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The Washington times., 1917-02-19
SCHWAB SETTLES
$5O,OOO,OOO TANGLE
Difficulty With Britain Over
Shell Contract With Rus
Sia Adjusted.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Plans FOR
sale of S5O,OOO.OOO Bethlehem Steel
notes announced today revealed the
TACT that a tangle which has held up
a STO,OO0,OOO shell contract with the
Russian government has been cleared.
The loan sought by the corporation
Is to be used in completing the shell
contract. Charles NJ. Schwab an
nounced it is secured by $4,000. 900
Bethlehem bonds and S4O.OO0,OO0 Brit
lsh short term notes, which he con-
siders good as gold"
These notes were the ones against
which the Federal Reserve Board re-
Gently issued a warning to reserve
board banks.
Held Up Payment.
It was reported in Wall Street last
month that Great Britain, which is
financing Russia's purchase of the
big munition supply, has been hold
Ing up payments on shells. Up to that
time the steel company had delivered
about 100000 shells. The shells
were accepted and passed by the in
epectors, but payments are said to
have been refused because of a dis
agreement over the time of delivery.
Mr.. Schwab said this was the only
point OF difference involved and
that there had been no question as to
the quality of the munitions deliv-
cred The Bethlehem company, as the
situation was explained, has been
compelled several times to ask for
extensions of time.
Cause of the Delay.
This principally was occasioned, it
was said, not through any fault of
the company, but because the Rus
sian government was slow in sending
Its specifications and more than once
altered the specifications after work
was begun on the order.
The Bethlehem company under the
new arrangement will have about a
year in which to complete the entire
order given by the Russian govern
ment and an understanding has been
reached which will protect the COM
pany in the event of further changes
or delays in the specifications.
Mr.. Schwab said that the repre-
sentatives of the allied governments
had acted in a broad and liberal
spirit in the negotiations and that
both parties to the contract were sat.
tshed with the outcome.
The Washington times., 1917-02-19
TRADE AUTO FOR POTATOES
Agent Exchange, S1,1oo Car for
$50 Bust Of Spuds,

CARIBOU, Nc. Feb. 19.-Potatoes
reached the topnotch price of the
season yesterday when a deal was
closed for 5000 barrels at $40 a
barrel for March and April delivery
Last year at this date the price was
1913 and in 1915 they were moving
slowly at 30 cents a barrel
Yesterday an automobile agent
traded new S1.IOO car for $50 bar
reIs OF potatoes for future delivery.
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HIGHEST PAID PASTOR QUITS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1o.-The Rev.
Worth N. Tippy, pastor of Madison
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church,
the highest salaried pastor in his de-
nomination, has accepted at a sac
rifice Of $4,000 a year the office OF
secretary in charge OF social service
In the Federal Council OF Churches
or Christ In America
The Washington times., 1917-02-19
VALUATION PRonsr MARCH +.

Tho Interstate Co9merce commIs-
sion today fixed MaHh 1 for hearing
the protest OF the 4lanta, Birming-
ham, and Atlantic Haflroad Company
against the valuatid OF the rail-
roads property, rechtly established
by the Commission.
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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
SUBURBS OF THE CAPITAL
Annual Convention of the Alexandra Sun
day School Association Will Be Held
Tuesday, February 81.

willard C. Davenport, occupied a seat
in the chancel.
The Washington times., 1917-02-19

mated at about 500 BEN, Is reported
to be moving westwsh from oJItos.
The Washington times., 1917-02-19

The Bradbury Heights Citizens As.
ISOLATION will meet tonight in the
school near the Bowen road.
The Washington times., 1917-02-19

George S. Stewart, of 1912 A street,
while driving along Nichols avenue,
near Sterling street yesterday after
noon, collided with a wagon owned
and driven by Robert Hoyle.
The Washington times., 1917-02-19

Sugar retalled in the grocery stores
here Saturday at ten cents a pound,
only a limited supply being allowed TO
each custmore, as the stock on hand
wa sreported very small.
The Washington times., 1917-02-19

August and Leo Pohl were home
from Eastern College to spend the
weekend with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs A. J. Pohl, in Rosemont.
The Washington times., 1917-02-19

Lieut.. william Worth Dempsey,
U S A, who has been the infantry
service at Eagle Pass, Texas, has
been transferred to the 14th Cavalry
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-10
HER SACRIFICE
SAVED HUSBAND
Professors Wife Barred Her Life and
the Jury Let Him
Go Free.

