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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Friends Of Bert Schroeder have re-
ceived the announcement Of his ar
rival overseas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13
WANT COLUMN

For Sals.-GOOd, IRE proof safes,
desks and chairs ut lowest prices.
Safes opened and repaired. Bank
Fixture Co., Joplin, Mo.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

T. P. Lewis returned Monday from
Baltimore, Nd, where he attended the
encampment of the Spanish War Vet,
Grams Association. He also visited
Washington, D. c., and Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Richard Sebastian from Miami, was
over to visit friends in this city Tues.
night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Winters have re-
turned from Minnesota where they
have spent the summer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13
BONE DRY BILL
NOW UP TO HOUSE

Washington, Sept. 10.-The food
bill with the prohibition amendment,
making the country bone dry July
LIST next, which was passed by the
Senate, was favorably reported this
afternoon by the house committee on
Agriculture.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Jas. X. Kidd has gone to Los An
geles, Cal, to be absent about a
month.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Miss Edith Scott and AL Huddleston
were down from Columbus to attend
the dance last night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Miss Elizabeth Jarrett has accepted
position in the American National
Bank.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Ed Byram and S. P. Schaefer, left
Monday morning for Paola, Kas., on
business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Mrs. C. NJ. Mitchell has gone to
Mountain Grove, Mo-, to remain until
October first.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

E. L. Maxam and family are NOV
ing to Baxter Monday from Picher
Okla.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

H. D. Long made business trip to
Aurora, Mo-, Wednesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Glen Norvall of Galena, attended
the dance Tuesday night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Mrs. J. w. Mcdonald and Mrs.
Frank Mcdonald visited in Tar River
Tuesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

M. B. Rich made a business trip to
Joplin Monday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Mrs. Ada Fehrenback has been Wis
ting relatives in Galena this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Mrs. r. A. Gerber and Miss Georgia
Allen were Joplin visitors today.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

W. W. Campbell is transacting bus
mess in Paola, Kas., this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Mrs. Ed Mapes made a business
trip to Joplin Tuesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-09-13

Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Spratt were
Joplin visitors Monday night.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
TOWNLEY'S MISTAKE.

Even the smoothest of promoters
make mistakes that reveal their char
acter. The great blunder Mr.. Town
lev made was in sizing up the trend Of
popular sentiment in this region last
summer. He beliveed North Dakota
was and would be against the war.
He promptly determined to capitalize
this theory for his own purpose. He
seized the leadership of the disloy-
alists, committed himself and his lead
ers to the pacifist doctrines, and
sought to sail into power on the ia
voring wings of sedition.
But Mr.. Townley guessed wrong
The people Of North Dakota may
have been little slow at first to
realize the relation of America to the
war. None of us itched to get into
the great world war if it could be
settled favorably without us, but un-
Outstanding did come and with it a
growing enthusiasm of loyalty that
has shown itself in innumerable ways.
Mr.. Townley in due time discovered
his mistake and has attempted to re-
trieve it with belated lip loyalty.
And the essential disloyalty of many
of the leaders and organizers has been
revealed in such way as to lead to
number of arrests, indictments and
convictions in court.
So the issue in the primaries Of June
26, is very clear and urgent. If North
Dakota dominates for her Governor
the earnestly and energetically pat
riotic citizen, John Steen, her loyalty
will stand vindicated in a political
sense before the world, as it already
stands in every other sense.
The Independent again wants to
make itself clear in that this paper has
never attempted, nor does it do SO at
this time, to even hint that the rank
and file of the league are disloyal in
any manner whatsoever. They are
just as good loyal patriotic citizens
as are to- be found in the United
States, but Mr.. Townley and some Of
the other leaders have tried to make
you believe that because they were
accused Of being luke warm Ameri-
cans, the rank and file of the leaguers
were placed in the same class: The
Minnesota farmers at Mondays pri-
mary election proved that they were
not willing to follow these leaders
blindly, and indications are that the
North Dakota election is going to be
a repetition of the one in Minnesota.
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the State Council of Defense arrange
for one cent fares on the railroads
during the harvest season and in that
way encourage laborers to come to
North Dakota as our labor supply is
obviously inadequate to care for the
immense harvest which is confident
ly anticipated. Resolutions were
drafted in accord with the request.
r. 81. Bosard, director of the War
Savings Stamp campaign and Nor
man Ellison, chairman of the COM
mittee having the drive in the city
in charge then outlined their plans.
o. M. Champlin, general chairman Of
the tractor demonstration addressed
the Criers, stating that Minot is ideal
" situated as distributing point
and that the day is not far distant
when Minot will out-distance the
western cities particularly in the mat
ter Of tractor distribution. The
demonstration now taking place, is
a splendid indication of Minot's i'm
portance along these lines. With
the Criers and the Association of
Commerce rests the responsibility for
promoting the success of future dem
onstrations. A. w. Fulwiler of De-
.troit, Michigan, one Of the engineers
lGA2S
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who designed the Holley carburetors
now used on the Fordson and several
other well known tractors gave an in
teresting talk on the Importance of
a carburetor that will utilize kero-
sene as that fuel must come into gen
eral use, the supply Of gasoline al
Mr.. Fulwiler is practical engineer
and his remarks along this line were
listened to with unusual interest, COM
ing as they did from one who was
thoroly conversant with the situation.
His address brot out the fact that
the Holley company had been IL years
experimenting with carburetor that
would meet the demand for car
buretor capable Of utilizing inferior
oils for fuel. The one manufactur-
ed by the Holley company represents
the united efforts Of no fewer than
118 engineers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
ALL EYES ON TOWNLEY.

