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Williston graphic., 1918-09-05
In Williston
% Years Ago
From news printed in the
Willist0n Graphic
September, 1895

Scrubbing f1y-paper off a cat, did
you say? Lots of fun in it, amt
there, Bella? ..... ..
We understand the band boys met
last evening and talked music. We
hope the results of the meeting will
prove musical.
In the shipment of cattle last
Thursday George Newton shipped
four carloads, H. A. Nelson two, Mer-
Ger two, and they say Dan Harris
shipped three.
Among the stock shippers from
Williston last week were two carloads
of sheep by Chas. Baldwin and one
carload by Billy Adams. Mr.. Bald
win also shipped 160 head of cattle.
George Newton and John Bruegger
of this place and Charles Baldwin
and Ole Thorson of Nesson, were the
gentlemen who accompanied the train
load of live stock which left Willis
ton for Chicago last Thursday-a
pretty solid quartette.
John Bruegger & Bros. are putting
on metropolitan airs nowadays. The
last addition and that which gives
their business office in the back part
of the store a city-like and finished
appearance is the elegant new desk
and steel wire railing recently re-
ceived from St. Paul. It is a COM
mendable improvement and furnishes
them conveniences heretofore lacking.
VIM. Snyder, our tonsorial artist,
is stocking up with one OF the best
assortments of cigars ever brought
to Williston, among which can he
found the general Arthur" a free
and excellent smoker. Mr.. Snyder
never handled this brand of cigar be-
fore and they are the first Of that
make to be introduced on the upper
Missouri slope. The other choice
brands are "Hofman House" "Duke
of Parma" Allen r. Dale" besides
many of the common brands. If you
want to enjoy a first class smoke
don't fail to patronize Snyder's Ton
sorial parlors.
Below is the prices that meat was
selling for in Williston % years ago.
These prices were taken from an ad-
Williston graphic., 1918-09-05

vertisement of one of the Williston
Meat Markets that appeared in the
Williston Graphic Sept. 8, 1896
Boiling beef SC per lb. .
Mutton stew SC per ID.
Beef roast SC per ID.
Rib roasts 1Oc per ID.
Mutton roasts Sc per ID.
Good beef steak SC per lb.
Round steak II Lee per ID.
Porter house steak 15c per lb.
Sirloin steak II Lee per ID.
Hamberber IL Lee per ID.
Bologna sausage 1Oc per ID.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-05
Red +.
Cross
III )or'+

Joe Young Hawk, a Sioux Indian
of Elbowoods, N. D., who is serving
with the American forces in France,
was captured short time ago by
five Germans, according to a letter
received in Mandan, N D., from Ma
jor A. B. Welch.
"Young Hawk was determined not
to remain captured for any length of
time, even though the Germans had
taken his gun away from him." said
Major Welch. He waited his chance
and then suddenly taking his captors
unawares he lunged for one big Hun
and broke his neck; killed two with
his bare hands and marched the 9TH
er two back to the American lines.
'He was shot through the leg in
the fight but is now in an American
hospital and getting along as we'll as
could be expected. And, like his fore
bearers of old, who liked nothing bet
ter than fight, he is just aching to
get out of the hospital and return
to active service"
Major Welch is particularly inter-
ested in the Indian soldiers, for since
the recent death of John Grass, a
member of the Red Cross and the last
of the Sioux Chieftains, became the
first white chief of the Sioux tribe
by reason of his being Grass adopt
ed son. He is, therefore, always on
the alert to find out how Uncle Sans
Indian fighters are standing the "gatf"
of modern warfare.
Joe Young Hawk was a member Of
old Company l, Bismarck, N. D., when
it entrained for Camp Greene last
summer. Major Welch at that time
was captain of Company l, but has
since been promoted to major.
Mr.. Louis Hollinger, manager Of a
-four mill at Easton, Minn., knitted
~ pairs of socks during July. All
his evenings and every spare moment
during the day are spent in knitting
for the Red Cross.
One of the smallest Red Cross
Branches in the Northern Division is
that located in Ada Township, N. D.
In addition to raising nearly $500 in
July, the women of this organization
for the Red Cross: III
towels, 3 dozen bed shirts, dozen
pajamas, l dozen girls petticoats and
Is pairs of socks.
The American Red Cross canteen
at "a center in France" runs so eff
ciently that it is possible to serve 600
men in fifteen minutes. Adjoining is
a rest room with twenty baths and
showers.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-05

