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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-11
Do YOU KNOW Mr.. KELLER?

The hand is quicker than the eye
and so is the typewriter.
Fifteen years ago, some of you may
remember, there were two great
magicians appearing before the Amen
lean public. Hermann the Great and
Keller the Magician. Although rivals
they were great friends. They wers
sitting together at Brighton Beach
one day when al admirer Of Her
mann's came up and started to tel
the latter how good he was.
"You know" he said, that l am
something Of an amateur sleight of HANG
yourself Gould have deceived me with
that a. card 7. trick you did last night. .,a,
DO il. ], yent9re to say ,thiss sentleman
sitting M'th r. right here could deceive you
"IIl bet a ndre dollars he could
not" said the amateur and took
"A de Of cards was brought and
Keller Irrned the trick with ease and
II guess you don't know my friend Mr.;
kehsr." said Hermann as he pocketed
When any sleisht Of hand promotes,
wants to sell you wild cat stocks. or te
make you thousands for every dollar you
put up, for your Liberty Bonds and nj
Savings Stamps, You had better find out
whether you know Mr.. Keller.
A. prospectus m a promise Is Ill the
equipment. these takers require. With
that simple apparatus they. can make
oils wells spout where there IL not
enough oil to lubricate q watch; t 81
can find gold where there is not enough
yellow metal to plate a profteer's ,on.
tions flourish In countries where the
natives are the only things that stretch,
Il q man has $4,000 ss1a:.y, he may %
has less than h q amount he CANNOT
afford to lose.
ernment savings securities. You Know
they are safe, that they are pro table
and that you can exchange our Wa
Savings Stamps and Savings Certificates
for cash ut q. profit when you need It.
cannot fool you. meet NJ. Ksiisr. Is
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-11
Peace Delegates DisiIIusioned

= Paul Scott Mowrer, m of the y
, best known Paris correspondents y
IS for the American press, finds that II
" members of our peace delegation y
Il have had a great deal of their y
y faith and hope. shaken by their re- =
= cent experiences and that they are "
n disillusioned al to the possibility =
y of applying liberal principles to .
= the world in it's present condition. =
y Mowrer declares that the axioms =
y Of international politics which =
= have made the deepest impression y
= on our representatives are the y
T. following: "
mo nation will voluntarily "
= act against what it considers it's '
= own best interests. =
= 2.-In affairs of states material "
y interests will take precedence "
= over moral interests although the "
= latter are not negligible. y
= 3.-The rights of small or weak =
: nations r only such as large and n
= powerful nations may accord "
= them. +
= 4.-No powerful nation is at "
= present willing to cede the least =
= jot of it's full sovereignty. =
= 5.-Therefore, no league of ma =
= tions with supernatural author y
" ity is now possible. =
= Elm the present state of civil =
. ization no nation can afford to en- y
: trust it's safety to the good will of ,
= others. If strong, 1t must show "
= readiness to defend itself; if weak "
: It must seek strong protectors. "
Changes in the present rela- =
: lions between the nations can =
= colne about only slowly and as . :
: natural growth. =
The people of all the allied ma :
= items with the possible exception =
: ton Of Italy thought they were :
? fighting to destroy these tooth and :
: claw principles. II they were not :
: destroyed, then more than half Of :
: the peace representatives played :
: false to their peoples. :
. Z
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-11

