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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18
statesmen FIND
RECORD DEMAND
FOR MERCHANDISE
Prices viii Reach Civil War
Heights, Says One,

There never was time when there
was such a demand for merchandise as
now and there never was a time when
II was so hard 10 get merchandise" de
ciared Charles Fulton today At the con
ference Of Carson. Pirie & Scott com
pany statesmen being held In the Lee
Huckins hotel. The Carson, Pirie &
| Scott company Is a wholesale dfygoods
concern employing 400 salosmen who
cover the United States.
"As far as business is concerned, the
middle west and the far west seem TO
have II on the east and the Atlantic
coast states" declared Fulton. The
east u having a lot Of trouble in the
labor problem. There is plenty Of work
back east plenty Of orders coming to
the great manufacturing centers n 'eep
the mills and factories running. bot not
half help enough to turn II out
@Qur Chicago headquarters is ad.
vised that at most OF the large and
practically all the smaller cities in the
east so great is the accumulation Of
shipments OF merchandise that the ex-
press companies refuse goods for ship
ment except twice a week.
THE difficulty OF procuring mer-
chandise will increase and the price Of
Il will increase. We are selling. for
Instance, underwear for men to be de-
lvered in the spring OF 1919 that will
cost him two and three dollars a doren
more than what he buys II for this
spring
There is no doub, that II the
average man or woman had the means
to. buy two pairs OF shoes when he or
she went 10 buy one pair. Il would be
Q good investment TO buy two pairs and
thls In regard TO other staple articles
| al dress and yet II this were to become
O. custom there Is no doubt that
ths government would summarily take
steps to stop this because II strongly
ssvors Of boarding clothing and no
patriot will do that
1--WE have no doubt that IS percent OF
tie different lines Of merchandise sold
| will reach the Civil war price. Va
are told sheeting in civil war times
sold for $50 a yard and at the present
time II has gone up TO 90 cents a
yard, so you can see Il Is making a
good climb toward $50. No, we never
expect to see americans obliged to
wear grass and paper clothes as the
Germans have to, for the reason that
America is country Of too great
-<<.o.,.,e ,Aso,,xess 20 snatS that nSrfe
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18

BY the Baltic situation, while British
superiority has been increased since
the battle Of Jutland, by the eo.opera-
ton Of the American forces and the en-
tire naval strength Of the United States
would be available " necessary. More
over, Il the German naval force, were
to he employed adyantaseously a. the
right wing Of the German army they
should have been thrown In before and
not during or after the opening OF the
battle in France,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18

chamber Of commerce. 81 sp6siel y
literature and plctufss of odq
City. 2v'*'. !.
-------w.Aa------- 1L.TH'
There's no better tonic for & iAo11cU
self respect than the purchase = 8
Liberty Bond. Hl ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18

Maybe you can satisfy your con-
science by buying a $50 Liberty Bond,
but we sort Of doubt Il.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18

Of the French city Of ceite and the CO.
men,Ing Of very cordial relations be-
tween the Swiss and the business men
OF Cette, Formerly, the bulletin said,
the Swiss received many imports from
German ports but as Britain has sue
ces,fully bottled up the Germans, the
Swiss receive imports through Ceite,
among other citie, Three long trains
Of merchandise leave Ceie every day
Tor genevS, Switzerland, the report con.
cludts
The Chamber Of Commerce here will
return the compliment and sent the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18
Partisan Business
Men Send Bulletin
to Chamber Here

well, they've heard about us even
way over in Paris" murmured Howard
Figg, acting secretary Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, this morning when ne
opened a square cnyelop, bearing a
French stamp and In its upper corner,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18

There's no better tonic for q tagging
self respect than the purchase Of a
Liberty bond. 81,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18
FAMILIES MUST PROCURE
FLOUR CARDS BY MONDAY

All persons who have not procured
flour card, either by applying to their
grocer or going in person to the food
administrators office at the Chamber
Of Commerce, by Monday, will find
they are compelled to resort to the ex-
pedient Of borrowing from forehanded
neighbor or go without wheat products
until they can get a card.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18
Euclid Dancing School

hight two-hopr olass and practios ies-
sons for t7i slFprivsts Lessons, b, Prof
G. w. Cox, teacher, Assembly dances
Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturdays
woodmen dance every Friday ~
Manager.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18
Our Daily Birthday Party.

