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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06
A NEW WOOL MARKET.

In former years the great wool mar
ket of the United States has been on
Summer St., at Boston, but the recent
regulations of the United States gov
ernment have. transferred the wool
market for the states of Montana,
North and South Dakota, Minnesota
and parts Of Wisconsin, to the Twin
Cities.
The Twin Cities have been desig-
mated as a distributing point. That
is, the wool will be collected there by
producers, taken over to by the Unit
ed States Government and distributed
to the mills authorized to receive the
same.
Every pound of wool that will be
sheared this year will be taken over
by the Government at set price for
cleaned secured wool. This means
that sheep raiser, getting the Gov
eminent price for his wool, he is get
ting all that anyone will receive for
wool this year.
Lewis Penwell, chief Of Wool Di-
vision, War Industries Board, recon-
mends that the wool producers coop
crate in marketing their wool, through
their own pools or selling agencies
and thus receive the full Government
price instead of selling their wool to
spectators, who must pay less than
the Government price in order to make
any profit on the wool they handle.
The Equity Cooperative Exchange
is today the largest producers organ
ization operating in the Twin Cities.
1t has over ten thousand stockholders
and has at it's command facilities able
to handle the entire wool clip of the
Northwest. The Exchange hiss also
been authorized as wool receiving
firm for the Government and no doubt
will handle large part Of the clip Of
the Northwest this year.
Any wool producer anxious to re-
ceive the full Government price for his
wool, will do so on all consignments
shipped to the Equity Cooperative
Exchange, st. Paul, MINI.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06
GOVERNMENT PRICE FOR YOUR
WOOL.

The Equity Cooperative Exchange
Of st. Paul, Mimi, has been designat-
ed by the United States Government
as receiving firm for wool. The
Twin Cities have also been designat-
ed as a receiving and distributing
station. Any wool producer to receive
the Government price for his wool can
do so by consigning his wool to the
Equity Cooperative Exchange at St
Paul, Mimi. n n
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06

Almost Every Conceivable Line of En-
deavor is Represented Among the
Federal Officeholders Save That of
the Tillers of the Soil.
WHERE ARE THE FARMERS?
Makeup of New Commissions and
Boards Called Into Existence by the
Exigencies of the War Contains Not
Solitary Farmer. ~ ,,

When you look aC the groups OF men
who are running public affairs you
will see that almost every great oc-
cupation is represented in those
groups except the greatest and most
useful occupation of all.
Educators are represented by the
President and by department heads
DIR. Garfield for example. Lawyers
are at the head Of the Department Of
State, the Department Of Justice and
the Department Of the Interior, and
are in the majority in the Senate and
in the House.
Steel manufacturers and shipbuild-
ers and railway men have their rep
resentatives in executive place full
Of influence and authority.
The labor unions are represented
by Mr.. Gompers.
In short, every class-educators,
bankers, merchants, manufacturers,
railway men, lawyers, and labor or
ganizations-is represented in the
high places of authority.
But where are the representatives
Of the most numerous and the most
useful class Of all classes?
Where are the famers?
Of course there is Department of
Agriculture, and of course this de-
partment does some very good work
in the way of educating farmers and
stimulating the production of crops.
But all that is mere routine work,
which goes on in normal times of
peace precisely as it goes on now in
this abnormal time Of war.
The point we wish to make is this !:
That in the makeup of the new COM
missions and boards called into exist
ence by the exigencies of war every
class Of citizens has been recognized
by the selection of one of it's men,
bers for some post of great Importance
and great authority, except the ag-
ricultural class.
Now, of course, the reason for this
is not far to seek.
The reason is that the farmers are
not organized; that they have not or
ganized their class interest.
See how the politicians in Washing
ton and out of Washington sit up and
pay attention when a labor organiza-
tion speaks; when the railroad mems
unions, for example, say something.
And the reason why the railroad
employee receives deferential consent
to his demands for higher price for
his product and the farmer is shown
out Of the door by Congress when he
demands higher price for his pro-
duct is that the railway employees are
all organized and all speak together
through their leaders while the farm
ers are not organized and have no
recognized leaders to speak their col
lective voice.
We have but one word Of advice to
you farmers-one word that sums up
the whole matter. That word is-0r-
ganize.- Chicago Herald.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06
Inexpert.

