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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-05

"Whereas the Imperial German
+, government has committed re-
peatcti acts of war against the
government and the people Of the
United States OF America; there.
fore he IL,
'Rcsolvcd, by the senate and
house of representatives of tho
grcss assembled, that the state Of
war between the United States
and the Imperial German gov-
crnmcnt which has thus been
thrust upon The United States is
hereby formally declared: and
that the president he and he is
hereby authorized and directed to
employ the entire naval and mill
tary forces of the United States
and the II Of the govern
ment to carry on war against the
Imperial German government:
and To bring the conflict to a sue
ccssful termination. all of The re.
sources of the country are here
by pledged by the congress Of the
United States"
n. ID. Woman Cited.
Senator LaFollette began his speech
by reading a letter to Representative
Helgesen of North Dakota. from a
North Dakota woman, protesting in
behalf Of her son against the slaugh-
ter of war. The Wisconsin senator
was given close attention from both
the floor and galleries. which stirred
with interest as he began what prom
ised to be the last address in opposi-
| ton to the resolution.
Senator LaFollette read a sheet of
kilograms reporting straw VOTE"
post cards and polls in various COM
munities opposing war. He declared
out of $4,000 or 10000 letters and
kilograms he had received regarding
his vote on the armed ship bill, from
so to 30 per cent had approved his
stand. The senators who opposed the
armed neutrality bill had been at
the newspapers. he declared. contrary
to the spirit Of fairness which once
pervaded the nation.
II had supposed until recently" he
said. that 1t was the duty Of senators
and representatives to vote and act
their convictions on questions coming
before them. Quite another doctrine
has been proposed by the newspapers
Of the country. 1t is the doctrine Of
standing behind the president with
out inquiry as to whether he is right
or wrong.
II have never subscribed. to that
doctrine ana l shall:I have stood
behind him when I believed him
right, and 1 shall continue to oppose
him when I believed him o
TT it is important for us to speak
on matters of domestic policy 'hough
we may unfortunately be in ,..sagree-
ment, 1t is infinitely more important
to speak and vote our convictions
when the question is one of peace or
war. involving certainly the lives and
fortunes Of our people. and it may be
the destintes Of all Of them and even
OF the civilized world as we'll. II, un-
happily, on such a momentous cues
ton. the most patient research and
conscientious consideration we could
give. leave US in disagreement with
the president. / for one regretfully,
but none the less firmly, must remain
So"
Aiming ships Futile.
Declaring he became convinced that
arming of merchantmen would be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-05

MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.
May-Puts 81. 93a.
Calls 81. 06a-2.071.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-05
THE MARKET WORLD
MARKET NEWS

Liverpool, April 5.-Wheat
firm but dull. Arrivals increasing ana
at present are adequate with expecta-
lions Of continued ample arrivals.
Corn strong with moderate arrivals
and limited export offers. ConsuMpl
ton liberal. and stocks moderate.
American advices unfavorable. q
very firm with spot situation strong.
Flour strong with moderate offers.
Chicago. April 5.-Under existing
conditions commission houses general
~ are refraining from advising. Pur-
chases Of grains, most of them advo.
cate sales Of long stuff and taking the,
short side but the markets become
oversold on breaks and bulges result.
A feature Of the grain situation at
present is hat the surplus has beer
taken Off the markets and foreigners
are said to have the greater part Of It
bought, traders who sold wheat and
other grains short yesterday on the
general rains over Nebraska and Kan
sas covered at the last and made the
closing bulge.
Traders r going slow on all sides
for the present as the high prices
scare them. Grain embargoes at Gal
weston will be removed today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-05

