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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02
farmers
Forum.

Contributions on topics Of gen.
eral interest from residents of this
locality, and more especially from
the Farmers, are solicited for pub
lication in this column; articles
pertaining to religious controver-
sizes excepted.
Communications MUST bear the
writer's name, altho the same will
not be printed If SO requested.
1t should be borne in mind that
whatever may appear In this col
umn. so far as this paper is con-
cerned, simply reflects the indi-
vidual views Of the writer, and is
not necessarily endorsed by The
Courant.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02
1T IS TO WEEP.

In the April IL issue of the Railway Age an
editorial bewails the possibility that govern
ment operation of railroads may work q hard
ship on the railway supply. concerns. Thu edi-
torial concludes: "Let us hope that it will not
have to be said in future years that government
control initiated a policy as ruinous to the rail-
way supply industry as government regulation
has proved to be to the railway industry" says
the st. Paul News.
The condition is sad to contemplate. Only
a week before the Age gave financial reports
on two of the big supply concerns. American
Car & Foundry Co. in 1917 earned ST., 522, 9O9
on $50, 900, 900 preferred and $50, 000, 1000 COM.
mon stock. From this there was charged off
$7,212,037 for renewals, replacement and re-
pairs, and the cost CENTRE cost) of special equip
ment for the production of munitions" just
notice that parenthesis. Then, after paying
dividends, S12,250,000 was put in reserve for
future dividends on common stock. Then, not
knowing what to do with so much money, the
directors appropriated So, $780, 900 "for general
overhauling and improvements" put more than
a million in surplus account and voted 100000
for improving working condition of employees.
In the same issue of the Age we find anoth-
er sad tale: Through the profits which have
accrued to it during the last two years the Aald-
win Locomotive has been able to write down
the book value at which patents and good will
paratively nominal amount of $500 ,299." To
put that in plain English nearly all the water
has been squeezed out of the $780, 00,0 900 of
common stock.
The North Dakota kept press is greatly per-
turbed because Of the fact that two of the pre-
sent railroad commissioners failed to secure a
denomination in the Nonpartisan convention,
but they are much gratifed because these
worthless propose to Submit their case to the
people at the primaries" Well, what of it?
The privilege of being an "also RAM is one
from which no one is barred-why, ever the as
sociate editor of the Advocate is eligible in that
respect, and it is opined that he would stand
equally as good a chance of election to, say
the presidency, as will the gentlemen in ques-
tion-who have been weighed in the balance and
found ~wanting-which is absolutely none at all.
With what appears to be more valor than
good judgment our 'steemed contemporary true
ulently issues the following "defi."
We will challenge the Townley papers
to show where the anti Townleyites ever
supported a man for two offices at the same
time.
Hoot, mon! Is Mr.. Doyle's very recent foxy
play to boulster up his candidacy for the Unit
ed States marshalship by causing himself to be
nominated for governor on the Democratic tick
ct 50 soon forgotten, now that it has served its
purpose, or hadn't you heard Of it, Matt?
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02

There i many places where you
can 1esye : thing, but, IN only one can
you ind Il,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02

In matrimony one and one make
one, but in divorce one from one leaves
two.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02

The necessary number of signatures to the
petition to submit proposed amendments to the
constitution to the people for their acceptance
or rejection having been secured the ghost of
House Bill "A, which has so long and so effect
lively "frighted the souls of fearful s%tandpat-
tiers, may now be laid for all time, inasmuch
precisely the same result can now to obtained
as would have been the case under the "iniquit-
GUS measure" had the same nave. been adopted.
In either case the humblest proletarian, and
even the despised Nonpartisan, is afforded the
opportunity to register his preference in mat
tiers vital to his interests-only this and moth
ing more. Stripped of it's Pandora box-like dis
guise, with which it was invested by it's enemies,
the standpat press, House Bill A now appears
in it's true guise-a mighty small modern edi-
ton of the Wizard Of Or, so far as the possible
harm which might have arisen from it's en-
actment is concerned.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02

