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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-09-25
URGE SENATE TO
HASTEN PEACE
Leaders in Forty States Regard.
less of Party, Sign Ring
ing Appeal.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Say Every Day of Delay Puts
World in Imminent Peril of
New War--.P0int to
National Unrest.

New York.-(SpeciaD-Two hundred
and fifty leading Americans, Republf-
cans and Democrats representing forty
different states and every prominent
activity have Joined in a non-partisan
effort to bring about the ratification
Of the peace treaty without amend
ment and without delay" Their names
are attached to an address to the
United States senate, which was made
public today, through the League to
Enforce Peace, after it had been sent
to every member Of the senate.
The signers almost without exception
are men and women of national reputa-
ton. They include such prominent citi-
zens as ex-President Taft, George w.
Wickersham, attorney general in the
last Republican administration A.Law-
renee Lowell, president Of Harvard
Charles c. Moore of San Francisco.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-09-25

president of Panama exposition; Judge
George Gray of Wilmington, Del. /;
President Samuel Gompers of the Am
erican Federation of labor; Harry A.
Wheeler of Chicago, retiring president
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States; Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, president of the National Am
erican Woman Suffrage association;
Cyrus IL. X. Curtis, the Philadelphia
publisher; President Heber j.. Grant,
of the Mormon church; and John
Spargo. leader of the Socialists who
supported the war.
The signers declare that every day
of delay in r~atifying the treaty puts
the world in Imminent peril of new
war;"
Their statement follows:
In the senate at Washington, now
that the committee on foreign rela-
tons has reported the treaty, the lines
are sharply drawn between the imme-
date ratification of the treaty of peace
with Germany, and its amendment with
a reassembling Of the conference and
q reopening of negotiations that would
bring great delay and prolonged uncer-
tainty in settling the great issues Of
the peace. No partisan plea can be
made. Party lines are already broken.
Standing at q distance from the con-
iict in the senate chamber, we plead
for immediate. ratification without de-
lay. Our land requires it. A state Of
nervous strain, tension and unrest ex-
lists, manifesting itself in disturbances
which in some cases have no self-evi-
dent connection with the war, but
which are in fact its aftermath. The
world is put in imminent peril Of new
wars by the lapse of each day. Dis
sensions between us and our former
allies are being own We firmly be-
lieve and solemnly declare that the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-09-25

states and cities in Which we dwell de-
sire immediate peace.
The waging of war steadied and
united the American people. Peace
will bring prosperity, and prosperity
content. Delay in the senate post
poning ratification in this uncertain
period of neither peace o war has
resulted in indecision and doubt, bred
strife and quickened the cupidity of
those who sell the daily necessities of
life and the fears of those whose daily
wage no longer fills the daily market
basket.
We beseech the senate to give the
land peace and certainty by a ratifica-
ton which will not keep us longer in
the shadows Of possible wars, but give
the whole world the light of peace.
Reservations in the nature of clarifica-
lions in the meaning of the treaty not
Inconsistent with its terms will not
require the reopening of the negotia-
tons with Germany and with our
associates in the war, which we all
and each united to win.
ouI liele Is uo poSSiOlllIy VI uOuut
that amendment Of the treaty, as is
now proposed by the senate committee
on foreign relations would require
negotiation and a reopening Of all the
questions decided at Paris. Months of
delay would follow. The perils of the
present would become the deadly dan
gers Of the near future. All the doubt
engendered would aid the plots for
violent revolution in this and other
lands. The issues here and elsewhere
between capital and labor, the con-
spiracy Of Spectator and proiteer,
would all grow and become more
perilous.
This cannot be. The American peo-
pie cannot, after a victorious war,
~ermit its government to petition Ger
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-09-25