his extended hand, all composed a
picture not easily forgotten.
Still this impression was only that
Of q brief instant. With the next ]
was upon my knees, lifting the fallen
head, and seeking eagerly to discern
some lingering evidence Of life in the
inert body. There was none, not SO
much as the faint flutter of a pulse, or
suggestion of q heart thrOb. The man
was already dead before he fell, dead
before he struck the overturned table.
"Judge Beaucaire is dead" I an
nounced gravely. Nothing more can
be done for him now"
The pressing circle of men hemming
us in fell back silently, reverently, the
sound of their voices sinking into a
subdued murmur. As / stood there,
almost unconscious Of their presence,
still staring down at that upturned
face, now appearing manly and patri-
clan in the strange dignity Of it's death
mask, a mad burst OF anger swept me.
q fierce yearning for revenge-a feel
ing that this was no less a murder he
cause nature had struck the blow.
With hot words Of reproach upon my
lips I gazed cross toward where Kir-
by had been standing a moment be-
fore. The gambler was no longer
there-his place was vacant.
"Where is Kirby" ] asked, incredu-
lous of his sudden disappearance.
For d moment no h answered;
then a voice in the crowd croaked
hoarsely:
HE just slipped out through that
after door to the deck-him and Bill
Carver"
And the stakess"
Another answered In q thin, piping
treble.
II reckon them two cusses took
along the most ovs ii. Enyhow 'taip't
we're. 'cept maybe q few coins that
The dairy business Is increasing
enormously In North Dakota and the
encouragement given It by the new
laws e not the least Important factor
In this growth. The amount Of butter
Fat produced has increased 72.3 per
cent since last year and the amount
Of money received 81 the creameries
from the sale Of butter has incree1e6
rs parent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-11

THAT may be true, Kirby. I nm
not defending his action, but surely
this is no reason, now that he is dead,
why You should not show some degree
Of mercy to others totally innocent of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-18
EXPRESSMEN NAME
OFFICERS AT MEET
HELD YESTERDAY

That the National Association Of
Expresmen of Pensacola is growing
stronger, is shown in the enthusiastic
meetings held regularly each week.
The meeting of last week held in
their rooms in the Brent building was
manifest of the interest shown by
each individual. Two new men were
given membership in the union at
this meeting and two more will be
given membership in the union at
brought in at the next.
Regular officers were elected for
the ensuing. year and much business
OF importance was disposed Of Be-
lieving that in unity there is strength
these men have organized SO they may
cooperate and give that which the
company has been working for-het-
ter service.
The new officers elected were as
follows: L. r. Henderson. president:
]. H. Deickman. vice president; r. j.
Warner. treasurer; J. l. Livingston, re-
cording secretary; Fred Pfeiffer, outer
guard; r. l.. Clark, inner guard.
A grievance committee was appoint
ed as follows: ]. NJ. Howington, ].
L. Scott, H. w. Grubbs. A. A. Merbfer,
H. H. Watkins, /. Dillmore.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-18
LEVER TALKS
ABOUT WORK
OFCONCRESS
MAKING GOVERNMENTS GUAR.
ANTEE ON MINIMUM WHEAT
PRICE GOOD MOST IMPORTANT
MEASURE.
Washington Bureau,
Pensacola journal,
BY. GEORGE n. MANNING.

~. GEORGE II. MANNING.
washington. d. c. March 1.-THE
most important thing that the last
congress did for the farmer was to
make good the governments guaran-
tee OF a minimum price OF $2.32 for
wheat, including spring wheat of 1919,
and appropriate 81 100000. 900 to carry
u our said Congressman Ausbury F.
Lever OF South Carolina, (Dem.) chair
man OF the agriculture committee in
discussing today the agricultural legis-
lation before the last congress.
We advanced by from $4,000. 600 ia
szo,o00,OOO to the value of the cotton
now held by the farmers in the South
when the passage OF the amendment to
; the cotton futures act was obtained .
continued Mr.. Lever This amend
ment. which was passed as a part of
the wheat price guarantee bill does
away with some Of the lower grades
OF cotton and will undoubtedly advance
the price of cotton now held by the
southern farmers by from So to IS a
bale.
Mr.. Lever came very close to being
elected United States senator last
summer, and would without doubt be
member of the senate now had he not
listened to the appeal of President Will
SON and Withdrawn from the race
against the late Senator Ben (Pitchfork
Benz Tillman.
Mr.. Lever who came to congress
when he was but % years old and has
been IL years continuously since, threw
mis- hat in the ring last spring for the
Y. s. senate against Tillman. Senator
THlman was very old and feeble and
had been able to do but little for his
district for several years. Mr.. Lever
was making good progress with his
candidacy and the South Carolina poll
ticlans agreed that he would defeat
Tillman.
Then President Wilson made a per-
sonal appeal to Mr.. Lever to withdraw
from the race on the ground that SEN
ator Tillman had staunchly supported
the Administration; was an old con-
federate veteran. and had been Of great
assistance to the administration as
chairman OF the senate naval commit
tee.
Mr.. Lever Withdrew.
Mr.. Lever withdrew. A few weeks
later Senator Tillman died suddenly.
Lever attempted to get back in the
race and the president was anxious
that he should and offered him his
strongest support. But the time for
making nominations in accordance
with the South Carolina election laws
had passed by just two or three days
and Lever coud not again enter the
lists 1t was generally agreed in South
Carolina that Lever could have defeat
ed Ben Tillman and could easily have
won out over the other candidates,
William p. Pollack was elected to the
senate to succeed Tillman and Lever
was reelected to the house.
Very material increases in the
amounts appropriated for agricultural
extension and farm demonstration
work were made in the annual agricul-
tural appropriation bill but its passage
was defeated by the Republican fill
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-18