The accused had been struggling
hard for some time at the old and for
hidden task Of being his own attorney.
He was making q poor job Of it. "You
are lying 50 clumsily," said the Judge
finally, "that / would advise you to
get . lawyer"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06
THE LAWYERS
PREDOMINANT
Attorneys Outnumber the Farmers
Among the Law Carpenters at the
National Capitol in Ratio of Six
ty Seven to One
MORE FARMERS ARE NEEDED.
Congressman Furnish the Ideas and q
Clever Department Clerk Does the
Rest-How the Lawyers Predomin-
ate in Both Houses.

washington, II. u, June 4.-Ihat
lawyers predominate in Congress as
they do in all the state legislatures is
shown by recent statictics gathered
from their own declarations in the
Congressional Record. The United
States entrusts it's lawmaking to 458
attorneys and 169 men in other pro-
fessions, nine of whom are farmers.
There are four men from the labor
group making total of thirteen men
who speak as actual producers in the
halls Of Congress. The Senate has
rs lawyers and twenty other persons;
the house 1872 lawyers and 149 men
in other professions.
Farmers and wage-workers COM
prise two-thirds of the voters Of the
United States; lawyers something like
one per cent, so the farmers and
wage-earners stand to the lawyers in
a ratio of about 81 to 1. ..
Four Lawyers About Right.
A Congress based on proportional
occupational representation would
consist in the lower house of 145
famers and 145 laborers with al men
from the medical, teaching and other
groups and just four lawyers.
Of course the lawyers in Congress
claim to represent all of the people,
but the special favors given to that
profession and the fact that no SER
ious proposals for simplifying and
cheapening legal proceedings are
made, shows that each group will look
out for itself before looking out for
the other fellow.
Years ago there was an idea abroad
that lawyers could best look after the
framing Of laws because of their le-
gal training. That idea has been ex-
ploded. TGongress some years ago,
recognizing the need of technical help
for all lawmakers, established bu-
reau for law drafting in connection
with the library of Congress.
Experts in the drawing up of bills
and laws and resolutions are in
charge of this bureau. All that a
lawmaker needs now is to have ideas.
The experts do the work for him.
Ihe members present to the bureau
the matter that he wants incorporat-
ed in bill and the clerks look up ma
terial for him in the library, find out
what bills have been passed by other
legislative bodies on the same subject
and draw up one for him that will be
technically correct.
More Farmers Are Needed.
It is evident to anyone who has
watched the couse of legislation in
the past few years that the farmers
need more actual members from their
own ranks to take the place Of a null
titude of their friends" and the lab
oring men should be represented in
the same manner. This fact was
brought out in the fight for the Farm
Loan law, the Shipping Act and the
Seamen's act-three of the construc-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06

Red Cross Carnival Tuesday Evening.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06

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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06

The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Jewish welfare board,
in conjunction with the Knights of
Columbus and the Y. M. C. A.. Other
meetings of the same nature are be-
ing planned to be held in the near
future. \
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06