the Farmers Patriotic Fund Asso-
citation of his country. This associa-
ton is composed Of leading business
and professional men and farmers of
that county. They contribute no
cash. They merely guarantee the
payment Of any note the association
may endorse, and each members liza
bility is limited to stated amount.
If the association, after careful in
vestigation, determines that the ap-
plicant is reliable and needs the mon
ey to increase production, his note
is endorsed and becomes negotiable
at the bank. If he should default,
the loss is divided among all the MEM
bers of the association.
1t is a simple but effective plan Of
financing the beginner. 1t should be
adopted everywhere in the Far West
to help the multitude of struggling
farmers who cannot obtain money for
short periods. Its only weakness lies
in the fact that it makes no provision
to distribute the cost Of operation and
the losses among those who are ben
Gifted. In war time, when patriot
ism runs high, it will work, but in
peace time this feature will stamp it
as charitable undertaking. To be-
come permanent institution, the plan
must be so altered that the borrow
ers share among themselves all costs
and losses.-Sunset Magazine.
X X X X
CONSERVATION OF CREDIT
Not only should the goods and labor
of the Nation be conserved for the
prosecution of the war; the credit OF
the Nation must be conserved for the
same purpose.
This is being impressed upon the
banks, and it should be impressed up
on the people, too-the borrowers
from banks.
All of the banks Of the country are
being urged by the Federal Reserve
Board to curtail their loans. They are
urged to loan money only where the
borrower is going to use it in some
way that will aid in or contribute to
winning the war.
This policy is not aimed at hamper
ing legitimate business. 1t aims to
help win the war, which is the best
thing possible for business. 1t simply
means that money wanted for nones-
sential purposes should be refused.
Let the nonessentials wait until the
war is finished. The Government needs
the money to carry on the war. The
farmers, the men and the industries
engaged in war work or engaged in
producing things needed for the effi-
cheney both of our soldiers and of our
home people, need the credit to carry
on their enterprises.
Merchants should not borrow r1on-
py to stock up on luxuries or things
that the people should not buy at this
Williston graphic., 1918-09-05
Special to the Graphic.

Special to the Graphic.
Fargo, N. d., Aug. 20, 1918.
Assure retail dealers Of sugar in
your county that ample sugar will be
supplied for canning purposes. job
bers have been authorized to sell all
dealers one half of their August al
lotment without certificates. Their
certificates to be furnished later.
This is an emergency ruling made to
prevent the wasting of a vast amount
of fruit now on the way to the North
Dakota. Consumers are assured of
ample sugar to care for all the fruit
and vegetables. Give this informa-
tion the widest possible publicity.
E E. F. Ladd, Federal Food Admr.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-05

time. No one should borrow money
now to spend needlessly or extrava.
gantly. Unnecessary building, un-
needed articles, unessential enter
prises should all await the ending Of
the war.
The Federal Reserve Board points
out that in the interest of successful
Government financing it would be
much better for the banks to hold
credit within reasonable bounds by
intelligent cooperation rather than to
discourage borrowing by charging
high interest rates. The people should
cooperate with the Government and
the banks in this policy of conserving
credit and curtailing borrowing ex-
cept where the money, directly or in
directly, helps win the war, helps our
soldiers who are risking their lives
for our country. &..
X Y X X
WAR PROFITS TAX AND EXCESS
PROFITS TAX--THE DIFFERENCE
"By a war-profits tax we mean a
!
allied before the war.
"By an excess-profits tax we mean
tax upon profits in excess Of given
return upon capital.
"The theory of a war-profits tax is
to tax profits due to the war.
"The theory of an excess-profits tax
is to tax profits over and above
given return on capital. The excess
profits tax falls less heavily on big
business than on small business, be-
cause big business is generally over
capitalized and small businesses are
often under-capitalized.
"The war-profits tax would tax all
war profits at one high rate; the ex-
profits tax does and for safety
must tax all excess profits at lower
and graduated rates."
The above extract from Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo's testimony
before the House Ways and Means
Committee gives his differentiation
between war-profits an dexcess-profits
taxes and explains his position in
urging upon Congress an excess-pro-
fits tax with an alternative-war-pr profits
tax in the forthcoming revenue legis-
lation.
To the average citizen Secretary
McAdoo's position seems we'll taken.
Most small and local corporations are
capitalized at an actual valuation.
Many of the very large corporations
are greatly overcapitalized; the stock
of some Of them has been repeatedly
watered. With only an excess-profts
tax corporation earning 10 per cent
on grossly watered capital will pay
the same tax as another corporation
not overcapitalized earning 10 per
cent on the real, actual valuation of
the money and property invested in
it's business. The profits of the first
might be 80 per cent on
it's actual valuation, and it is to cover
such cases that a war-profits tax is |
urged.
As many of these large corporations |
are engaged in Government work and
drawing huge sums from the United
States, it seems particularly just that |
hey should pay taxes on the same |
actual basis as corporations not over
capitalized. A tax that taxes equally
j 10 per cent profit on watered capi- |
al and 10 per cent profit on un-
watered capital is not equal and uni
'orm and scarcely just.
Suhscrihe for the Granhic
Williston graphic., 1918-09-05
Sugar For Canning
Now Assured Here