During the month of January, 1919, $780,
were loaned to $3.50 farmers of the United
States by the federal land banks on longtime
first mortgages. according to the monthly state
ment Of the farm loan board. The federal land
bank at Houston leads in amount of loans closed,
$2,220770, with the federal land bank of st. Paul
running slightly behind in amount, $1,586, 500.
The other banks closed loans in January as fol-
lows: Spokane, 81 1898, GAO; Omaha 81, O26, 500
st. Louis, 81 .OO9 $780, Louisville $685. 900; New
Orleans, $718,5O0; Wichita, $686.6OO; Spring
field, $544,250; Columbia, $533,24O; Berkeley,
$439, 900, and Baltimore, $407.4oO.
On February / the total amount of mortgage
loans closed since the establishment of the fed
eral Ian dbanks $168, ,931, numbering II >
2O4 borrowers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-18

terested groups could not otherwise have been
reached than through the organs Of their own
race and language.
The foreign language press in this country
is coming to realize that in order to exist it must
become American; print American news and
views, interest readers not in what Europe is
doing or has done, but in what America is doing
or thinking. In the past that press was on the
whole content to foster q narrow sort Of Eu-
ropean nationalism, to the exclusion of Ameri-
can interests. The foreigner was only too often
left to his own devices, and he not unnaturally
fell back upon his own resources. Nowadays he
feels he is becoming part of the country to
which he has come, that the old Europe is behind
him.
It is critical time. It is moment for sober
judgment and balanced reasoning. The foreign
langue press is an instrument of power. It is
ready to bend every effort toward the accom-
plishment of an Entente that is vitality import
ant in this country, the Entente between the
alien immigrant and the American native. The
melting pot theory has worked out only to q linn
tied extent; it is in power to make it real
ity. There is already to hand, waiting only for
proper help and encouragement, a means Of COM
munication with over ten millions of foreigners
who have come to this country in high hope. We
have only to use it. Suppress it, and we cut the
ground from under our feet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-18
SUFFERED FOR EIGHT YEARS,

Rheumatic pains. lame back. sore
muscles and stiff joints most frequently
can be traced to overworked weak OF dis
ordered kidneys. Daisy Bell. r. r. d. 8.
Box 2SA. Savannah. Ca. writes: IT was
suffering for eight years from pain In
the back and could not do any OF my
work. but since have taken Foley Kid
ney Pills, can do all of my work. Fo-
ley Kidney Pills have given relief to
thousand who suffered from kidney or
bladder trouble. Try them. Sold every
wheFe.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-18
THE WORLDS TONNAGE.