many, which has accepted the treaty,
for it's consent to changes in the
treaty. Yet, if the United States should
amend the treaty for its own purpose
and policy, Germany would have full
right to ask for concessions. Germany
has agreed to make no claim in regard
to enemy property seized in this coun.
try to an amount of seven hundred
million dollars. Our recent foe could
ask for a r%eopening of this issue anG
of the Lusitania claims. 1t could
raise every question open before hos.
tilities in regard to submarine war
fare and the treatment of it's nationals
in this country. All the provisions fol
u trade in Germany raised by the
economic clauses Of the treaty, many
of them vital to our industries and oW
farms, as in dye patents, dye supplies
and fertilizers, the working of the rep
nration commission which s~uperintends
the trade of all with Germany, could
all be brought up by Berlin for re-
adjustment by u negotiators acting
for the United States alone and no
longer associated with other victorious
powers or supported by a victorious
American army on. the German border.
Peace itself, the peace Of the world,
is delayed until ratification comes.
And any amendment postpones peace.
Germany and England alone of the
principal powers have ratified. The
other principals necessarily await our
action, Influential and powerful as we
are today in the worlds affairs. The
ravages of wal on more than a score
of fighting fronts are continued by any
needless delay. Let the senate give
the world peace, by ratification with
| out amendment.
Even the amendment for which
most can be said, the provision in
regard to Shantung, will secure moth
ing which cannot be gained if China,
backed by the powerful advocacy of
the United States, addresses itself to
the machinery for righting interna-
tional wrongs and meeting just claims
created by the league between ma
tons. China, after eighty years of
oppressive treaties and despoiled
rights by which all the great pow.
ers have profited directly OF indirectly.
has for the first time in this covenant
and treaty the means and method to
secure justice and the removal of the
oppressive economic interference OF
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-09-25

stronger nations whose c1IlZens are
within her gates protected by a long
succession of international agreements.
Moreover, it should be remembered Y
that the clause regarding Shantung
was made upon the statement by
Japan that she will return the terri
tory to China and, therefore, upon
that condition, compliance with which
promise the league can require.
The peace of the present and the
righteousness of the future can be best
secured by the ratification of the cove-~
nant and treaty without amendment.
Let the senate, take no action that
will give any party to the treaty, and
especially Germany, ground for main
tanning that the ratification of the
United States is not complete and that
changes requiring a resumption of
conference and negotiations have been
made in it.
Among the signers in North Dakota
South Dakota and Minnesota are:
North Dakota.
Lynn j.. Frazier, Governor.
b. f. Ladd, President North Dakota
Agricultural College.
Frank w. White.
j. H. Worst, Agriculturist.
G. B. Waidron, Horticulturist.
South Dakota.
Willis Q. Cook, Member National Rail-
ways Commission.
Coe Isaac Crawford, Ex-Governor and
eN-U. S. Senator.
Thomas O'G-rman, Bishop Of Sioux
Falls.
Mrs. John H. Pyle, President South
Dakota Equal Suffrage Society:
H.. X. Warren, President Yankton Col,
lege. =
Minnesota.
E. J.. Copper, Manufacturer.
G. 3. Elliott, Jurist.
John Lind, Ex-Governor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-09-25
Minnesota.
e. J. Copper, Manufacturer.
G. 3. Elliott, Jurist.
John Lind, Ex-Governor.

spanish Passenger snip Sinks at Half
Moon Key.
Key West, Fla, Sept. 20.-The Span.
ish passenger steamer Valbanera
bound from Spain for Havana and
missing since the gulf hurricane sark
in 40 feet of water after going aground
in quicksand at Half Moon Key, re.
ports received here stated. The fate
of the passengers, said to number 300;
and the crew has not been learned
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20

Johnnie Mclean has obtained hts re-.
lease from the pvthie squat The seven
day clause will prevent him from play,
inE any game this Sunday. The Black
Diamond squad has tho inside track 90
hts services
While Woodland park and MACK pia.
mend are securing hither and thither
tef taisnt the shtpNard teams are over.
loaded with goed players. held on the
verbal agreement and now We have the
Wsyer hog added 60 the Hog"
family.
ntiis Harlan. star defense n,an.
now with Carh.aade, was n thorn In
the side OF the puthie team last
sunday THIS was nj. first appear
anee with tho miners. Tie has lust
returned FROM Saa Francisco.
Young McNinnun. the Victoria star,
has decided 10 stay on tho Canadian
side 81 the border Tor the season. much
20 the disappointment % the puthts
club
msryeleo. save b, ritssn he.
tween the -ti.hs at Woodland PARK
rat dent In usrrtseo'. record Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
LOCALS WILL
CHOOSE BALL
LEADER SOON

