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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

have been heavier than ever bfore and
that the present cosdition is simply the
result of these two poor crops in sue
cession.
If we, against our better judgment,
should try to blame the administra-
ton or the politicians for the crop
failures; if we should argue that all
the shot air" emitted from Townley
and his hirelings in the state capitol
has helped to dry up the crops, the
Nonpartisan League would then have
much to answer for, because we never
have had such poor crops until these
self-appointed farmers guardians in
vaded our state.
The farmers of North Dakota are
all right, however, if they can raise
fair crop, and in this year Of our
Lord, 1918, we are going to see one
of the largest wheat crops North Da-
kota ever produced. We have had
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
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The Following communication was
handed to the Independent by one of
our readers, who has given some in
teresting comparisons as to the rela-
tive value of wheat and commodities
at present prices:
We admit the deplorable fact that
many Of the farmers in the western
part Of the state ar "hard up" at
present. But we do not agree with
the Nonpartisan sterotyped claim that
profiteers, big Biz" and our political
system alone have brought about this
condition.
We all know that the light crop of
1916 and the still poorer yield of 1917
of their income, while their expenses
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
TWO GRAND FORKS BOYS
KILLED IN ACTION

Grand Forks, N. D., June 15.-Ar-
chic Fink, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Fink, and Richmond Hall, son Of Mrs.
Griggs, were killed in action in France
on June z, according to word received
by the parents last night. Both young
men left here with the machine gun
company of the First North Dakota,
now the 164th Infantry, but were
transferred to the regular army. They
are the first Grand Forks boys to be
killed in action. -.s.. .t,,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

farmer, who shot and killed his wife
in barrel, some years ago, has not
been paroled, but he is to be found
at the penitentisSy as usual. How the
report got started, no one knows, but
we know that it is a fact that he is
still confined in the institution where
he is serving ten years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
ABSTRACT or sTArEMENv.
Per the Year EndInO oeeembee ~

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Kingdom Of Great Britain, made 70 he
cO4mi9sionsr Of Issuance Of the onee
q North Dakota, II pursuance Of the ho
Of said state.
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
KENTUCKY COAL OPERATORS REPORT
 OVERPRODUCT|ON
Reaching After New Business Enter Zone Formerly Supplied by
 Mines of District

ln contrast to conditions prevailing in the Birmingham coal operators in Ken lucky report overproduction and are reaching out into new territory for busi- ness. Within the last two or three days Kentucky coal of domestic grades have been offered dealers in western Georgia which is usually supplied by Alabama, at prices ranging 25 cents a ton under the price fixed by the government
 When the fuel administration divided the country into zones and designated the source of supply for the different sections they left portions of Georgia open to Tennessee and Kentucky as well as to the Alabama mines. but on account of the greater distance, the Kentucky and Tennessee operators made no effort to get any business there as long the the demand near home equalled their out put.
 Recently, however, the demand in the central west has not been equal to pro duction with the result that number of mines have been closed down or run ming on short time In offering to ship hard coal in lots of from one to 10 cars, one company in eastern Kentucky named a price under that fixed by the govern ment
 The production of hard coal in the Birmingham district at no time in the last eight or 10 months has equalled the demand. Here in Birmingham, there is scarcity and from other cities within a radius of 150 miles come reports that with the coming of cold weather there will be suffering unless the supply of coal is materially increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
MOVEMENT ID BUILD CITY AUDITORIUM |S REV|VEDByC CHAMBER
Chamber of Commerce Com mittee to Take Up Plans for Building AuditO-
 rum at Meeting

Number three of the Chamber of Com. merces house organ, Birmingham J came from the press yesterday and con- tains lot of very interesting informa- ton about Birmingham and her activi- ties. On the front page is the cut of a small boy placing underneath pair of empty stockings this message to Santa Claus:
 Dear Santa: Please bring me an audi. torium, barges and terminals for the Warrior river; some new schools and about 5000 houses. Your friend,
 BIRMINGHAM" considerable space to the proposed audi. torium about which it says:
 The Chamber of Commerce wants you and everybody to make up your minds right now that Birmingham is going to have an auditorium. It is big, vital need We have talked about it enough. The time has come for action.
 There is the status of the situation. Some IS months ago the citizens of Bir- mingham voted favorably upon the is- suance of several million dollars worth of bonds for the purpose of building schools, municipal lighting plant and an auditorium.
 ''The city was enjoined from issuing the bonds for the projects by the Mo Donald suit. During the past 30 days the courts have disallowed this action and, according to City Attorney Moore, the city can proceed with it's plans for an auditorium, so far as the legal aspect of the situation Is concerned
 Now, here is a point that perhaps some of us have forgotten. The bill au- |. mits the issuance of bonds to the amount of $5oo,00o to build combined auditorium and city hall.'
 The auditorium committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet within the next few days for the purpose ot considering the matter of an auditorium It is understood that when the commit tee meets it will be prepared to start movement looking to the immediate erection of such a building as will mee. the demands of Birmingham for years to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
NEW TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENT GAN
 DO ALL BUT THINK
Western Union Has Just h. stalled Multiplex System in Its Birming-
 ham Office