Early release of 100000 tonnage by the War
Department to the Shipping Board as a means of
relieving the commercial shipping situation, pro-
vided the board assumes certain contracts for
the transportation of materials to Europe, was
agreed upon at conference today between Sec
rotary Baker, Chairman Hurley of the Shipping
Board and senators from the cotton states, says
an official announcement.
Contracts for the construction of $50 vessels
of 100000 lightweight tons at an estimated
cost value of $400.000,QO0 have been cancelled
by the Shipping Board since the signing of the
armistice.
Mr.. Hurley in his annual report, said that the
peak of the Shipping Boards construction pro-
gram was reached on September 1, and at that
time it was felt advisable to cut down on orders
for ships given during the war when the board
felt that "if defeat came because we had too few
ships, we could never be forgiven excused"
Wooden ships were chiefly affected by the earlier
cancellations.
LET me call your attention to the fact that the
worlds tonnage, including the tonnage already
delivered by the fleet corporation" Mr.. Hurley
said. lis today 9,75O,OOO lightweight tons short
of the supply of 1914. There is tonnage of about
100000 900 lightweight now under construction
by US. There are said to be about 5000, 900 tons
under construction in foreign yards. The sur
plus to be expected in 1921, therefore, over the
worlds 1914 tonnage hardly seems to allow for
more than what may be normal expansion of
overseas trade and growth in our own foreign
business
Contracts to be resumed by the Shipping
Board involve the transportation to France for
the next six months of 5000 freight cars, which
originally had been ordered for the American
forces but after the signing of the armistice
were accepted by the French government.
The Shipping Board has isued new detailed
schedules Of freight rates to all ports of the
world.
Two hundred and sixty-eight vessels, aggre-
eating lightweight tonnage of 1,1O3,921, all
American controlled, are now operating in the
South American trade. These figures are given
by the Shipping Board, and the vessels supple
ment a considerable amount Of privately con-
trolled shipping. The board now controls 1888
steamers and sailing vessels, ageregating 9,158.-
G91 lightweight tons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-18

If Germany lay on this side of the Atlantic,
and America had shown her ability to hold the
Hun in check, Clemenceau would dbe the idedal-
st and Wilson the practical man.
Evening star., 1919-11-22
An Interesting Luncheon.

Mrs. T. Malcolm Price entertained
at luncheon at her house, at 1871 lrV-
ing street northwest. yesterday mem
bers of the Washington committee LOT
the Mount Holyoke endowment tund
of three million dollars, which is to be
raised soon. Some of the members are
Mme Panaretoff, wife of the Bul.
garian minister; Miss Jean Cole or
Mount Vernon Seminary; Mrs. FRANK
Wilkins. Mrs. Eugene Stevens. Mrs;
T.. r. Eckhardt, Mrs. II. Harris ana
Mrs j. Il. Hildebrand.
On last evening Mrs. Milton II. Beail
at her home in Purceii. :.
willie in honor of Mrs. Garner ana
Miss Blackwell at progressive nNe
hundred" Her guests Included MSS
Lucy Duncanson of Lovettesville. MISS
Winona Cary of Middleburg. MIR. and
Mrs. Sheer of Hamilton. Miss Ruth
Emerich, Miss Rebecca Birdsali. MISS
Marguerite Hurst, Mr.. Curtis PaNson'
Mr., Roy Pancoast, Mr. Theodore Reeo'
Mr.. Carroll Hurst. Mr.. Sam Hatcher,
Mr.. Terry Hurst, DR.. and Mrs. Miller
Of PurceiIville, Mrs. Clara Garner OF
Pulaski. Va, and Miss Mamie Black
we'll of Kenbridge, Va
Can't. John o. Donaldson. U. S. A..
made a short stop in washington on Sew SeS
York, where he will BIG decorated To-
day by the Prince of Wales.
Ensign Augustus Donaldson, Z. S.
N will come to Washington from
New York next week to visit his par
ents, Gen. and Mrs. T. @. Donaldson,
for few days. He is on duty on the
Imperator.
Mrs. r. C.. Wysong and her children
of Charleston, w. Va, are visiting
Mrs. Irwin Davis of 303 B street south
east.
Mrs. Lindley S. Anderson has as
guest her nephew, John Harmon Con-
molly.
Evening star., 1919-11-22
PLATOON SYSTEM MAY
BE TRIED IN D. c. SCHOOLS
MI. Thurston to Inspect Institu-
tions With View to Using Plan
Adopted in Other Cities.