Christiansburg, Va, May 10.-
Charles E. Vawter, former professor
of physics at Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute, was declared not guilty to-
night of the murder of Stockton Heth,
Jr., wealthy young society man in
the Vawter home early on the morn
ing of March 10. Vawter's defense
had been based on the unwritten
law and self defense.
After his acquittal Vawter gave out
a statement criticizing the prosecu-
ton and the press for "the injustice
done Mrs. Vawter," who testified dur
ing the trial Of her relations with
Heth, a frequent visitor at the Vawter
home.
The trial was one of the most sem
sational in the history of Virginia.
The prosecution produced two letters
from Vawter to Heth, one condoning
the relations between Heth and Mrs.
Vawter and asking Heth to pay =
liquor bill at Vawter's and another
begging Heth to stay away from the
Vawter home and not to bring liquor
to him.
Mrs. Vawter took the stand in de-
tense Of her husband, declaring she
was willing to bare her life to save
him.
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> WHERE YOU AND l 9
MUST DO OUR BIT

o . 8 o . o o o o o o . o o . . o
The new taxes proposed in the war
revenue bill include:
Insurance-Lifep policies, eight cents
on each 500 or fraction, except in
dustrial or weekly plans, which are
taxed forty per cent of the first week.
~ premium; Marine, International
and Fire, one cent on each dollar or
fraction of the premium charged.
Casualty, one cent for each dollar Of
premium. Reinsurance and purely
cooperative or mutual insurance COM
panies or associations are exempted.
Effective June next.
Railroads-Freight bills, three per
cent; passenger tickets, ten per cent
on tickets above Is cents, except on
communication tickets, on which after
exempting the first rs cents, fifty
cents will be charged on each five dol
lars worth; express rates, ten per cent
on amount paid; seats, berths or state
rooms on railroad or water lines, ten
per cent. Effective June 1 next.
Pipe Lines-Oil, etc., five per cent.
Electric Power for heat and light
five per cent of amount paid for cleo
trio power. Effective June 1.
Telephone and Telegraph-Five per
cent Of amount paid for telephone ser
vice by subscribers exclusive of toll
or long distance calls; five cents on
each toll message by telephone OF tele-
graph for which fifteen cents or more
is charged, only one payment to be re-
CURED regardless of different lines
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uties. Mr.. Mcclure and Mr.. Twiford
reappeared some time afterwards, ac-
companied by other men, some Of
whom were armed with revolvers, and
after some argument, the deputies who
had already held up the telephone con-
nections as long as they felt was nee
essary, left the place.
And now appears the sequence,
where, to all appearances, the people
are asked to pay for prosecuting their
own officials for two of the most prom
inent attorneys in this part of the
state to prosecute the deputies and At
torney General LANCER. If the Nor
to pay for their services, all well and
good, but if it is the intention of the
company to have their attorney swear
out a warrant and then have the people
foot the bill it is time the people
awakened to the real issues.
For no matter what may be said
about the rights of the various parties
in the raid, the fact remains that it is
the old principle of certain class of
people crying "let US alone" and a
few others who are blinded as to just
what the issue is. It is the issue of
crime against the law. If the people
of this city and county decide
that they are not going to. stand be-
hind the officials of the county and
state but are going to stand with the
criminal element, it is time they said
so. don't think that is the case.
Sam Jones, the evangelist, said that
when one saw lot Of dogs in the
street and threw stone amongst
them and one went off down the street
yelping the crowd could say, with
truth, "There goes the dog that was
hit" The same is true in this case.
There is just one word more that
want to say about the legal aspect Of
the case. When carnival comes tc
town or there is riot, such as the /
w. w. trouble, or on any other occas-
ion necessary, the police take it upor
themselves to close street to passage
by teams, etc. 9tss
That street is means of travel anc
communication. There is law against
constructing land yet no one has evel
Etried to get the police ARRESTED" fol
l'doing so.a II is part of the "Police
ltPowers10fo The state officials and BY
THAT n mean not merely the power Of
lpolie but Of the state as a whole
Ito carry on fts works and provide fol
internal control.
Now the telephone is simply 8
means of communication, like the
street, and if, in order to carry on its
work the police Power" Of the state
interrupts it's working it has ample
power to do so if necessary. There
is no difference in the two cases.
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N. p. MUST PAY FINE
FOR BLIND PIGGING"
Judge Nye of District Court Afirns
Decision of MOOrhead Justice
Court.

