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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-30
STOCKHOLDERS T!CNED
Railroads of Northwest Get
$59,117,6A Rental from
u. S. Government.
One Item Providing Additional 5000,
600 Depreciation, In Addition to All
Other Expense Items, Delights
Dividend Seekers.

stockholders~of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads are re-
ported to be delighted with the-guar-
anteed rentals which they have Sc
cured from the United States govern
ment In the Northwestern states.
The rentals they will receive aggre-
gate ~$59.117,644. The Northern Pa
ci1c win be paid $30,130,16e annually,
while the Great Northern will receive
$28, $751;, A76. These figures are based
upon net earnings, after operating ex-
penses, taxes and rentals are deduct
cd. m addition Ia this, the Great
Northern gets shout 43,OOO,0O0 annual.
" from the government under the shead
of Depreciation
This item, II particular, \ Tepolted
40 haye t1cklsdt 1he StoekhoIder1
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-30
M|LlERS BOOST PRICES
Bran and MiddIings Shoot Up"
ward When Government
Ban Is Lifted.
University Expert and Stock Feeders
Say Raise 10 Enthusiastically
Reason For It 10 That Millers
Have Power to Take the
Price and They Do It.

Millers, protected by the milling
combine of Minneapolis, who almos
doubled the price OF bran and. mid
dlings Immediately after the restric
tions Of the federal food administra
ton were lifted, are entirely withou'
economic justification for their act
according to F. w. Peck, associate II
farm management at the college O.
agriculture of the University of Mime
sofa. ~.
The day before the federal restric
lions were lifted, bran was quoted al
$27.7S and middlings sold for $29.73
Immediately upon the lifting of the
restrictions, the price of bran shot to
$41 a ton, while middlings sold at SAG
The price, of -four advanced only
slightly, it having been shown by pre-
vious Investigations, that the flour
price brought enormous profits to the
millers, for flour milled at war stand
ards, from wheat bought from farmers
at the guaranteed war price.
For some time there has been a gen.
eral feeling in Minnesota, that prices
of millers' products would leap sky
ward just as soon as the federal Inter
ference" with their profits was re
moved. without reason, prominent
economists say, the millers shot VI
the price of bran and middlings just
as soon as they were able to do It.
Even the millers have not been able
to justify the unprecedented and un.
warranted Jump In prices. It is ad,
mittea that the cost Of production has
not advanced. The guaranteed price
of wheat remains the same. The cost
of handling the by-products Of this
wheat is unchanged.
Millers say that the law of supply
and demand is responsible for the
rise. They say that the farmers have
been paying less in the past under
government regulation, than they car
be forced to pay, without such federal
interference." They say that. the dc
mand is such that they can get thu
increased price. They do not explain
how any overnight increase In thu
demand could be responsible for thu
overnight jump in the price Of braI
and middlings.
Stock feeders, on the other hand
are emphatic In their statement tina,
the millers merely increased the prices
because they could. There was M
longer federal restraint OF profits
The millers found that they could So,
the prices-and they did It.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-30
D N FARM 80 ACRES ALONE
Dig Potatoes and Now Hay, WIttou,
Help.

Mr.. b. J.. Birchard and Miss May
Bowman. her cousin, have just com,
pleted q successful season of farming
al eighty-acre farm near Alexandra,
Mimi, without asy mafe help what.
ever, excepting the seeding o. some
oats. 3sE
They moved 25 acres " hay,
yielding is tons. and put Il a tn
barn. Twelve acres % corn and !
half acre .of pop corn md beams, IN
being harvested nov. Thres ana ]
hall acres % potatoeS yJelded 1o1
bushelssto the aer4. mo Mvonnens dlnlsI
Ethese WIN lkchfof3 and pl6ke1
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-01-30
Salute Brother Officer
Even Though Bathing

Boston. Mass.sSalute your
brother officers even though
they be "a the bathtpb;s declared
MAJ. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards
ia commenting On the failure d.
ofhcers ia the Northeastern De-
partInent to salute.
1.-THE salute" General Ed
wards said, rs d manifestation
Of q mans own aelf-respect r.
Is an, evidence Of discipline.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
No Luck, Neither.