The Public has what it accepts as convinc-
ing assurance that the nationwide propaganda
for committing this country to a policy Of uni
versal military service after the close of this
war has failed so far as the present Congress
is conce1ned,-that there is not the slightest
likelihood of action in favor of such a measure
by the House, even if the Senate should pass
it. 1t would be interesting and valuable to
have an investigation Of this propaganda and
who is paying for it by a committee Of Con-
gress. Mr.. Howard H. Gross, president of the
Universal Military Training League, is one of
the most active professional propagandists be-
hind the movement. He wrote recently to JUS
tice L. f. Birdzell of the Supreme Court Of
North Dakota for an expression of opinion, and
received a reply which closed as follows:
II am heartily in favor of this war and
am willing to make any sacrifice to see it
carried to a successful conclusion, but I
trust that one of the consequences of the
termination Of the war will be the placing
upon the activity of your organization
of the stamp Of general public disapproval
Otherwise, I think that much of the great
sacrifices made in the interest of ~civiliza-
ton will have been in vain." ,
Justice Birdzell was professor of law at the
University of North Dakota and was elevated to
the Supreme bench largely through the support
of the Farmers Nonpartisan League.
Some of the more intelligent of the anti
League newspapers arc OSSllu1uX W I0du IIlc
signs of the times Alright and are already trim
ming their sails to meet the approaching politi-
cal storm, and their action in this, as in all
things, will be faithfully initiated by their
small-fry brethren with ~alacrity. It will be re-
called that up to very recently there was moth
ing good to be found in the Nonpartisan
League; it's adherents were I. w. WIS.,, pro-
Germans, traitors; and at the very best they
were either fools or knaves. Now, however, as
the result Of the recent Liberty Loan bond sale,
which most emphatically gave the lie to these
contentious, the rank and file of the league are
hailed as being loyal, and it is only it's leaders
who are deserving Of the above quoted oppro-
brious Characterization. But for the hated
and despised members of the Nonpartisan
League, who proved their loyalty (altho no such
proof was necessary by their ready and SUBJ
stantial response to the appeal of the Govern
ment for financial aid, instead of North Da-
kota occupying a place of honor in the front
rank of the sisterhood of states, the Flicker
tail commonwealth would now have the distinc-
ton of having failed to raise even her allotted
quota. And this despite the flood of abuse to
which they have been subjected and to which
they gave no heed. Once more they have prov
ed that they "Will STICK" and they will fur
nish additional and irrefutable proof at the
polls in November.
The necessary number of signatures to the
~netition to submit nrOnOSed amendments to the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02

According to reports from the assessors
there are some few voters throughout the coun-
ty who insist in registering as Nonpartisans.
All who register in that manner will be denied
the privilege of voting at the Forthcoming pri-
mary as the present election laws do not rec
ognize the Nonpartisan league as being a po-
litical party. The majority Of the men Endorsed
by the League are running for Republican
nominations, though in some of the legisla-
tive district League candidates are seeking
nomination on the Democratic ticket. Every
League member, whether he be a Democrat or
a Republican, should not fail to vote at the pri-'
maries, in order to insure the nomination of
their candidates. The entire League state and
congressional ticket was Endorsed for nominal
ton on the Republican ticket. In order to
"spoil the heather" Nonpartisans should regis
ter as Republicans or Democrats at the primar-
les to a man.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02

In a year or two there will be a lot Of
farmers league papers in North Dakota for
sale cheap by "ex-league' stockholders
Grand Forks Herald.
Perhaps. But in the event that the Non
partisans sweep the state for the second time
in November-as there is not a shadow of a
doubt but what they will-there is a tidy little
sum of money to be found in this baliwick ready
to be laid on the proposition that "In a year or
two"-in the event of the Herald still being
published-it will not be under it's present own
ership.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02

"The soldiers tobacco fund may not sur
plant House Bill "A" as a burning issue, neither
is it calculated to reveal the identity of the par
ty- who struck Billy Patterson" but neverthe-
less and all the same those who in good faith
contributed their mite for the aid and comfort
of the boys in the trenches, as they supposed
they were doing, have a valid right to know
whether or no-as some Of them are begin
ming to suspect-their contributions merely
went to join that fake piano contest fund. Well
meaning patriots or merely victims Of another
petty larceny graft-which?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

