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The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Colorado Alfalfa in vietrola Records
American L. F

The Denver Alfalfa Milling 6 Pro-
ducts Co. is the greatest booster of al
falfa and its products in the world.
They are at it in season and cut Of
season, always starting some new
method of keeping the Arkansas val
ley's greatest product before the feed
ing magnates of the country and the
world. Wherever there is any large
amount of feeding of stock to &c done,
the literature and agents of the d. A
NJ. & p. Co. soon appear. All the force
from President Wood and Manager
Wilson down to the office janitor live
with alfalfa, sleep with it, eat it,
smoke it, and never quit talking about
it. The latest scheme adopted by
Manager f. NJ. Wilson is to have i
Victrola record made of an interesting
story winding up with few words
about how alfalfa could have prevent
ed the catastrophe, and these are be-
ing sent out by hundreds to the trade
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
THE BIOGRtPH
William Gibbs Meade,

William Gibbs McAdoo
The Who, pre-eminently Who,
Is William Gibbs. the McAdoo
(Whom should like to hail, but daren't
As Royal Prince and Heir Apparently
A Man of high Intrinsic Worth,
The Greatest Son-in-Law on Earth
With all the Burdens thence accruing.
He's always up and McAdooing
From Sun to Star and Star to Sun
His Work is never McAdone.
He regulates our Circumstance
Our buildings, Industries. Finances
And Railways. while the wires buzz
To tell us what he Mc.Adoes.
He gave us Heaven bless the Giver,)
The Tubes beneath the Hudson River
i don't believe he ever hid
A single Thing he McAdid.
His name appears on Scrip and Tissue,
On Bonds of each successive Issue,
On coupons bright and Posters rare,
And every Pullman Bill-of- Fare.
Postscript
But while, with sympathetic Croodings.
] sing his varied McAdoodlings
And write these Eulogistic Lines,
That Thankless McAdoo resignsi
Arthur Guiterman.
Copyright by Life Pub. Co.. 1879
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
How 'BOut Wool?

The Department of Commerce has
just issued bulletin on Protection
of Fur Bearing Animals in Alaska" :"
Good, as far as it goes. Now we would
like to have the Democratic Depart
ment Of Commerce tell us what il has
done for the protection of wool bear
ing animals in America. The govern
ment has an accumupation Of 0,00O,-
900 pounds Of wool which II is about
to dispose Of. The warehouses in
South Africa. Australia. New Zealand,
South America and some minor coun-
tries, are jammcd with wool waiting
for ships to carry it to the American
market The American sheep owner
is paying fabulous prices for feed and
the Department of Agriculture has
just, announced higher fees for graz
ing privileges on the Forest Reserves.
The Democratic party repealed the inn
port duty on wool. What is il now
going TO do for the protection of wool
bearing animals in the United States? ?
Must the butcher get them?
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
desk men, without adding the flattery
Of uniform adornment.
Bonds and Bombs

As the annual reports of the chiefs
of the various bureaus of the govern
ment are filed further evidences of the
breakdown of our war program be-
come apparent. Acting Director Pot
ter of the aircraft production bureau
states that 100000 high capacity de-
molition bombs were ordered for de-
livery before June Both last. 1923
were actually turned over to the gov
ernmcnt at that time.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Irrigated Farm Land Survey.

The survey of irrigation companies
in the state which have land not yet
under cultivation. now being conducted
by the state board of immigration,
though not nearly complete, shows ap-
proximately 1900 acres of land for
which irrigation water is now avail
able, but which for some reason has
never been placed in cultivation. 1t
also shows approximately 285, 900 acres
Of land under partly completed irriga-
ton projects and about $4,000 acres
under projects not yet under construc-
tion. Fewer than fifty companies have
reported. Companies that have re
ccived blanks and have not filled them
out are urged To do so at their earliest
convenience. so that the necessary in
formation may be available before the
meeting Of the state legislature. Fur
ther blanks may be obtained from the
state board Of immigration at the state
capitol.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
Burleson Knows No Law

