person to
the secretary OF the state board of health,
for which report he shall receive the sum
of twenty-five cents to be paid by the
state board of health. A person who
fails to make such report shall be fined
not more than two hundred dollars.
Sec. 4 Section 5 of No. 1913 of the
acts of IoI5 (Sec Oil of the General
Laws, as proposed) IS hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec :. (Sec. Oil @. L. Said
board shall semi-annually in the months
of January and July pay such persons all
sums due on account of such reports
and such expenditures shall be allowed
in said boards accounts.
Sec. 6. There is hereby added to No.
Io9 of the acts of 1915 a new section to
read as follows:
Sec g. Authority is given said board
under this act to conduct an educational
campaign of methods of prevention and
treatment and care of persons suffering
from gonorrhoea and syphilis, and sums
so expended shall be paid from the ap-
preparation herein named.
Approved March II, 1917.
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may require and compel said prisoners
TO work on the public highways within
the county, subject to such rules and
regulations. Said sheriff is hereby
authorized to expend such sum out Of
the public moneys in the treasury of the
county as is required for the purchase
of material and tools adapted to the
work herein provided. The proceeds of
such labor, if any. shall be applied IN
payment of materials or tools furnished
as aforesaid, and a half of any balance
left thereafter shall be turned over to
the state treasurer and the remaining
half thereof shall be paid to the wife
and minor children of said prisoner, OF
to some person designated by the court
committing said prisoner, for the use of
said wife and minor children, and IN
case said prisoner has no wife or minor
children, said half shall be paid by the
taller TO the probation officer OF the
county in which the jail is situated. Said
sheriff shall. on or before the tenth day
of February in each year, render an
account, accompanied by vouchers, to the
auditor of accounts to and including the
tlirty-first day of January of such year.
and pay over any balance IN his hands as
hereinbefore provided.
Sec. ?. Such probation officer shall
keep an accurate account in a book kept
for that purpose of all moneys coming
into his hands and of all payments or
disbursements made by him under the
provisions of this act, and shall be en-
titled to deduct from such sums as he
receives a minimum fee OF one dollar
in each case, and not more than one per
cent on all sums over one hundred dol
lars, and said probation officer shall pay
over or apply such moneys due said prs
oner in such way and manner as in his
judgment shall be best, or deposit such
part of the same in a savings bank in
this state at interest in the name of said
probation officer for the benefit of said
prisoner
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February "A, 1917.
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z43 of the acts of 1919. No. ia OF the
acts of 1918, No. Tor of the acts of 1918
and No. o. of the acts OF 1918 are hereby
given. granted and imposed upon the
state probation officer and all persons
heretofore committed 20 the care and
custody of the several probation officers
in the state arc hereby transferred 20 the
care and custody OF such state probation
officer, who shall have the same power
and authority as IL the probationer had
been committed TO his custody, and the
records, warrants, documents and files
of such probation officers and OF the
commission on probation shall be BY
Stch officers and commission Immediately
transferred to the custody of such state
probation officer and become part of
the records and files of such board. and
the secretary shall be a certifying officer
for the purpose of certifying TO copies
of all of the records and files IN his
custody.
Sec 25 The board may also with the
approval of the governor appoint and re-
move at pleasure deputy probation offi-
GERS both male and female. Such deputy
probation officers shall be under the SUI
pervision and control of the state proba-
ton officer and shall receive such COM
.pensation as shall be fixed by the board,
with the approval OF the board OF control,
and such compensation together with the
necessary expenses of such officers in the
discharge of their official duties shall be
paid by the state on vouchers approved
by the board.
Sec. 26. Whenever in the Public Stat
utes, the acts of 1908, 1910, 1912, 1918,
1917 and the General Laws. the words
probation officer" are used the words
state probation officer" shall be inserted
in lieu thereof.
Sec. ~. The state probation officer
shall have supervision of all persons
placed on parole by the governor and
shall, when requested by the governor,
investigate and report upon applications
for pardon or parole.
Sec. 28 This act shall be construed as
extending to the pending cases of pro-
baton so far as its provisions are ap-
plicable thereto.
Sec. 20 The auditor of accounts shall
draw orders for the payment of such
salaries and expenditures as are author
lied by the provisions of this act.
Sec. go Sections 1, 2, 8, 4, S, g, 7,
g, of No. 243 of the acts of 1912, and
all acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved April II, 1917.
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NO. 242.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SALE
OF CERTAIN DRUGS OR COM
M ODITIES CONTAININ G
METHYL OR WOOD ALCOHOL.