Judge C. A. Nye of the Clay county
district court, affirmed the decision Of
the Moorhead justice court yesterday
morning in the case Of the state versus
the Northern Pacific railway, which
was charged with the unlawful sale
and possession Of liquor and was fined
500 by the justice court. This case
grew outiof AFRAID on the Northern
Pacific depot iHa Moorhead last fall
from whichl itatwas alleged evidence
was discl0sedj showing that liquor was
being illegally kept and sold at the
depot by employees of the railway.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-10
SIBBALD WRITES CONCERN
ING MONDAY NIGHTS RAID
Ward County Independent:


Ward County Independent:
I have recently had the honor to be-
come connected with the raid upon the
criminal characters Of this city and
there has been SO much criticism ex-
pressed that I feel it someone's duty
to tell just the exact truth in regard to
a certain phase of that raid.
In the first place, / believe that no
honest, law-abiding citizen is afraid Of
raids or Of laws against law breakers.
The only persons who complain are
criminals and persons who make their
living by defending the criminal
classes. I might also add that there
is third class. It consists of those
ignorant or misguided persons who
are influenced in a way to make them
indignant at a supposed breach of
constitutional rights. There are al
ways certain persons who feel that
the raid or whatever it was that took
place was alright, "but"-it was not
made in the right way or someone was
hurt who should not have been hurt OF
the police should have been taken in on
it, etc. Anything at all any old ex-
cuse-in order to get up criticism of
really good and public spirited move
ment.
Ny immediate reason for writing
this Letter was in order to set before
the public the actual facts of what oc-
CURED at the telephone Office. The
two. deputies who went to the tele-
phone exchange did not know until a
few minutes before they went there
that that was to be their duty. The
telephone girls were told by Attorny
General LANCER to step aside and not
to use the phones or answer calls
They did so. LANCER then left foI
other parts Of the city, leaving the
deputies in charge.
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Mcclure
the manager of the telephone COM
pany, came to the exchange and after
some argument with the deputies left
and shortly afterwards returned with
Attorney Twiford and also Attorney
L. ]. Palda, the latter the attorney fol
the telephone company. Mr.. Palds
produced revolver and pointed it,s4t
one Of the deputies. The deputy had
no revolver but stepped over ITO the
side Of the other deputy and took a fe.
volver from the latter's pocket and
pointed it at Mr.. Paida. This is The
first appearance Of guns in the affair
The story that guns were pointed at
the girls by the deputies to get them
away from the switch boards is false
Shortly after the guns appeared Mr.
Mcclure and Mr.. Twiford left the
place and left Mr.. Palda with the dep
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used for same message, dispatch or
conversation.
The following taxes on manufacture
ers or importers are imposed:
Automobiles-Five per cent on
manufacturers selling price.
Cosmetics and proprietary medi-
cines-five per cent on manufacturers
selling price.
Musical instruments-Five per cent
on those costing over ten dollars.
Jewelry-Five per cent of selling
price
Moving picture films-One-ha cent
per linear foot mot exposed) sold by
manufacturer or importer (ready for
projection), sold or leased by manu-
facturer, producer or importer, one
cent per linear foot.
Yachts, pleasure boats, motor boats
Five per cent of price sold for.
Chewing gum or substitutes there
for, imported, five per cent of selling
price.
The amusement tax is one cent for
each ten cents or fraction paid for
admission, applying to charges remit
ted in the case of persons admitted
free, except bona fide employees
Places where the maximum charge fol-
admission is five cents, or where the
proceeds of the place admitted to are
for religious or charitable purposes
are exempt.
Clubs would be taxed ten per cent
Of dues or membership fees (excep.
initiation fees), the members individ.
ually to pay the tax. This is effective
June l and the club receiving the pay.
ments of fees is required to collect the
tax from the persons so admitted ant
make the returns.
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which resulted in a sad condition of
her mind and she was taken to the
state hospital two weeks ago in hopes
that she would receive some benefit.
She grew steadily worse and her
daughter was summoned.
The remains will be shipped back to
Minot fur burial and it is expected
that they will arrive Saturday.
Mrs. Hanson was good woman and
the many friends Of the family extend
sincerest sympathy.
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do not wish to be understood as
criticizing the appointment Of the

