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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07


vious ways governments have Of o.
tanning information. The question
here is that "is the letter authentic 2"
Instrumentality whereby the United
States got possession Of the letter
does not bear in the remotest degree
on its authenticity or it's existence.
There will be no trouble because Of
this letter alone. The letter is only
one Of a chain OF circumstances to
demonstrate at least that Germany is
careless about whether sne goes to
war with u.s."
Senator Williams said he was op-
posed to the Stone amendment as
was the rest Of the committee.
Senator Lodge, author of the reso-
luton. said If the story of the Zim-
mermann note was untrue it ought to
be, stamped as untrue at once.
"The president Of the United
States" he said, "is the one person
who can give us a decisive answer
on that question. think we should
not inquire into the source Of his in
formation" '0>F '"A
Senator O'Gorman inquired what
action the senate would be reques. eJ
to take II the president says the note
Is authentic and whether the senate
was ito take action solely and alone
upon the opinion of the executive"
The presidents opinion, he said
would carry great weight, and added:
Suppose it would be disclosed that
agents of the British government
handed this letter down to officials of
our government. 1t would not be
the first time that one belligerent re-
sorted to forgery to line up support
against her enemy"
Senator Smith of Michigan, a. Re-
publican member Of the committee
said he thought the senate should
have the information asked for be-
Iore acting on the armed neutrality
Dill. "in order that senator's may have
the whole view Of our international
complication"
senator Fall, a Republican. bitter
~ denounced the Democrats for
their attitude toward the resolution
declaring Democratic senator's by
suggesting that the letter was given
out to influence public opinion were
accusing the president Of the verie,t
tnckery and impossible practices"
Never since the impeachment of
andrew Johnson, Senator Fall de-
ciared, had he heard such insinua-
lions against a president from his
own party" You are saying to the
president in this resolution" he went
on. that you want him to declare
whether this note is authentic and ~
your speeches here you are saving
you will not believe him when he
says 1t Is authentic If it comes from
belliserent government"
Senator Fall also declared that if |
the president had at all times felt he
could trust those in the senate who
should be his advisers. he probably
would have sent this information di-
rect to the appropriate committee.
In view Of the attitude of certain
Democratic senator's. he added, he did
lot wonder that the president had
'ecided to appeal to public opinion
through the press "Give the people
incarnation and they will make you
'ere act as you should act. am
rateful to whoever gave this infor-
nation to the public" -'~~'"
Senator Pomerene. Democratic
member Of the committee. reminded
enators that the president aud tho
ecretary OF state, as well as they
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

Hay, 4 tons. at ........... $500
Corn, so bushels, at rs
Oats. so bushels, at ........ IS
Flour. IL bbls., at ......... 500
Lard, 600 lbs, at .. 10
salt or Mess Pork. 500 lbs, at. IL
Bacon, 400 lbs. at .16
Ham. 333 lbs, at ......... .1S
Eggs, $50 doz., at ......... ,24
Butter. 200 lbs, at ......... 80
Sweet Potatoes. 80 bu., at 80. .S5
Irish Potatoes. &C bu.. at 49, 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
UTTER
FRIGIITFUl
ORDER.
German Submarines Will Here
after Sink All Ships Without
Warning.
Special to The Daily Item.

SPSSI"I 70 Z Ho DdIIy 1C6m.
Berlin, March 2.-The Ger
man admiralty made the fol-
lowing announcement today:
"On March 1st expired the final
period Of grace allotted sailing
ships in the Atlantic. From
this date no special warning
will be given by any subma-
rineS."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
Equivalent Values Of Cotton,

Clemson College, March 2.-Condi-
tions before July, 1s14.-In an aver
age year with 12-cent cotton, a $50
bale is equal to:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
Moe Thinks We'll Get
Cooperstown Terminal