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. A person shall not sell.
offer or expose for sale or have in his
custody, possession or control with in
tent to distribute or sell any commodity,
food, drug, preparation or mixture of
any kind whatsoever intended for in
ternal use, which contains methyl or
wood alcohol. A person shall not sell,
offer or expose for sale or distribution,
or have IN his custody, possession or
control with intent TO distribute. sell or
furnish, or use upon or apply to the
body of another, any drug. hair tonic,
bay rum or similar preparation intended
for external use, which contains methy1
or wood alcohol; provided, however,
that nothing IN this act shall apply to
veterinary remedies containing methyl
or wood alcohol when such remedies
are plainly and distinctly labeled in such
manner as to indicate that they are in
tended solely for external use on ami
mails.
Sec. 2 A person who violates a pro-
vision of this act shall be fined not
more than one hundred dollars nor less
than FIVE dollars, or imprisoned not more
than three months.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved February 4. 1917.
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NO. 233.
AN ACT RELATING TO HABITUAL
DRUNKARDS.

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. A person who, within a
period of one year, has been three times
convicted of being found intoxicated
shall be imprisoned in the house of cor
rection for a period of not less than
SIX months nor more than one year /;
provided, however, that if the court in
which such third conviction is had so
orders, such person shall be taken by
the sheriff of the county for treatment
at the expense of the state to the state
hospital for the insane until further
order OF court, but not to exceed the
time of the original sentence At any
time within the period of such original
sentence. upon recommendation of the
superintendent of such hospital, the per-
son so committed may be transferred by
order of the court to the house of cor
rection, and shall there serve the re-
mainder of the original sentence after
deducting therefrom the time spent in
such hospital
Sec. 2. Section of No 200 of the
acts of 1912 as amended by No ia of
the acts of 1915 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved March Fl, 1917.
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Crimes and Offenses.
NO. 236.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN
ACTS WHILE THE UNITED
STATES IS AT WAR OR
THREATENED WITH WAR.

It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. A person who, without per
mission OF lawful authority, while the
United States is at war or threatened
with war. makes or attempts TO make, or
has In his possession or attempts to
obtain, or aids another TO obtain, any
map, drawing, plan, model, description,
or picture OF any military camp, tort,
armory, arsenal or building IN which
munitions of war are stored or OF any
bridge, road, boat, canal, dockyard, tele-
phone or telegraph line or equipment,
wireless station or equipment, railway
or property of any corporation subject
to the supervision OF the public service
commission. or of any municipality or
part thereof, shall be imprisoned IN the
state prison not more than ten years.
Sec ?. A person who furnishes or
attempts to furnish any information as
to the location, construction or condition
OF anv military camp, fort, armory, ar
senal or building IN which munitions Of
war are being manufactured or are
stored, or as 10 the proposed location
OF any such camp, fort, armory, arsenal
or building, or as TO the location or con-
dition or proposed location Of any bridge,
road, car, boat canal dockyard, fele-
phone or telegraph line or equipment,
wireless station or equipment, railway pr
railway equipment, property OF any cor
poration subject TO the supervision Of
the public service commission, or as to
the topography OF the state or any part
thereof, or as TO the number, character,
condition or location Of the National
Guard or the land or naval forces of
the United States, IN this state, TO any
government ar war with or threatening
war on the United States. or To a citizen