The entire nation, and we might say
all of the nations Of the globe, are
watching with interest the results of
the fight which is being made by the
Townley machine to gain political con-
troll of the Northwest. The League is
now operating in thirteen states, be-
ginning first with North Dakota, when
it gained control of the various state,
together with many legislative and
judicial offices two years ago. Mon
days fight in Minnesota, which was
lost by the League, was watched with
intense interest, not only by the vot-
ers of North Dakota, but those Of
other states as well. As an illustra-
ton, we publish the following from
an editorial in the New York Times of
last Sunday:
"The National Non Partisan
League, by W. W. Liggett," writes to
The Times:
"Mr. Townley is a Socialist"
you say. The Socialist Party says
he is not At two different con-
ventions that party has denounc-
ed him and has advised it's men,
bers not to join the Non Partisan
League.
A facsimile of Mr.. Townley's regis
tration blank in Golden Valley County,
N. D., April II, 1914, has been pub
lished. He there describes himself,
under oath, as belonging to the Social
list Party. He has been radical So
cialist. Among the magnates and mis-
sionaries of his League are many So
cialists or former Socialists. Mr.. JOS
eph Gilbert, for instance, IAN active
Socialist in the East" State Manager
of the League in Minnesota, convicted
by jury in May of making disloyal
utterances last August. Mr.. A. +.
Bowen, active among the Townley or
ganizers, belongs to the Socialist COL
ony at Bowman. Mr.. 0. M. Thoma-
son, an eminent ToWnley advocate,
'has preached the hottest kind Of So
cialism in North Dakota and other
States for years." He was in the
midst of the l. w. W. riots at Minot
some years ago, and was editor of
The Iconoclast, the State organ of the
Socialists. Mr.. Henry Teigen, private
secretary and confidential adviser to
Mr.. Townley at the St. Paul head
quarters, "was formerly editor of the
Socialist Iconoclast."
Some time ago the Rotary Club Of
Wichita, Kan, investigated the
League, which is trying to spread in
that State. The club Investigation
Committees report says that Mr..
Townley twas employed as Socialist
agitator, Il has long record as a
stimtlator of class. hatred and exeter
of industrial disturbance" Mr.. Bow
en- "was candidte for Governor OF
North Dakota on the Socialist ticket,
and is also an agitator of the soapbox
variety" Mr.. Arthur LeSueur, tx
ecutive Secretary of the League, lis
an attorney for the I. W. w." He sis
a Socialist of the rabid type and pro-
tected the interests Of the I. w. W."
"Mr D. C. Coates, who until recently
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

Certain candidates for state office
and other speakers are going about
the state, making a cowardly and un-
fair attack on John Steen, candidate
for governor They are telling that
John Steen is Withholding wrongfully
certain interest money earned by de-
post of a foreign insurance company
and are attempting to leave the i'm
preston that Mr.. Steen is dishonest
in the performance of his duties. A
letter from Mr.. Steen elsewhere in
this issue fully explains the matter.
The interest money is in safe hands
Mr.. Steen has it in his possession as
state treasurer, and two years ago,
had friendly suit started to ascer-
tain just where the money should go,
The Independent doesn't like to see un-
fair methods employed against any
candidate far office, regardless of
what his politics may be, and John
Stems many friends certainly will
resent the attempt that is being made
to blacken his character.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
GERMAN PAPER SEES THE
LIGHT

The Germania- Herald of Milwaukee
is one of the leading German news
papers in this country. Until re-
Gently it has consistently and staunch-
Nv upheld the contention Of the Ger
man Government that Germany was
forced into the war by English jeal-
ousy of Germans commercial success
in foreign markets. But the reve-
lations of Prince Lichnowsky, Ger
man Ambassador in London, at the
outbreak of the war, and the ad-
missions of Won Jagow, former Ger
man Minister of Foreign Affairs, have
convinced the Germania-Herald that
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was the organizing and planning brais
of the League, is an experienced So
cialist politician. He was once Lieu
tenant Governor Of Colorado and lat
err was elected Commissioner Of Spo-
kane as a Socialist. He was closely
connected with William Hayward,
head of the |. w. w." Does Mr.. Lig-
gett contest this set of alleged facts
Is Mr.. Liggett quite ingenious in
saying that the Socialist Party denies
that Townley is Socialist? Appar-
emily the professional Socialists of the
region where the League is most ac-
tive are jealous of Mr.. Townley as a
thriving renegade"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
Town Criers Meet-Important Mat.
tiers Considered.