William Arnold Shanklin, president OF
Wesleyan University, who obtained
leave OF absence to engage in war re-
lief work, born at Carrollton, Mo,
fiiy-six years ago today.
Charles NJ. Schwab, one Of the great
leaders Of the American steel industry,
born at Williamsburg, Pa, iifty-six
years ago today.
Edward B. Almon, representative Ia
congress OF the eighth Alabama dis
triet, born at Moulton, Ala, fifty-eisht
Years ago today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18
HistorpR
Bits <2N
On. Hundred Years Ago rodsy.

One Hundred Years Ago To-day.
lsl81The president approved an act
to enable the people Of Illinois to form
a state government, and for the admis-
sion Of such state.
seyenty-fivs Years Ago To-day.
l84J-Fire in New Bern, ~ C., de-
stroyed more than 100 buildings.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
1894 public dinner was given In
New York City in honor Of Charles
Dickens.
twenty-five Years Ago Today.
l893-Universal suffrage bill passed
by the Belgian chamber Of deputies,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18
One Year Ago Today in the War.

April ls, lol7-Congress passed bill
legalizing allied recruiting in the
United States; after two days Of vigor-
ous offensive on the front between Sois-
sons and Rheims the French reported
the capture OF 5000 Germans.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15

financial aid from the Public Safety
Commission and the federal govern
ment. The former paid fire expense
to tho extent of more than $4,000
and the latter increased our aliot-
ment by $4,000.
''These running fires are different
from the slow-burning peat fires with
which we have had to contend at
practically all seasons, except mid
winter. Some, in fact, continue to
burn the year around. The control
and extinguishment of peat fires has
of necessity been put up mainly to
the local authorities,
eff this kind of fire is to be hand
led at all successfully by the state,
there must be complete field force
to prevent the setting of such fires
or to extinguish them when small.
When we'll established and burning
extensively in open boys or marshes
it is a long and expensive fight to
subdue them. Usually these fires
burn themselves out without develop
ing into running fires, and the only
damage is to the land iaself.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15

asked $4,000 fire emergency for re-
was appropriated.
eve have also urged the appropri-
alton of 100000 or more as an en-
Urgency fire fund to be expended on
ly with the approval of the Governor,
or with such other check as the leg
islature might provide.
Gov. Eberhart, Gov. Hammond and
Gov. Burnquist have all consistently
urged increases in our appropria-
tions, and Gov. Burnquist went
gency fund of 100000 which was
not granted.
What made it comparatively easy
for the recent catastrophe to occur
was the lack of a large enough
trained force in the field to catch
fires in their incipiency, to punish
the parties setting them, and to COM
pei prompt and effective work extin-
gushing fires started by settlers,
tourists and road contractors. We
nave ll0quSuIly CO1O ACSloAnI1FO SOl1-
mitteemen that with the funds avail
able we were able to give the forest
country only a. 40 per cent fire pro-
lection.
GAS a means of supplementing the
efforts of the rangers, and in a mea-
sure to cover a weakness in the for
est law, I asked the Commission of
Public Safety to issue an order pro-
hibiting the setting of fires, except
under permit of forest officers, with
in dates. Accordingly, orders num-
bered 5, 8, 20 and 33 were issued by
the Commission and posted widely
throughout the northern half of the
state. Our rangers have made num-
erous arrests and obtained quite a
number of convictions of persons dis
regarding these orders. In this and
other respects the cooperation of the
Commission of Public Safety has
been exceedingly valuable.
"Following fall and spring with
many running fires, which drained
our fund, we were forced to call for
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15
GOV. BURNQUIST NOT
TOO BLAME FOR FIRES
State Forester, w. 7. Cox, Makes
Statement on Causes of Forest
Fires

