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next door to sell ice cream to kid
die Out in front the owner of the
tire sat smoking a 'boughten" sigar,
'boughten" at the general store
The wife remarked that she thought
cigars were not as good as they used
to be, Judging by the odor. Some
thing did seem to smell wrong. In
vestigated and found vulcanizing
corner of garage, including truck tube
which had done just II miles of ac-
tual travel, burning briskly. There
is plenty of sand in the desert Others
have noticed this fact. Sand is fine
for putting out fire. Only one corner
of the garage burned before we had
buried half of the structure under the
sand Rescued truck tube-in four
parts, like the moving picture serial
Another ten dollars gone-to Ludlow
this time
The assistant to the proprietor
was just as sorry as he could be, about
burning the garage, not the custom
er's ten-dollar tube He knew he
would catch fits from the proprietor
for the garage job and sized up the
customer as not being able to give
him fits, even if said customer did
cast a few on his own account.
Compromised. Bought a new tube,
this time an inch too small for the
casing, but rubber will stretch The
compromise consisted in paying full
Phoenix retail price, which assist
ant to the proprietor" said was cost
price to him at Amboy
Renewed the excursion in search
of adventure. Went 627 miles be
fore right front tire blew up Put
on spare. Went 273 miles before
left front tire cut "half in two,"as
the boys say. Put on sole remaining
spare.
Needles, where they have saloon
and several garages, but no "a by 4
tires. Spent the night admiring the
Santa Fe division switching system.
Bought an interliner not more than
two sizes too big and not over three
years old. The latter is known fact,
because interliners were invented
about three years ago.
Started out early in the morning.
Were awakened by the the 5 is a. M,
not p. m Dined with the all-night
train men and breakfasted with the
going-on crew. The wife remarked
that Needles was noisy place.
Sixty-one miles on way. Right
rear tire, the one with the $4S5
worth of interliner in it. blew up
JOY! There is no spare. Made an
emergency repair, setting desert re-
cord of hours and As minutes Also
pumped up tire, after fixing pump 80
it would work. Reached Parker. via
Bush ferry, and after dinner started
out. Having only been over the
The Parker post., 1918-06-01
THE FIRING SQUAD.

l wonder how long we'll continue to
be health resort for spies
And other industrious gentlemen
that the papers criticise!
The place for an agent of Kaiser Bill
is six feet under the sod
| want to hear some corporal yell,
Fall in, the firing squad"
Do we get cold feet at the thought Of
blood? Have we lost our old-time
grit?
IT we haven't the CUTS to kill a man
we'd better lie down and quit.
Do you think you can tame these
animals by the method of spare
the rod?"
Forget it. Come on with the corporal
in command of firing squad!
If we riddled few incendiaries the
industry would decline;
If we plugged couple of profiteers
the rest would stand in line;
And lot of these devilish anarchists
would get in and carry the hod
II few of their leaders went over
the range to the tune Of firing
squad
Arrested, "Interned," or "Out on
baip'-it's ever the same old
song.
And we lay the paper aside to remark
How long, oh God, how long!"
We've seen enough devilment this
past year to arouse the wrath Of
God!
Then what is it that we are waiting
for! Come on with the firing
squad
Army and Navy Journal
The Parker post., 1918-06-01
Mine Machinery for Sale.

Mine Machinery for Sale.
One SO H. P Western Engine;
One Rand Compressor, Imperial type
This machinery is as good as new,
and can be purchased at a great
bargain
Used less than thirty DAYS.
Address Parker Motor company.
Parker, Ariz.-Adv.
FOR SALE-A hundred dollar
stock certificate in the Commercial
Bank of Parker Adjustment company
for $65. 90 Address N. NJ, care of
Parker Post. (3)
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For state news. read The Forum.
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dian officers. recommended by Capt.
w. s. brewery. of the British re-
cruiting mission in Minneapolis, who
will make tours OF the division.
Soldiers and sailors will not be
asked to contribute to the Red Cross
fund, according to word received
from Washington. II they desire to
contribute, their donations Will be
accepted, but it is the feeling Of Red
Cross leaders that soldiers and
sailors have offered enough for their
country; that It is up to those at
home to contribute, that the lot of
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Equity Bank j.
Changes Name

