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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
Eirst Aero.. canada.

The first white man to cross this
continent by route north Of Mexico,
was Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Scots
man who rose high in the service Of
the old Northwest company which was
amalgamated with the Hudson's Bay
company in 1921. Mackenzie was in
the far West when he planned his trip
across country to the Pacific coast.
In the autumn of 1892 he led his party
far up the Peace river where they
built post and wintered. On May 9.
1893, the party set out, passing up the
Peace river. through the Rocky noun
tains, across to the Fraser river which
was followed. down stream for some
distance. and then across country
through an unexplored region, until
the party came out on the Pacific
coast. Mixing a quantity of vermilion
with melted grease. Mackenzie wrote
on the inland side of high rock ris-
ing from the shore these words to
mark his visit: alexander Macken-
zie from Canada by land, the twenty
second Of July, one thousand seven
hundred and ninety-three. Lat. 81
degrees. 20 minutes, 43 seconds north" !"
Mackenzie then retraced his course
and returned to the East.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
JUST WHO ARE THE PuBLIc7
Somehow They Seem Never to Be
Present When the Term 10 En-
pioyed-Possible Explanation.

We hear much about the public. Il
is seldom praised: often 1t is berated.
The public will stand for anything,
we are told. The public likes to be
duped. said P. T. Barnum years ago in
explanation Of his success as show.
man. The public be damned, said
corporation head generation ago. So
ciety never advances. declared the
philosopher Emerson. The public is
q huge beast, some one else has said.
Almost anybody who talks about the
public or matters pertaining to the
public will reiterate such opinions to-
day, observes the Kansas City Star.
And no offense is taken; no indigna-
ton meetings are held and no res0lu-
tions drawn up in condemnation Of
such insulting language. Apparently
nobody feels insulted.
Who, then, is the public? Nobody
can tell us; always the thing eludes
our search.
But is not the public anybody but
you and me, or anybody except the
persons talking about it? Therefore.
the public can never be found, though
one should inquire all his days. Al.
ways the thing is further on, like the
rainbow's end.
So there is little use relying on the
public to do anything, to take the ini'
tiative, to start something, to rise up
in rebellion against wrong oppression,
outrage, injustice.
There has been much talk about re-
bellions, revolutions. when public in
dignation has reached the boiling
point; but there never was and likely
never will be public uprising Of any
kind without leader, without some
individual working alone or in coop
Grafton with q very few other indi-
viduals to organize "public sentiment" !"
to give 1t form and substance. "a local
habitation and a name."
Therefore all the abuse that has
ever been heaped upon the public
might be gathered into one mass and
once more hurled at the things head
and nothing would ever be heard Of
1t and nobody hurt.
What recourse can be had, then,
when the people suffer, when a COM
munity, city. is oppressed by bad
government. selfish and soulless cor
porations or what not1 None at all
by damning the public.
It all comes back to you and me
who started the discussion. You are
a vital part Of the public; am. You
owe it to yourself and the cause of
justice, as do /, to wait not moment
in doing something, in going straight
to a neighbor and with him to some
body else, and on and on until an
army is raised and the outrage put
down. Let us realize our own indi-
vidual responsibility to an abstract
public. The public will do its duty
when you and I act.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
Bill to Garry Out Government
Guarantee of Wheat
Price Appears.
ONE BILLION DOLLARS
Measure Appropriating Large Sum 10
Explained by Chairman Lever
ct the House Committee on
Agriculture.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house
committee on agriculture has intro
duced a bill to make good the gov
ernment's guarantee of wheat prices.
carrying with it an appropriation for
one billion dollars
The bill is framed along the line of
the suggestions made by Julius Barnes.
head of the Grain Corporation and part
ly along the lines suggested by Mime
apolis men. 1t maintains the life OF
the Grain Corporation through au-
thority given the President. Explain
ing 1t, Chairman Lever of the agricul-
tural committee said:
Absolute authority to regulate and
control domestic and foreign COM
merce in wheat and wheat products up-
til Dec. 81. 1920. is given the Presi-
dent In the bill. The measure was i'm
mediately referred back to the house
agricultural committee and probably
will be reported out by that body vir-
tually In its present form early this
week.
Powers to Regulate Flow.
Through the embargo powers grant
ed. the President. or his agent, may
so regulate the flow of wheat in and
out of this country as to have marked
effect upon the price level in foreign
countries, and this power may be SO
operated as to insure a minimum loss
to this government as a result of the
wheat guaranty price. The President
is given authority to order by procla-
nation discriminatory embargoes on
both imports and exports.
Unlimited powers of license, in SO
far as they affect wheat and wheat
products. are granted under the pro-
posed legislation. both as regards stock
and produce exchanges and business
of importation, exploration, manufac-
ture, storage or distribution of wheat
or wheat flour. with the exception Of
farmers and farmers cooperative as
sOciatiOns.
The President is given authority to
terminate these powers at his discre.
tion any time up to Dec. 81, 1920, when
the provisions Of the proposed act cx-
pire."
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Grandma Dyer Passes