Washington, April 5.-The resolu.
ton declaring that a state of war ex-
lists between the United States and
Germany was passed in the senate last
night by an overwhelming majority OF
so to 6. 1t will be taken up for pass
age in the house today.
Senators who cast the negative
votes were:
Gronna Of North Dakota.
La Toilette Of Wisconsin.
Norris Of Nebraska.
Lane Of Oregon.
Stone of Missouri.
Vardaman Of Mississippi.
The resolution now goes to the
house. where debate began this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, to continue until &C
ton Is taken.
Senator McCumber's substitute to
declare the existence of a state OF
war upon the sinking of another
American ship by Germany, was de-
feated without a roll call.
John Sharpe Williams Answer.
Senator La Toilette concluded his
speech at GAS o'clock after speaking
three hours. Senator John Sharp
Williams rose to reply.
. Senator La Toilette said the senti-
ment Of the poor against war would
3AeAA AhoSAA AShA" LIo oA0 1A0 NitoS
I'VE lave not q leg to stand on to
support this war declaration" and
that Germany has beer very pa
tient."
Senator Williams. beginning his re-
ply. declared: THE speech Of the
Wisconsin senator would better have
become Bethmann-Hollweg than an
American senator"
He said he expected the Wisconsin
senator to defend the invasion of Bel
GUM and called the speech pro-Ger-
man, pro-Goth, pro-Vandal and anti
president. anM-congress and anti
American.
Tho Resolution.
Tho resolution, drafted after con-
%eultation with the state department
and already accepted by the house
committee. says the state Of war
thrust upon the United States by Ger
many Is formally declared. n directs
the president to employ the entire
military n naval forces and the re-
sources of the government to carry
on the war and bring it to a success
= full termination.
Action In the senate came just aft
Or II O'Clock at the close Of a debate
hat had lasted continually since 10
O'clock yesterday morning. The
climax was reached late yesterday aft
s0xMoon wnen senator John Sharp
Williams denounced a speech of Sem
ator Ia Toilette as more worthy of
Herr o Bethmann-Hollweg than of
an Anglican senator.
Gravity Evident
The passage Of the resolution was
not marked by any outburst from the
galleries and on the foor the senators
themssfves were unusually grave and
quiet, Many Of them answered ~
their names in voices that ~quivered
with emotion.
Az the last name was called and
the clerk announced the vote, 81 to
s, there was hardly a murmur of ap-
pl0use..
The great crowd was awed by the
solemnity of the occasion and sobered
by the speeches they had heard.
Text Of Resolution
The text Of the resolution fol-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-05
GRAIN OPINIONS.

O'Brien-1 look for a big scalping'
market and would keep off the long
side until a good break.
Bartlett Frazier-It is useless to ar
que about wheat values at this level.
The supply and demand situation
regulating the May delivery while the
later months naturally ~sympathize but
were also affected by adverse grow
ing crop conditions.
Logan Bryan-Believe a profit tax.
ing course in order in wheat.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-05
WHEAT TAKES JUMP
in MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis. April 5.-May wheat
3 cents higher, July wheat 8 7-s cents
higher, Sept. wheat 1 1-2 higher. The
wheat market has ruled very strong
today and shows 4 good gain for the
day. The southwest still lacks rain and
the winter wheat crop is claimed to
be d~eteriorating from lack Of mois-
ture. The strength in coarse grains is
also helping the wheat. The govern
ment crop report will be issued at 10
a.. m. April II. There will be no grain
markets open Friday. April g..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-05
SENATE VOTES FOR WAR, ONLY SIX "WILFUL
MEN, OPPOSING RESOLUTION; La TOILETTE,
Who DEFENDS GERMANY, BITTERLY DENOUNCED
~speech Worthy of German Chancellor and is proGerman, poGoth, povan-
dial and antipresdent, anhcongress and hAmecan," Retorts John Sharp
Wnianns-Gronna One o: the Six-McCumber Finally Votes For It.

wholly futile and a Lure to their
destruction" Senator LaFollette spoke
of how he had been criticised by the
executive for opposing the armed ship
bill. The presidents daughter, Mrs
McAdoo, listened from a gallery.
Representatives of the president
saw ft, by methods 1 do not are to
characterize, to prevent my speaking
the senator said. '"rhe president is
sued a statement in which he saw fiji
to characterize as 'wilful' the conduct
of senators who in. obedience to their
consciences and oaths Of office oppos.
ed the bill. 1 know Of no gravel
charge"
Asserting that a minority frequent.
ly is able to shape the national policy
Senator LaFollette digressed from his
prepared speech to make a plea tina
the people make themselves heard.
''The poor who are called to rot in
the trenches" he declared dra.
matically, Have now no organized
mouthpiece; they have no press;
but some time they will be, heard,
hope in an orderly and peaceful way
and before long, when if we take this
step prices of n~ecessaries will multi.
double and again. The people will be
heard: they will have their day" .
Germany Blameless.
The senator referred to the presi.
dents statement that Germany ha6
violated her submarine pledges, and
continued:
"Her promise, so-called, was
conditional upon England's being
brought to obedience of interna-
tfonal law. Was 1t quite fair to
lay before the country the state
that Germany made. an I'M
conditional promise and had de-
ltbcrately violated it?
at was England-nOt Germany
who refused to obey the declar-
alton Of London, containing the
most humane ideas of naval war.
fare which could he framed by
the civilized world up to that
time. Keep that in mind.
U. S. In Wrong.
"If this is war upon all man.
kind. ts it not peculiar that the
United States is the only nation
of all neutrals which regards it
necessary to declare war upon
Germany? All have refused to
Germany. Some may have a clear
or view than we. This suspicion
of a desire for war profits does
not attach to them"
1t 10 idle, he declared, to talk
of a war ON the German govern
ment and not on the German peo.
pie.
Submit this question to the
people. BY = vote of ten o one
they would register their DECLARE
ton against war"
The armies necessary to be rails.
ed to aid the entente allies can.
moi he raised by voluntary enlist.
ment. he said.
Praising tho character and ser.
vices of German Americans in this T..
country, Senator LaFOllette said
they r nov being 'dogged' by
secret service men. He denied
that any one government is re-
sponsible for the war, saying it
was caused by European secret
diplomacy.
U. s. Without Excuse. r
ut has pleased those who have
been conducting this campaign
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-05