Important changes were ratified
by the state banking board. at a
meeting Tuesday. afternoon at Bis
marck, one Of these being a., change
in the name Of the Equity Interna-
tional bank Of Fargo to the Equity
State bank. =
The increase. in the capital stock
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under the direction of r. B. Osier, Of
the University of Minnesota extens-
ion department, specially assigned
to assist the division speakers bur-
eau during the campaign, began
throughout the division on May 8,
and will continue with more and
more frequent meetings until the
close Of the drive.
In addition to the army of Four
Minute men already serving through
out the division, and the regular Red
Cross speakers who have been active
for months, Mr.. Osier has obtained
the services Of IA British and Cana
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Ribbons
Hair Bow Ribbons Choice OF Moire
or plain Fable sink, all colors and a
regular zoe quality. May 4
sale, a yard s....s.s.s... Hs 60 ~
Fancy Hair Bow Ribbon. PIaids,
Stripes and Dresden effects, in all
colors. Regular price Csc a a 81
a yard. May sale ....... V
Windsor Ties Crepe de Chine,
Plaid silk, FouIard and Satin Wind
sor ties, I'm all colors. Regular CSC
and 29c values. May 0A
sale, to clear ............ Is - ~
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raise $S,625, S00-the divisions por-
ton OF the 500, 900, 900 asked by the
Red Cross-that it may continue its
war work.
Of this amount Minnesota has been
asked to raise $2,664,500, Montana
$303, 500, North Dakota $407, 500, and
South Dakota $250,O0O. Among Red
Cross leaders in the various states
there is not the least doubt but that
the quotas will be raised. The only
matter of conjecture is to what ex-
tent the allotments will be oversub-
scribed.
An intensive speaking campaign,
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DIVISION QUOTA
is $S,625.8OO

In the. week beginning May 90,
Minnesota, Montana North and
South, Dakota. the states comprising
the Northern division Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. have been asked to
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Event viii he Celebrated at LakofRn
n. De- on June This Year.
I.akota, N. D.. May 16.-Inte-est, ts
conferred here on annual county play
because OF the fact that there VIII be
no district play day this week; the
program for the Lakota. meeting = y 5
practically the same as the pFo sst h1.isi
anco than any previous event or the
kind is expected "a
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TWO ETRns yVITBTN HoUR,

McHenry, N. D.. May 18.--Two fires
within an hour were quickly extin-
guished by firemen. The property
damaged was the barn owned by w.
e. Main, and the Gakkstad tailor shop.
A gasoline stove was the cause of thu
fire in the tailor shop.
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Cloves

) Gloves
Ladies' Black or White Silk MiIaneso
Gloves with double tip fingers. All
sizes and worth 75c. May R 0
sale price. a pair ....... e. - "
Ladies' White or Gray Chamoisette
Gloves. All sizes and a regular 85c
quality May sale, g.
q pair Observation-Disclosures. &1 "
Ladies' Champagne Washable Cape
Gloves. Broken sizes OF. our regular
$500 quality II your size is here
they're cheap a. "a
at $3.50. ....... ........, - u H3s -
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Of the MeGregor State bank from
$4,000 TO $4,000 was approved, and
the increase of the Sykeston bank
capital from $1,000 to $4,000 was
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Oatmeal, 3 large pkgs. zoe
Cocoa, in pint glass jars,
Q for ...........3 SG
Apple Butter, at. glass
jars SBaBGe
Libby's Red Beans, dozen
cans .......I... ODD
Bakers Chocolate, / lb. 3SG
Salmon, lib. can, 3 for $40
Apricots, heavy syrup,
3 cans ..............5 $50
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ANNUAL PLAY DAY.

the fighting men may be made
little easier. .-.srsgk :.
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ED IN QUANTITY, WE WOULD ADVISE

Corn, good pack, 2 cans Csc
Large cans Tomatoes,
solid pack, 3 cans ..ASG
Seeded Raisins, 8 pkgs. $50
1880 Dried Prunes, Ib. 4 Sd
Fancy Dried Peaches,
per ib. communicable
Fancy Dried Pears, 1b. Roc
Fancy Dried Apricots,
per ID. ..........,...2 3G
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Art Goods