Town Criers Meet-Important Mat
tiers Considered.
The regular monthly session Of the
Minot Town Criers Club was held at
the Association of Commerce rooms
Tuesday evening, following six
o'clock dinner served by the Girls
Military Squad. President w. F..
Jones presided over the business at
which the Club disposed of several
matters which will be Of special public
interest. G. D. Colcord read the
resolutions of the Rotary Club in
which the Board of County Commits
sioners are asked to make some pro-
vision for widening the bridge across
the Mouse where the road leads into
Riverside Park The present struc-
ture is a menace to pedestrians as
we'll as to motorists and resolution
acquiescing in the movement was
speedily passed and the Town Criers
will lend their efforts with a right
good will to see a new structure
erected at that point before some
dreadful accident occurs. B. H.
Lesk read telegram from w. d. Har-
dy, of the Fargo Commercial Club,
asking the cooperation Of the Minot
Town Criers in a movement to have
n: ss sk4s2 ataass.sa.EsKs
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John Stems honesty has never be-
fore been questioned until his oppon-
ents picked up the insurance money
charge which they are now using, and
which is fully explained elsewhere in
this issue. John Steen is a good, hon
est, sturdy, Observation-Disclosures
citizen who has never touched dollar
Of another mans money, and the
charge at this time has caused hun
dreds Of men who otherwise would not
have supported him, to rally to his de-
Tense.
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the German contention 10 untrue
that the war was planned and de-
liberately forced upon the world by
Germany for purposes of conquest;
and it explains the reasons for its
conversion of faith in strong and
ringing article, which should be read
by everybody in all the land. This
editorial, which frankly admits that
the sole guilt for the world war rests
upon Germany, reads as follows:
1t is our duty to make it. We,
too, were among those who laid the
blame for the world war at the doors
of English statesmen. We, too,
have time and again repeated the
assertion to our readers that these
English statesmen, jealous of Ger
many's success in the world markets,
attempted to 'encircle' it. We, too,
have repeatedly stated that Germany
is entitled to a place in the sun. We
did so in good faith. For we then
believed what the organs of the Ger
man Government proclaimed, and we
believed at the beginning of the war
and years thereafter what most of
the other German papers requested.
"We were then fully convinced that
the program of English statesmen
consisted of nothing less than to stop
Germany's commercial and colonial
expansion. With US one-half of the
world of the western hemisphere was
convinced through the press of Ger
many. We believed in the press of
the Fatherland, which preached hat
red against England everywhere, fol-
lowing its official press, where the
German voice was sounded. AS
paragon of diplomatic baseness, Sir
Edward Gray, the dictator of foreign
affairs for Great Britain, appeared to
US. Now, we and with us the rest
of the world, then credulously listen
ed, are convinced of the opposite.
We know now that the British States
men, and with them the statesmen
of the Allies, did not only have no
war-like measures against Germany
in mind, but to the last minute en-
deavored to their utmost, to avoid
the war. The blame for the blood
shed lies with the German Govern
ment."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

Sometimes we can learn lessons
from little children. A South Prairie
Red Cross worker visited farm home
in Freedom township and the little
five-year-old daughter followed him
into the field where he had gone to in
terview her father. She had her little
pocketbook containing so pennies, rep
resenting her savings for months,
which she insisted upon turning over
to the Red Cross. Asked if she realiz-
ed that it would mean that she would
have to 60 without candy she said
that she did, but that she wanted to
help the Red Cross. Even little tots
realize the Importance of assisting in
this noble wrok.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
EVERYBODY WIS.