Grandma Dyer passed peacefully to
rest at her home in this city Monday
morning about $3.50 o'clock. The end
has been expected for some time.
Deceased was in her ninetieth year,
and old age was the cause of death.
She has been busy woman all her
life, hale and hearty and hardly
knew what sickness was. The past
two years she became quite feeble
and was looked after by her daugh.
ters, Mesdames Ritterbush and
Quigg.
Grandma Dyer was a native of
Ireland. being born in County Ty-
rome, Sept. 20. 1929. She came to this
country at the age of twentythree,
settling at Detroit, Mich, where four
years later she was united in mar
riage to Robert Dyer. Nine children
were born to this union. Six are now
living being: John Dyer, who resides
in Missouri; Hugh Dyer of Britton.
S. D.; Mrs. VIM. Ritterbush and Mrs.
J. A. Quigg of Cakes; Thomas Dyer
of Tacoma, Wash, and ]. A. Dyer of
Oakes. The husband and father died
in Oakes some seventeen years ago.
being taken i'll while here on visit
to relatives. Later Mrs. Dyer and
family moved here from Britton, S
D., to where they had moved from
Detroit in 1888.
The funeral was held from St.
Charles church yesterday morning
Rev. Father Zimmerman officiating.
The remains were taken across
country to Britton. where burial will
take place alongside Of the husband
and children who have gone before.
J. A. Dyer and Thomas Dyer, who had
come from Tacoma, for the funeral.
took the remains across, while Mes
danes Ritterbush and Dyer went on
train by way of Aberdeen. The fu-
neral at Britton will be held today.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
Nippon to Furnish Soldiers and
Money to Crush Anarchists,
Is Report.
BARGAIN IS ALLEGED
Russian Coal and Iron To Pay For
Japan's Help-Evacuation Plans
Said To Have Caused
Move.

vladivostok, Feb. 11.-(By Canadi-
an Press)-Reports from Omsk state
that the Russian government, headed
by Dictator Kolchak there, has ac-
cepted an offer from Japan of men,
money and arms to settle the boil
sheviki difficulty.
This step, it is stated, is due to re-
ports that the Allies are to withdraw
their forces from Siberia and also to
a fear that the conference at the
Princes Islands will result in recogni-
tion of the bolsheviki.
In return for the aid she is to give,
the reports state, Japan will secure an
iron and coal concession in the Pria.
muir district.
Non-lnterference Predicted.
Paris, Feb. 1.-THE associated
powers are expected within a few
days to proclaim formally the prin-
ciple of non-intervention in Russia,
militarily or politically, it is learned
from reliable source. 1t is possible
to state further in this connection they
will carry out their intention to with
draw as rapidly as possible the troops
now on Russian territory.
Advices from northern Russia indi-
cate 1t will be impossible to get boats
to Archangel for several weeks, as
that port is tightly frozen in. The Al
lies do not desire to withdraw their
forces from Murmansk while their
troops are still on the Archangel
front, as that would leave the latter
exposed to an attack from III west.
British Send Ice crushsrs.
The British, however, are under
stood to be mobilizing large fleet OF
ice crushers and operations in the
meantime-even local offensive move
ments-will be designed solely to ex-
pedite evacuation.
Before the joint conference con-
venes at Prinkipos island it is be-
lieved that an understanding may be
reached by the soviet government and
the associated powers regarding cessa-
tion of hostilitfes, since this would be
acceptable under present conditions to
both sides.
sazanov Proposes Intervention.
An ironic incident occurred while
the proposition to declare q policy Of
non-intervention was being worked
out. Sergius Sazanov, once the cars
premier, received American cores
pondents at the Russian embassy here.
He explained the hopes of the anti
bQlshevist element he represents to
obtain a volunteer army from the
present Allied forces in France for the
purpose of occupying Kiev, Odessa.
Alexandriev and similar strategic
points, and acting as guardians during
the process of forming an anti-soviet
government in their rear. Sazanov
said 10000 troops would be sufficient.
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ON WAY TO PEACE CONGRESS
specia, Train Bearing Former Presi
dent Taft and Others.

