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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
EXPECTED AND INEVITABLE

That the presidents partisan appeal made a. lew
days ago would precipitate a party fight i'll the closing
days of the campaign was to be expected. 1t was In
evitable, It has happened. And the president, having
taken the plunge into the miry waters. cannot refrain
from doing some splashing.
Under any circumstances there was bound to be
some exhibition of partisanship. There had been some
already. But, if the president had let the situation alone
1t would have taken care Of itself. and there would
have been no real confusion Of party rivalries with the
fundamental issues which are involved in this war.
Nearly all Republicans. and nearly all Democrats
Are in favor of the prosecution of the war with the ut
most vigor until the ideals which have Already been
formulated, and which have been accepted both here
and abroad, among our Allies have been realized. The
men who are not in favor of this course constitute an
insignificant minority of our population. Some of them
are listed on one party, some in another, and some pro-
Tess to belong to no party at all.
Some men Of unquestioned patriotism, with the in
fluence of long years of party tradition strong upon
ing undue emphasis upon party just before election. Il
would have been better if there could have been less Of
this, but we must take the facts as they are. But when
members of one party found the president of the United
States taking an active part in the party. contest, and
making a party weapon of the war, it would have been
expecting the impossible not to expect a vigoruos re-
Spouse. y
Accordingly, the presidents charges have been met
with counter charges, and the president has felt i'm
PEELED to write a letter making sighting references to
men whose services to the country he should be the first
to appreciate. And so it goes. 1t is not an edifylng
spectacle, nor one which a patriotic citizen can contem-
plate without sorrow and a measure of humiliation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
CHARLES ALLEN

The people Of Grand Forks county have never had
~ more faithful and conscientious servant than Cha les
sAler,s who is Republican candidate for county treasurer.
~ clerk, or US deputy. Mr.. Allen has served In all. or
nssIly Ill Of the major county Offices, and he has thus
Sannsaired IN experiences in county affairs. and a knowl-
ssAss ef the people in all parts 81 the county which II
s~pfetebly ssrpaased by that Of no othsr man in the
gcssAty - whatever capacity ~ has Sssrved, he has per-
Stsfasa shis dudes with thoroushness ana accuracy, and
H. 2Ssi1ss ~ his work m unnauaiiy complete equipment.
saas q easisetton of Mr.: Allan wii1&bs dissctly3sin line
etnS Sxsrywhe ~ M M correets one whefeyer ii ean
SgIfspsssA,Stha sf tlatna1s nsn az aAv4ncsA posnlons
el6Sis . apadhtss aArrytssE thr6uSh sxpsiasnss d SfhsaiSxN.r
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
PARTY AND THE NORTH DAKOTA
CAMPAIGN

The Heralds position on party affiiation is such
that, other things being substantially equal, it would ad-
vocate the election Of Republicans rather than Demo-
Gratis to positions involving party issues. II at this time
there were in North Dakota a Republican state and con-
gressional ticket. the candidates on which; in addition to
being members in good faith Of the Republican party,
were committed to sound policies relating to the govern
nent of the state, and. above all, to those principles Of
Anericanism upon, which the whole attitude Of the ma
ton in relation to the war and its issues must be based,
The Herald would most certainly be found Supporting
that ticket and advocating the election Of those candi-
dates.
That is not the situation. There is no Republican
ticket in North Dakota this year. The men who pose
as Republicans upon the ticket which purports to be Re
publican are either Socialists who have participated in a
successful raid on the Republican organization, or others
who have accepted Socialist leadership Because Social
list economic doctrines. enunciated time and time again,
are unsound and dangerous: because the Socialist organ
ization has shown itself to be utterly disloyal, and par
ticularly dangerous in this great national crisis: and be-
cause no man who is even remotely identified with So
cialisn as it exists in the United States today Is a safe
man for any public position, The Herald advocates the
election of the Democratic state and congressional ticket.
ii The candidates on the state ticket headed by 8. ].
Doyle stand for sound and constructive policies in state
government. They stand for vigorous and uncompro-
missing war measures. Especially in the First congress
sional district, the voters are asked, on the one hand, to
support John M. Baer. who has been by turns Socialist,
Democrat and Republican. but always under the direction
|of Mr.. Townley. and who has In every particular reflect
led the antfwar attitude Of his master. and Fred Barthol-
|omew. who is an unwayering supporter Of a vigorous and
constructive war policy. The Herald unhesitatingiy
recommends the election OF Mr.. Bartholomew.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
SOMETHING ELSE E