Bismarck, Jan. 10.-Valley City is
hopeful of getting the Cooperstown
branch terminal in the opinion of May
or l. J. Moe of that city, visitor in Bis
marck yesterday afternoon, who re-
turned this week from conference
with officials of the Northern Pacific
in St. Paul, relative to the change.
The mayor admitted that it has been
a long fight, but sees a victory in sight.
Mayor Moe, who is also secretary of
the Valley City Commercial club, had
little mission to perform in Bismarck
in connection with the establishment
Of central municipal steam heating
plant in Valley City, there being no
definite provision in the state laws
permitting city councils to control
such.
In a bill introduced in the lower
house by Representative Noltimier of
Barnes county, article IS of section
1899 Of the compiled laws of the state
Of North Dakota for 1913, relating to
the powers of city councils, would be
amended to include 'steam-heating
plants" The bill was referred to the
committee on municipal corporations.
Mayor Moe of Valley City lives in a
policical atmosphere dating back to
1899, when he was assistant chief en-
crossing and enrolling clerk in the
house. In 1901 and 1903 he was as
sistant secretary in the senate.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
Jamestown Too Strong,
ButV.C. Show'sUp Well

BY the score of 20 to 10 the James
town high school basketball team
proved too strong for the Valley City
boys at jamestown Friday night. New
ertheless Coach S. p. Stevenson said
on his return that it was a good, clean
game, hard-fought every step of the
two periods Of play, unmarried by fouls
and credit to the local team in prom.
Use Of what it would be able to do later
this season.
1t was the high schools first game
this season. jamestown has played
two games already. Moreover three
of Valley City's older players were not
in the lineup owing to temporary in.
eligibility. The local team did splen-
did work, but was unable to score con-
sistently against the jamestown ma
chine, which played together all last
season.
:. An interesting preliminary was that
played between the Jamestown Jun
iors and Sanborn high school, Sanborn
routing the home team by the score of
So to 10. Secretary Upshaw, Of the
Jamestown Y. M. C. A., refereed the
game. The Sanborn victory was not
so seriously regarded by the large
crowd which saw it as the James
town players were several years
younger than Sanborn's men, who all
were from the upper grades of high
school. The jamestown boys were
picked from lower grades, despite the
title of juniors.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
School Land Board Is
Doing Great Business

Bismarck, Jan. 10. A land Office
business was done by the new board
of university and school lands at its
first session this week. Farm mort
gage loans to the extent of $4,000
were approved; $4,000 worth of
Adams county refunding bonds were
purchased, and a $1,000 issue of Brown
school district bonds in Wells county
was accepted.
Sales Of school lands are contem.
plated in Mountrail, Emmons, Kidder,
Logan, Mcintosh, Dickey and Oliver
counties. All of this land must be ap.
praised before being put up at public
sale, and in two of the counties
Oliver and MOuntrail-it must be in.
vestigated for coal.
The new board is composed of Gov
ernor Lynn J. Frazier, Attorney Gen.
eral William LANCER, State Auditor
Carl R. Kositzky, Superintendent of
Public Instruction Neil C. Macdonald
and State Treasurer John Steen.
Three of these conference.-the COVER
nor, attorney general and superintend-
ent of public instruction, it developed
this Week-are alumni of the Univer-
sity of North Dakota.
The term of the present land com
missioner, Major Frank S. Henry,
does not expire until Sept. l, 1917.
The board of university and school
lands is trustee for North Dakota s
great permanent fund, which totaled
July l, 1916, $24,543,705.81. There re-
NAMED unsold of the states public
land grant at that time 1,642,0O0 acres,
or more than half of the original al
lotment.
One of the best features of the pro.
visions surrounding the states trust
funds is that none of the revenue shall
be loaned outside of the state. Every
penny the state has to invest goes into
farm loans, county, school and NUM-
cipal bonds within the state. There is
now invested in farm loans $4,291, 10,
of which $1,957.150 has been loaned
during the last two years. In school,
county and municipal bonds, the state
has invested $7,986,392.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
Prospects Excellent for
a Needed Change in Law

When Mayor l. ]. Moe returned from
Bismarck, he reported that the bill
to make the law governing city man
agement of public utilities include op-
GRAFTON of heating plants was we'll un-
der way to being a law The bill was
introduced into the house two days
ago by Representative Noltimier, of
this county, after being in committee
but two days. 1t was passed by the
lower house unanimously.
Backed by Nonpartisan member in
the house, it is unlikely to meet with
great opposition in the senate, Mayor
Moe said, especially since it is a meri-
torious bill.
If it becomes law, it is the mayors
plan for Valley City to own and oper-
ate municipal steam heating plant.
Not only will this save citizens in cost,
but fire protection will be more ample.
The New York Tribune, which has
a correspondent at the legislature, con
tanned reference to the bills introduce
ton and passage in the house. Notice
OF Valley City's plan also appeared in
the Twin City papers, which have men
at the capitol during this session.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18