Immediately after the big forest
fires in Northern Minnesota the story
was circulated in all parts Of the
state that Governor Burnquist was
responsible for the catastrophy, by
reason of having vetoed the
bill authorizing money to fight the
fires with. This story was false and
the true facts are stated in the arti-
Gle which follows:
p The State Forester, William T. Cox
with respect to prevention Of forest
fires, which should receive the most
careful attention of every citizen of
the state, Mr.. Cox proves, by an ar
ray of incontrovertible facts, that the
state forest service with the vigor-
ministrations, have done all in their
power to provide effective means for
preventing and fighting forest fires,
but the legislature consistently re-
fused to grant the necessary appro-
priations. The result of this short
sighted policy is that the forest SER
vice have been able to "give the
forest country only 40 per cent
fire protection"
With regard to the recent destruc-
tive fires Mr.. Cox shows that every
thing possible Under the circum-
stances had been done to prevent
the calamity, and that it in all pro-
liability would have been prevented
if the necessary funds had not been
refused for the organization and
maintenance of an adequate force of
fire fighters. The Public Safety
Commission had done all it could do
in tn premises and thanks to it's
effective cooperation many running
| fires have been checked this fall. But
nothing short of a. comprehensive
| system of fire protection will avail
| to forestall destruction of life and
property in the forest regions of the
state. The question is up to the peo-
pie. They are the rulers and theirs
is the responsibility. Let every voter
read and read again Mr.. Cox's in
structive statement, which here fol-
| lows in full:
First, with reference to appropri-
atoms asked for and those granted
during the legislative sessions since
1911, at which session the Forest
Service was created, with funds Of
$4,000 per year for 1912 and 1913.
Session of 1918: Fund asked for,
$150,000 per year; fund appropriate
ed $4,000 per year.
Session of 1915: Fund asked,
$150,000 per year; fund appropriate
ed $4,000 per year.
Session of 1917: Fund asked
$150,00O per year (reduced by
forestry board to $100,00O); fund
appropriated $4,000 per year; also
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15
NO LET UP In FIGHT
OF FOUR WAR BOARDS
Food and Fuel Administrations, War
Industries Board, Still in
Power

Even though the end of the war
is declared, yet there will be no let
up of the activities of any of the
three principal non-military war
agencies-the War Industries Board,
the Food and Fuel Administrations.
These agencies will still retain their
power and continue with their work,
even tho the fighting has ceased.
The Food and Fuel administrations
continue under the Lever act until
the President proclaims peace after
ratification of treaty by the Senate.
They automatically 60 out of exist
ence then. There is still need for
conservation of fuel and officials said
today that there probably will be no
great lessening of fuel conservation
measures for some months to come.
Because of the need of feeding the
released peoples of Northern France,
Belgium, Central and Southern
Europe and the Near East, the Food
Administrators activities must
continue.
At the War Industries board off,
Gals declared there would be much
work for that organization to do.
They foresee no serious industrial
disturbance with the governments
grip on all war industries and mat
erials held tight. The board retains
its authority until peace is formally
proclaimed.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15
VOSS STUDIO
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES SALE

Notice is hereby given that default
has been made in the conditions of
mortgage executed by B. f Marty and
Emma Marty, his wife, mortgagors, to
John Scheile, mort ga gee, dated the 24th
day of June, 1915, and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds of Stew
ems County, Minnesota, on the 18th day
of June, 1916 at 2:30 o'clock P. M, in
Book So of Mortgages, on page 296 there
of; that the amount claimed to be due
on said mortgage is $280.00; that the
premises described in and covered by
said mortgage are Lot Number Ten (10),
in Block Number One (1) in the addi-
tional townsite to the Village of Cho-
kio. Minnesota, according to the Record
ed Plat thereof, situated in Stevens
County, Minnesota; that by virtue OF
the power of sale contained in said
mortgage and pursuant to the statute
in such case made and provided said
mortgage will be foreclosed by the sale
of said premises, at public vendue, to
the highest bidder for cash, by the
Sheriff of Stevens County, Minnesota,
at the front door of the Court house. in
the City of Morris, in said County and
State, on the 21st day of December.
1918, at ten o'clock A. M, to satisfy the
amount then due on said mortgage, to-
gether with the costs of such sale and
$4,000, attorneys fees, stipulated in said
mortgage.
Dated November End, 1918.
JOHN SCHEILE,
Mortgage.
JAMES B. ORMOND,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Morris, Minnesota.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15
PRETTY FRENCH GIRLS 8
BUT HARD TO TALK TO
So Says Walter Farwell in Letter to
Sister-Talks Interestingly Of
France