TITAsHUNGTOl. D. c., Oct. 10.-Tht
w army casualty list for today
contains 5SG names. divided as fol-
lows:
killed in action. so; missing in
action. 105: wounded severely. $685.
died OF wounds. I2; died Of accident
and other causes. 10; died Of disease,
so: died from airplane accident =
wounded, degree undetermined. 4.
Southwestern men on the list in
elude:
Corp. George W. Tebbc, Fort Worth
Tex, killed in action
Pvt. William =. Sherrod, Jackson
Vile. Tex. killed in action
Pvt. John l. SETTLER TeIarknnai
Tex, killed in action
SerEt. George +. Pepper, Fort
Worth, Tex. wounded severely
Pvt. Russell r. Hughes, Maxwell,
y. ". wounded severely
Pvt. AdoIfO LOPEZ, Tinaja, n. NJ
wounded severely
Pvt. Hosea &. Richardson, De Leon,
Tex, wounded severely
Lieut.. Joel II. McClendOn, Farmers
Branch, Tex. killed in action
serEt. William c. MORROW, Paris,
Tex killed in action
Gorul. Jacob t. r eEEeAls NaAAoAp n
Tex. killed in action
Pvt. Thomas r. Berryhill, Mahl,
Tex. killed in action
CorpI. Gordon NJ Mattisons Pitts
burg. Tex. killed in action
CorpI. David b. shelton, Canton,
Tex, killed fin action
Pvt. Harry N. Day, st. V-ain' n. NJ,
killed In action
Pvt sullivan r.. lIcINissicLz, Grace
sum Tex killed in action
Pvt. Arthur Ernest Speed, Rosseri
Tex, killed in action.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

John NJ. Sahm. Fairhaven. Pa.
William F. Fischer. Shawano. Wis.
DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED N
ACTION.
PriVates.
Robert a. Fowler. Woodbury.. Ca
Joseph B. Garity. ir-. Maspeth. n. Y.
Byuum Randolph, Cook Place. Tenn.
James H. snyder. Lancaster Pa
DIED OF DISEASE.
PriVates-
William w Briggs. jackson. Miss
Lee ~ Mckinney. Tango, w Va
WOUNDED IN ACTION, SEY EKELN.
Lieutenant.
A. French, Boise. Idaho.
SerEeants-
Dell L. Ashby. Lima o.
Noble Stibolt. Chicago. I'D.
John W Hufsmith. Houston. Tex
jerome E Mcclure, Brooklyn, y T..
Langston Ashford. Navas0ta. Tex
Oscar Dagenais. Lnconian, " r.
Hunter II. Haverstlck. Lancaster. Pa
Anthony March, san Francisco. Cal
Leonard Perkins. Calvert, Tex.
Nicholas ". IRELAND; no next Kin given
George r. Rosenberg. Boone Colo
Harry Thomas, Dallas, Tex.
Fred White. Cairo. H.
IN HANDS OF ENEMY.
Private.
Roy II. Simpson. Philadelphia. Pa
SEVERELY WOUNDED. PRENIOI SLY
REPORTED MISSING.
Private.
Norman s. Tomas. Philadelphia. Pa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
Six Texans Are Named
In Marine Casualties

Washington. ID. C.. Oct 11.-A list %
&C. marine casualties contains the names
Of six Texans. The list follows
KILLED IN ACTION.
Sergeants-
John T. Burnett Grovetown. Pa
Henry P. Heymanu. Clvde. O.
Corporal
Isaac A. Slower. Pararould. Ark
PriVafes-
John ". Anderson. Boston. Mass
Alvin F. Decking. Chicago, Ill
Thomas IT. Rell. Turtle Greek. PA.
William T. Benrett. Rochester, y T.
Dilmus Brown. Statham. Ca
Abe Dobovitz. Newark. y J.
David II. Gorshsl. RoN bury. Mass.
Andrew s. Harhulak. Sharon, Pa
Charles Haybecz. jr.. Elmi-a. n. T.
Elmer V Jesperson. Cedar City. Utah
Martin J. McCook. Brooklyn. n. y.
Howard Nongin. Cuba. n. Y.
Francis T. Robson. Braddocil. Pa
John H. RodenburE. Marshall No.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

! N HANDS OF ENEMY. PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED MISSING.
Private
A. Dupes. Indianapolis. Ind
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED KILLED ~
ACTION.
Private
KILLED. PRENIOU> sly REPORTED
MISSING.
Lieutenant
Thomas r. Braiisford. Houston. Ave-
Houston. Tex
MISSING N ACTION.
Private
Dewey o. Young, Ne1Vcastel. Tex
A resuperative diet in influenza Hor-
ticks Matted Milk, very digestible.-
Adv.
Does your roof need painting 1900
gallons CabOts Single stain at pre-
war prices Lander Lumber Co.-Adv.
Let's talk paint. Lander Lumber Co.
ADV.
For Floor Varnish-Floor Wax-Cau
Lander Lumber Co.-Adv.
Living at Hotel LauEhIin is as near
home comfort as is possible 81 W.
Franklin Phone 2iS3.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
Z TEXANS GIVE THEIR LIVES
ON BATTLE FIELDS Of FRANCE