seattie's baseball manager for the
coming season viii be appointed
within the coming week. according
10 Bil Keeper. who WIS elected to
succeed Jim Brewster as head OF the
Seattle Siwashea for the coming
Coast League campaign last night.
The other officers elected at the
annual meeting Of the local club are
Frank Ripe, first Vice president;
George ilnrdenborR. second vice.
prAident. Jim brewster. secretary
and treasurer. The remaining three
directors are J. u. Boidt. l.. J. lie
Clerq and Monte Carer
The question 81 the local mana ger
for the coming season will be decided
bat "A meeting Of the new directors TO
be held Friday noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
Hunt Drives
Washington
Squad Hard
Big Turkey Day Game Is but
Week Off: Wick and
Grimm Out

With the California game a week
away. Coach Hunt Is driving his
Washington eleven At top speed. The
scrubs. using California plays and
formations. are giving the varsity a
chance to break up the plays tina;
will be featured by the southerncrs
In their offense.
In the game with W. 8. c. Call
fornia's line was ripped up by the
Cougars for good gains. Both teams
resortcd largely to the old style
game with n few passes mixed In
between. Judging from tho game
that the purple and gold played
against Pullman. Coach Smiths line
will have 70 be in tip-top condition
20 offset the battcring they viii get
BIZ Grimm and Sandy" Wick.
both mentioned for aii-coast POSI-
tons. will be In the Turkey day line
up for Washington. II viii be the
first time that Coach Hunt win have
a conference game.
George Smith and Ted Faux viii
have their hands fun In watching
tho California backs. II California
elects TO use end runs and passes in
stead of hitting the line. Smith and
Faux will have 10 be on the job all
the time. BIN Grimm and Zcke
Clark at tackle viii prove a STUN
bling block to any team. Clark is
improving with every game and
Thanksgiving should find him in
fine fettlc.
The center OF the line. with Blake
and Pope for guards and Wick for
center. form a defensive trio that Is
hard 20 beat Wick II one Of the
best centers on the coast. both on
the offensive and defensive. He has
an uncanny way OF breaking up tho
opponents plays bfore they are I'M
der way.
Butler Is the only one In the back
field who is suffering from minor
injuries. a couple OF days rest
should put him in his old-time con-
dition. Dailey's knees are stiil weak
from early-season injuries.
CALIFORNIA; game with Stanford
Saturday will be watched with in
terest by all followers OF inter-col-
legiate football. Both schools love
each other like a cat and bulldog.
relations between the two schools
would be severed The differences
were patched Up and the two squads
meet Saturday. with California the
favorite.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20

absence OF Mounl from tho backfield
In the broadway game probably cost
Franklin tho city championship.
John Cole and Byron Wise at ends
are great ne running down punts.
Cole showed up remarkably swell In
the Queen Anne game. Tuyneli and
Ahner are "a pair Of the best tackles
In the city. Ahncr has played re.
markable football In every game.
breaking M all plays that came any.
where around right tackle. West.
Wright and Stanley were towers Of
strength IN the center Of tho line.
Wright n a recent graduate from
the midget ranks. Frank West. re.
Gently released from the artillery.
has never played football until this
season, lie has shown up rcmnrka.
bly, well. despite these disadvantages.
Ham" Stanley n another man who
played only second quarter games.
Stanley Il veteran In comparison
with tho others. having played on
Reseberg's 1917 squad Franklln's
scoring record In as follows,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
'U' Men Come
Into League;
Seven Enter
Meeting to Be Held Friday
NIGHT to Organize Circuit:
Here's information