Two thousand boys, 18 to 10, are
under arms. 100000 are subject to
military training and a.
900 will be under arms BY September
In the State Of New York, under tho
new training law,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-05
LIVESTOCK

South st. Paul. Mimi, April s.
Hogs: Receipts $500, Is to zoe high
er; range $14.75 to 1880; bulk $500
to 1910. Cattle: Receipts 1850;
killers Is to Csc higher for week;
cows and heifers $500 to 8; stockers
and feeders Is to soc higher for
week, $500 to $50; steers $3.50 to
11.50; calves 25c lower, $500 to
IL. Sheep: Receipts $50, steady;
lambs $500 to 1850; ewes $3.50 to
11.25; wethers 5000 to 1900.
Chicago: ILL.,, April 5,-Hogs: Re-
ceipts $4,000, strong. Csc above yes
terday's average; bulk $3.50 to
1866; mixed s15.05 to 1870; rough
$14.9O to 1906; light s14.6O to 1855;
heavy $14.90 to 1876; pigs $1,000 to
14.25. Cattle: Receipts 1000,
steady; native beef steers 1925 to
1915; stockers and feeders s7.15 to
$50; calves 1925 to 1875; cows and
heifers $5.65 to 1890. Sheep: Re-
ceipts 1000, steady: wethers $11.40
to 1885; lambs $11.75 to 1900.
Sioux City, a., April 5.-Hog re-
! ceipts. 5000, rs to 35c higher; esti-
mated tomorrow, 5000; range, SIS tc
1880; mixed, $500 to $14.40; bulk
$3.50 to $15.40; light, SIS to $15.15;
heavy, $16.40 to 1885.
Cattle receipts, 1900: estimated to.
morrow, 1000; stockers weak.
Sheep receipts. 200. steady. "
The Washington herald., 1917-11-20
FORD TO STANDARDIzE
ship PARTS OUTPUT
Homer Ferguson of Newport News
Invited to Assist Detroiter.

Henry Ford's work for the Shipping
Board will be the Standardization of
small parts Of ships and engines. His
factories are being used in the manu-
facture of many of these parts and
his advice viii be eagerly sought as
to how production can be standard
lied and speeded up.
the Shipping Board announced yes
terday that it had asked Homer
Ferguson. president of the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company. to join
its forces in a capacity similar to
that of Mr.. Ford. All construction
will be under the supervision of Cen
eral Manager Piez, but Mr.. Fergu-
son and Mr.. Ford will spend an their
time here in an advisory capacity.
Standardization of the plans of the
ships themselves, it was explained,
has already been accomplished. Four
kinds of steel and one kind of wooden
ships are being built. Steel ships
are of standard designs in 5000. 1850,
5000 and 12-0OO-ton sizes. The 5000
and 7,5OO-ton sizes are OF fabricated
steel. All wooden ships are equipped
with reciproCating engines, while the
steel ships are to be turbine driven,
so their engine demands will not in
terfere wtth the engine demands Of
allied vessels now on the ways here.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-20
TRADE BODIES UNITE
FOR D. c. SUFFRAGE
Retail Merchants Association Lines
Up With Two Others.

shington's largest three trade
organizations are today ready to fight
shoulder to shoulder for suffrage in
the District. The Retail Merchants
Association yesterday lined UP with
the Board Of Trade and Chamber
of Commerce when the board Of gov
ernors at a meeting during the morn
ing granted power to President r.
p. Andrews to appoint a committee
of ten to confer with similar COM
mttees on suffrage in the District.
The plan originated at a meeting
of the Board OF Trade several weeks
ago when Theodore Noyes introduc-
ed a resolution inviting the Board
Of Trade. Chamber of Commerce, and
Monday Evening Club to appoint COM
mittees Of ten for joint conference
on steps to obtain a voice in Con-
gress and the Electoral College for
District inha bitants.
Such committees have been ap-
pointed by the Chamber of Com
merce. Board Of Trade and Retail
Merchants Association. The other
two organizations are expected to ap-
point their committees at the next
regular meetings.
When these organizations appoint
their committees a body of fifty rep
resentatives from the five civic, social
and trade organizations of Washing
ton will be ready to act in concerted
action for suffrage.
President Andrews. Of the Retail
Merchants Association, will probably
name his committee within the next
few days.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-20
VAUGHN CLASS MEN
SCORE FOR SUNDAY
Reports Show l37 New Members
Due to New Drive.