EAIG NSUULLB
Royal Society package goods. May
sale price at .oNE-THiRD OFF
chiId's Stamped Linen Dresses. age
"A. Regular price az a On
$1.75. May sale -. .
DINO Embroidery Thread. white or
ecru. Regular selling price 15c and
zoe. TO clear in this - -
May sale ........s.......
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

mittee on the conduct of the war"
''The Philadelphia Public Ledger as
"it is right that the. representatives of tho
people shoald investigate when specific is-
sues arise, and the President has. made it
clear that his objection does not lie against
this. But to give carte blanche to. any COM
mittee of either house without limit on
time or expenditure to probe into any
branch Of the governments conduct Of the
war would be mischievous interference
and not help and ought not to be al
lowed"
"The Senate has shown an. unmistak-
able disposition to arrogate executive
functions to ITSELF" in the opinion of
"The Dallas News" which lays the blame
chiefly on the Committee on Military and
Naval Affairs"
"The New York Evening Post" en-
phasized the unftness Of bodies of lay
AAACiA w investigate ISCuuIC6l maLLerSs and
gave detailed account of the activities
Of the Congressional committee which, in
the Civil War, Investigated military poll
icy, fitness Of commanders, army organi-
zation, munitions, prisons, battles and the
administration OF commanding generals.
Interpreting in advance the investiga-
tion resolution, Colonel Harvey wrote in
his "War Weekly:
"Ihe Senate committee does not propose
to take overf Or even to participate in, the
conduct Of the war but it does demand ts
rightto continue its admirable work, which
has already resulted in reformation of many
practices which were heading our country
straight to disaster.
Is this in fact the Presidents war, or ia
It, ~ the President himself has declared.
tho peoples war7
"That 10 the whole question:
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

show that the Baker regime has been in
efficient from the beginning, and to force
the President to put the War Department
in stronger hands,"
The following comment appeared in
The Tribune:
Nobody wants publicity about ordnance
delays as such. People want to know only
that corrections are applied and that head
way is making. The government itself has
been responsible for much unnecessary and
unfortunate publicity In this instance it
requested the Senate committee to come
and see for itself before starting an in
vestigation and the committee did"
"The New York World" suggests that
the controversy between the President
and the Senate will be better understood
if we examine the record:
"A few days after Congress convened,
early in December. Senator Chamberlain
announced that the Senate Committee on,
Military Affairs was about to begin an ia
quiry to ascertain just what progress, had
been made with preparations for war
"That was more than FIVE msfths ago.
and the committee proceeded at once to
conduct an investigation which has ex-
tended practically over the whole session
of Congress.
"Nor is there any warrant whatever for
the amazing assertion Of Senator Chamber
lain that 'the Military Affairs Committee is
a coordinate branch OF the government :
The Committ<e on Military Affairs is one
Of seventy1ave Senate committees. It is
no more 4 coordinate branch Of the govern
ment than is the Committee on Indian
Depredations or the Committee ON the Dis
position of Useless Papers in the executive
departments"
President Wilson's protest against
the Chamberlain resolution will undoubt-
edly dispose Of it," according to- aThe
Times which insists that s.ths people
,ars with him In his opposition to COM
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

sage Of the bill as the first real step
toward efficiency in the conduct Of the
war. 1t declares also that the bill par
tally restores to the President powers
THAT were lost by gradual encroach-
ment upon the executive although
created by the Constitution. "With the
signing of the BILL" say "The News" of
Parkersburg, w. Va, "Mr. Wilson will
become one Of the most autocratic rul-
ers in the world. /. >. And when the
war is over may he have the fine old
Roman virtue to relinquish with sim
plicity Of soul his dictatorship and re-
turn as resolutely TO his pen as did Gin
cinnatus to his plowshare."
"The Wilmington News" believes that
the Overman law gives President Will
son unique prominence among the Allies.
The first and so far as is known the
only thing the President has done under
the authority Of the Overman act has
been to reorganize the aircraft work,
making it independent of the army Sig
nal Corps. The order formally created
bureau. of aircraft production, thus
giving full legal status and power to
John D. Ryan, recently appointed di-
rector of aircraft production and chair
man of the Aircraft Board. The Signal
Corps reverts to it's old functions, hav-
ing to do with army signalling and the
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