Dear Olive:
Received your letter last night.
1t takes over a month for a letter
to reach me from home.
eve are at a small town now that
was held by the Boche for little
while and it is pretty we'll shot to
pieces.
"The buildings are all made of
stone so you can imagine what
would happen when one of them are
hit by a small shell the size of a
sack of bran.
Glow would you like to live here
in these houses? One door opens
out on the street and the other into
the constable. One thing about it
a guy wouldn't have very far to go
to milk. We buy all the milk we
can get. Tastes good even if we
know there is little dirt in it.
eff you think France is a small
country just walk as far as 1 have
thru it and you will change your
mind. There might be two or three
towns that I haven't walked to in
the last two or three weeks but not
any more than that.
"You would laugh to see the rail-
roads here-boX cars about the size
of dry goods box. If we had such
cars at home the kids would take
them for play wagons.
1--WE saw an American locomotive
the other day and you should have
heard the boys shout.
where we are bileted now there
are two old French ladies. They
try to talk with us all the time and
will do anything they can for us.
1 am writing this on their table, and
the old lady is standing by talking
all the time and all the French I
know yet is, 'finesh,' and 'wee!' 'wee!'
IT counted % planes up in the air
at one time yesterday. We hardly
ever look up to see one now as the
air is full of them.
1--WE can hear the artillery fire to-
day as usual but not so much of it.
One day last week we were up close
W ScC JuO DIT
and could hear them real plain, that
was close enough but suppose it
won't be long before we will hear
them right close by.
eve see lots of pretty French
maids, but the dickens of it is we
can't talk to them and those French
and English books takes an hour to
say anything.
Say when you hear that I am in
New York you want to start cook
ing pancakes and maybe you will
have enough to fill me up when I
reach home.
Love to all.
Prvt. j. w. Farwell,
eco. B, 362 Inf, A. P. o. 776,
American e. F."
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15

Alberta Celebrates wars End

BY a. M Monday news had reached
the village from various rellaple'
sources that an armistice had peen
signed by the German Government
suitable to the demand of the allied
nations. Although reports had been re-
ceiyed on two former occasions that
peace had come this was the first time
that Alberta really conceived to the re-
port and went wild. Scores OF school
girls formed a parade headed by Cap
tain Palma Norby and gathered in
every business place in town and sang
national airs. All the bells in town
were started to chime including the old
school bell which had been moulding in
the clay for years was unearthed and
placed on tower in the middle of the
street where it's chimes pealed out from
s a. m. to midnight without a pause.
The City of Morris extended an in
vitation to the people of Alberta to
come to Morris and join in the evening
celebration but owing to the fact that
MANY were duty bound and could not
go including many children that did
such faithful celebration work during
the day it was decided upon to celebrate
at home A very nice program was
ouickly arranged for the evening cele-
bration as we'll as real image of Bill
was manufactured for cremation after
the evening entertainment.
At 1880 p m. a procession was formed
at the school grounds including the Red
Cross women of the town, a float re-
presenting the United War Work drive
about one hundred and fifty children all
carrying flags preceded by the Goddess
of Liberty, who later played the part
exceptionally we'll all during the enter
tainment The procession ended at the
Larson lawn where seats had been pro-
vided the place handsomely decorated
and brilliantly lighted. The opening
address was given by L. p. Norby eX-
planning fully what a most glorious It'd
ings had overswept the land-victory
and safety of the boys who had should
cred their guns and helped to bring
about the most glorious victory known
to mankind in defense of the stars and
stripes. The senior and junior girls
sang several patriotic songs. Prof.
Grafelman gave most splendid adj
dress which is his usual way of doing
Several readings were given by the
faculty The Alberta orchestra played
several appropriate selections which
were loudly applauded, it being their
first appearance this season
At the conclusion f. l.. Spauld1ng and
L. M. Larson were appointed to burn
Big Bill together with his Palace or
Summer Home" which was done amid
the cheers that lasted until midnight.
Alberta should never go to neghbor-
ing town to celebrate.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15