Minneapolis. Feb. ia special
train carrying former President Will
liam Howard Taft and other delegates
to the northern congress of the
League to Enforce Peace will. arrive
in Minneapolis Tuesday. The con-
gress will have its first session We'd
nesday.
Delegates from Minnesota, North
and South Dakota and other north
west states are beginning to arrive,
and It is expected overflow meetings
will be necessary at each session.
Among the prominent speakers. be-
side Mr.. Taft, will be Henry Morgen-
thau, former American ambassador to
Turkey; DR.. A. Lawrence Lowell,
president Of Harvard university, and
Herbert 8. Houston.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
BANK BANDITS GET s25,ooo
Daylight Robbers Make Big Haul At
Minneapolis Bank.

Minneapolis, Feb. 11.-Forcing five
employees and two customers to stand
facing wall. under threat of death
II they moved or shouted, four day
light bandits at $3.50 .. m. took &c.,
600 in cash and $4,000 in Liberty
1onds from the Liberty State bank.
1883 East Franklin avenue. and e.
1aped after forcing the employees into
ono Of the hank vaults and locking the
front door.
When the four bandits left after
taking all available cash and bonds,
he employees and customers escaped
fspm the vaslt o. which the hanks
hooks wers kept. through . eide door;
oAd notified the polics.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
Community Building Is
An Assured Thing

She'S on!
That old community building is off
So strong there is simply no use of
trying to stop it. A week ago the
firemen started her off with a bang,
by subscribing nearly $4,000. Another
meeting was held last night and the
figures are now~running towards the
$4,000 mark. Oakes wants a cciE-
munity building and she is going to
have it.
While no definite plans have been
worked out, the talk is to put up a
block of IS foot frontage by 120 feet
deep. A full basement equipped with
gymnasium and swimming pool. Also
place divided of where the farmers
and their families have rest room.
The main floor will be the auditor
ium and will have gallery on three
sides. This will be used for public
gatherings of any kind, shows,
dances, etc.
It is not to be a donation affair.
1t is to be stock company that will
own it, incorporated under the laws
of the state.
The meeting last night was presid-
ed over by ]. w. Bush with Glenn v.
Dill as secretary. Many good points
were brought out why Oakes needs
building of this kind. These mat
ters will be brought out later. Fol-
lowing is a list of subscribers to
date:
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EIGHT PERSONS ARE KILLED
Many Others Hurt In Explosion at
PIatteviIIe, Wis,

Platteville. Wis, Feb. 1.-THE
death Of Edward Ratzoll, II years old.
increased to eight the death list in
an explosion and fire which wrecked
the three-story Realty building. Near.
ly a score of persons were injured
by flying debris while falling walls &C.
counted for the death Of three firemen.
The property loss was estimated at
nearly 100000.
It was reported that gas was re-
sponsible for the explosion and that
gasoline started the blaze.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
PLAN FOR NEW LEGATIONS
Bill includes Ministers to Poland and
Czecho-SIovakia.