The contempt of the autocrats of
the present Administration for all pro-
cesses, even to court proceedings, that
may be instituted to thwart their
schemes is strikingly shown in the cor
respondence relating to the taking
over and amalgamation by the gov
ernment of the lines of the two trans
Atlantic cable companies. The Presi-
dent of the Commercial Cable Com
pany notified Mr.. Burleson that he had
filed Il bill in equity in the United
States Court at New York to prevent
such an amalgamation. To which the
Postmaster General replied in utter
disdain, ~ am not interested in any
suit you may have filed or contem-
plate filing, us | do not regard such
action as of any importance"
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25
81, W, w"

Since President Woodrow Wilson
has been abroad he has in all his
speeches used the first personal pro-
noun oftener than any other word, and
signs all his public papers just W. W,
so the newspaper wags have begun to
call him, 81. w. W" The name seems
likely to stick too.
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25

me bit mad and they can head me
toward the United States just as soon
as they feel like it. OF course, they
won't think of moving US for long
time yet but we have something be-
sides war to look forward to, and that
Is whole lot. | don't think you will
ever get to France, in fact know you
wont and in one way am glad of
it. Not that l don't want you to see
all of the world that you can but there
are better ways of seeing it than we
have to contend with in time of war.
! suppose you know by this time
whether you will get your commission
or not, but am sure you will and the
best they have to hand out at that |
see they have commissioned several
more of the Lamar fellows and How
ard Stewart is corporal. Gosh!
Bones and | will be two lone privates
when we get back to the biggest lit
tie town in the wrold," won't we Oh,
well, we are having as much fun as
we would If we were Generals.
We went down to an old French
lady's tonight and had her cook us up
some French fried potatoes and four
eggs apiece and believe me boy they
sure were fine. We also heard some
real war stories from the old lady. 1t
seems that her home was in Marne be-
fore the war and she was driven out
by the Germans. They burned her
house and the Americans helped her
escape with her children. She has
four daughters and don't know how
many sons. One of the kids is only
about six months old now. She said
it WIS two months old when they
burned her home and the oldest girl
pushed it all the way across the coun-
try in a baby buggy. ] claim that
was war sure enough.
Say, you should hear Bones and |
sling this lingo around, talk about
your Frenchmen, boy, they haven't got
a thing on US. Oh. OF course it isn't
perfect French but it gets US by and
that is all that is necessary. Perhaps
you have read some of the stories
about the two privates over here, well
that fits us pretty well. There is just
neither of US compre and the other
tenth just well enough to get what we
want. Talk about your beer and wine
and champagne, this country is float
ing in it. There is enough Of that
stuff over here to drown us all in if
we cared to be drowned. | must say
however, that the champagne is fine
and il only costs US twelve francs
tS2.40) per quart, that isn't half bad.
Their beer is pretty good also but not
like what you get there. We have
plenty of money to spend, a fair place
to sleep and plenty of clothes to keep
us warm, so there isn't much that we
could ask for except a passage home
and think we will be getting that be-
fore so many months.
There isn't anything Of interest to
tell you except that we are in the
famous Toul sector right at present
and having lots Of fun. We have visit
ed some of the famous towns of France
on our travels and have had plenty of
time to get around and see most of
the sights.
Here is hoping | see you before
many more months and that you come
out on top at Camp. Lots of love,
j. A. CARRICO,
3i3th Filed Signal Battalion,
A. p. o. 795,
The Lamar register., 1918-12-25

One Of the most impre ssive evidences
of the need for some method of collect
ing reliable agricultural statistics by
counties is given in the discrepancies
between the reports of crop reporters
for the department Of agriculture and
the returns shown by reports Of the
threshers on the acreage and yields
of small grains in the state this year.
No accurate survey of the farm out
put and cultivated acreage by counties
has been made since the census re-
port. Increases in cultivated acreage
have been so rapid since that time,
particularly in the nonirrigated dis
tricts, that it is practically impossible
to make accurate estimates for the
entire state without carefully compiled
county reports. The state board Of
immigration, which is vitality interest
ed in these statistics, will join with
other interested agencies in urging
that the Legislature so amend the pre-
sent law providing for the collection
of these data by county assessors as
to make it workable.
W. B. GORDON IN FRANCE
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