The Western Union Telegraph com pany has just installed in it's Birrning- ham office new multiplex system. which is one of the wonders of modern telegraphy
 The instrument can apparently do everything but think and even appar- ently shows excellent Judgment on va rious and sundry occasions.
 With this instrument messages are sent and received entirely by mechanical means Specially constructed type writers first copy the messages on an endless paper tape. Letters on the tape are formed by dots perforated in the proper place.
 The paper tape is then fed into another instrument and as each dot comes into place typewriter at the other end of the line puts down the proper letter
 The receiving instrument is especially interesting because 1t copies the message directly on the telegraph blank just as it is to be delivered to the person ad- dressed. It prints the message, turns the roller, ships the carriage auto matfcally, and when mistake is made stops until 1t gets correction.
 The instruments have been in only few days, but they are wonderful things in the telegraph business said J. M. Green, wire chief, yesterday. We operate them entirely with young women who for several weeks have been taking special course of training in the work Two or them are sending and two are receiving messages at the same time all on one wire by this system The sets cost about $6000 each They are, of course, very delicate pieces of mechan- ism. but their effectiveness has long since been demonstrated. While this is the first one We have installed they have been in successful use for some time on some of the big circuits in the east.
 They are also used by the Associated Press in New York in sending the press report to the various members in the city of New York
 The young women who handle the messages on these instruments become very efficient and we expect this to be a great addition to the facilities of our office. It will probably be only a ques- ton of short time until more of them are installed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
Generals Of Allied Armies To Outline Plan ofRed Cross
 Christmas Roll Call Driue
Preliminary Dinner of Three Divisions at Tutler Tomor- row-Campaign to Be Formally Opened Monday
 Evening With All Divisions of Allied Armies
 Present-Special Programme Arranged

The preliminary dinner to the open ing of the Red Cross Christmas roll call drive Monday, will be held tomor- row night at o'clock in the ball room of the Tutwiler hotel by three or the leading divisions of the allied armies of Greater Birmingham. Act Ing Field Marshal Morris w. Bush Will preside as the personal represen tative of Field Marshal J. Frank Rush. ton and the soldiers of the industrial division under Gen. P. H. WoodalI. tho R. F D. division under Gen. John R. IT Rives, will be in attendance and the affair promises to be an unusually in- teresting event, with several addi- tional features on the programme
 The Rainbow division under com mand of Gen. '(Mrs) w. D. Smith which has membership of approx. mately 1000. will open the camnaien next Monday afternoon with a lunch con at l o'clock, the place to be an nounced later
 The Red Cross Christmas ron caIl campaign will be formally launched
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
AGE-HERALD EDITOR
 IS HOME FROM TRIP
E. w. Barrett Returns After Absence of Three Months on Euro
 pean Trip

E. w. Barrett, editor of The Age- Herald accompanied by Mrs. Barrett and their two children, Edward. Jr.. and Kitty, arrived home from Washington last night.
 MT Barrett has been away three months, during which time he visited England and France as a member of a party of American editors, who made the trip as guests of the British min istry of information. Mrs. Barrett and the children met him in New York and en route home they stopped in Wash ington, where on Monday Mr Barrett appeared before Secretary McAdoo with the Alabama delegation in the interest of the Warrior river project
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
NEED FOR
 TRAINED NURSES
Federal Employment Bureau Re- ceives Many Calls for Experi-
 enced Nurses

There is an urgent need of trained and experienced nurses in Birmingham at present on account of the prevalence of influenza and pneumonia Mrs. Will E. Brooks, who has charge of the women's section of the federal employ ment service at 2012 First avenue, states that she has many calls every day and that she has been unable to supply nurses in half the cases.
 There are a great many married women in Birmingham who took the course in nursing before they were mar ried,'' said Mrs. Brooks yesterday, and I appeal to them. or to such of them as can get away from their homes. to vol. unteer to help out in this crisis. One or two married women have already gone out on cases and we need many more of them. There are not near|y enough single nurses in the city to supply the demand.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12