Washington. Feb. 11.-At the re-
quest Of President Wilson provision
was made in the diplomatic and con-
sular bill by the senate appropria-
tions committee for ministers to the
new Czecho-Slovak nation and the
new government of Poland.
Secretary Lansing informed the COM
mittee that the President had given
instructions by cable that provisions
be made for the ministers.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Methodist Episcopal

10 a. m. Glass Meeting. Frank
Jarvis.
10:30 Public Worship.
11:45 Sunday School. Mrs. E. X.
Over.
6:3O Epworth League. Miss Ruth
Hutsinpiller.
1880 Public Worship.
A cordial welcome to all always.
The subject of Rev. Opie at the
evening service will be "The Sin we
are afraid to Mention"
Come and bring your friends.
Rev. F. James of Nortonville, Cen:
tenary secretary Of the Oakes group,
will meet this evening with the Sun
day school board in the Methodist
church annex this evening at 1880.
A full attendance of the board and
teachers and those interested in the
8. s. work is earnestly requested.
James Opie. Pastor
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
oakes Clergy Association


The Cakes Clergy Association met
Tuesday afternoon with Rev. and
Mrs. ]. Edor Larson.
Several topics Of importance and
interest were discussed in a general
way. The chairman, Rev. Opie, was
appointed to serve on the committee
that is arranging the program for
Feb. 20.
The following resolution was adop.
ted:- Resolved that the Association
appreciates the courtesy Of the diff
ferent organisations in not arranging
any programs On Wednesday evening
1t being reserved for prayer meeting
and Lenten services.
The next meeting Of the Associa.
ton will be at the home Of Rev. and
Mrs. H. Moe.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
Uncle Sam Doesn't Flattsr.

The persons employed in Washing.
ton to make out passports for eager
young ladies bound for Red Cross serv-
ice in France must have soured dispo-
sitions. That is what Kansas City
girl says. and she has proof of 1t.
"She has large mouth, q prominent
nose and saliow complexion" runs the
official description on her passport, and
now the girl says she doesn't know
whether she wants to 90 to France or
not.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13

Bobby Espeland is better from his
recent illness.
Mrs. W. A. Pannebaker has arrived
home from her visit in Canada.
The Foreign Missionary Society Of
the NJ. e. Church will meet Friday
afternoon at 500 O'Clock with Mrs.
Slocum. ,s.
Mrs. H. !. johnson was elected
Associate Matron Of the Eastern Star
Tuesday night, vice Mrs. Fred
Mosher. who. moved 70 Minneapolis.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13

Finance Committee. E. Bunday,
E. Naylor, w. F. Rathman, w. r.
Foot, Geo. Burrows, A. L. Freeman,
Glenn B. Coleman, N. ]. Nelson, w.
r. Singleton, julius Honl, John Pfei-
fer, T. B. Roberts, D. ]. Brennan.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
TYPHOID RAvAGEs RUSSIA

Twelve Doctors and Forty Nurses Die
at Petroorad.
Stockholm. Feb. 11.-An epidemic Of
typhoid fever 10 ravaging Petrograd.
Moscow and other places in Russia,
according to dispatches from Petro-
grad. -
In ono hospital in PetrograA twelve
doctors and forty nurses have died
from typhoid.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
med aaturtlas

Fred sletvold returned Saturday
from . day spent at Bismark.
Mr.. and Nrs. A. B. Sayold arrived
yesterday from Absarakee, Mont. for
. visit With the Savold families.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
HuNGARIANs ASK KINGDOM

FucSt0H " oUoaPeSt meetInp faV0t6
Autocracy.
Copenhagen, Feb. ia resolution
demanding the re.establishment Of
the kingdom Of Hungary was adopted
at q public meeting in Budapest, &C.
cording to q dispatch from the Hun
garian capital.
Great enthusiasm is said to have
been shown. The government is TAX
ing strong measures to suppress the
movement.
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q. Johns Lutheran

Divine services next Sunday after.
noon 1t two O'Clock. All are invited.
Rev. II. Dierks Pastor
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13
Washington Celebration

The Community War committee
are making special celebration of
Washington's birthday this year by
appropriate lowering of the Com
munity Service Flags.
Mayor Slocum has announced as
program committee for Oakes follow
ing representatives from local or
ganizations:
Commercial Club....... Sec. Glenn Dill
Public School. Prof. J. c. Gould
w. r. C. ................. Mrs. McPike
Red Cross ........................A. r. Wright
Oakes Clergy Association. Rev Opie
Weather permitting 1t is hoped to
have the celebration ON Union ST.
Oakes band will render patriotic
music and all returned soldiers are
requested to be present. Program in
full next week.
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Norvweajan Lutheran

