Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-30
INDICTMENT
BY FEDERAL
GRAND JURY
Said American Mothers Of
Soldiers Only Fit For
Brood Sows.' .
Wornan's Talk at Bowman
Also Brought Mrs. E. P.
Totten into Lirnelight.

Fargo. N. D., July 30.-Following
an Indictment returned by the federal
grand jury on Saturday and a bench
warrant issued late that afternoon,
Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hare. for twen-
ty years a Chautauqua lecturer. and
for the last seven years editor of $50
cial Revolution" published at st.
arrested at Devils Lake on Sunday.
The warrant charged the violation
of the act Of June 15, 1917, in OBJ
structing enlistment service.
The indictment was returned large
ly on the fact of the evidence from a
recent address made at Bowman,
where she is said to have referred to
volunteers in the army as 'only fit for
fertilizer" and that, American
their sons into the army were no bet
ter than broad sows."
Senator McCumber's Charges.
United States Senator Porter j.
McCumber laid charges before the
senate last week, charging Mrs. Lii
liam Toppen, postmistress at Bowman,
N. D.Sand wife of e. P. Toppen, with
dtsloyalty to the government and that
following the address of Mrs. O'Hare,
In that city, when alleged seditious
statements weres made, that she was
entertained at the Toppen home.
Complaints were made also by navy
recruiting officers OF this district.
ta When arraigned before Judge
Charles F.sAnid don, this morning. Mrs. 1
-O'Haree shrough her coliyseiY3 IL Attor-s
meg sCss. TennasGl M, III Headed not eusIs
Isai II was fixso at 81 900, which il
IS believed she VIII furnish.
Uncle Sam Gets Busy.
|. The charges that Kate Richards
O'Hare, known as Radical Socialist.
had made a seditious speech in Bow
man, referring to United States vol
unteers as eft only for Fertilizer -
were Investigated by T. r. Campbell,
Minneapolis special agent Of the de-
of United States District Attorney Al
fred Jaques, after the matter had
been brought to the attention of the
federal authorities by the navy re-
cruiting service.
The charge made on the floor of
the United States senate by Senator
P. J. McCumber Of North Dakota in
volved Mrs. Totten in the O'Eare in
cident. 1890
Senator McCunber charged further
that some of the most disloyal persons
in the United States could be found
among the postmasters Of North Da-
kota, and warned the senate that un-
less the postmaster general removed
such persons from Office there are
patriotic people in the, state Of North
Dakota who will take cognizance of
such matters in their own way
Postmistress Totten, Senator Nc
Cumber charged. entertained Kate
Richards O'Hare at dinner the day
after the Bowman lecture. He, charg-
ed further 1t was well known that
Mrs. Totem and her husband were
spreading anti-draft propaganda.
Navy Onicers' Report.
The matter was first brought to the
attention Of the Minneapolis navy re-
cruiting station last Wednesday when
this telegram was received from M. s.
Byrne, landsman, In charge Of the
Bowman. N. D., station:
Kate Richards O'Hare, former
editor of National Ripsaw, spoke
here last night. Highly unpatri.
otic, tending to discourage enlist
ments and resisting draft. Stated
among other things that 1t was 4
good thing that those who did en- 4
List did so, as they were not good
for anything but fertilizer any
how. What action can be taken.
People highly indignant.
The Minneapolis station put the
matter up to District Attorney Jaques,
who in turn directed Mr. Campbell to
make a full investigation.
Meanwhile Washington dispatches
reported that Senator McCumber had
opened UP the whole incident on the
floor of the United States senate late
Saturday. Said Senator McCumber:
want to call attention to one .
little incident in my state, where
q lecturer was entertained and
dined by the postmistress at Bow
man, N. D., the day after the lec- a
ture. IN this lecture she referred
to the American mothers who had
sent their sons to die in France ais
brood sows," producing only for
slaughter for the benefit OF y. r.
Morgan's millions. She referred
to the Americans who had volun-
teered in the army and navy an 81
only at for use In France as fer
tiIizer.
Senator McCumber then had read
into the record q letter from b cons,
! }stitutent that gave In detail the
icharges growing out Of the Bowman
The letter named azats richards
! district attorney and d navy otficer al
minneapolis had been notifled and
were invesfigak ting. x ss
Senator McCunalser addsd mat IL
vaa wen known III BoHfzfan that both
Mrs Tottsn and her t<stbazad d wsr8
Ispreaatng a1ifi -arafk prprezaEad& and
that neither was either German horn
<E of Gernlan descent.
Gov. EraxzsF 10 t,S
Corernor gr1sier appares1t a. w,ltss@
ont Asxin9 had time = make an la%