1--WE pieces OF lePlSlaClOn CnaC marked
the past four years. Instead of send
ing delegates to beg and plead and
lobby for these measures, the farm
ers and the laborers might as we'll
have sent members Of their own pro-
fessions to Congress and obtained
those and other progressive measures
without any more effort.
Lynn Haines, editor of the "Search-
light on Congress-" has compiled a
set OF figures on the occupations of
the members Of the House and Senate.
He has come to the conclusion that
there is some connection between the
fact that large majority of members
of Congress are of no use to their
constituents, and the fact that the
farmers and workingmen have turned
over to lawyers the whole business of
lawmaking.
How Lawyers PredOminate.
Alabama has in the house a solid
block Of ten lawyers; in the senate she
has one lawyer and a planter. Ari-
zona has solid delegation of lawyers
in House and Senate. California is
more nearly reasonable; with one of
the most active labor movements in
the country she sends six lawyers,
one labor man, two newspaper pro-
prietors, one clerical worker and one
BUSINESS man to the House, and two
lawyers to the Senate.
Colorado sends two lawyers to the
Senate, 'and two lawyers, one busi-
nessman and one newspaper man to
the House.
Idaho sends two lawyers each to
the Senate and to the House.
Illinois has two lawyers in the SEN
ate and eighteen in the House, along
with seven businessmen, one newspa-
per man and one doctor.
Indiana has a lawyer and newspa-
per publisher in the Senate; in the
House she has eleven lawyers, one
business man, and one educator.
Iowa has two lawyers-both of them
liberal-in the Senate, and seven
lawyers, three newspaper men and
one farmer in the House.
Kansas has two lawyers in the Sen
ate, while her House delegation in
cludes six lawyers and two newspaper
men. Not a farmer in the lot.
Minnesota sends two lawyers to the
Senate, and in the House has eight
lawyers, one labor man and one news
paper man. No farmers there. :.
Missouri sends two lawyers to the
Senate, and in the House has four
teen lawyers and one business man
Again, no farmers.
Montana is represented in the Sen
ate by two lawyers, and in the House
by one lawyer and one social worker
The social worker is Miss Rankin.
Nebraska, with one lawyer and one
newspaper publisher in the Senate,
has three lawyers, two business men
and one salesman in the House.
North Dakota has a lawyer and a
farmer-banker in the Senate, and two
lawyers and newspaper man in the
House.
Oklahoma has two lawyers in the
Senate, with six lawyers, one busi-
ness man and one salesman in the
House.
South Dakota has one lawyer-edu-
Gator and one business man in the
Senate, with two lawyers and one
business man in the House.
Texas sends two lawyers to the Sen
ate; to the House she contributes 16
lawyers, one business man and one
newspaper man.
Washington has two lawyers in the
Senate, and three lawyers, one news
paper man and one farmer in the
House.
Wisconsin has two lawyers in the
Senate, and in the House ten lawyers
and one labor union member.
Wyoming has one business man and
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-26
MEN NAMED AS ADVISERS
ON AGRICULTURAL NEEDS

The department of agriculture is
naming men to work with the district
draft boards in various states as ad-
visers regarding agricultural needs.
They are not to be members Of the
district boards, but are to furnish the
boards with facts relative to farm
labor requirements, not only of their
own districts, but the entire country.
Such information will be supplied to
the advisors by the department of
agriculture. The advisers may also
concern themselves with individual
cases before the district board.
County agents have been supplied
with questionnaires to be sent out for
the purpose Of securing the facts
about the farm labor needs in the
counties. J. X. Mccormack, Old Ma
tional Bank building, Spokane has
been appointed agricultural advisor
to district board for the eastern dis
trict, Division No. l, with headquar-
tiers in room 208, Federal Building,
Spokane.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-26
HALLOWEEN NOTICE
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Halloween is an organization of
certain proposed superstitions and
observances in many Christian coun-
tries, fairies, witches and imps of all
kinds, being supposed to be especially
active. 1t is said that the celebra-
tion of Halloween was practiced long
before the Christian era, and a
druidic belief was that on the eve of
this festival Saman, lord of death,
called together the wicked souls that
within the last twelve months had
been condemned to inhabit the bodies
of animals. But these mythical H.
lusions have long been forgotten;
but Halloween seems to be still
a night for festivities in our own
enlightened and civilized America. In
Colville it has been the practice by
boys and girls to assemble in groups,
and proceed to make night hideous,
all of which is considered innocent
amusement. In some cases, boys in
particular have INDUCED in malicious
destruction of property. But it
seems at this time every ounce of en-
ergy should be expended in construc-
ton rather than destruction. And it
is hoped that on next Thursday eve
ningthe big boys will refrain from in
terfering with at least the property
rights of their neighbors.
James Petty, probation officer
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-26
QUOTATIONS