Carl A. Void and his wife of the
Park Region Echo, Alexandria, are
having more trouble and have again
been arrested for publishing seditious
and disloyal statements. Last year
these people were called before the
postoffice authorities to show cause
why their paper should not be barred
from the mails because of attacks on
the government. Recently Void was
knocked down on the streets of Alex
andria for attacking w. F. Murphy,
president Of a patriotic siciety, and
previously his printing plant was
smashed to pieces because of the an
archistic utterances in his paper. It
would be a good thing for the country
were such disturbing factors interned
and their publications barred from the
mails.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

The sinking of the Tuscania by an
undersea terror, say number of con-
gressmen, will arouse Americans to
a fighting pitch. But what good would
this do should we fail to get troops
'"over there" to fight? Considering
that so many allied ships have met
disaster off the Irish coast through the
agency Of enemy submarines, it would
seem that greater precautions should
be taken to prevent a recurrence, for
instance, why not strew the waters
thickly with submerged, or deep-sea
mines over which vessels of average
draft would safely pass? This much
is certain-the submersible menace
must, by some means or other, be re-
moved.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

Camp Cody is an annex of Hades
IN the estimation of our young con-
gressman.-Park Rapids Enterprise.
Whosoever "our young congress
man" may be we hesitate not in calling
him prevaricator. He is merely try-
ing to stuff this dope into the ears of
his constituents to camouhage his
record in the national house of rem
Did he not vote against
and denounce President Wilson'S war
policies, and now, fguratively speak
ing, is he not making an attempt to
deodorize himself by publishing a
tissue of falsehoods in relation to
conditions at Camp Cody? The Union
us in direct touch with officers and
enlisted men at Camp Cody, and all Of
them refute the stories published by
the lesser microbe herein referred to.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14
The Ignite Coal Situation.

A peculiarly anomalous condition in
relation to the fuel problems prevails
in the northwest. The east, with it's
many thousands of miles of railways,
with it's numerous mines containing
the finest coal in the earth, has been
freezing.
North Dakota, somewhat limited as
to railway mileage, in a latitude sup
posed to be the very. antithesis of
Tophet, has more coal than any state
in the union, and now, right in mid
winter, has more already mined and
actually awaiting shipment than is
required to fill orders.
The operators of the Ignite mines
Of North Dakota are apparently I'M
organized, without a system of calling
to the attention Of consumers the high
value of Ignite coal in such a manner
as to create larger demand. It is
not economical wisdom for the govern
ment, now controlling the coal mines
and also the railroads, to make long
hauls from the east to the northwest if
fuel might be supplied by North Da-
kota for the entire northwest, leaving
the eastern coal for eastern people
and relieving the railroads of the bur-
den of the long haul.
Some of the present excessive de-
mand on railroad transportion facili-
ties could be eliminated by the crea-
l'tion Of official fuel zones tributary to
the natural coal deposits. This would
work no hardship on eastern coal min
ers as the local demand is more than
they can supply.
Failure of the Ignite operators to
advertise their products is largely re-
sponsible for the lack of public knowl-
edge of this source of fuel. The North
Dakota Ignite operators have missed
golden opportunity.-St. Paul Dis
patch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

Seventy-five girls of Great Falls.
Montana, have organized a home
guard and have named it the "Battal-
ion Of Death" They have armed
themselves with automatic revolvers
and are fully prepared to put down
any disturbance. AS a good many of
these girls are cowpunchers thew
should be capable of putting up a
pretty stiff fight. This is no puny
sutfragette hatpin brigade such as op-
Grated in Washington and attacked the
police, but a drilled battalion of
Amazons ready to shoot at the drop
OF the hat. With more sbattalions of
death" in the country there would be
fewer speeches by bowling seditionists.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

Thousands of German war prison
ers, according to news from an authen-
tic source, are starving in Russia and
threaten an uprising. But the poor
fellows appear to be in position be-
tween the devil and the deep blue
sea. While starving where they are
their liberation and return to their
own country would not improve mat
tiers as people there are in the same
boat. If they have to starve thew
should take the situation philosophy
cally, especially as they are suffering
privations for their beloved kaiser.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14
(Communicated)
Old-FashiOned Hospitality.