IVA Y1C ~ 90
In order to educate its young people
at the Normal school the state has an
investment here of 1888, $4,000 in build
ings alone. In addition to this there
is an investment of $59,504.67 in equip
ment, to say nothing of the II acres
of land comprising the campus and
farm.
Attendance in the Normal School
department." says President McFar-
land, "shows a wholesome growth, es-
pecially in view of the fact that other
Normal Schools are being established
in the field that has heretofore been
tributary to this institution. The to.
tai attendance in all departments has
grown BEAUTIFULLY and the average
membership thruout the year has con-
tinued to increase.
THE number of students completing
the several courses is rapidly increas-
ing. For the year ending June &c.
1913, the number was 161; the year
ending June 80, 1914, 213; the year
ending June &c. 1915, 21O; the year
ending June 30, 1916, POI. The total
number of graduates to date from the
institution is approximately 1900.
oIuNOAL 1AIC QAu CO1lUuCL
the period has been in every way
wholesome and circumspect.. The stu
dents have cO-operated with the facul>
ty in every plan for the improvement
of the life of the institution. The re-
lation of the students and teachers has,
therefore, been most delightful"
Mention is made of the Budget, the
Blizzard, class memorials, the Wom-
ems League, debating, the Shakespeare
anniversary celebration and other stu
dent activities.
The President reports that teachers
as rule are burdened with too many
classes and too large classes, and yet
the work done has been of excellent
quality. Students, too, spend too large
a proportion of their time in the class
room and not enough in independent
study. The remedy should lie in fewer
classes per day, four instead of five.
A comparison Of the preparation and
experience of the faculty here with
those Of q other leading Normal
school of the United States shows our
instructors as we'll qualified as any,
and better than many.
AT many State Normal schools it is
the custom to use part or all of the
city schools for Training school pur.
poses. This institution has never
been able to make, any arrangements
with the local city schools for Train
ing school facilities. Accordingly we
have maintained an elementary school
of eight grades at the expense of the
state for the purpose. The enrolment
in this school during the past year was
as follows: LIST grade, q; End grade,
Fl; 3rd grade, -; 4th grade, %; 5th
grade, "a; 9Th grade, 20; 18th grade, %;
9Th grade, %. These numbers varied
for different terms. A total of PAL diff
ferent children attended the Training
school last year."
The President points to the progress
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
NEW HEAD FOR BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB WORK

D. w. Galehouse is the new state
leader Of boys and girls club work for
North Dakota, the position held by
Miss Helen Sullivan, now assistant
superintendent of public instruction.
Mr.. Galehouse was county agent for
Mahoning county in Ohio when ap-
pointed to his present position. AS
county agent he specialized in boys
and girls club work.
In 1915 II boys and girls, and in 1916
106, completed the work
Mr.. Galehouse was raised on farm
in Ohio. After taking his course in the
Ohio Agricultural college he returned
to the farm. He was employed in the
United States department of agricul.
ture seed laboratory for two years, was
secretary Of the Ohio Corn Improve
ment association four years, had
charge of the Ohio exhibit at the ma
tional corn show held at Columbia, and
Dallas.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
DON'T RISK NEGLECT

Don't neglect a constant backache,
sharp, darting pains or urinary dis.
orders. The danger Of dropsy or
Bright's disease is too serious to ig-
more. Use Doan's Kidney Pills as have
your friends and neighbors. A Valley
City case.
Mrs. Mary Schmidt, 721 Elm St., Val
ley City, says: Il suffered from dull
pain across the small of my back.
There were many deys when l felt
so badly that I could hardly do my
housework. The kidney secretions
were unnatural, Also Doan's Kidney
Pills banished all symptoms of the
trouble. l have had slight returns of
the complaint, but Doan's Kidney Pills
always give the desired relief"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Schmidt uses. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18