IVES Rennle. former Y. NJ. c. a.
hoop star. will lead the University
community five" In the star basket
han league during the coming sea.
son. lie entered his team yesterday.
This makes seven squads To come
into the fold. lie has hkcly'ioeking
crew and has PROT Leaf. star In
the church league for several sea-
sons; Dana Lincoln. Of tho univer'
sity: Dave Logg. II" grid star. and
himself for nucleus. Rennie viii
piay either center or guard
The league s,ill has room Tor i've
more teams. The present circuit "
now made up OF Piper & Tafts,
Spaidlngs. the knights OF Columbus,
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance com
pany and the soldiers and Sailors
club
n g plan OF the organization Is TO
have two leagues % six teams each
which will run for Is weeks. each
team playing one game a week, The
winners will then play title series
There Is no registration Zee charged.
an expenses must be met by the
teams themselves.
Tho league plans 20 get under way
about December 70. There viii be a
meeting OF tho captains % the teams
entered by tonight NJ doc" Wells
office az the "" az 7:a0 y. IN. Friday
night. Organization plans viii be
discussed at the meeting.
Any team that wants 10 enter the
league can do 80. This Is a city
league. fostered by the Seattle star
to give basketball players in the city
chance 10 play the game. because
organization will give tho teams a
chance for constant competition.
Teams must not be from commercial
houses necessarily. and II teams do
represent some business firm tho
players do not necessarily have 90
come from that firm.
Before the end OF the week IL IL
hoped that the rest OF the two
leagues viii be entered. Tho Eiks'
club Is planning 20 enter a team and
definite word Is expected soon.
Other announcements will appear
later In The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
Jess Willard Hasn't Had
Enough--He Wants Fight
ny HENRY l.. FARRELL
United Press Correspondent

NEW YORK. Nov. 2o.---Jess VIII
lard hasn't had enough. lie wants
Ia come back" according 10 Tex
Richard. who set the stage for the
downfall Of the big Khnsan last July.
Richard last night uncovered for
scrutiny "A small pile Of letters and
kilograms from willard and his for.
mer manager. Ray Archer. pleading
for an early meeting to talk over an
other bid for the heavyweight hon.
ors. Willard did not refer TO re
turn match with Dempsey and an in
timntion that he would be willing 20
fight his way up 10 another match
convinced Richard OF his sincerity.
Fred Fulton II coming back. and
II Willard wants another chance he
might arrange n match with him.
don't know that l would be willing
TO stage the bout. but I believe II
would be a go" Richard said.
Richard said the former champion
II In training now. lie also partially
verified the report that he would han.
die the affairs Of Joe Beckett, the
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
Franklin High School Makes
Biggest Showing on Gridiron

Coach Reseborg'a Franklin high
school football III" have completed
what In considered the most success
ful season In the history OF that In.
stitution. Despite the lack OF weight
OF his team, they have developed into
what win probably be tho highest
scoring team In the city high school
league this season. Franklin has
scored les points 60 her opponents
T. The only score slated against
them was nuke touchdown by
broadway which cost the game. and
a record az hut one game lost.
Rlnaldo caccia In the individual
star ON the team. having crossed the
goal line nine times IN the seasons
games, Rufus Carmen II the next
hackfield star. Carmen was eligible
only Tor second quarter games. but
proved TO be one Of the Green and
hlack'a most consistent ground gain
ers. McGill at fullhack In one OF the
best line plungers in the city. The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
JOHNSON MAY
BATTLE FOES
IN CHICAGO

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Ban John
sons fight for the upper hand in the
American league may be fought on
enemy territory" The annual league
meeting will be beld mere December
TO- instead OF Chicago. II the board
Of directors has It's way.
In a session that lasted until late
last night, Col. RUPERT. Charles
Comisltey and Harry Frazee. three
members OF the board. hurled several
broadsideH at the league chief.
An imposing array Of legal talent
at the meeting construed the su-
preme court decision In the Mays
csse as meaning that the supreme
authority OF the league Is vested I'm
the board OF directors. and not tho
president.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
HARVARD LINEUP FOR
YALE GO ANNOUNCED

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Nov. 20
Tho personnel of the Harvard team
which will face Yale Saturday. was
made known today. The choice Of
Coach Fisher places a. Horween at
fullback: flavemeyer. center: sedg.
wick and Kane. tackles. Steele and
phlnney. ends. Woods and Clark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20

guards. Murray. quarterback; Casey
and Humphrey. halfbacks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
AUTOPARADE
TO WELCOME
&C" GRID MEN