For mild. easy action of the bow
els. try Doan's Regulets, a modern lax
alive. SOC at all stores.-adv
Every War Savings Stamp helps
soldier-and you get your money back
with interest.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-26
MARKETING PRICES
PAID IN COLVILLE

This column gives the farmer an
idea Of the prices current in Colville
for his produce. The Colville market
price is largely based on the Spokane
price. These quotations are from the
Wilson Produce Company, Winghan's
Market, TopNoch Mills, and Old Do
minion Creamery. The meat prices
are current for the week.
paid In Rroducoe
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-26
TO OLD "WILLIE"

Say, those Yanks are close upon you.
With Old Glory in advance,
So jump the Rhine you cowardly
bully,
Bid farewell to sunny France.
Keep going you murderous heather,
Never stop to take a glance
At the fallen hordes around you
Who came counting He'll in France.
Speed the limit you baby-killer,
Hear that yell for Uncle Sam?
Yes those kids are wild and woolly
And may forget to give damn.
Never wait for old Won Hindy-
He's eating crow that's tough and hot,
So limp along and tell der peoples
Things look tough for you and Colt.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-26

For babys Group. Willie's daily cuts
and bruises, mothers sore throat,
Grandma's lameness DIR. Thomas
Eclectic Oil the household remedy,
acc and 60c.-adv
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-26

DON'T DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING EARLY
Uncle Sam says you must do it EARLIER!
Your first thought should be of the soldiers Xmas
The amount you send overseas is limited So is the
space your gifts occupy.
You subscribe to the Home Paper for him
1t won't take up any of that twopound space All the
returned soldiers tell you what the home paper
there Every soldier from Stevens county should get the
Cove Examiner The publisher is not permitted to send
it unless subscribes for it.
You send him little LOOse-Leaf Memo Book
Every soldier appreciates this little oose-leaf book
for noatiOns Names addresses and diaries They weigh
ounce be carried by the soldier wherever he goes
and they cost you either zoe or 95c
THE COLVILLE EXAMINER
Arizona republican., 1918-11-19

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 In making the the will take into consideration th age contestant the originality displayed mtens the we'll the correctness of the
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 The address advertiser always the what form the reply
 Upon the the successful they the Business Office of The Republican receive tho award.
 Address all communications The Busy Ad Man, Re publican Write address outside of envelope
 Observe all rules carefully.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-19
Your XmasW Wife

Or rather, we should say your wife at Christmas expects you to remember her with something useful this year. If some of you husbands only knew the happiness you would bring her by giving her a New Home Sewing Ma chine you would make a run for
 NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE co.
 H. F. Poole, General Agent
 Phone 1249 331 w. Washington
Arizona republican., 1918-11-19
QUESTIONS

Whose telephone added together makes the provba lucky number, three of the figures being the same? 2By letters of the Latin verb "to love" 3What firm sets of quotation marks in it's ad? 4-Who gives tip to husbands
 Who claims have the have looking for? Whose address ubtrad telephone the Woodrow Wilson's first election President? 7Who 
 8-By eliminating the first letter of whose of animal given prominent Biblical reference? e-Whose 1o-Who adverses agency articles same number of
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03