The belief is now almost universal
that genuine old-fashioned hospitality
is a virtue belonging to an almost oh.
solete past. The old still dream of il
and the young give tales of it about
as much credence as they do fairy
tales.
We are all forced to admit that the
gladiatorial struggle to wrench from
modern greed enough to sustain life
has brought about an era of selfish
ness which is causing us to lose faith
in each other; nevertheless the writer
has made the discovery that real
"dyed-in-the-wool" hospitality still ex-
lists. Not the starved, frilled and fur
beloved modern kind, but the genuine
old-fashioned virtue. ....
Any one doubling this let them
prove it as eleven ladies did last Fri
day afternoon and evening, when John
Drinkall came in with his farm sleigh
and took them out to his home, where
he and his good wife joined in the
enjoyment of one of the most whole
souled, get-together parties ever held
in Minnesota. There may have been
others just as good but none better.
Knitting and cards were features of
the afternoon until 6 o'clock, when the
hostess seated her guests at an old
fashioned DINING tah1a 1oadod with q
feast fit for the gods.
The evening hours were spent in
storytelling, recitations and hearty
good fellowship until the seasonable
hour of nine o'clock, when Mr.. Drink
all loaded his guests into the sleigh
and he and his wife graciously left
each one at their homes. Long live
John Drinkall and his wife.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

1t has been revealed by the German
alien registration list at Winona that
John Loerch, for 20 years postmaster
at Wilson and 10 years town treasurer,
is subject of the kaiser. Loerch is II
years of age and says he believes in
law enforcement and is meeting all
requirements of the government. How
he escaped detection for so long a
period Of time is merely conjectural
but now he should Immediately pro-
coed to apply for his first papers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

Friend Hoover has ordered specula-
ton in coffee discontinued and he is
just the boy who will see that his COM
mand is obeyed. Speculation is rife in
many other commodities and it is ex-
pected that in due course of time this
will be eliminated. Numerous COM
bines of robbers are taking advantage
of war conditions to corner necessities
and drive up prices. ,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

o. NJ. Wasting, secretary to Van
Lear, mayor Of Minneapolis, has
been convicted Of illicit relations with
young girl and the law provides a
penalty Of from one to seven years in
the state penitentiary. AS a jury has
found him guilty as charged in the
complaint, he should get the limit.
There is no more diabolical crime
than that for which Wasting has been
convicted and, if he lived in the south
.ern states, he would probably be
lynched. There is no punishment too
drastic for such monsters.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

It is high time that the Legislative
boxing commission, so-called, exerted
itself and prohibited pugilists and
wrestlers from pulling off further ex-
hibitions of humbuggery. Here's an
instance where fuel and light could be
saved in the halls where these fellows
operate. At any rate they should be
driven out of business.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

M. S. Norelius, in his Chisago Coun-
ty Press, gives the farmers of Chisago
county some excellent advice. Among
other things he advises them to tor
ganize patriotic farmers clubs in ev-
cry township, where you can get to-
gether and discuss the questions of
the day as American gentlemen would
do, but let not the fair name Of CHS
ago county be stained by a single
seditious utterance."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

Theodore Roosevelt underwent two
operations in New York hospital last
week, and for 9 time his life was
despaired Of, in fact the papers had
him dead. But at the present
time he is reported recovering. His
death would be a national catastrophe
and millions of his fellow citizens are
praying for his speedy restoration to
health and strength.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