An automobile parade to welcome
Coach Andy Smith and the Univer-
sity Of California football squad on
their arrival IN one Of the features
planned by the University OF Wash
ington yell staff. aided by the
Knights OF the Hook.
Every girls organization on the
campus has decided TO enter an auto
10 compete for the prize offered by
Piper a Taft's for the best decorated
car In the parade. None Of the mems
organizations viii be allowed TO take
part. Trucks viii be on hand to
take care Of the Jazz hand. orchestra
and quartet which will be furnished
by the men.
The parade II scheduled 70 take
place the Wednesday before Thanks
giving. The same evening the Cali
fornians will be guests at the GIcc
club concert, TO be held in Meany
hall on the campus, and at n dance
10 be given In the naval arrnory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20

Centre College. Kentucky. turns
out something besides centres. There
are ten other men on the team. Ask
West Virginia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20
GRID 9@


Tommy osrrten. star Carbonate
fuiihaek, u stili hohhIlsx around
On srutshc- as the result of an se-
cid~nt In the epeaing game Of tho
season. TITS services win he badly
missed by the iesr Ne leading coal
diggers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20

niiiy McGfath and the Black nla.
mond youngsters Will sntsrtain the Skin
nef Eddg team at the coal town neat
sunday white Woodland park meets the
League leading Carbonate team at iib.
ergy park here,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20

never fstiinE 10 score from - penaIt,
kiek last Sunday. ifAsri-on !. one
OF the star forwards on the skinner
idds crew.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20

The name Of Everett Nutter. the fast
little outfielfsr the Boston Braves re-
cured this year from the New Haven
team Of the Eastern League. does not
means that bs Will droD back into the
min<. !.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-20

British champion. II he comes to
America after his night with Georges
Carpenter early in December.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-07
Board Starts a
Chicken Law

The Board Of Mayor and Alder
men at the regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday night passed Chick.
en- Law on first reading, the inten-
tion Of the ordinance being to pre-.
vent chickens and other fowls run
ming at large. Even in the short
time which has elapsed since the
action Of the Board, the question
has developed into such a DANGER
Gus one that the Progress, regard
ing discretion as the better part Of
valor, refrains from taking sides on
the same, further than to say
that if our chickens bother our
neighbors. (the neigbors) are vel.
come to kill 'em-the chickens. ]
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-07
Blind Can Learn To
Read Through Ears.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia won.
derful invention which enables blind
persons to be independent Of raised
type, and to read from ordinary
books. it is said to have been dem
onstrated recently at a sceietific
products exhibition inKing's College
England.
BY means of the eptophone. as
the machine was called, interment
light dots of five different frequen.
cies flash several hundred times
per second on the printed page, and
the reflected light is received upon
a selenium Of light from print into
sound.
The blind person, ii is said. is
able to reconize by the sounds the
shape Of the individual letters by
means Of very high resistance tele-
phones.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-07
Hello Girls Doomed:
"Man CentraIs.

PITTSBURGH. Pa.-The man
CENTRAL
That's the horror that confronts
the country if Government owner
ship Of telegraph and telephone lines
becomes an accpplished fact
Politics will march into the field
with the Government Men can
vote; women cannot. Result: Hello"
jobs for the men.
This dire warning and logic that
led up to il was expressed by speak
ers al the annual convention here
IF independent telephone men from
western Pennsylvania.
The delegates were much depress-
ed az the outlook.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-07
New Lumber Com
pany Incorporated.
Lexington IS to have . new IN.


iIofporsf@d business 8 consider able
|udes undgF the name of Con
{fd Lumber and Improvement
Company" incorporated with $25,-
0Ou,00 capital Stock" for the pnr-
pose OF buying selling and dealing
in all kinds OF rough and dressed
lumber, doors, sash, windows, paints,
elis, & ass, cement, brick, and all
other kinds Of building materials;
and hardware; and doing building
and construction work Of all kinds,
IS stated in the application for The
charter OF Incorporation, which is
sIened by Messrs w. F. Appleby,
I A. Lancaster L. B. Johnson,
j. b, Scott, John L. Sullivan and
N R. Oakley. As will be seen the
business Venture is made by some
Of the best known professional,
business and official men Of the
town and county. it is understood
that the business will be opened in
the present W. C. Pearson property
on the North East side of the Public
Square. formerly the Southern
Methodist church.