Absolute prevention of the exploitation of one man
by Another is the chief avowed purpose OF the constitu-
ton. Consequently it abolishesN all class distinctions.
c~onfiscates all real estate, including that of the church,
nationalizes all woods. minerals. waterways and live
stock and authorizes labor control of all industries, such
as mills, mines and railways for the purpose of insur-
ing the authority of the working people over the ex-
ploiters.'"
Tho above is not a section taken from a Townley
speech: 1t is not a part of any program definitely and
publicly proposed fol. North Dakota. 1t has some of the
earmarks, such as the declaration of purpose to prevent
the exploitation of one man by another, although in this
respect it goes beyond the North Dakota Socialist pro-
gram, which has nothing to say about the exploitation
of individuals by the Socialist bosses. But the declara-
ton against exploitation reads very we'll. And, with the
exception that there is not much said publicly here about
the confiscation of real estate, or the naturalization of
live stock, the platform bears a striking similarity to
something that we have seen before. The naturalization
Of woods. minerals and waterways. and the labor con.
troll of all industries. such as mills, mines and railways,
look very much like patches in the North Dakota So
,cialst quilt.
The paragraph quoted is taken from a description
OF the Bolshevik constitution recently adopted bv the
Soviet government at Moscow. The common people Of
Russia have been led to, expect from the adoption of
some such policy as is above outlined. and from the ad-
ministration of the meh who framed it, a state of affairs
an which they would all be able to live in luxury on two
hours labor a day, If, indeed, it should prove necessary
for them to labor at all.
Under that constitution, and under the direction
of the men responsible for it, the cohmon people Of
Russia have been plunged into the depths of poverty and
privation such, as they never knew before. Lands have
been confiscated. Public ownership Of industries is an
accomplished fact. But the lands are lying idle. and
the industries are dead.
&sS% ADMITTING ~ tho on,or +h,+ ..oa. ~ -.
policies laid down in the Bolshevik constitution are good.
the fact remains that no human government can exist
and bring anything but disaster to a people under Boil
shextk management. The men at the head Of the Rus
sian government are crooks, or incompetents, or both.
SO long as their sway lasts the Russian people will be
mfsgoverned. and exploited, and pillaged, and will starve
amid q wealth of splendid natural resources. A nation
cannot be run on a constitution alone. 1t takes some
thing more. 1t takes men.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
"I'll weep like a willow
He sang gaily, flinginE sods..

aI1e SdLS Sdllyy HHnSln& SO0S.t "I
"Half-past three. That means I
take the three O'Clock ferry, leave the
shack at half-past two. to make dead
certain of it. Wonder where she got
hold of that fellow that brought the
note? He must live around here.
Why, he's the boy hat was blocking
up the telephone booth Ast night, and
I saw him at the f1ower-market, too.
I remember now. Small world. small
world.
Careless Love, careless Love,
Do come home!".
Have I a clean shirt? Yes, thank
goodness! How am I going to Hive till
t~wo-thirty? It's a little, early, yet, but
l guess III go and doll up q tribe. !. -
And so on until, freshly arrayed, he
looked impatiently at his watch and
although it was, scarcely twenty min
utes past two. set out fkom the shelter
of the gaSden, into tho long. glaring
road that led down toward the cool
blue green of the river, and. the desul-
tory little ferry a mile further up its
edge.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29

eminent to be devised for the Germans and forced upon
them for a time. but that would merely be following
the course employed in any organized society when the
criminal or the mental incompetent is deprived Of his
liberty for the s4fety Of hiS n%eighbors.
Barring some such temporary e%xpedient. the Ger
mans must choose their own government II they desire
q republic. it n thsi rsprixiese have one. II they pre-
Ter a mDnarcl,st 1t IL not ourtpartt 20 dsny4hena- q demo
cratic government capnot cenfss. from iwasithout It n,ust
grow from within. Neither the desirsSSsf cr free gosern-
ment nor ne capasstys To eendIIc one en- be given T. !
people. They. thernsslNps must develop "a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29

But the liberal nations, nevertheless. can exercise
their own judgment with reference to certain things re-
lated to Germanys government. 1t is not their business
to create q German government to their own liking; but
they can. and should. refuse TO have friendly dealings
With q German government of which they do not ap-
prove, and in which they have not confidence
So long ~ the military caste controls the affairs Of
Germany; We must remain At var with Germany. And,
whss that Eoyernment Is s~ucdeeded by some other, y.
have the rightssto require that~Germany shalt remain
under suardianship until her peoplss have denonstrated
that tAey may g trusted togo alone.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
CHAPTER XXX.
The Way Of Fear