EDWARD NJ. FLESH OF the United
- States Food Commission was
talking in st. Louis about snobblsh
ness.
''snobbishness penetrates every
where" he said. 1T even penetrates
our churches.
II know an old darky who got
religion last month and decided to
join the church. He selected, of
course, the richest and handsomest
church in town. the church with the
finest music and the best preaching.
Then he called on the pastor and
stated his design
But the pastor hemmed and hawe Ell
He felt that his fashionable flock
wouldn't welcome such an addition as
the old darky. He didn't want to
hurt the old fellows feelings, how
ever, and finally he said:
" Go home, Uncle Rooster. &c
home and pray over 1t. This is an i'm
portant matter and 1t should be made
a subject OF prayer
"Old Uncle Rooster went home, and
in few days he was back again.
"'Well?' said the divine. 'Wen,
what's the verdict nov"
"'Ah prayed an All prayed said
Uncle Rooster; AN de good Lawd he
say to me. Rooster, NAH son, All
wouldn't bothah nah haid about dat
mattah no mo-. Alive been a-tryiu'
to git into dat chu'ch mahself TO- de
last twenty nine yeahs. an All amt
had no luck, nuther. }e
Evening star., 1919-03-09

(Copyright by Clinedinst.)
and young, nor their influence in
framing the laws Of the reconstructed
country. The same is true of women
in humber walks, who have been in-
stilled with the self-respecting ideals
which now prevail in the laboring
classes. 1t will mean educational and
social reform and more practical
manner of existence, not to mention
the other results which invariably
come when woman IL permitted to
step out of her cage.
Another aspect of present conditions
on the border takes a lighter form and
concerns the recurring insurrections
of boys and girls in boarding schools
Every Mexican parent who can buy or
beg the means necessary has placed
the boys and girls in American col
ieges and convents, where they will
be comparatively safe. Naturally there
are medleys in this student body as
regards political assignments in Mexl-
co. Several times the fathers in charge
OF mammoth boarding school for
boys near San Antonio have been
driven to distraction by the feuds that
rage One boy will taunt another with
his rather being follower of Zapata
or villa. and, therefore, is a "thief'
and killer" and the challenged boy
VIII gather his adherents, and the re-
suit is miniature civil war One con-
vent harbored the daughter of the far
famed Gen. Orozco, whose brother,
Archbishop Orozco, is a conspicuous
exile and is residing in Chicago, the
guest of Archbishop Mundelein, and
this girl assailed a girl who was the
daughter of an opponent and such
hair-pulling and fighting and scratch
ing was seldom seen between convent
walls. Now all educational institu-
tions where Mexicans are in numerous
attendance are pastered with warn
ings. quite reminiscent of those which
figured in various cities Immediately
after the Germans had invaded Rel
gium and France. Then there are nen-
alties attached for talking Mexican
troubles in all the schools and in this
Many superiors, however, decIins tn
take Mexican children from one no.
litical party If there are already othera
OF different one In attendance,
The Mexican question has been n
warm one oil the border all these
months, when the remainder oftthjs
Evening star., 1919-03-09