Casualty List of 584 Names Includes Those of % South
western Men, With Is Killed In Action One From
New Mexico and y From This State; Texas Lieu
tenant Slain at Front; Southwestern Wounded
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

A resuperative diet in Influenza Hor-
Hicks Matted Milk. very digestible.-
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

For Floor Varnish-FIoor Wax-Cau
Lander Lumber Co.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

Living at Hotel LauEhlin is as near
home comfort as is possible. 31I W.
Franklin. Phone 2fS3.-Ady.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

Let's talk paint Lander Lumber Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
WATER PROPOSAL SEEMS
TO MEET WITH FAVOR

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 0NE)
ing dams and other questions relative
thereto Burlingame has served the
city as engineer and knows our needs.
lie knows that it win cost money 10
obtain water | listened to other OBJ
jectors but have yet to find any
one coming forward with specifica-
tions and blue prints ard definite
proposal looking TO a water supply.
The citizens committee last fan made
an open invitation for ideas and sug-
gestions. None were Forthcoming.
The committee has written hundreds
OF letters and interviewed scores of
engineers. But the Benham engineers
were the only people who came here.
made u thorough probe, and finally
made a definite proposition, Have
we any assurance that anybody else
has any better proposition than that
clfered by the Benham Co. No.
Then why delay? We need water:
that's conceded Let's carry on. and
do business
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
SAVE THE HENS
ORDERS HOOVER

Herbert Hoover has declared the
life Of the hen to be sacred Eggs
arc needed in the future and the hens
must be conserved
Here is the text Of the telegram
Just received by DR. Brooks from
Hoover regulating the buying, ship
Dig and killing OF hens and outlets;
THE following rule has been ado t.
ed in connection with special rules
and regulations governing dealers in
poultry and eggs Rule Is; The IL
cCnsee shall not between Feb III, 1915
and April 80, 1915, purchase, ship, sell
o. negotiate the sale Of any live OF
freshly killed hens or pullets, pro-
wded, however, that this shall not
prevent the purchase, shipment, OF
sGle between February II and Feb
25 1918, OF hens or pullet6 which were
either killed or shipped prior to Fet
l., 1918, to markets for sale as food
II is further provided that nothing
in this rule shall prevent the pur-
cfase shipment or sale of live hens
for egg production purposes. Effec-
tive February IT, 1918
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
New Vapor Way
Of Treating all
Cold Troubles
North Carolina Druggist In
vents a Salve That is
Vaporized by the
Body Heat
NOTHING TO SWALLOW
YOU JUST RUB IT ON
Particularly Valuable to Mothers
with Small Children. Local
Druggists Are Offering 25c Jars
on so Days Trial.

8 Colds are simply iniiammations OF
the air passages and everybody knows
that the only way to reach the air
passages direct is by means OF lapors
that can be inhaled. The old-fash-
ioned yapor treatments however we're
cumbersome and costly, but a North
Carolina druggist solved this problem
by inyenting salye that is yapor-
i2ed by the body heat
This preparation, known as Vick's
NapoRub, is now being introduced
here. The local druggists know the
danger OF constant dosing" especially
to small children and are anxious
that All their customers should try
this new outside. treatment Ar
Tangements have accordingly been
made with the manufacturers to sell
the small size jars, price 25c, on 30
days trial--no charge to be made IL
she customer is not delighted with
the results
For deep chest colds, sore throat,
bronchitis, tonsilitis, or incipient pneu-
monla Vapo3ub should be applied over
Ihe throat and chest and covered with
a warm flannel cloth The yapors
arising carry tho medication, with
each breath to the air passages and
lungs. g In addition VapoRub ia alb
sorbed through and stimulates the
skin taking out that tghtness and
soreness In the chest
For head colds, hay fever catarrh
or asthmauc troubles VapoRub can
either be applied MP the nostrils or a
little melted In a spoon and the Yapors
inhaled Group is usually relieved
within fifteen minutes and one appli-
cation at bedtime prevents a ni5ht
attack.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
HoARDERs MAY BE PROSECUTED

Wichita, Feb l3 Walter p Innos,
food administrator for Kansas. has
ruled That a thirty-day supply Of flour
or sugar is an abundance and if any
firm or individual has a greater quan-
tity on hand they are boarding and
may be prosecuted The extreme pen
atty for boarding is $4,000 fine or
four years Imprisonment or both. Re-
tailors OF wholesalers who aid or abct
boarding are alike guilty with the
Loarder.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
REPORTS MANY
CASES Of RHEU-
MATISM CURED
Says We Must Keep Feet Dry,
Avoid Exposure and Eat
Less Meat.