of the department of music in which
312 persons received instruction last
year. This is exclusive of those who
are members of the musical organiZa-
lions. The report continues on this
point:
1.-THE development of our Music de-
partment has justified the experiment.
Its establishment was based upon the
following arguments.
81. Every young person securing
an education should have the oppor-
tunity of some culture in this delight
full art and should be encouraged to an
appreciation of music in it's various
forms.
"2. All teachers should know some
thing of music, at least on the singing
side.
"3. There is an increasing demand
for supervisors and special teachers of
singing in the public schools. These,
Normal schools should furnish, and
not Conservatives conducted for pri-
vate gain.
"a. The people of our. state are
spending annually enormous sums of
and similar forms of music. There is
no reason why Normal schools should
not train teachers of music in these
lines as we'll as for public school teach
ing.
IS. All the strong Normal schools
of the country have similar Music de-
partments and, finally, the department
has been of very trivial expense to the
state, owing to the fact that instruc-
tors of this department are paid, al
most entirely by fees. The only ones
of them receiving salary out of the
general funds in the school are the
heads of the Departments of Public
School singing, and the band and Or
chestra conductors
LAS result of the encouragement of
music, our students have fine dis
elimination between the wholesome,
and Indifferent forms"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
Mayor and Congresslnan
Secure Howitzer for Civ

Whenever Valley City wants noise
ter, she can have it by means Of a
32-pound bronze howitzer which will
be shipped soon from Rock Island, ILL.,,
through the efforts of Mayor I. J.
Nice and Congressman George Young.
Among the letters Friday morning
on the mayors desk when he returned
to it after several days at Bismarck
were two regarding the howitzer. One
was from Congressman Young telling
briefly that the war department had
authorized the shipment of the gun,
with carriage to Valley City.
The other, from the war department.,
related with bakers dozen of
"whereases" that orders to the arsenal
at Rock Island had been sent and that
the gun would shortly be shipped
charges all to be borne by this city
together with ammunition.
The gun weighs 1900 pounds.
1t was last year, at Flag day, the
mayor said, that the idea of having
noise machine for the city occurred
to him. The flag had been raised in
all ceremony and the salute Of 81 guns
was fired. But the gun was ten
guage shotgun.
1T seemed like a cap pistol" said
the mayor. 81 decided that next time
the city would have something that
really would make boom. So set
out to have a gun from the war de-
partment."
The "arsenal'' will not be in the
park. In all probability. Mayor Moe
said, it will be near the city hall
where-but he laughed as he said it
he can fire it whenever he feels like
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
A Jury Decides Carver
Had Best Of Land Deal

The grind of district court goes on.
Judge J. A. Coffey, of jamestown, has
been sitting on the bench in the
Barnes county court house since the
Snyder murder trial began. The jur.
ors have been steadily engaged on
every case since then.
Following the verdict in the Snyder
case of mot guilty" the case of L. C.
Carver, now Of Montana, but formerly
cashier of the First State bank at
Lucca, came up for hearing. The state
alleged Carver obtained money under
false pretenses on a land deal. The
trial lasted over a day and Tuesday
afternoon the jury returned a verdict
of guilty" An appeal at once was
made to the state supreme court.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
CITATION HEARING FINAL AC.
c0lINT AND REPORT

COUNT AND REPORT
State of North Dakota, County of
Barnes.
In County Court, Before Hon. o. H.
deS. Irgens, Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of Viii.
liam Watkins Payne, Deceased.
Citation hearing Final Account and
Report
Petitioner,
All persons claiming any interest in
the Estate of said deceased, Respond
ents
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPOND
ENTS:
You, and each of you are hereby
notified that the Final Account and Re
port of Emily Mary Bolton Payne, ex
ecutrix of the Estate of William Wat
kins Payne, late of Kingsley, Iowa
deceased, has been rendered to this
Court. therein showing that the estate
of said deceased is ready for distribu
ton and final settlement, and praying
that said Report and Account be allow
ed, the residue of the estate be distri
buted to the persons thereunto entitl
ed, her administration closed and she
be discharged; that Tuesday, the 18th
day of February, A. D. 1917, at II
o'clock in the forenoon of that day, al
the Court Room of this Court, in the
Court House in the City of Valley City
County of Barnes and State of NORTH
Dakota, has been duly appointed by
this Court for the settlement thereof
at which time and place any person
interested in said estate may appear
and file exceptions, in writing, to sale
account and petition and contest the
same
| And you, the above named respond
ents, and each of you, are hereby citet
and required then and there to be ant
appear before this Court, and show
cause, if any you have, why said &C
count should not be allowed, the resi-
due of said estate distributed, and tn
administration of said estate close'
and the said Emily Mary Bolton Payn'
discharged as executrix.
/ Dated January 5th, A. D. 1917: B!
the Court, o. H. deS. 1RGENS,
Judge of the County Court
A. A. Twichell, Atty. of Executrix
! Tower City, N. D. Jan. 11-Feb.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
Macdonald New President
State Board Of Education