The state tractor demonstration,
which ends today, has been the big
gest thing of the kind ever pulled of
in the west. Men who attended the
big demonstration at Winnipeg in
1912, say that this one at Minot far
eclipses the one held there. It sets
record probably never equalled in
the United. States, considering the
quality of tractors entered, and the
character of the work done.
The demonstration is new propo-
sition for those who handled it and it
is so much bigger than anyone ever
believed that it could be, that it tax
ed the effort of every member of the
various committees to pull 1t OFT in a
fair manner and without delay. 0. M.
Champlin, who has been the general
manager of the demonstration, proved
a happy choice for the hard place
which he has had to fill. He has con-
Quoted the big show in an emlnently
fair manner True, some mistakes
were made that will be remedied when
the demonstration is held here next
year, but they were not serious mis-
takes and the tractor men took what
shortcomings there might have been
with good grace. When we hold an
other demonstration, more land will
probably be secured. A tract OF 32O
acres, as large as it is, was hardly
big enough for the large number of
tractors, 20 of them we believe, that
participated. The tractor operators
had to loaf on the job somewhat or
they would have run out OF land. But
there was glory enough in the dem
onstration to go all around. Not a
poor piece of breaking was done, IN
fact the committees had to urge the
tractor and pillow operators to break
not quite so deep at times. Inc
breaking ran all the way from four TO
seven inches deep.
The many thousands of farmers
who witnessed the demonstration
have derived great benefit for they
have had an opportunity of seeing al
of the best makes of tractors work IN
one field and at the same time. ms
has given them better opportunity
of selecting the particular kind OF a
tractor to fit their needs. The dem
onstration has been a fine thing for
the tractor men, for 1t mas l1auceo
many farmers to buy or to make ar
rangements to buy in the future, VINO
otherwise would not likely become
tractor owners at this time. 1t Will
do much for the Northwest for it Will
enable US to break up countless st tn9us.
ands of acres of virgin soil, to produce
crops needed in winning. the war.
And incidentally, Minot comes s, IN
for some excellent advertising. Tins
citv has has become the tractor center Of
North MOI Dakota. This is the logical as
tributing point for the EN- no or worlJ
Many big men in the IRA 5iact week "e and
th sys ali Sfen speak edt Highly Of the
in which the big meet was pulled on,
III We all admit that we were "g re n
horns" when it came to pulling OH Ia
bio state tractor demonstration, DuI
we we're ERE willing to learn and did learn
many ma valuable things which , Mill hep en9
miehtilv when it comes to holding an
other demonstration Of this KIND
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
MAJOR MURPHY's FAREWELL,

MAJOR MURPHY'S FAKE NELL.
Major J. S. Murphy sends fareweil
message to his many old time trlenos
thruout the Northwest in letter
which we are pleased to publish IN
the Independent this week. The reaa-
ers of the Independent, during tne
mast fifteen or sixteen years, nave mao
the has' privilege Of enjoying numerous =
letters from our former townsman
and we all regret, more than "orI ;s
can express. that this is the MAJORS
last farewell. While his body mas De-
come so frail thru the ravages, OF an
incurable disease, that the SAD news
Of his death may be expected at any
time, his giant brain has remained as
active as ever.
Major Murphy is giving 'the fellow
on the white horse" equally as hard
battle as he did his old time political
opponents in North Dakota in the
early days. The Major usually won
out then and his friends hope and
pray that he will again prove himself
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

victor.
The Major is fighting for his life.
He realizes that within a short time
he must bow to the inevitable, but
we must admire him for being so
game in the face Of adversely. In a
letter received from Mr.. Murphy only
last week, he says: II honestly think
that my vital interest in things-the
mighty changes, economical, political
and social that will follow this world
upheaval, has much to do in keeping
me alive. Then. to-, the sporting prop
osition of holding off the fellow with
the scythe and the long whiskers, has
something to do with it Anyway,
thank God for giving me the oppor-
tunity Of viewing things from a high
plane, as I realize that my work is
finished. l am constantly growing
weaker and no doubt the time is fast
approaching when the fellow on the
white horse will catch me off my
guard" -
The Major once recited for the writ
err short poem, setting forth his
creed, one verse of which we remem-
Der we'll:
IT'S folly to fight with the Infinite,
And go down at last in the wrestle;
The wisest man always shapes unto
Gods plan,
As the water shapes into the vessel"
The Major has taken a broad-mind
ed, philosophical view of life and does
not worry about what the near future
is most certain to hold in store for
him, realizing that his existence has
been shaped by the All Wise Ruler of
our destiny, and is calmly awaiting
the inevitable.
Farewell, old friend, and may the
God of our fathers be with you.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

Tom Hall made a disgraceful at
tack on John Steen at Max where he
spoke the other day. This is the same
Tom Hall who yelled Rotten" at the
Equity meeting at Bismarck couple
or three years ago but who got under
cover just as quick as he could when he
saw which way the political wind was
blowing. 1t i'll behooves Tom Hall to
say anything derogatory of man
like John Steen, especially when there
isn't any truth in what he says. Tom
Hall made many votes for John Steen
at the Max meeting, farmer who at
tended tells the Independent.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

It is a remarkable fact that not
single point of criticism has been
raised in this campaign against the
record of P. D. Norton, as man or as
our Representative in Congress. Yet
in his career he has never lodged an
issue or failed to go on record. Even
from his opponents comes silent
tribute to his worth.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

G. A. Luke, candidate for the Sem
ate from the Second district, was
down from Berthcld Wednesday ac-
companied by w. E. Krick. M. Luke's
candidacy is coming fine and hs win
probably be nominated.
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