his way to his fathers home, in Ell
Paso, so weak and exhausted that he
fell In battle against the bandits
headed by villa in the last weeks of
1918.
X X
All those who visited Chihuahua
City in the Diaz regime will remem-
Der the splendid country seat of Ter
rasas. villa Donna Carolina. with it's
white doming showing for miles above
the wooded park. There were fifteen
children in the Terrasas family, all
married and with considerable Off
spring, and they passed the summer
in the old home. 1t was furnished
in most luxurious style and was as
spacious as any of the great palaces
OF royalty in Paris, London or Vienna.
II is a biackened mass of ruins now.
villa troops drove their horses into
the famous dining hall and drawing
rooms. 1t was despoiled of it's rare
paintings and curios. and the magnif-
cent gold and silver plate was distrib
uted as loot to the last spoon. Poems
about the place say that even the pea
cocks were stripped of their resplend-
ent tails and for weeks the Villa men
Dol of having aided in the destruction
of the Terrasas home.
Gen, Terrasas is not among those
who hope for better days with the
reconstruction period heralded by the
f1nanciers of the world. He Is more
than eighty, and has lost so many of
his dearest kindred that for himself
he wants nothing. He has predicted,
however, that a tribunal, such as the
court of private land claims in New
Mexico, must come. with the readjust-
ment to sift down the titles Of con-
fiscated land, and his children and
grandchildren will no doubt receive
much that has been taken away from
them.
Enrique Creel Is another instance of
how fickle fortune can be. Mr. Creel
was ambassador from Mexico in
Washington for some years, and he
set pace for lavish entertainments
not excelled before nor since his time.
He married the eldest daughter of
Gen. Terrasas, and had, In addition,
inherited goodly fortune from his
father, an enterprising Kentuckian,
who was United States consul in Chi
huahua and made successful invest
ments there. AT the time the storm
broke he was riding on the crest of
the wave, and was fast outstriding
Iimantour, AlVarado and Terrasas as
being the richest man in Mexico.
While ambassador to Washington he
once gave an authorized interview
about the responsibilities of vast
wealth, and stated, among other in
teresting things, that his was one OF
the colossal fortunes of the time, and
that he was carefully training his
three sons to be worthy to lift the
heavy burden when he was ready to
lay 1t down. His wealth could be
reokoned under three heads banking
interests, mines and agricultural
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Xican EXileS in Border Cities Of Texas

country had forgotten 1t. But the pre-
dictions are that the topic for months
to come will be the vital one. no longer
overshadowed by the proceedings IN
Paris or the study of German atroci-
les in Europe.
Evening star., 1919-03-09

Rece;ve Only
and Private EXAMPLES the Turning
of the Wheel of FortuneWave of Enth Foous Action of
International Bankers. Who Promise Rehabilitation.
Evening star., 1919-03-09

IL is rather an anomaly for young
officer to lead out proudly for the
dance the same girl who an hour or
so before has served his dinner, but
he does so in multiplied instances.
There is no dscounting the insight
into the realities of life such an ex-
perience has given these women. old
Evening star., 1919-03-09
City Moonshiners.

Continued from First Page }
Evening star., 1919-03-09
BY MARGARET II. DOWNING.

OR the past two years the
~ stupendous events in Europe
have driven the Mexican situa-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-04
WILL LOSE EYE As
RESULT OF SHOOTING
Lewis County Mau Shot by Returned
Soldier Friday More Seriously In
jured Than at First Thought.