Ing what we mean when we say we shall
stand by Russia, and what we mean by
Russia. 1t saw in "Japan's reputed will
lngness" to become the Allied agent "to
enable the real Russians to take charge
Of Russia" the danger Of arousing sus-
picion in the Russian, mind and of con-
verting the Russian people into enemies,
and it demanded definite policy of
action.
"The New York Evening Post" voices
"a demand upon Russia that she shall do
all she can for her own redemption" as
Belgium and Serbia have done.
To give Germany free hand in the
East, as an editorial in The Tribune
phrased it, "would be to give her un-
limited power of life and death over
democracy on earth.'
"The New York Globe" discussing the
speech as whole, found that "the Presi-
dent has been follower rather than a
leader Of public opinion" and added:
with respect to the nature of the war,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Washington
transmission Of military information.

transmission Of military information.
Major General George O. Squier, chief
signal officer, remains in that post, but
his connection with the air service is in
the capacity Of an ex-officio member Of
the Aircraft Board. Secretary Baker di-
rected that Colonels r. L. Montgomery,
E. A. Deeds ard S. D. Waldron, Of the
Signal Corps, be detached from all other
duties and assigned to assist. the Attor-
ney General in his investigation.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
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army that he would send against her if
necessary. He also told her that she
could have no hope to retain her terri
torial booty in the East, which would
make her the master Of the world-in
the words of Lord Robert Cecil, "as great
power as Rome was in the days Of her
undisputed sway"
The President reminded his hearers
that he had asked Congress to name no
limit for the army. He said there were
two duties with which we were face to
face: 1.-THE first duty is to win the war.
And the second duty, that goes had in
hand with it, is to win it greatly and
worthily, showing the real quality of our
power not only, but the real quality of
our purpose and Of ourselves" In his
own mind he was convinced, he said,
that not hundred years Of peace could
have knitted this nation together as this
aangle year Of war has knitted it To-
gether; and better even than that, if
possible. it is knitting the world to-
sether." Behind the opportunity to
demonstrate force, he said, lay "the op-
portunity to demonstrate character"
"The Springfield Republican" found
no passage in the Presidents speech
more notable than his declaration that
~ intended to stand by Russia az we'll
as France:
Revolutions pass through many phases,
and in time the Russian people will find
such government ~ they want. Mean
sAila ths AlliAs must help to protect the
hstsss ~ 1tss Russia with wAatsvsx CO.
spsrsssen they can get from tho sozera.
neat In power. President Wilson has never
shcwn higher statesmsnship than in his
clear perception at the outset Of this neces-
sity, and Russian freedom Is cause for
mich our Republic can be proud to fight"
a fact, the leading newspapers Of the
country generally recognized the most
vital and most battling problem in the
nfuhtion In the East. 'The Baltimore
ern1 discussed @the feeling Of helpless-
ss s n sesard u this situation, inquir-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

Republican organs came out unequivo-
cally in his support. Among the papers
opposed to the Presidents course were
"The New York Sum-" "The New York
Herald" "The Boston Transcript" and
"The Philadelphia North American"
"The Sum- cites as one Of the powers
expressly conferred upon Congress by
the Constitution the right Ito make all
laws which shall be necessary and proper
for carrying into execution" the other
powers specified.
"The Transcript" goes so far as to
declare that "the (Chamberlain) resolu-
tion ought to have been adopted in its
original FORM" 1t quotes President Will
sons book, Congressional Government"
to show that he entertained very differ
ent opinions twenty-seven years ago:
"Unless Congress have and use every
and disposition Of the administrative agents
Of the government, the country must be
helpless tolearn how it is being served, and
unless Congress both scrutinize these things
and sift thcm by every form Of discussion the
country must remain in embarrassing, Grip
ping ignorance Of the very affairs which
it is most important that 1t should under
stand and direct. The Informing function
Of Congress should be preferred even to its
legislative function. The argument 10 not
only that discussed and interrogatsd ad-
ministration is the only pure and efficient
administration, but more than that, that the
only real self-governing people is that peo-
pie which discusses and interrogates its
administration"
"He knows that if he can bring about
the defeat of the Chamberlain resolu-
tion," "The Transcript" continues, ''he
will have thereby throttled any and all
investigation by the Senate Of the con-
duct Of the war, any probe Of any scan
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
.HE controversy between the
President and the Senate as to
the question whether one or