Pearl glided like a shadow. along
the hot vista Of the street until she
reached the corner of Eighth avenue
when she dartedl Into "a doorway be-
hind a saloon entrance. to get her
breath. and collect her scattered wits.
For several moments she stood there
breathing hard with the excitement, OF
her escape. What should she do
next? Take the Subway uptown, and
try to handle the situatfon alone, rum
ming the chance that q simple warning
would be enough? But suppose they
had decided to get him at the shack in
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
10 TRANSFER GANfE.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 2s.-The pro-
posed transfer Of the Nebraska
Northwestern football game. dated
for November. %, from Lincoln to
0maha where it was offered to the
Hed Cross authorities. provided that
or~ganization would assume the $4,000
guarantee! to Northwestern and trans
portahon expenses Npf the Nebraska
Team, mas been abandoned because OF
the refusal Of the Red Cross "a deal
with Northwestern management
on ~ SHANGHAI basis other than q
guarantee of travelling expenses.
Following this action cf the Red
Cross Prof. r. D. Scott, director Of
athletics at Nebraska, wrote the
Northwestern authorities suggesting
that the $1,000 guarantee for game
IN Lincoln be cut at least In half. Ac-z
cording to Prot. Scott the game may
pc cancelled. II the Evanston school
does not agree TO those terms. assthe
war department has now practically
9 hold Sofsthe game and has PUT
9 9 ON sxpensive trips ana big A.
nancial rewards.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
GERMANY Avn HER GOVERNMENT

IN one sense Il Is none OF our sffai: what~sort OF
the Germans choose for thenasel.es It is
not the bushes u Of the United states and its associates
N the way 70 crs.te q new sovsfnment for Germany.s5In
fact the only 9oysfnhent that could be created for
Germany ~ outside agencies il. : stSvernment Of smili-
sssy forcs. aad these nations re eonamittsd % The DEM
%ocfatie idsAis Il may be Necessary Tor some such soy-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29

grades. and advancing them to higher positions on de
basis Of character and competency. Mr.. Allen has passed
through ths minor grades. He has given good service.
He has demonstrated his capacity. Hs~is entitled to
promotion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20
w ar Savings
Society

a War Savings Society was
organized at the public school
Friday afternoon with l45 char.
ter members. The purpose of
the society is set forth in the
following pledge which each
member Is required To sign on
joining:
hereby apply for member.
ship in the Public School War
Savings Society of Big Stone
Gap, Va, and pledge myself to
l. 10 systematic savings.
2. TO refrain from unneces.
sary expenditures and the pur.
chase of non essentials in order
that labor and materials now
employed in the production of
ARTICLES not necessary to my
health and efficiency may be
released Tor the production of
nose articles and supplies
which the United States need
Tor the support of its Army and
Navy.
3. To lend my earnest efforts,
encourage thrift and economy
IN my community and to secure
other members for this society
4. 10 invest in the United
States War Savings and Thrift
Stamps and to encourage others
so to do.
Prior to the formal organiza.
ton of the War Savings Society
this pledge had been circulated
and explained in the several
rooms of the school and repre-
sentative from each room elect.
ed TO look after the interests of
the society in that room aud &c
serve on the board of directors
OF the society. The officers and
directors elected are as follows
President, William Beverley
secretary, Miss Lucille Dowell;
treasurer, s. B. Hall; represen
tatives, ~ high school, vii,
ham Beverley, II high school
Miss Juliet Knight; high
school, Miss Bonnie Catron: 7B
Max Lille; IA, Arthur Foster
GB, Sara Mouser; sc, Hermi,
Slemp; 5B, Evelyn Alsover
Alb, John Hill Goodloe; IA, Car.
son Witt; &c, Leslie Hisel; BID
John Bullitt Chnlkley.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20
Surprise Wedding

a marriage which will be an
interesting surprise to II large
number OF friends and relatives
in the surrounding section was
solmnized Saturday night at
the Methodist Church ,Parson-
age by Rev. G.. w. Dean when
Miss Arkie Elizabeth Witt be-
come the bride of Mr.. Thomas
Il. Williams.
The bride, who is the oldeat
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Wiley
witt was one OF our most popu
lar and accommodating tele.
phone operators. She wore n
travelling suit of dark blue whip
cord with gray accessories.
MIR. Williams, who is in the
automobile business, is the
youngest son of Mr.. and Mira.
Dave Williams, who lives be.
low Sulphur Springs.
Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
left for Norton in an automo.
bile from which place they left
Sunday morning on the N. &W.
on their bridal tour to several
points for n few days, after
which they will return to the
Gap where they will make their
future home.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20
Keokee Red Cross Branch.