Orleans and Mobile and the Warrior river as soon as we are prepared to han de 1t. We have already built up a considerable business on the Mississippi in one-way freight and are planning to ship sisal, sugar, molasses and other southern products up the Mississippi to St. Louis and Chicago at an early date Just as soon as we are prepared to handle it there will be freight enough coming up the Warrior to make it interesting to the navigation authorities
 MT. Brent stated that for the present he could only establish rates to points on the Warrior, but whenever some way of getting shipments from the river to Birmingham was provided through rates to Birmingham would be published.
 The present equipment required by the government from the DeBardeleben Coal company. the Pratt Consolidated Coal company and the Alabama New Orleans company, while primarily built for coal transportation, is suitable for hauling grain and shoes and other commodities. and can be brought to points along the Warrior at lower rate than the rail- roads can haul them.
 COAL TRANSPORTATION
 After his conference with coal opera freight rates with Secretary o. k. Bunn of the Birmingham Traffic association and last might met President Crowder of the Chamber of Commerce and Judge B. M. Allen at the Southern club for an informal talk about the Warrior river and it's commercial development
 : You can say that as result of our conference in Washington Monday. Judge Allen said to an Age Herald re- porter during the conference at the Southern club. that, Mr. McAdoo and his associates and advisors on the railroad administration were convinced that Warrior river navigation can be devel- oped and operated successfully both from financial and commercial viewpoint The only question that seems to bother the director general is that of his legal au- thority to make the necessary expendi- ture. And I believe this objection will; be overcome
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
MEN CHARGED WITH FEDERAL DEFENSE
 GIVEN HEARING
Five Defendants Answer to Charge of Conspiracy to Interfere With Interstate Freight at Pre-
 iminary Hearing

The preliminary hearing of E. B. Moon, Peter Parachis, Joe Ferlise, Nose Hall and William Shivers, which was opened yesterday afternoon before United States Commissioner Kenneth Charlton was con- tinued until this morning until 10 o'clock. The men are charged with conspiracy to rob the railroad cars of interstate freight and are alleged to have stolen 5000 cigars consigned to the Norton Drug company several weeks ago from the freight house.
 Moon Is represented by M. B. Grace and c. J. Griffith, Parachis by Judge Thomas J. Judge; Ferlse by Frank Callahan; Hall by Harris Burns and Shivers by Frank Andrews, while the government is being represented by R. M. Hudson, special representative of the railroad commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
PREPAREDNESS REPORTS TO BE MADE
 AT LUNCHEON TODAY
President John H. Frye and Other Prominent Speakers to Talk on Farming and Marketing
 Matters

President John H. Frye will read a very interesting report at the food pre- paredness bureaus luncheon at the South ern club this afternoon. He will give details of the work done by the bureau In the matter of increased grain crops and improved marketing conditions, and of the pleasant relations established with the farmers of Alabama.
 In addition to MT. Frye's report there will be number of interesting talks on farming and marketing matters, the speakers being George Gordon Crawford, president of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company; Col. Tom o Smith, vice president of the Birmingham Trust and Savings bank; Chauncey Smith of the Southern Bell Telephone company and Fred H. Jones, president of the South ern Cattlemen's association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
State Examination
 for County Teachers

The December state examination for Jefferson county teachers will open here Monday and continue three days, The examination for white teachers will be held at the courthouse, and will be conducted by Superintendent N. F. Baker and Assistant Superintendent F. B. Erwin. The examination for col ored teachers will be held at tho Thomas colored school building and will be conducted by Prof R. G. Hewitt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12

Monday evening at o'clock at dinner in the ballroom of the Tutwiler ho- tel with all divisions of the allied armies present. Acting Field Marshal Norris Bush will be assisted by some of the leading generals and special menu is being arranged by J. D. Ro- senberger of the quartermaster corps for this occasion.
 Following the opening dinner there will be a luncheon every day at | o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel for the workers in the field and Hill Fer guson has been, made chairman of the programme committee for all gather ings of the allied armies during the campaign. /
 A conference of the generals of the allied armies will be held today at J2 o'clock when the details of the coming drive, the assigning of territories to the various divisions and other cam paign plans will be discussed fully.
 The detail work at headquarters m the Rotary office on the ground floor of the Tutwiler hotel is progressing rapidly and Mrs. Charles Whelan is be- ing assisted by an efficient corps of assistants in disposing of the campaign preliminaries and routine work. get ting supplies ready for distribution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
Larceny of Government
 Property is Charged

Fletcher Summers and James Burney, employees of the Southern Railroad com pany were arrested yesterday by United States Deputy Marshal w. E. Carney, on warrants sworn out by R. M. Hudson. special representative of the railroad com mission on charge of violating section 1. 46 of the penal code, which is larceny of government property. The men were re- leased under $500 bonds each and will be given a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Kenneth Charlton in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
Local Autom0bilists
 Leave for Gadsden