you have assumed a community
wide responsibility. and you've got to
come across" This ringing appeal to
the men of the Vaughn Glass of Cal
vary Baptist Sunday School from DR..
George c. Dewey, Bible-class leader
for Rev. Billy Sunday. has been bear
ing fruit in the great campaign for
1,OO0 new members. The campaign,
which ends January 15, has been in
progress for two weeks, and 137 new
members have been added to the ranks.
At the supper meeting last evening,
where the president, A. Owen Penney,
was toastmaster. encouraging reports
from the two captains and twenty
lieutenants were submitted and in
teresting experiences recounted in con-
nection with the movement, which is
now getting down to the grind where
the men are doing hard work. One
man brought in two new men last
Sunday, and in several cases the new
comers are actively seeking other men
for the class.
An inspiring speech was made by
DR.. Dewey, who told of one Billy
Sunday meeting in New York City.
where 5000 Bible class men occupied
block of seats and nearly 1900
men were converted. The teacher.
Prof. L. d. Bliss, Pastor DR.. S. IL
Greene, and Assistant Pastor DIR.
A. F. Anderson. also spoke, attention
being given chiefly to matters OF
method and system in the work
DR.. James L. Gordon, pastor OF the
First Congregationl Church, will speak
at the next supper meeting, November
"a
The Washington herald., 1917-11-20
". I. GALLIHER
PRESIDENT OF
DC. TRADE men
Veteran Lumber Dealer r
Succeeds E. c. Branden-
burg as Head Of Board.

w. T. Galliher. veteran Washing
ton lumber dealer, is the new head
of the Washington Board Of Trade,
elected president of that organiza-
tIon by unaniilous vote of the board
of directors yesterday to succeed Z.
c. Brandenburg, who has occupied
the ONCE for the past year. Mr..
Galliher is president also, Of the
American National Bank. a member
of the Board of Education and Of
numerous civic associations.
Theodore W. Noyes, editor of the
Evening Star, in nominating Mr.. CAL
liner for office, declared his record
as a member OF the Board Of Trade
Cor the past seventeen years showed
clearly the desirabillty Of selecting
him to the office.
"I am nominating a man whose
qualifications are well known, and
who, 1 think, will make a capable,
energetic and successful president Of
tire organization" said Mr.. Noyes.
Praised BY Seconder.
You said a lot in praise Of Mr..
Galliher. Mr.. Noyes." said Odell 8.
Smith, seconding the nomination, "but
there's one thing you left out.
He's a man with all the qualifi-
cations you have mentioned and moro,
but he also is a man with a gr5. t,
big, kind heart. He's a man 10,
in this very board room last year,
did a magnanimous act in a mag
unanimous way.
when he felt certain that after
sixteen years of labor for the organ
ization he was about to be chosen
president, after his nomination had
almost been made. up stands he and
romIpates the efficient. retiring pres
ident. E. c. Brandenburg, for the
office. So, in seconding the nomina-
ton this year. I also feel that It
Is more of an honor to the Board
of Trade to have W. T. Galliher at
its head than it Is to W. T. Galliher
to be chosen head Of the organiza-
ton"
In handing over the gavel to the
incoming president Mr. Brandenburg
thanked the directors for the assist
ance they had given him and declared
that what good the organization had
accomplished while he was at the
helm, should be credited to the ad-
vice and assistance he had received
from his associates.
J. II. Cunningham HonOred.
other officers elected are: John B.
Larner, first vice president: Walter
A. Brown, second vice president; j.
Harry Cunningham, elected secretary
for the third consecutive term: W. H.
Klofler, treasurer, and E. c. Bran
denburg, general counsel
The board of directors elected the
following to membership:
Frederick J. Rice, assistant prose-
cutor in office of District Attorney
Laskey; ]. Clinton Hiatt, special
newspaper writer and secretary of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton, and B. H. Steinmetz, merchant.
A special committee OF five will be
named in the near future to confer
with a committee of the Oldest In
habitants regarding the selection OF
an official flag for the District. The
odore w. Noyes suggested that the
District, as well as the States Of the
country. adopt an official flag, as sug-
gested recently by the Oldest In
habitants' Association.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-20
Girl Found on Doorstep
Will Get Home and Name