Those present at the Keokec
Red Cross meeting on Friday
March 10Th were as follow:
Mrs. George King, 4 hours;
Deaconess Adams, 10 hour,
Mrs. II l.. Carter, 3 hours; Mrs.
Walter Felts, 3 hours; Mrs. HUFF
p hours, Mrs. Arthur Rees, .
hours; Mrs, Nellie Lawn, l L.
hours; Mrs Gates, ID hours
Miss Edith Cochran, 3 ID hours
Miss Venus Whited, / hour
Miss Patty Schiller, / hour,
Miss Dutch Foster, . hours
Mrs. Higgins, | hour;% Miss
Belle Hubbard, hour.
The following is a list OF
things the keokee branch OF
the American Red Cross has
made:
GO hospital bed shirts, s pairs
palamas, III pks gauze sponges
Ak, q pairs bed socks, hot
water bag covers, dozen 4
inch bandages, . IL dozen 4
inch bandages, / tray cloth, IL
napkins, 4 subj. handkerchiefs,
100 many tailed Dandages.
KNITTED ARTICLES. sc
pairs socks, | helmet, As sweat.
ers, Is muillers, $ pairs wrist.
let's.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20

from every household, to the
end that finally every interest
IN the community is helpfully
touched by improved health and
added efficiency.
Not only is the Immediate re-
suit of these cooperative efforts
of splendid value but in them
lessons in MISREPRESENTATION are
taught which leave lasting i'm
press ON almost every family,
the general health is improved,
the death-rate lowered, and
every man, woman and child is
given better title to his heritage
OF health and happiness. That
the work may be well done
Wherever undertaken it is pro.
posed that six-months campaigns
shall be the rule this year, in
order that every section of every
county in which the work is in
augurated-shall have full benefit
OF the lessons sought to be
taught, rs well as enjoying the
benefits such as u three months
campaign cannot insure.
The shortage of physicians in
so many sections of the State
this year makes health really a
patriotic duty. Every commu.
nifty which undertakes sufficient.
~ early campaign Of medical
inspection and sanitation will
save far more in drug and medi-
cal bills than the cost of the
work, to say nothing of precious
lives saved, aud the sickness.
suffering and sorrow prevented.
Those counties which are most
prompt in making application
will receive first service at the
hands of tho Department. AS Il
matter of fact each county in
the State, which has not already
begun this work, should deter.
mine that this year, whether
fortunate enough or not to get
on the list for the State Depart
ment's work, it will conduct a
health campaign.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20

NJ. S. Kincaid, age 20, suffer
ed the misfortune of losing his
right arm in corn shredder
last Friday, on one of the Kin.
caid farms near Rose Hill. y
corn cob had lodged in the ma
chinery and after failing to re-
lease with n stick, he risked his
hand, with result that his arm
was severed between shoulder
aud elbow. He walked half a
mile to the store Of w. j. Beatty
before any help could be given.
lie is being treated by DR.. Pierce
at Rose Hill and ia doing finely.
lie il the son OF b. +. Xincaid
ut Ewing. Pennington Gap
Sun.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20
Farmers
Borrow
Over $50 100000 from Farm
Loan Banks

During the month of Janua.
ry Sll,iSI,5l7 were paid out to
farmers of the United States by
the Federal land banks on long.
time first-mortgage loans, ac-
cording TO statement by the
Federal Farm Loan Board.
On February the total
amount of money paid out to
farmers since the establish
ment of the Federal land bank 5
was $S5o,7s2, 432, covering a.
020, loans closed. The total
ame unit of loans applied for up
to February | was $3.50, $50, 98l
representing ll3,l46 applica-
tons.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20
Make Income
Returns