Bismarck, Jan. l0.-N. C. MacDon-
aid, state superintendent of public in.
struction was made president of the
state board of education, when that
body met at the state capitol at
O'Clock this afternoon. Edward Erick.
son, of Grafton, former superintendent
of Walsh county schools, and now rur.
al school inspector of that county, was
made member of the state board at
its session today. Routine reports
were then heard. Adjournment late
this evening seemed probable.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
WAGNER HEARING NEXT WEEK

Joe Wagner, arrested in St. Paul
charged with forgery on information
furnished by the sheriff's Office Of
Barnes county, will be brought up in
district court for hearing probably
the first of the week. He admits he
forged a check for SIS at Litchville
last fall. The sheriffs office learned
of Wagner's whereabouts through a
prisoner in the county Jail who knew
and through Wagner's arrest in St.
Paul on another less serious charge.
Deputy Sheriff Engebret Larson
brought Wagner back.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
MEDINA WOMAN LEAVES
246 DESCENDANTS

The funeral services of Mrs. Mag
dalena Graf of Medina, were held
Wednesday afternoon at that place,
Rev. C. T. Nuss officiating. Mrs. Graf,
who was over 80 years old, was born
at Neudrof, in Southern Russia, COM
ing to the United States in 1892. She
leaves two brothers and two sisters
and ~246 direct descendants, ten chill
dren-six sons and four daughters
70 grand children, 152 great grand
children and 80 great great grand chill
dren.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
Posto6ce Finished
on Schedule Time

Within a week, work will be begun
plastering the interior of the new $780,,
900 postoffice building, Contractor Les.
lie said Friday. The heating plant has
been installed and cold weather with.
out will not interfere with completion
Of interior work.
F. W. Fall, who is in charge of the
work for the government, remains on
the work constantly. He said the
building will be finished on contract
time, apparently-which is May 1. The
government will have the new fixtures
installed by June l.
The only exterior work is sidewalks
and approaches to the building.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
cHIRoPRAcToRs ARE LICENSED

At the recent meeting of the state
board of chiropractic examiners at
jamestown licenses to practice were
granted to N. C. Thompson, Kelvin; R..
E. Enge, Mott; R. E. Skonnard, Valley
City. The board also granted three
licenses to applicants from Arkansas.
A total of five chiropratic physicians
took the examination of the board at
this meeting for North Dakota licenses.
A. O. Henderson, Mandan president;
G. G.. Wood, Minot, vice president; and
S. D. Reed, Valley City, secretary,
were members of the board who at
tended.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
WHAT CATARRH IS

1t has been said that every third
person has catarrh in some form.
Science has shown that nasal catarrh
often indicates a general weakness
of the body; and local treatments in
the form of snuffs and vapors do little.
if any good.
To correct catarrh you should treat its
cause by enriching your blood with the
oil-food in Scott's Emulsion which Is
medicinal food and building-tonic, free
fomalcohol or any harmful drugs. Tryit.
Scott q Bovine, Bloomfield. NJ.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
Admits He Forged Check

Arrested and returned to Valley City
by St. Paul police, Joe Wagner is IN
the county Jail awaiting hearing in dis
trict court on a charge of forging a
SIS check in Litchville last fall. He
has announced his intention to piead
guilty. The minimum is one year in
the penitentiary.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-18
CHURCH OFFICERS CHOSEN

At the annual meeting of Our Saw
ior's Lutheran congregation Tuesday
evening the following were elected to
office: o. L. Larson, trustee to sue
coed Jacob Sebby; C. ]. Olson, secre-
tary; O. NJ. Knudson treasurer and
Torger Brown assistant treasurer.