"HE controversy between the
President and the Senate as to
the question whether one or
both should investigate certain
phases Of the conduct Of the war ended
very Unexpectedly on Wednesday with
full victory to both sides. The Senate
tactfully agreed to let Charles E.
Hughes investigate the aircraft busi-
ness under the direct request of the
President. But, having dropped that
matter, it adopted what it called a
Substitute" for the Chamberlain reso-
luton to which Mr.. Wilson had openly
objected.
The Substitute" was merely reso-
luton providing funds with which the
Military Affairs Committee may pro-
ceed at it's leisure to investigate the
conduct Of the war under authority OF
the old Resolution No. 49," under
which the Military Affairs Committee
j
held its inquiry into the work of the
War Department last winter. The out
come, therefore, is that the Senate
leaves the aircraft muddle to Hughes
and reserves to itself the right and the
means during the summer recess to pur-
sue its own independent course and look
into the war when, il and as it likes.
Meantime, while the affair was hang
ing fire in the Senate, and prior to the
making of this obvious" move, a good
many editorial counties were heard from.
Newspapers generally, throughout the
country, were concerned with the issue
between Mr.. Wilson and the Military
Affairs COMMITTEES. The preponderance
Of opinion appears to be IN the Presi-
dents favor. A number Of influential
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
dal, past, present or future"
"The New York Herald" says:

president Wilson's extreme stand against
investigation by the Senate Committee ON
Military Affairs into the work of some of
the branches of the War Department can
not but arouse suspicion that he is permit
ting his feelings toward some Senator's to
warp his judgment"
"The North Americans" view was
that what alarmed and depressed the
public was that there had been atrocious
laundering and incompetence, resulting
in dangerous condition of unprepared-
ness.
"The Buffalo Express" thinks it is be-
ginning to look very much as if the issue
were centring on Secretary Baker, and
writes:
Senator Chamberlain and those Who side
with him evidently believe and wiSh 70
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
The Umholy Trinity

to preparedness and to abandonment Of
speaking Of special grievances Of this coun-
try when 1t was its broad issue that was
the fundamental reason for our participa-
tion, the President has been behind rather
than ahead of public opinion. This, per.
haps, Is we'll, for national unity has been
realized"
"The Knickerbocker Press" offered
this tribute:
"The Presidents address was full of brave
determination. The snap and vim Of some
Of his sentences were tremendous He
spoke as the leader Of . great aation, en-
gagged in mortal combat and committed to
success with all it's power and possessions"
A few excerpts taken at random from
newspapers illustrate forcibly the re-
sponsive attitude Of the press. "The
Philadelphia Public Ledger" for in
stance. says: "He made clear his far
seeing understanding of the insincerity
of the Hun peace; 'The Philadelphia
Inquirer: eve must and will proceed
upon the assumption that the only way
to win the war is to crush by the utter
defeat upon the battlefield the military
power which Germany has so terribly
and criminally abused"; "The Washing
ton Evening STAR: president Wilson
struck the bullseye in his fine, strong
war speech; 'The Baltimore Sum-:
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
t;dS:<
- ~ Co.
"a
The President 'sNew
Freedom

"HE famous Overman act, under
which the President will have
unlimited. authority to reorgan-
ize all departments of executive
government, was signed by him on Mon
day. The>event was hardly noticed be-
cause debate had exhausted itself and tho
idea had been accepted beforehand.
Whereas "The New York Evening
POST sees ian edged tool not to be played
with carelessly" in the Presidents new
power to Ego behind the appropriation
bills prescribing the duties of subordi-
mates in the departments" "The Spring
field Republican" takes heart in the fact
that Congress will always have a
weapon of overwhelming force to curb
an executive dictatorship while
it retains power to levy taxes and ap-
propriate public funds.'"
"The Cheyenne Leader" halls the pas