A Brainerd man-John F. Wood
head-has invented a snowplow which
may be attached to almost any kind
of an automobile. The success of the
pillow for clearing city streets and
country roads has been fully demon
strated and the device is being manu-
featured as fast as workmen can turn
it out. A general use of this inven-
ton would prove Of incalculable ben
eft-it would mean better winter
roads and thus expedite traffic. We
suggest that Mr.. Woodhead change his
name. It is a misnomer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

Board of health physicians entered
Judge Landis' court in Chicago, and
declaring that a smallpox patient had
been in the room fortnight previous,
proceeded to vaccinate every person in
attendance, including the Judge. Re-
markably quick action for Chicago,
where two months would have been
considered a reasonable time for health
officers to make such discovery.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

The spring planting season is ap-
preaching. in Russia and each Russian
IS arranging to plant his neighbour
Line o"Type Man in Minneapolis Jour
nal.
And indications are apparent that
unless the Russians change their tao
tics those of them who are not planted
by their neighbors will be inferred by
the Teutons.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

While the kaiser made a very good
job of Germanizing Palestine, HIS eff
forts will now go for naught-Pales-
tine is virtually in possession of the
allies. No longer does the beastly
Turk hold sway under the kaiser's in
structions or carry out the despot's
orders of butchery. AS to Jerusalem
it will likely be restored to the chill
dren of Israel, to whom it rightfully
belongs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14
Wyanett Red Cross Auxiliary No. ]

Wyanett Red Cross Auxiliary No. 1.
On January 10 the Oxbow Ladies'
Aid society organized into a Red
Cross auxiliary and will meet every
two weeks. The lady at whose home
they meet gives 81 and all those at
tending give 1Oc. The money goes to
buy yarn.
Up to date Is pairs Of socks and 10
sweaters have been turned in.
Everyone should attend if possible,
and not let a few do the work and pay
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

A very striking cartoon appeared
on the front page Of the Duluth Her
aid of February z. It depicted a
blatherskite United States senator
attacking the administration and a
fat German from whose mouth issued
these words: "Keep it up-you're
helping der kaiser und der vaterland."
And this is just what the administra-
ton critics-the knockers-in con-
gress are accomplishing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

After the war we fancy" as the
Britisher would say, secondhand air
planes will be a drug on the market
By that time farmers will have &C.
cumulated sufficient gold to market
their crops in new airplanes, and
bloated aristocrats, such as packers
and bankers, will be taking joy rides
10000 feet above the earth. Keep
track of this prediction.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

There are numerous candidates in
the field for the shoes of Lundeen,
Knutson and other congressman Of like
stripe. No man should be reelected
to congress who opposed the presi-
dents war proposition. We want none
but hundred per cent Americans to
represent us down at Washington.
Out with the kaiserites.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

The environments complain Of an
abundance Of roughneck literature and
a paucity Of highbrow stuff Mime
apolis Journal.
1t is evident from this that no one
is sending the boys the Congressional
Record, as this great journal contains
the only "high-brow stuff" published
|'at the present time which is worth
reading.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

for the yarn both. You can all help
and please do so without being So
licited. Those who are willing to do
nate should pay their subscription to
Mrs. Grace Tomlinson, treasurer.
The next meeting will be at Mrs.
Tomlinson's on Thursday, February
81. Everybody come and don't forget
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

That Brown county man who blew
out his brains rather than join the
army has set splendid example for
other cowardly whelps of like ,ilk. The
fewer we have Of such ours in this
country the better.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

Norway has not taken kindly to the
proposals Of the American war trade
board which offered to furnish her
commodities upon certain conditions.
The proposition has been rejected. We
hope that Norway can get along with
out our help as we'll as we can without
hers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

A British pacifst, Bertrand Russell,
is languishing in London Jail, and
will remain there until his six months
sentence is served. He had writ
ten derogatory to the American army.
John Bull will not tolerate abuse of
his best ally.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-02-14

One of st. Paul's brightest lawyers,
Stanislaus J. Donnelly, died at his
home in that city last Saturday. He
was son Of the late Ignatius Donnel-
ly, and had inherited many of the
brilliant traits of his famous father.