Norwegian Lutheran services in
Oakes February 18th at II O'Clock
and Sunday school at ~.
u. n. Lindland. Pastor
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-02-13

Mr.. and Mrs. q. W. Fuller went to
Minneapolis Friday a . short busi.
mess visit -.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-15

this year and met with little oppo-
sition. With one or two exceptions
there was no disturbing element in
the meetings. He held very we'll at
tended and enthusiastic meetings at
Winlock and Toledo, where a year ago
two of our organizers were mobbed.
X
Walter Thomas Mills was with us
about Is days in August and held 10
very successful and enthusiastic
meetings over the state, his message
going to the union workers and farm
ers. We are receiving calls for Mr..
Mills nearly every day to attend
meetings in various parts of the state.
In Mr.. Mills meeting at Colfax
some one turned out the lights, but he
could speak in the dark just as we'll.
At Wenatchee the editor of one of
the local papers took exception to
statement that Mr.. Mills made con-
cerning the veracity of the "kept
press; and making the statement
that no one could call him liar the
editor started for the auto from which
Mr.. Mills was speaking. About that
time a very clerical looking stranger
got up and tapped the belligerent
editor on the head with chair.
X y
With our cooperation with the la
hor< unions in this state, the triple al
lance, we expect to win in the 1920
elections. We do not see how we can
be defeated, but we are going to keep
eyerlastingly at it and push the or
ganization work as never before.
., j. L. FREEMAN,
State Manager Nonpartisan
League.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-15
GET ORGANIZED
Donna, Texas.

Donna, Texas.
Editor Nonpartisan Leader:
The Nonpartisan league has accom-
plshed something tangible in the short
time it has been organized. It is one
bright spot of promise in the United
States at present. Ithink the country
is ready for landslide in 1920 and if
the League will organize it's forces
and press ahead for another year as it
has done in the past year, and can
persuade labor to join it for it's rights,
both will gain that point Of vantage
which is SO earnestly desired. Why on
earth is it that the ordinary citizen
has for so long failed to belong to
some organization Now he is COM
plete nonentity- in politics and busi-
ness. He has no rights that he can
secure or protect. Staunch, solid or
ganization is the only salvation for
him. know that the farmers and
workers are combining, but not as
fast as possible. AS long as he can
divide the people, the proiteer is all
powerful.
E. SCHOCH.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-15
THE OLD ORDER AND THE NEW

Yuma, Col.
Editor Nonpartisan Leader:
I quote the following from Capper's
Weekly: "The tremendous demoral-
ization wrought by the world war is
becoming more and more apparent as
the days go by. The old order has
been shaken to its very foundations.
We here in the United States where
the old order has not been seriously
affected can hardly realize what is 60
ing on in Europe, or how charged with
dynamite is the situation over there"
Here in the United States, as he
says, "the old order has not been seri-
ously affected" but it has been affect
ed some. While in some nations the
"divine right" of the kings is main
tanned, in republics it seems that the
divine right" Of property is upheld.
Labor must now see to it that it has
the right to three square meals day
instead of the divine right to black
bread, chestnuts and oil.
A new and stable order must come
here in America, and it will come, not.
by the wish of the "divine Fighters"
but by the determination of men and
women who do useful work.
H. BERLEW::
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-15

ers' association on labor measures to
be considered at the special session.
The labor men point out that the en-
ployers' association refuses to confer
with organized labor on economic
questions, but is only using Governor
EBurnquist to call this conference"
because it thinks some laws of bene-
fit to the workers might be passed
through the aid of League legislators.
EDITOR MINNESOTA LEADER.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-15

sTy HE sentiment over the state
s in favor Of the Nonpartisan
league is growing rapidly
81 and many who were formerly
hostile are now beginning to see the
light. o. ]. Nelson held over 200.
meetings in the state since January L