Sufficient sugar for canning pur-
poses are now assured for canning
purposes in the state of North Da-
kota. Food Administrator f. II. T.add
sends wire telling Of sugar supply.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-05
4. WORD FOR. MOTHERS

1t is a grave mistake for mothers to
neglect their aches and pains and suffer
in silence-this only leads to chronic
sickness and often shortens life.
If work is firing, if your nerves are
excitable, if you feel languid, weary or
depressed, SCOTS Emulsion will
prove wonderful strengthener.
1t possesses the very elements to
invigorate the blood, nourish the
nerves and build strength.
Every druggist has Scott's. Try it.
Scott Bovine. BlosoasId. N. J.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
No Rt5,S ft5 iy ;liE!ii i!iHiii SAY,
Free People Will Triumph, Be
War Long or Short, Premier
Predicts.

London, April 2g.~in special preface
30 a volume containing extracts from the
Prime Minister'S war speeches, Lloyd
George says.
II never believed that the war would
be short war, or that in some mysterious
way, by negotiation Of compromise. We
would free Europe from the malignant
military a,itocraoy which is endeavoring to
trample It into submission and moral
death.
II always believed that the machine
which has established it's despotio control
over the minds aud bodies Of it's victims.
and has then organized and driven them e,
slaughter, IN order To extend that control
10 the rest Of the world, would only be de-
stroyedif free peoples proved themselves
strong and steadfast enough 20 defeat its
attempt in arms.
The events Of the last few weeks
must have made IL plain 20 every think
ing man that there is no longer room for
compromise between the ideals for which
we and our enemies stand. Democracy
and autocraGy have come To the death
grip, one or the other will fasten It's hold on
mankind. ! have no doubt freedom will
triumph. But whether it will triumph soon
or late after final effort in the next few
months, or long drawn agony, depends
ON the vigor and self-sscrfice with which
the children Of liberty, especially those be
hind Tho lines. dedicate themselves 20 the
struggle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
RUSSlA'S SURRENDER.
Reasons Given by Young Woman who
Has Returned from Petrograd.

The surrender of Russia TO Germany
was not because of any sympathy for
Germany. Far from it. Russia was
faced with the fact that it could no
longer successfully fight Germany and
as a matter of self-protection, surrendered,
but that surrender does not by any means
mean that Russia favors separate peace
This represents the feeling in Russia
according 10 Miss Bessie Beatty, Cali
fornia girl, who spent Yesterday in vii
mington as a guest of
r. NJ Baily Of 1905 Delaware avenue.
Miss Beatty, who is completing trip
around the world spent eight months
in Petrograd, witnessed several revolutions.
spent many hours with deposed royalty,
while lawless bands of troops swept
through the streets of Petrograd shooting
right and left. During one of the most
serious Of these affairs, Miss Beatty was
kept prisoner in a telephone exchange
with Princess Orchid, for period Of FIVE
hours, while shot from several machine
guns frequently sprinkled the building
Il talked with a great many Of the
Russians during my stay In Petrograd,
she said in commenting on the Russian
situation, and almost invariably in
reply TO questions of mine, the answer
came, Yes, we favor peace, but not a
separate peace.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
LOYAL ARDENTIES.
Adopt Resolutions Supporting Admins
tration in Present War

As 4 result Of a town meeting held al
Arden on Saturday night, steps will be
taken to protect the community from
misleading reports rejecting on the loyalty
Of q majority Of the residents The steps
to be taken and the plans Of activity will
be put into permanent form by a com
mittee headed by Albert Priestman, c.
L. Whitehead and Mrs. Barclay Spicer,
the last named having presided over the
meeting. Mr. Whitehead acted as secre-
tary. \ publicity committee was ap-
pointed TO bring before the public the
real state of affairs of the colony of
Henry Georges followers. 1t consists of !:
". Worthington, Jy., DIR. Percy Russell,
A. A. Tattaval and Afrs. Alexander
Erwin.
A resolution calling for the undivided
support of the government in the pro-
secution of the war and urging all the
members of the colony to raise as much
vegetables and fruits during the coming
season as is within their power to re-
lieve the food situation. was passed on
motion of Haines ID. Albright.
One dissenter attempted 10 air his views,
but he failed to impress the meeting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
FIRE
At WEST YARD
Buildings Consumed and Many
Freight Cars Go Up in
Flames.