Little Miriam, years and s
months old. once a friendless, home
less, nameless waif. now has a home
and a mama and a papa of her own.
Her foster-parents, Marshall L.
Berger and his wife, Mary Lois Ber-
ger, have asked the District Su-
preme Court. through Attorneys
Schlobohm and Wexford, to legalize
their adoption of Miriam and to give
the child their name.
How little Miriam-the only name
she was known by at frst-came to
Washington is told in the petition
filed for adoption yesterday.
One hot June night in 1913, Mrs.
Minnie B. Chapman, who was living
on Shelton avenue In Norfolk, Va.
heard a faint cry on her doorstep.
Mrs. Chapman hurried to the door
and on the doorstep found a baby
girl, just a day old, all bundled up.
She carried the little one to her
room. Mrs. Chapman found q slip
Of paper pinned to the child's petit
coat with the name Miriam writ
ten on it.
The police were notified and a
The Washington herald., 1917-11-20

search was made for the mother.
without result.
During the days the authorities
were trying to locate the mother,
little Miriam had taken firm hold on
the heartstrings of Mrs. Chapman.
who decided to keep and raise the
child for her own.
Nearly three years went by. Mrs.
Chapman still had little Miriam. But
on September 3, 1916, the foster
mother died and Miriam went to live
with Vernon NJ. Chapman, a son Of
Mrs. Chapman, also a resident OF
Norfolk.
Vernon Chapman and his wife cared
for the baby until July 4 last. when
Mrs. Chapman became I'll and could
no longer care for her.
Miriam then was placed in the
care of Mr.. and Mrs. Berger In Nor
folk. When the Bergers moved to
Washington they brought Miriam
with them. No trace of the mother
had been found.
Finally the Bergers decided to
adopt Miriam and give her their
name. Hence the petition filed yes
terday.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-20
PICKET PAYS fine;
LEAVES WORKHOUSE
Illness in Mrs. Shorts Family Given
as Cause-Two Others Released.

Mrs. J. H. Short. of Minneapolis,
one Of the militant pickets sery-
ing 3n-day sentences at oecoquan.
paid her fine and was released yes
terday. Illness in her family was
given as the cause for her leaving
the workhouse
Mrs. Nellie Barnes gave personal
bends not 70 repeat her offense ot
picketing and was released. Mr.
Harvey W. fwiley was released on
bail. pendiu hearing Of the wit
of error s5ured from the District
Court OF Appeals.
Cameron House reports that sixteen
of the piCkets have been without food
since last Wednesday. as Superin-
tendent Whitaker will not take the
responsibility OF breaking their hun
ger strike by forcible feeding. He
was Unde' stood to have requested
the District Commissioners TO mod
ify the rules at the workhouse and
permit the prisoners the privileges
they desire, but the latter rejected
the REQUEST.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-20
NEWSPAPER DENIES
HOSTILITY TO u. S.

The Milwaukee Social Democratic
Publishing Company, owners Of the
Milwaukee Leader. recently denied
the use of second-class mail by Post
master General Albert S Burleson.
Indignantly denies in its pleas filed
yesterday that it ever hampered en-
listments or sought 10 promote or
maintain any hostile propaganda.
1t has never encouraged mutinies,
strikes or any labor troubles what
ever, states the plea, nor has it ever
interfered with the military or naval
operation of the American forces.
The Postoffice Department has five
days in which to answer the pleas.
The final hearing will be before Jus
tice Hitz on November &c.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-20
WILSON PASSES HAT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

@people who stay at home and con-
ytribute are a perfectly necessary
Apart and they can make up their
: minds that their giving is just be-
tginning.
III Just before left France, after
visit to every battle front in the war
Zone, a general told me: You have
got to go back and force Americans
4to think in terms of killing and help
rstamp out this damnabIe German pro-
spaganda that the war is about to
send.'"
Z Mr.. Whitehair spoke highly of the
Urea stment accorded by the British to
the war prisoners and told his hear
iers that the American soldiers in
Z France were receiving entirely too
smuch money to spend. to their own
INJURY.
Several thousand dollars were raised
at the meeting. Mrs. B. H. Warder
contributed $500, Mrs. Edison Bradley
gave $1,000, and various others present
made up another 1900.
- Many Contributions.
Many other contributions flooded
into the campaign quarters during
sthe closing hours. Levi P. Morton