superintendent of Schools Thurston,
will start Monday on a tour of in
spection of District school build
ings to determine whether the platoon
system which he saw in operation in
other cities can be tried here as one
means of relieving crowded cundi-
tions in the clasSrooms.
The platoon system consists of di-
viding the classes of a building into
two groups. While one group is oc-
cupying the clasrooms for the regu-
lar subjects. such as grammar and
arithmetic, the other group is brought
together in the auditorium of the
school for the subjects which can be
taught to several classes at time.
School officials believe this would be
better than putting all classes on
halliday time if that can possibly be
avoided. Mr.. Thurston hopes to be aole
to make some definite recommended
tions to the board of education at an
early date.
Evening star., 1919-11-22
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the fol-
lowing:
Everett NJ. Nicholson and Marian L. Nichol-
son.
John r. Corbett of Saranac Lake. n: Y, and
Bessie l.. Abbott of Binghampton. n. \.
John n Helwig of this city and Anna h.
Clark of Berwyn, Md.
Valdemar seiigmann and Bertha NJ. Nelson.
William X. johnson and Mabel Wirth
Ken Cook of Lester, W. Va, and Mabel E.
Davis of this city.
Felix W. Richards and lola T. Cochrane.
Robert Montgomery of Portland, Ore, and
Opal A. Etchison cf Lebanon, Ind.
Samuel J. Burge and Anna Snyder.
George z. Hughes and Louise G. Rupert.
Abraham r. Nathanson of Pittsburgh, Pa,
and Anna Bernstein of this city.
Samuel j. Mountz and Alice NJ. McGillicuddy.
Grant Il. Walker and Edith Logan.
William 4. Taylor and Lillian 3. Shelton.
Evening star., 1919-11-22
THRILL
| Of LIFE IN JUNGLE
Lady Mackenzie, in Lecture
8 Before Geographic Society,
!. Relates Experiences.

: If you face an enraged lion which
is charging at you head on. you may
have a chance of your life if you stand
stock still and there is movement
somewhere else to attract the ami
.mals attention.
q" That, at least was Lady Grace
'Mackenzie's experience. as related
yesterday afternoon and evening in
a lecture before the National Geo
graphic Society at the New Masonic
Temple. Moreover movie" causra
man. undisturbed. kept grinding on
during the thrilling episode. and the
result was one of series of Jungle
fhriliers' shown in Lady ckenzie's
motion picture record of her African
expeditions. In this instance a hunter
had the presence of mind to attract the
lions attention while Lady Mackenzie
had the nerve to stand immovable,
Evening star., 1919-11-22

else, she naively said, Il would not
be here today"
A rhinoceros hunt was another adj
venturous episode portrayed in the
pictures. Lady Mackenzie agrees
with the poet about the rhinoceros
that:
His brain is small, his bulk immense;
His sight Is dim; his hearing dense;
He's lacking most In common sense.
But she gives him wonderful credit
for his acute smell. Therefore track
ers must keep to the "up-wind" side
of him. and steer him toward the
hunter by raising 4 pandemonium be-
hind him.
The elephants olfactory sense, she
explained, is equally well developed.
and pictures showed the posture Of his
sensitive trunk when he suspected
that danger threatened. If a herd does
scent the hiding place of the hunter.
she said. the result is almost certain
death, because the herd will stampede
the hiding place before there is time
to stop the onslaught with rifle fire or
to flee. Many of the most ungainly
creatures of the wilds, she said. are
the most agile, and the rhinoceros.
especially. has the quickness Of a
panther.
Evening star., 1919-11-22
Japanese Ambassador a Guest.