Fire that originated, II Is believed
from an overturned lantern, consumed
MI of the buildings Of the west ward of
the Pennsylvania railroad below Sixth
avenue. last night In addition several
box cars were consumed The fame,
Wcccacoe and Union fire companies
responded to the alarm
II required about i6 minutes Ia get
hose 10 the FIRE, the lines first being
run across the tops of cars which filed
the ward Some time elapsed before
a shifting engine could I've procured
and some Of the cars moved
While all this was being done the ward
masters house and the bunk house on
the cast side of the ward had commenced
to burn flcrcciv
IN old car from which the wheels had
been removed 50 that II served as an
oil house. pretty we'll filled with barrels
Of oil. next caught firc and made Il dan
gerous for tho hremcn 10 get near When
these barrels exploded flames were thrown
high into the AIR At first the fircmcn
could do little on account Of tho conges-
ton Of cars in the ward and the impos-
sihihtv Of reaching the flames with lines
Of hose, Nhcn the yard finally was
partly cleared, the buildings were pretty
we'll in flames and tn Ercmen tried only TO
coufine the blaze TO the burning struc-
lures
The ward offices were virtually wiped
out and q number of box cars were de-
strOved
No ono was hurt although one Of the
railroad men came near being caught on
the second floor Of the bunk house on
account of the ladder being taken away
The flames illuminated the sky for miles
and hundreds Of people seeing the glow,
overhead. stopped on the
streets and wondered what caused IT,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29

Gibson, Mr. and Mrs q. Is. Wingate,
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Stephens. Mr..
and Mrs. G. B. Crossan, Lewis Hartman,
Mrs. &. s. Lcdnum, MIR. and Mrs. San
ford Il. Sawin. James G.. Moore and sister,
William Wintrup John Moore, j. III.
Miller, William Ii. Priest, MIR and Mrs.
Eli Exter, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. III. Scidle,
Mr. and Mrs H. A. Bareiord, Mr. and
Mrs. George II. Shepheard Mr.. and Mrs.
William ID. King, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Beggs, Mr.. and Nlrs, William J. Manning,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Baldwin, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin L. Hutton, MIR. and
Mrs. j. r. Croons. MIR and Mrs. w. b.
Gem, G. III. Gem, Mr.. and Mrs, w iliam
Hastings, +. w. Lewis, Sr., Charles Jones,
John j. Fceuey, John +. Hyde, MIR and
Mrs. James y. Devlin of Wyoming,
Frank Lewis, Mir and Mrs. S. T. Rcetes,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Schubert of Balti-
more, Md. Mr.. and Mrs. A. IT, Mcguire,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Hygatc, II. O. Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Letherbuy, MIR and
Mrs. G. II. Hyatt, Mrs Mary J. Clark,
Miss Bertha T.. Letherbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. *. Aplin, Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffith,
Mr. and Mrs Edward King. Mr.. and Mrs
w. l.. Cochran, Miss Elizabeth Wicr,
A. Butler and A. Weidmen of Holly Oak.
noi1as II. bToWn, H. tarftsofi, ' hfiSt 4
Seidlc, George V. Wagner, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. .. II. Grier, w. ii Cahee and daughter,
James T.. McCaf1crty and daughter, George
W. Ileisler and wife of Philadelphia, MIR
and Mrs. William L. Johnson. MIR and
Mrs. j. w. Smith, MIR. and Mrs. J. Ii.
Scanan, MIR and Mrs. James II. llanco
and Mr., and Mrs, III. Il. Freeman.
The reception was under the, direction
Of the following officers and committees
Of the association;
J. A. Macklin. president; II H. Cor
don, vice-president; +. Il. Heaton, secrc-
larry; b. Hygate, treasurer; l.. Gibson,
chaplain.
Executive committeo-F. I. Beggs. O.
3. Wingate, T.. Gibson, W A. Schubert.
Frederick Lewis, Il. II, Talbot, J. W.
Speakman.
Trustoes-W. l., Stephens, O. Il. Win
gate, Frank Lewis.
Reception committee-W W. Rice.
hartman; W. Wintrup. G. II. Triggs,
r. q. Barton. J. w Smith.
Ladies-Mrs. Il. +. Beggs, Mrs. W. l..
Cochran, Mrs. +. O. Barton Mrs. G. II.
Triggs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
SEEK EFFICIENCY
IN j. S. MAN POWER
Men Unfit for Trenches 70. be Put
in Second Line in Non
Fighting Posts.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, n J., April
29.--A number of America 6 best tcoh-
meal experts are Working out here as nefn-
bers of the War Department Commission
on classification of personnel, system
that will give Uncle Sam 700 per cent
efficiency IN the use of his man power
IN the world war Not only viii Il enable
the War Department to release every
available man for service at the front
hy filing non-iightitig poste with tnen OF
technical experience vet physically unit
for campaigning, but Il will eliminate the
possibility Of human miits IN the ma
chlnery of war supporting the men on
the firing line
The new movement q logical sequence
of the personnel system as already estab-
lished in the national army, will probably
go even further. FOR 20 save valuable time
aud To make tho best possible use of the
nation & human resources. Il Is likely that
the classlheations. instead uf being made
after a recruit reaches the training camp,
will be completed at central dcpotE IN each
State months before the men are actually
called To tho oolors Tests conducted
at these depots will show which men
hv experience arp hest equipped for Epc-
cal units lf, for instance. n candidate
now being tested at Camp DIX will show
just what degree Of proficiency he has
attained II will be the Same with cleo
trical engineering. auto maintenance and
driving and a score Of other occupations
1T military value IL the candidate needs
further training 90 make hfn efficient
IN the special branch for which he Is
desired he would then he sent to a tram
ing school NJ once instead Ot waiting
until he had been called to u training
camp in the general draft.
Nm interesting series of experiments
conducted here rs showing the practical
value of each test Among the experts
devIsing and TRYING out the tests are >, h.
Mcthewson of the lscll Telephone Co.
l.. B Hopkins of the General Electric Co,
J. A. Baloom OF the Edison Co. and
Headslev Ruml of the Carnegie Tech
meal Institute. They are cooperating
with Lieut.. Lawrence Packard of the
Division Personnel Office. Lieut.. Packard.
holding the char of history at the Uni
versity of Rochester has already dcvel
opcd the classification work OF the bureau
to "A high degree of working efficiency.
One Of the most interesting tests beng
developed Is that in auto driving \ wind
ing course has been lard out on steep hill-
side. Through narrow lane of white
washed stakes the candidate must drive
n car. observing Mt different points the
signs indicating various driving manu u
vres He must turn the car In sand, in
cramped space on a steep incline, then
drive back to the beginning and back the
car uphill over part Of the course. For
the man who gets his ear through with
passahle percentage there is likely TO be
no road condition back Of the battle
field that would phase him
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
27 MEN ENROLLED.
Saturday Was Last Day Under Latest
Call for Skilled Labor.