Eagle Drug Store. the downtown
druggist reports a heavy sale on the
prescription C-2223 for the relief and
cure of the worst forms of rneuma-
tism. Everybody who suffers from
rheumatism should keep off the damp
ground, keep the feet dry, drink lots
of pure water and take a daily dose
oi Prescription C-2223 to keep down
ard expel the uric acid from the
bicod. Those terrible aches and pains,
swollen muscles, aching back and
every form of rheumatism can be
easily cured by following the few sim
Pie directions on every bottle Of c.
1923 So many remarkable cures have
been made by this wonderful prescrip-
ton that any of our readers who suf-
fer are urged and advised TO ask Faglt
for Prescription C-2223 and take i
as directed on the prescription past
ed on each bottle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
JOHN Us ANIMAL FRIENDS
VICTIMS OF GRIM REAPER

Abingdon, Mass, Feb 15-Death has
laid heavy hand ON John i Sullivan
animal friends on his farm here. The
day after the former champion was
buried, Colonel Corn his favoritn
horse, dropped dead in his stall, and
the next day another constant COM
panion, a BAH dog given him by YanlI
Sullivan OF Syracuse, n Y, died. To
complete the list, the ring hero's COW
and two collie dogs, IN which he had
taken great pride. died last night,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
Itching, Scratching, Skin Diseases
That Burn Like Flames Of Fire

OF treatment for pimpes. blotches,
sores, boils, rough, red and sca1y
skin, Is to purify the blood and re
move the tiny germs Of pollution that
break through and manifest their
presence on the surface of the skin.
People in all Garts of the country
have written US how they were COM
rletely rid Of every trace of these
disorders by the use Of S. S. s, th8
matchless, purely vegetable, blood
purifier S s S goes direct to tia
center of the blood supply and puri-
fes and cleanses i OF every vestiga
OF foreign matter, giving q clear and
ruddy complexion that indicates per-
feet health Write today for ffea
medical advice regarding your case,
Address Swift Specific CO., D-2Ol,
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13

Miss Margaret Doolit;le: "I am
especially interested in the garden
movement for children The schools
arc much interested and receive
many letters from the pupils. to
not advocate a school garden, but
urge each child TO have his own gar
den at home Many of the boys and
girls already have the ground plowed
ready for March planting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
BEAN PRICE FINED

The 1917 crop of pinto beans will
be- bought by the federal food admin
istration at a price Of cents a pound,
recleaning basis according TO an
Louncement made by J b IamsOn Of
the food administration.
The bean growing sections of New
Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas
Oklahoma and Nebraska are affected
by the arrangement.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
Here Is q Sensible Treatment
That Gets Prompt Results.

For real downright, hairassing,
discomfort, very few disorders can
approach so-called skin diseases, such
rs Eczema letter Bois oruptons,
sealy irritations and similar skin
troubles, notwithstsnding the lavish
use of salves, lotions, washes, and
other treatment applied externally to
the irritated parts
No one ever heard OF q person be
ing afflicted with any form or skin
diseases whose blood was in good
condition. Therefore, it is but logical
to conclude that the proper method
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13
MILLIONS FOR WORKERS.

Washington, Feb l3-The admins
traiion bin, already passed by the
senate, a2prc rating $5O,0Oo,00O to
provide housing facilities for en-
ployos Of shipyardi engaged in gov
ernmcnt work, was passed by the
house Late today without a roll call.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-13

Git the mon; hit the Hun.
Thursday will be cloudy but warm
er
NO peace without justice vii
son.
The Junior Red Cross drive is on in
earnest
The time to prepare for that garden
is right now
Sent in: Likewise let husbands
read Eph 5;25-2S.
Harry Ardery says Marys Ankle is
good and he won't let go
Phil Traband will bring back a new
model Paige from tho X auto show.
Help Win the War sign boards
have been mounted on Federal
4 Square
/ A plentiful supply of water for city
purposes is necessary if Guthrie pro-
crosses.
If you are a real patriot you own OF
soon will own, a baby bond Arr
you a patriot? II not why not?
G W Holloway; Also. the man III
a tree must learn to duck or have his
block knocked off by an airplane.'
Bolo Pashas first wife is said to b.
the only friend he has left Evident
ly his other wives hope he chokes
Congressman Joe Thompson and SCI
ators Gore and Owen will send gar
den seed if you write to them for it
Frank Pieratt my idea Of a ric
man is one who could afford to keel
fried egg on his parlor mantle
, piece