A shooting scrape which may re-
suit very seriously occurred on the
hill about one mile above Bowman
Springs last Friday afternoon. AS
near as we can get the facts they are
about as follows: ODE Rigdon the
man who was shot was worming to-
bacco when Alfred Britt. a recently
returned soldier, came along the road
going toward his mail box. Rigdon
spoke to Britt who failed to return
the salutation. Rigdon spoke to him
again rather boisterously telling Britt
that he had to speak to him or he
would beat him up. Britt took down
the road swearing, saying he was 60
ing after a gun with which to shoot
Rigdon. Rigdon kept on worming to-
baCco not thinking Britt would return.
But in about ten minutes hearing a
twig break he looked up and saw Britt
pointing a gun at him. He took sew
eral second to take goou aim before
firing. He put eight shot in Rigdon's
face. Rigdon whirled and ran when
Britt fired the second shot putting
nire shot in Rigdon's back. Rigdor
kept on running through the woods
and was fired on the third time but
without any of the shot taking effect
Britt kept telling Rgdon to stop hi
wanted to kill him. Rgdon will lose
one eye as a result of the shooting
1t is thought, however, that he will re
cover from the other wounds unless
blood-poisoning sets in. From what W,
can gather there hasn't been the bes
of fooling between the two men, Rig
don at times mistreating Britt.
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Miss Farrar, Jack Farrar, Howell
Richardson, j. Robert Currey, Ray
mund Overley, Jim Hull, Arthur Ham
rick, Asa Saunders, Harry Maxwell,
Ralph Keith, George Kelly.
The absence from the camp of so
many young people made things lit
tie quiet today. However, all services
we're well attended with splendid in
terest. Rev. Literal led the early
morning prayer. Rev. Mahaffey held
his closing service at 10 a. m. preach
ins a very helpful and impressive SER
mon from the text Seeing the Multi
tude." We hoped to keep Brother Ma
haffey over Sunday so that the big
crowd might have taste of what the
young people have enjoyed during the
week. But his own church called him
home for Sunday. He is another who
will be welcome here another year if
he can be secured.
hev. Insko preacher to a fine Sun
day afternoon congregation.
Revs. w. H. Davenport and w. H
Morris left during the afternoon to
fill Sunday appointments; Rev. Literal
will remain in charge until the close
That fine cool wave struck the
camp during last night surprising
many who went to bed last night will
scant coverings. 1t was a sight tc
sec folks this morning with theii
heavy clothes on, shivering around as
if winter was drawing close. The COO
wave proceed by the rain has proven
a God-send to the camp. Today hal
been ideal, and the outlook for al
ideal Sunday for the big crowd was
never better.
This last Saturday night finds tn,
camp thronging with people. So man.
have come into stay over Sunday. Witt
fine congregation to hear the ser
mon, the grounds are still full of PEG
pie. DR.. c. w. Blodgett came durin
the afternoon and preached tonight
Though 70 years of age has preache
with that same vigor as characterize
his preaching seventeen years ag
when he first preached on thes
campgrounds. A wonderful sermo
has gave us! Not too long but jus
such sermo nto fit Saturday even
ms after a busy week. He said h
had been hungry for good old-tim
alter service such as he enjoyed g
Ruggles in former years. When tn
invitation was given the alter was fiji
: ed with Christians eager for highe
experience in heavenly things. An
so the week ended-with a prayer {
> conservation and a general handshal
/, ing after the benediction.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-04
BAKER EVADED THE LAW
IN AIDING DIRECTORS
Congress Gave Those With Religious
Scruples the Right to NOncOm-
blatant Service.

Washington-That Secretary of War
Baker not only aided conscientious
DIRECTORS during the war, but disobey
ed the law in doing so, is the charge
made by Representative Walter H.
Newton. of Minnesota. He says:
Il was asked as a member of Con-
gress to use my best efforts to find out
who was responsible for the consider
alton, sympathy and favor shown to
so-called conscientious DIRECTORS. The
one making the request had son in
the service. He voiced the sentiments
OF every parent who gave a son to the
cause.
From the autumn of 1917 until the
present day every one has known that
the numerous conscientious DIRECTORS,
pro-Germans, l. w. w. and Socialists,
were exempted from all military SER
vice, that they were being shown spe-
oial consideration in the camps and
exempted from military law. Who was
| responsible? Was it Congress? The
selective service law provided that any
member of we'll recognized religious
sect, the creed of which forbade par
ticipation in war, and whose principles
were consonant Herewith, could APP
peal to his local board, and, upon sub
hitting proper atfldavits, be exempted
from combatnt but not non-combatant
service.
THE Secretary of War issued his
orders setting aside this part of the
selective draft act. He enlarged the
exemption clause so as to permit the
l. w. w. and Socialists to evade mill
tary service, either combant or non
coLatant He issued orders to the var
ious cantonment commanders to kind
ly and considerably and specially
treat and deal with these so-callet
conscientious DIRECTORS, going so fal
as to engage sympathetic men to trav'
ell about the country and see that they
we're so treated. These orders were
issued quietly and instructions were
given to keep them secret. What hi
did the first instance was to issue ar
order directing that personal scruples
against war should be considered al
constituting conscientious objection
This was a deliberate enlargement o.
the law which he had no right to make
AT that same time he supplied infor
nation to and co-operated with thu
enemies of the selective draft law. AS
sistant Secretary Keppel testimfied Il
having consulted the Secretary OF Wa
about not continuing to supply infor
nation to or cooperate with the Ciyi
Liberties Bureau. The head of thi
bureau, Mr.. Roger Baldwin, was sen
fenced to Imprisonment for one yea
for evading the draft. And this per
sonal friend of Secretary Baker sc
conducted himself in prison that he
was moved elsewhere at the request
OF the prison authorities"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-04
RUGGLES news