In honor of the newly arrived Jap
anese ambassador. Mr.. X. Shidehara,
Maj. Gen. K. Inouye military attache
to the embassy. entertained at dinner
last evening at Rauscher's. The 9TH
er guests present were Senator r..
Kamada. chairman of the Japanese
delegation to the international peace
conference; delegate for the govern
ment. MIR. NJ Okla: delegate for the
CAPITALISTS, Mr.. S. Muto. and delegate
for the laborers. Mr.. u. Masumoto: ::
representative and cN-secretary of
Justice, Mr.. Y. Osaki; Representative
DR.. y. kanasugi, Mr.. Is. Deuchi Mr..
S. Saburi, Mr.. X. Hirota, Commander
Y. Uyeda, Mr.. X. Fujii and Maj. II.
Hara of the embassy; consul general
at New York, Mr.. K. kumasaki; Col.
r. Okamoto, Col. Fl. Kondo and Capt.
S. Washizu of the Japanese army.
Senator and Mrs. Howard Suther-
land and their family will go to their
home in West Virginia to spend the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Former Senator Charles J. Faulkner
Of West Virginia and Mrs. Faulkner
are spending q few days in Wash
ington.
Viscount de Ezra, president of the
Spanish delegation in the interna
tional labor conference, entertained a
company at dinner last evening in the
presidential suite at the Willard.
Among the box holders at the
Thanksgiving ball, which will take
place on the night of Thanksgiving,
will be the Secretary of War and Mrs
Baker. the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Admiral and Mrs. Henry p. Mayo,
Mrs l. c. Copley, Mrs. Marshall Field
Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Julian
James, Mrs. Truman Newberry, Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs. Willard
H. Brownson. Col. w. Eric Fowler,
Mrs Henry r. Dimock, Mrs. J. Berger
Moran. Mrs. i. j. Dorm. Mrs. 2. l..
Tanner, Mrs. J. c. Nicholson and Mrs.
George A. Mesta.
Mrs. George Barnett is chairman
! of the committee in charge of boxes
and will also have box herself. Mrs.
Tanner is selling the tickets for the
ball
Nj. j.. II. Hcs..,er will be at home
tomorrow afternoon from to Z. at
2u2J Connec,.cut avenue. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rossiter will leave Washington
on Wednesday for White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, where they will re-
main until the end of the month, re-
,urnjrg here for a few days before
going to California for the winter.
The ladies of Washington barracks
will observe the first and third Fri
Evening star., 1919-11-22
Herbert Behner, U. s. N. Their home
for the present will be at Rockaway
Beach, L. l.

Herbert Behner, U. s. N. Their home
for the present will be at Rockaway
Beach, L. !.
News has reached Washington OF
the marriage at the Fall ranch. near
Three Rivers, N. M. on Thursday. OF
Miss Jouett Fall, youngest daughter
Of Senator and Mrs. Albert Z. Fall,
and Brant Freeman Elliott of Los
Angeles.
Sonora Antonio Martin Rivero, wife
of the Cuban minister in Rome. Will
leave Washington for Havana during
the first days of December. She viii
be accompanied by her daughters,
I;raciela and Elodia. and the other
members of her family.
Mrs. Folk. wife of former Gov. Jo-
seph n. Folk of Missouri, has 1olned
him at the New Willard.
Mrs. F. ]. Rupert entertained a
party of fifteen at a miscellaneous
shower and supper party last evening
for Miss Ruth Baxter. whose marriage
to Lieut.. John D. OConnell will take
place on Thursday, November ~:
There was charming decoration OF
yellow and white chrysanthemums
throughout the home.
The guests included Mrs. Arthur A.
Ridout, who will be the brides only
attendant at her MARRIAGE: Mrs. r. j.
Merrick, Mrs. J. NJ. Cole. Mrs. Alice
Bailey, Mrs. Carl Rupert, Miss Mar
garet Coyle, Miss Mabel Neubeck and
Mrs. G.. w. Dickinson.