Roanoke, March 1.-THE
Collector of Internal Revenue
today stated thai blank returns
for partnerships whose income
exceeds $4,000 have been re-
ceived and that they would be
mailed to all partnerships and
firms whose names are known.
but that his Office has no com
plete list of partnerships and
that he desires all partnerships
in his District which do not re.
ceive forms within the next few
Days will write for them. Part
nerships whose income is not
$4,000 will be required to make
individual returns.
The collector further stated
that he hopes all corporations
will make return of income and
excess profits taxes prior to
April LIST so az TO avoid fines
and penalties. Corporations
should not delay their returns
after April lst, for the reason
that they are not sure that the
returns are correctly made out.
The Collector stated that if a
return properly sworn TO ID re
ceived in time that errors can
DO corrected afterwards, that it
is much better for the tax payer
to mako q return with errors
and inaccuracies in trather
than make no return at all.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20
RED CROSS WORK ROOM
NOTES

Those attending the Work
Room for the week ending
March 18th were:
Mrs. G. G. Long, IL hours;
Mrs. III. E. Fox, 7 hours; Miss
Mary Ramsey, hours; Mrs. j =.
W. Markle, 3 hours; Mrs. Ed
Mouser, 3 hours; Miss Julia
Cox, . hours; Mrs. Otis Mouser,
4 hours; Mrs. w. II. Wren, .
hours; Mrs. II. Hinkel, . hours;
Mrs. d. b. Sayers, 9 hours;
Mrs. FL $. X, Morrison, . hours
Mrs. j. NJ. Smith,.2 hours. Mrs.
Burgess, 4 ID hours; Mrs. Ar
thur Foster, hours; Mrs. l. r.
Taylor, . hours; Mrs. Owens,
l 1.2 hours; Miss NJ. Petit, / .
hours; Mrs. ID. b. Pierson, 9
hours; Mrs. T.. j. Prescott,
hours,
We have gotten some new
materials and have plenty of
work. Can keep fourty (40)
women busy at our afternoons.
SO every one try 10 come. The
work is being beautifully done.
The Baptist society are work
ing for the Red Cross Thurs
day afternoons when they
meet.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20
St. Patrick's Party

Miss janet Bailey entertai
ed a large number of girls aud
boys Mt her home Saturday owe.
ming from eight-thirty to elev.
en-thirty complimentary to
Misses Margaret Barron and
Elizabeth Sprinkle who are
Seniors and will graduate in
May from high school.
Progressive Rock, which was
the mode of entertainment dur
ing the evening, was played at
seven card tables placed in the
parlor, hall and dining room
which open together.
The color scheme of green
and white was used attractive.
ly throughout the rooms by
green shaded lights, cut glass
vases and baskets of carnations
narcissus and shamrock leaves,
suggestive of st. Patrick's Day
AT the close of the evening,
Miss Adelaide Petit won the
girls prize, II bottle of toilet
water, and Mr.. S. B. Hall, the
mems prize, box Of Station.
airy, for men, for making the
greatest number OF progressions,
after which u delicious ice
course carrying out the st.
Patrick idea and color scheme,
which consisted of brick ice
cream, squares of angel food
cake and mints, We're served ia
the guests, at the small tables
by Misses Ruth and Katherine
Barron
Small Irish clay pipes were
then given the boys and small
green pots Of shamrocks were
given the girls us favor of tn,
occasion.
Misses Margaret Barron ant
Elizabeth Sprinkle, guests o,
honor, wore beautiful new eve
ming dresses of pink satin will
white accessories.
Those present were:
Misses Margaret Barron
Elizabeth Sprinkle, Eleanor
Baker, Adelaide Petit, julie
Knight, Fannie Ray, Frances
Long, Lucille Dowoll. Eiitt
Ballard, Lula Mahaffey, Mar
garet Mitchell, Mrs. Perdue
MIR. and Mrs. 5. h. Hall.
Messrs. Il. |. Cantrel, z. G
Robbins, y. ID. liaun, Jerom,
Wells, q. X. Strong, Billy Nc
Donald, Fred Dowell, Clinor,
Smith, William Beverly, r. +
Commerford, G.Pa rick, Simon
banks, and Prof. .. II. EasIey
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-20
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The Interstate Railroad Com
pany has petitioned the State
Corporation Commission for
authority to advance its present
minimum passenger fare of lOc
To zoe minimum charge for any
one trip. The Commission has
set April 9th, 1918, 10 O'Clock IA.
m, at Richmond, Virginia, as
the date time and place for the
hearing in this case.
a. l.. Holton,
General Passenger Agent.
l2'l4 Big Stone Gap, Va.
Enlistments in the Regular
Army since April |, 1919. have
been more Than $4,000.