Ruggles Campgrounds, August g.
OF first importance on this the next to
the last day of campmeeting was the
demonstration given by the campmeet-
ing children nder the leadership OF
Miss Hurd. At the close of the after
noon service Miss Hurd had the little
ones to the number of half-hundred
all lined up for their march. Led by
the comets playing Onward Chris
tan Soldiers" they marched around
the camp stopping at places to sing
songs and for a prayer, The chill
dren's favorite songs Brighten the
Corner. "If Your Heart Keeps Right ,
.'Beulah Land" and Keep sweet
were sung under the leadership OF
chorister. Brother Ashley. Miss Hurd
had the little ones decorated with
wreaths about their heads, presenting
a sight to charm ever lover OF the
truly beautiful. Following the dem
onstration the little ones lined up Tor
the benefit of dozen or more camp
meeting kodaks. About this time carr
Pollitt suggested that all whom had
automobiles fill them with children
and take a trip out to the canaan
church woods where the first camp
meeting was held in the year 1872, one
year prior to the first year on the
present campgrounds. Six autos vol
unteered which were quickly fillec
with the youngsters, and many Older
ones who went along to see the sights
Arriving at the historic spot the crowt
was given a short historic sketch o
that first campmeeting by the histor
y ian. America was sung, Miss Hurt
offered a prayer, then a scamperint
for automobiles and return to tint
camp. Miss Hurd has proved the mos
popular and efficient leader of TIT
children ever at Ruggles. The chill
lust simply adore her. Fortunate in
deed are the parents who have hat
their children under her care for thes
days.
The event of the day for a score o
young people was hay ride trip owe
the Esculapia mountain to Esculapl
and Glen Springs. Chaperoned b
Mrs. H. Carr Pollitt they started abou
S.2O a m returning about d. II
Everyone report a grand time al
though tired out. The following com
posed the party: Mrs. II. Carr POI
lit, Misses Lillian Muse, Lillian All
tie, Juanita Richardson, Alice Taylo
Knight, Marie Duzan, Lulu Emmon
Lena Emmons, Mary Catherine Pollit
Alma Williams, Ardella Lynch, MIR
Jack Farrow, Miss Grace Walllngfor'
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-04

Hand across the sea"-Red Cross
Juniors are establishing lines of com
munication which will build up an in
ternational spirit-an invaluable as
Sc; toward the establishment of the
permanent peace of the world.
The plan inaugurated by the Junior
Red Cross for the future sets up a
great system of social help extending
from the home, the schools and the
community to wherever there is pain
and sorrow. Out of a newborn sense
or justice and generosity, American
children are saying, I'VE too, will car
~ on We will help those who need
us. We will make good our promises
to mankind"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce Mr.. C. Calvert Early as a
candidate for Representative from Ma
son county, subject to the action Of
the Democratic voters at the August
primary, 1919.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-04

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce DR.. w. s. YAZELL as can
didate for the Republican nomination
for Representative from Mason Coun-
ty in the General Assembly of the
State of Kentucky at the August Pri-
mary 1919,
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-14

Another way for the public to pro-
tect itself against excessive prices
is to patronize those merchants
who show a disposition to protect
them. When a bargain is advertis-
ed, 60 after it with your cash, no
matter il it is at some other store
than the one where you usually
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-14

A Jtfferson City correspondent
states that most of the important
bills to be considere by the Fifthie-
tn General Assembly are now in the
legislature hopper and that the
grinding is now on in earnest, and
b. the way, in some cases the
sound of the grinding is not low "
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-14

trade, Once the business world
comes to understand the people
are going to buy where they can
buy to the best advantage. there
will be keener competition and bet
ter inducements than ever before.
Keep your eye on the advertising
columns of your old home paper.