l do not wish to be understood as
criticizing the appointment Of the
prosecutors for the prosecuting Of the
two deputies. Such authorization
should be given if they are so to act
But let the Northern States Power
Company pay them if they wish to
have their services. 1t is my candid
opinion that the Northern States Pow.
er Company played losing card when
it caused that arrest. don't believe il
can afford to do it.
never like writing anything I can.
not sign my name to. The two depu.
ties are friends of mine and friends Of
host of others in this city and ]
want to say that these two men, F. c
Upton and A. Upton, performed tire
mendously trying duty and they de
serve the commentator of every law
abiding citizen of Minot and of Nortl
Dakota.
Thanking you for the space, re
main,
Yours very truly,
w. H. SIBBALD.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-10

During the delivery of his sermon
Sunday evening, Rev. P. w. Erickson,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, made statement that is hard
to believe and yet it is true. If you
don't think it's true, take pencil and
paper and figure it out for yourself.
In calling attention to the fallacy of
the statement that the world was be-
coming over-populated, and that wars
were brought on by the Almighty to
provide room for the survivors, he
said that if all Of the two and half
billions Of people on earth were placed
within the borders of the state Of
Texas, there would only be nine people
to the acre.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Due have re-
turned from California where they
spent the winter months. Mr.. Due
says that there is such a shortage Of
labor in California that $4,000 Filipinos
are to be brought to the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-10

Fargo, N. D., May 1O.-"No federal
warrant has been issued for Attorney
General LANCER because of the Minot
affair. Furthermore, none could be
issued without my knowledge, and
none will be issued" said M. A. Hill
dreth, United States district attorney,
this afternoon.
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LANCER WAS NOT AR
RESTED BY u. S. TROOPS

Bismarck, N. D., May 1O.-Attor-
ney General William E. LANCER was
arrested this afternoon by federal
military authorities for entering re-
stricted territory" according to Major
Wright in charge of the local battal-
ion. Major Wright's statement declar-
ed that LANCER was arrested on terri
tory "where he had no business to be-
No reference was made to the Minot
case. LANCER apparently was attempt.
ing to cross the Northern Pacific
bridge, which has been under guard
for some; time.
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The above statement appeared in
some of the state papers today. Mr..
LANCER says that he was not arrested
at Camp Frazier. He was merely a
guest Of the officers and the story is
branded as malicious falsehood. Mr..
LANCER states that he will return to
Minot Saturday to face charges Of in
terferring with the telephone service.
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DEATH OF MRS. HANS HANSON
Mrs. Hans Hanson passed away at
the state hospital for the insane at
Jam estown, N. D., this evening at Z
o'clock. Her daughter was at her side
when death came.
Mrs. Hanson became i'll recently
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-10
John Hall is Dead

John Hall, an old time citizen, died
Thursday of tuberculosis in the Dun
seth sanitarium, where he had been
sent by the county. He leaves sister
in New York.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-11
KEEPING NAILS IN SHAPE
They Should Be Manicured Every Day
II They Are to BE Kept in Good
Condition.

The nails should bee maLicured every
day if they are to he kept in good con
diIiun, but only few minutes need be-
devoted ~ them once they are In per
feet order.
Loosen the skin around the base al
the nails with an orange stick. Press
IL back as far rs you can, Never use
metal Instrument for this purpose.
Hang nails should always be clipped
on as closely as possible, but il Is adj
vSuble to use the scissors very spar
iugiy On the cuticle around the nail.
Attcr polishing dip the nails in warm
wu,rr to remove any traces of the pol
iShiug powder, and final touch is
given by rubbing the nails against the
palm of the hand.
Always file the edges, as this is pref
cradle To cutting them, and finish by
giving polish with chamois leather
pad. Manicure powder or paste need
be used only once or twice week.
To remedy brittle nails, get an ounce
OF myrrh from the druggist and mix
Spread this paste over the nails nj
night, aud in the morning remove IL
with little vaseline.
Before beginning the manicure place
some warm water, In which you have
dissolved little good soap, In u small
bowl. and soak the nails in this for i've
minutes. This Is 10 soften the cutlcle,
and make 1t easier to manipulate.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-11
MORE LINEN WILL BE USED
Cotton Promises TO Become More Es-
persive as Result OF Its Use for
War Purposes