Under the recent call from Washington
for registration Of men for industrial SER
vice with Gen. Pershing's forces in
France, the names Of "a have been
furnished by the Wilmington divisions
of the local board and were reported to
Washington on Saturday, the last day on
which The call WIS open. AZ soon as the
reports from all over the country have
been filed and classified, the required
number Of men for each occupational
class will be chosen and these will be noti-
fed through the local boards when TO
report The list Of men follows:
White--August Spinken, Jacob Brown,
Geo. l.. Thompson, fedaldo Sabatino, Ed
ward Lynch, Xavier Baltrush, Lychefrky,
James Reid
Negroes Herbert NJ Turner, Harry
Leo Wariicld, Fred Burton, James Sewell,
Edward Jones, Harry Hutchison, Harri-
son Jackson, Chas l.. Johnson Walter
Elcby, Frederick Jonee, James Williams,
James Polk, Archie Hudson, Harrison
Lewis
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
MiIier's Antisepdc Oil, Known as
Snake Oil
viii Positively Relieve Pain In a Few
hfpufcu

Try it right now for rheumatism, neu-
ralgia, lumbago, sore, stiff and swollen
joints, pains in the head, back and limbs.
corns, bunions, &c. After one application
pain disappears almost as if by magic.
A new remedy used internally and ex-
ternally for coughs, colds, Group, sore
throat, diph iberia and tonsilitis.
This oil is conceded to be the most pene-
tTating remedy known. It's prompt and
immediate effect in relieving pain is due
TO the fact that it penetrates to the affect
ed parts at once. AS an illustration, pour
10 drops on the thickest piece of sole
leather and it will penetrate this sub
stance through and through in three
minutes.
Accept no substitutes. This great oil is
golden red color only. Every bottle guar
anteed; 30c, 60c and S1.00 a bottle, or
money refunded at Eckerd's Drug Store,
50aMarket street.