A delegation from the Birmingham Automobile club will leave this morn- ing for Gadsden, where they will be the guests of the Gadsden Rotary club. Among those going are President Henry NJ Dozier, Secretary Clarence Lloyd, Dan B. Dimick, Thornton Estes. Sidney Lazarus and several others. They will make the trip in Mr. Dim ick's car, and were invited to Gadsden for the purpose of discussing plans for the organization of an automobile club at that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
MIME. PETROVA AT TRIANON "The Panther Woman" an Unusual
 and Fascinating Picture

An extraordinary attraction at the Trianon theatre Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be The Pan ther Woman,' featuring that superb ac- tress. Olga Petrova, at her best in a new role.
 tensely interesting picture adapted from the story which appeared in Mo- Clures magazine as a continued story under the title of Patience Sparhawk and Her Times" and created a sensa- tion.
 This attraction has a most wonder ful appeal to women and suggests the @question, Has every woman the spirit ] of tke panther or tigress, hidden within her?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
Injunctions Against
 Liquor Men Granted

Austin, Texas. December 1l.-Tem- porary injunctions restraining two cit izens of Fort Bend county from selling intoxicating liquors in Texas were per- petuated in district court by Judge George Calhoun today.
 The defendants gave notice of ap- peal
 and the recent decision of the court of criminal appeals in which the law was declared unconstitutional was ignored
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
Allison Will Prohated

The will of Jack $. Allison was pro- bated in the probate court yesterday in favor of his widow and mother His father Charles J. Allison, was executor killed in the battle of the Argonne forest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were the only ones issued in the probate of :. flee yesterday:
 Ernest Eahr of Warrior. Ala. to Miss Lubia Jolly.
 Eugene Irving to Mrs C. As somas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
The First National Bank
of Birmingham, Ala. Statement November l, 1918
 RESnIlVaEUgE

 Loans and Discounts s14.O55. 533.O .OS Oyerdrafts . ..... 2.769.53 g 5. Bonds (Par5 ........ l.J00,000.0 % l: S. Treasury Certificates 4,2S4, ,000.00 Liberty Loan Bosds N..... 3,S22. 450 % state of Alabama Bonds. 127,000.00 : Bank .................. 90,0O0. % Other Stocks and Bonds '. 1,125,72147 ranking House ......... 36O, .00 Other Real Estate ....... 41,534.9O Customers Liability Ac- count of Letters of Credit 1.20000
 Cash In Vault. $1, ,136,19133 With Banks. 4,136,460.40 With U. & IT. 70.000.00 With Federal k s erve Bank ..... 2.Oes.Os4.so
 74106s6Os
 s$32s2o. .Sg5.01
 LIABILITIES Capital Stock ......I. ,500, GOO % Surplus and Profits - 1599.632l2 Reserved for Taxes 49,9OO. % Girculatlon .............. 1,400,000. % Bills Payable ....... 1900 900. % Customers Letters of Credit :: .... ......s.,.. 1.2OO.OO
 Deposits 4ndlyldual .S19,213, ,971.72 Bank ...... 2,729,69117 '. 5. ....... 125.000.0O Federal Re- serve Blk. a Il ta Fiscal Agt. 4.601, 10000
 26.670.162.S9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
$s2,S2O. 5.O1

You c & n' t be too c a r e f u l. G e r HI $ m a y come home in the W a s h C IT. w O m a n , s clothes basket. $ C n d e V e r " | h i n 2 h e re. Clean, sanitary, cheap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-12
UP-RIVER BUSINESS

MT. Brent stated that the rates on up- river business would be announced at later date. Tt will not be long, he said, until there will be good quan- tity of freight coming up the river Grain and other goods from St. Louis and the
 west will begin coming to this destrict by way of the Mississippi river and New
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Norway Seeks Entry
Into Peace Congress
Wants Other Scandinavian Ma.
tiOns Permitted to Dis
cuss League

CHRISTIANIA, Dec 13 (By The
Associated Press). Foreign Minister
lhlen, at n special session of the Nor
wegian Parliament to-day, announced
that the government had asked the
other Scandinavian countries to take
steps to be admitted to the peace
conference negotiations regarding n
league of nations, question especially
concerning Scandinavian interests. A
note to this effect, he said, had been
handed to the French government
Norway also will ask that damages be
paid for vessels and men destroyed
when sailing on lawful business, the
Foreign Minister continued, and CON
jointly with other neutral nations will
try to establish an international prize
court regarding Americas requisition.
ing Norwegian ships. He added that
Norway, on November 81, through it's
minister in Washington, had handed
the American government a note call
ing for settlement of the ship ques-
ton. Norway also had made remon-
strances to the American Minister in
Christiania. M. Ihlen concluded by
saying that President Wilson had
promised the Norwegian Minister in
Washington that the American govern
ment would speed the matter of set
tlemcnt
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Gala Welcome to
u. s. Sailors viii
Greet Great Fleet

Plans for the welcoming to New
York Harbor of the seventy limited
states warships returning from ser