Every woman should ~ over her
linen AMI take stock gf i,u-t once q
yrur She should have -uuo aUrt-
upon the sheets .ad ilhiroluth- vhr-
hy she can toll ~, dl'r OF trcir pur
rhn-c 10 the opinion of 1u experienced
hpu-oErcprr
10 this way she can tell vErtsrr a
certain make is wearing N,ll. vhrth.r
IL du", or docs NOT pay Ca r,i he scSt
quality and also ten exactly how suru
mote Is u'ydrd CO. replace that wAirh
must De- discarded.
Nice linen b. expensive. hut ~ huS
been found to oufVrnr ,hr cheaper
Grades. Furthermore nice linen be-.
speaks refinement In every way
Incidentally the war has br.usht
about 81 many uses for cotton ta,t by
next wear llucn promises To- De- less ex
p"nSivc than cotton
For this reason W. can al r.v-l la
the luxury of sleeping In linen shcrts.
using linen towels and having only the
purest ~ linen Tor our table.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-11
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sideache, Baekoche, aud Weak
ness, Relieved by CsrdI.
Says This Ieza; Lady.

Gonzales. Tex Mrs Minnie Phil.
pot, OF this place. writes: "I'iyo years
ago | was taken with n palm In M
left side. II was right under m
left rib. II would commence with en-
aching and extend up iAto my lett
shoulder and on down into my back
BY that time the pain would BE 20
severe | would have TO take 10 bed.
and suffered usually about three days
IL suffered this way FOR three Year,.
and got TO be n mere skeleton and was
so weak | could hardy stand alonc
Was not able to 80 anywhere and Nli
to let my house work go. . 4 suffered
awful with pain in my bacl, and
had the headache all the dino. jusr
was unable to do q thing. Ny no
was a misery. my stomach got In an
awful condition, caused from taking
10 much medicine. suffered 20 inuch
pain. ! had just aboCt gwen Up all
hopes OF our getting anything % help
me.
One day q Birthday Almanac was
thrown In my yard. After readin"
it's testimonials | decided 70 try Car
dui, aud am SO thankful that | did.
for | began to improve when on the
second bottle. IL am now we'll
woman and feeling fine and the cure
has been permanent for II has been
two years since my awful bad health.
] will always praise and recommend
Cardul." Try Cardni today. y "
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-11

II an evening wrap for the coming
season will be quick To see the advan-
tases of the one-Sleeyc garment.
As every woman knows. AN evening
gown Is usually 80 frail and periShable
that it must be- held up away from the
CRIME OF the streets and the carriage
or motor step. Evening gowns ARE
more frequently than otherwise rather
lon@ affairs. often equipped with trains
that get in The way of the feet unless
iirIaly held out OF the way.
They are often heavy. made of rich
velvet, plush, satin. brocIde, etc, and
Ia hold properly both the wrap and
frock is difficult. If womanS arm is
an the outside OF the wrap. as it must
he if the garment is equipped with two
sleeves. then she must hold both wrap
and frOck, unless she pushes back the
wrap. and then it is massed. and again
in The way.
The one-sleeve garment solves the
problem.
The right hand holds up the frock,
ana THIS newest of evening wraps has
no sleeve on the right side. The hand
is therefore kept comfortably under
meath the wrap 81 that it may do its
work of looking after the frock, while
the hand slipped through the left
sleeve is free for the carrying OF opera
glasses, slipper bag, etc.
The wrap shown is made of rose
colored chiffon velvet. and the deep
yoke, pointed front and back, is rich
~ embroidered in metal thread The
fur collar is detachable, 81 when lie.
sired the entire lovely yoke may be
seen.
Any woman could make wrap of
this KIND for herself ii she wished to-