or money. He claims that he always
has insisted. in demonstrating with
Troutman. that he pay the money
into the township treasury.
The statement. in full. follows:
Aug. 3. 1918.
Editor State Journal:
In your last nights issue Mr.. John
Troutman is reported as saying that he
turned over to me treasurer of Topeka
township all his vouchers showing his dis
bursement of poll tax during his term as
township trustee: and that I lost them.
/ beg to say he is absolutely mistaken.
l never. as treasurer. had anything to do
with tie disbursement of this money. Mr..
Troutman heve. turned this money over to
me as treas :rer: he never turned overN to
me vouchers showing where he had paid il
out He did turn over to me a statement
showing his purported disposition of the Sc
him. insisting that he should pay this
money : to the township treasury. and
allow the board to disburse 1t on warrants
the law directs all funds should be
disbursed.
This matter came before the board of
county commissioners, and that boa
made an order to the effect that the old
and new township boards should have a
meeting and audit these accounts and make
a report: these boards have not as yet
met. therefore the matter stands open and
undetermined.
The only money I ever received from
poll tax collections as treasurer came to
me from Mr.. 1. NJ. Orner when he was
trustee of Topeka township. All these
matters recited by me can be verified by
the records in the county clerks office.
Yours very truly,
FRED LUDINGToN.
Treasurer Topeka Township.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03
SING "HAIL, HAIL"
Americans Go Into Battle in
Rah Rah Style.
French Sing Hymns and the
Australians Swear.

One . the Topeka soldiers who ar
rived in France early in June, Ralph
NJ. Swearingen, writes home to his
father, Charles Swearingen, go West
street. telling of his increased respect
for the British since he has come to
know them at first hand. and also
of the establishment the foreign troops
evidence at the American eagerness
for the fray. Swea ringen is with field
hospital company 139. 10th sanitary
train. His letter is as follows:
Now at last 1 am really in France,
tho not in the war zone yet. One can
almost feel the pulse of the war here
Men are returning from the trenches
and others going in TO- the first time.
One reads great deal about the
psychological effect upon a soldier of
his experience in the trenches. 1t is
said you can read the effects in their
faces. I have conversed with a num-
Der of the Britishers today who have
seen the worst of the fighting in the
war zone for two or three years. and
they didn't look any different from the
rest of us, so far as I could judge.
Everyone here is excited about the
submarines being so near to the Amer
lean shores: that is. the natives are
worried. We Americans know that
they can do but little and will soon
be taken care of.
barked at another town from the one
in which We were stationed. the two
towns being just a good walking dis
lance apart. The difference between
the people of the two towns was start
ling. In the town where we were
camped, we saw only the culls of the
Englishmen. but at the port the Eng
fish seemed almost like Americans. AT
any rate, they were of a much higher
class than those we first met. So 1
think the English people are all right
after all.
GAS yet have been unable to get
any mail. bu. 1 have no doubt I shall
be able to when am settled. We are
now in 'billetS,' but l would much
rather be in a tent.
THE food is very short here. I do
pity the Trenches You can't realize
there how the people here are living,
and they are so blue about the war.
But just wait until the American pep
gets a good start, and Bill won't have
any more chance than A SNOWFALL in
Africa. Both British and French COM
mend the Americans on their get
there spirit. They don't understand
how we do 1t. When some of the
troops are ordered into the fighting
they begin to pray and sing hymns,
the Australians swear. but the Ameri-
cans cheer and begin to sing, Hail.
Hail. the Gangs All Here
"All the work about camp Is done
by German prisoners. They seem we'll
contented, better perhaps than under
the eye of his majesty the Devil.
Soldiers of all nations are here.
and 1 have been busy finding out wha t
they are and where they are from.
Every country of the allies is repre-
scented here"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03
UP TO TRoUTMAN
Township Treasurer Says He
Received No Tax Fund.
Denies Voucher Statement
Made by TrOutman Friday.

Another chapter was added tod ay to
the John L. Troutman poll tax collec-
ton matter at the court house when
Fred Ludington. treasurer of Topeka
township sent a signed statement to
the State Journal denying absolutely
that Troutman turned over to :lim the
poll tax collection. Troutman. in a re-
port to the county commissioners Fri
day, stated that he had given the
vouchers for disbursements to the
township treasurer. thereby clearing
up the investigation instigated by the
Gage Park Improvement association
and the township trustees. concerning
the whereabouts of the poll tax col
lected by Troutman.
Treasurer Ludington in his state
ment sent to the State Journal today
denies that he received any vouchers