I'd prepare for school which in all prob
abilities will begin next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Gulbranson visited
with the Eystad family Sunday after
noon.
The Misses Lois and Irene Hamilton
and Hazel Eystad were callors at the
hatei Sunday evening.
Mrs. G.. Bangarrer visited friends at
Sank Center a few days last week.
j. M Buckley and Carl romalla were
in the Twin Cities a few days of last
week.
Faul Buckley is reported as being
quite sick with an attack of pneumonia
this week.
Mrs. Benedict Braun has been on the
sick lis the past few days.
Mrs. T. A. Maanum and Mrs. j.. F.
Norby have been making a collection to
raise a fund with which to buy Christ
mas presents for the Alberta boys over
seas. They have pecn successful same
as is customary with the ladies OF Al
berta when they undertake charitable
or any other work.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15
PAGE z

During the carly part of October
Practically all the fires were peat
fires of this kind, and to extinguish
them then would have required an
army of men, and besides, the danger
appeared no greater than on nunler-
GUS other occasions.
ITO have had them dug out at an
expense of 100000, with no pos
sibility of thorough patrol during
the ensuing days and weeks to pre-
vent the starting of new fires would
have been a procedure of possible,
but doubtful effectiveness. We
might have gone to the Governor
and the Safety Commission and
asked for this 100000, but did not
do so. I would not have asked for
less. 1t all comes back to the mat
ter of regular and systematic patrol,
the expense of which the Safety
Commission was not expected to
meet"
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15

Miss Emma Henriksen returned last
Friday from a weeks visit with friends
in different parts of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Treischel have been
visiting with Alberta friends the past
week. They expect to leave within a
few days for Seattle, Washington, where
they will spend the winter
Mrs. l.. M Larson fixed up very
nifty window display at the store last
Wednesday afternoon.
Two daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. r. E.
Prickett returned to their homes at
Fairmont, Neb., last week after an en-
joyable visit with their parents.
Miss Florence Russell was a caller at
the hotel Friday evening.
Ed. Braun, James and Theodore
Spaulding have been at work baling hay
for Emil Lembcke the past week.
Mrs T. A. Maanum called on Mrs
o. Peterson Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Edith Ginnow was at Morris be-
tween trains Monday and Wednesday of
this week.
The question of installing one or two
lights between the G. N. depot and main
street will be vigorously taken up with
the village council at their next meet
ing. This improvement should be made
at once without discussion as any one
having business between the depot and
the village after dark is we'll aware of
the absolute necessity of better lights.
Onward Nit Colt" is a thing of the
past Now it will be We're is Gott?"
Mrs. Victor Peterson went to Devils
Lake, N. D., Tuesday to care for some
of her folks who have became victims
of the flu.
Alberta has been without barber
shop or laundry agency the past week
on account of our tonSorial artist Mr.
Helsper being victim of Influenza Mr.
Helsper is at the home of his mother
in Chokio and is rapidly recovering and
will soon be able to return to work
which will be good news to his many
customers some of whom have already
acquired the resemblance Of the north
men who landed in the New England
States in pioneer days.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Henriksen were at
Morris between trains Tuesday.
Mrs. Carl Henriksen and Miss Emma
were at Chokio Monday afternoon.
Chris Eystad and the Misses Hazel
and Lenora were Morris visitors Tues
day.
Miss Mary Johnson returned from a
two weeks visit with friends at Lowry
the first part of the week.
Henry Zimmerman went to South ST.
Paul with car load of stock last week.
Election day passed off very quietly
and every voter in the village took adj
vantage of his right of suffrage and
cast his vote for the candidates of his
choice.
Miss Rena Braun and Mrs. Theodore
Rcnts were at Chokio between trains
Friday of last week.
Mrs. A. H. Andert was at Norris last
Monday forenoon.
Committeeman Schultz, Grafelman
and Orth have been most successful to
date with the United War Work drive,
so much so that going over the top is
certainty.
Mrs. G. M. Bagstad visited with Mr..
and Mrs. v. F. Orth Monday evening.
Miss Viola Gulbranson has resigned
her position in the Andert confectionery
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15
RR $2:f
Fair Food Prices

Prepared under the direction of
the United States food administration
for Minnesota, by Mrs. F. A. Han
cock, Chairman of the Fair Food
Price Committee for Morris, showing
average wholesale prices being paid
by local retailers for the staples
named and highest prices which may
be charged to consumers for same.
Morris tribune., 1918-11-15

Telephone bus calls for Grihth's
bus to the Merchants Hotel any time
of the day or night. advtf.