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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05
ABOUT OUR WATER

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
One of the most vital interests of
this community is the drinking water.
Everybody will no doubt agree that
it ought to be as near perfect as pos
sible, completely wholesome and alb
solutely harmless.
Perhaps it is but it ought to be
also obove suspicion and it is not that.
could not know without being a
competent physician and chemist
but have had occasion to make some
inquiries recently and would like to
state what | learned.
If the water is not good we should
afford good water for our health,s
sake also for the growth Of the com
munity.
Suspicion probably would have very
little if any effect on our health, but
it does have bad effect on the
growth Df the community.
Some of the laymen thought it was
alright and some thought it injured
the health.
One doctor said it was good but
might injure a system that could not
throw it off
Another doctor thought it was much
better than the old water from the
blue or lime spring but thought lime
water caused calculi or stone in the
bladder.
A friend told me that another doe
tor told him that it was alright and
that the human system needed a GER
tain amount of lime anyway.
A doctor away from here wrote me
that inorganic lime in water in suf
hcient quantities to make it hard had
tendency to accumulate in the sys-
tenn and when it did it was injurious
1t is true that the system needs GER
tain amount of lime but the best in
formation | can get is that it needs
and can use organic time only.
Organic lime is the lime in the ami
nal and vegetable kingdoms, while
inorganic lime is in the mineral king
dom.
The lime in our lime water is, as
| understand it, inorganic, and in
furious to the health.
Ii this water is not the best it
should be change. If it is alright
and any one knows more about it than
do and can successfully defend it,,
he would do me favor to relieve il
of suspicion.
believe it should be changed. Can
it not be solftened by the filtration
so, a filtration tank is one system
would not cost much
HOWELL CLOPTON HARRIS.
Cordele, Ga, May 5.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05
HokE SCORES ONCE MORE

Hoke Smith in feeling himself out
among the voters of Georgia is trying
his best to raise enthusiasm on every
argument that he can advance tend
ing to show the president is a misfit
crazy man not capable of taking care
of the big issues which find themsel-
YES drifting into his hands. He is in
Georgia today trying to make Geor-
gians believe that Wilson is all one
big blunder because Wilson found
way to get along without Smith and
Hardwick. 1t is a great pity that we
cannot have a word from the presi
dent telling us how much Senator
Smith has not aided in the monentous
problems that have been hanging
continuously on the shoulders of the
administration since the war broke
suddenly on peaceful world.
In his political fence mending Sem
ator Smith suggest less of the poet
ic and more of the tragic when he
strikes at President Wilson. Wilson
is busy trying to give the world
peace which will liberate the millions
of people whose shackles have bound
them for centuries. He is busy this
moment trying to bind the great ma.
tions of the world together in
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05

disappointed at present conditions.
Now comes the woman voter! What
will she be able to do with political
contests in Atlanta? That is a ques-
ton which must be answered in the
conduct of the women voters who VIII
help assume responsibility for the
political future of Atlanta. One
thing is certain. she is entering on a
new public duty with affairs at low
est ebb. Atlantans will admit that
things are in a bad way.
We may be too enthusiastic. We
may prove offensive to modest Geor-
gians who believe women should have
no part in issues that are sittled at
the ballot box, but we are taking the
risk and advancing the idea that she
will make good. Atlanta is coming out
of the middle of politics and the Wo-
men of that community are going to
help pull, not to take hold. They
will do so remembering, too, that all
Georgia is watching them. Much of the
advancement of suffrage for women
in Georgia in the future will rest on
the conduct 0 fAtlanta women while
they vote. Success to them!
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05

We have had all sorts of intima-
tons from the republican propagan-
dists in Faris as to what the Germans
would do to us when we presented the
terms of peace. We have been given
to understand that our enemy may
start the music again. He is not going
to do anything but sign on the dotted
lines. Keep your eye on that thing
Pretty soon we shall see who is
right about it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05

If you are a tobacco grower, be sure
that yo.r barn is ready in time. Get
after that part of the program now
Better not lag and make loss of to.
bacco effort There is money in it for
the man who handles it properly. II
you do not know, find your demon
stration agent and get the informa-
tion you want.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05

Georgia councils of defense are
asked to prepare and foster programs
for July Fourth which will appropriate
ly express an appreciation of the
returned soldier. We must see that
Gasp county celebrates properly and
the Dispatch presents this suggestion
in time, o that amply preparation may
be made.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05

Keep knocking away at the road
bond issue which must be settled in
Cris) or May Is. 1t is your duty to
Ii rlp make every man know the adj
vantaees Of permanent roads. Explain
the tax matter fully, so all of them
will Understand.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY

The rain that broke into the Vic.
tory Loan plans for today will do tn
farmers a lot of good. 1t is an i'll
wind that blows nobody any good.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-05

Communications on all topics pub
lished when not too long accom-
panied by full names and address.
Not responsible for views of contribu-
tors.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
BUSINESS DOESN'T SEEM SS5
DAMAGED BY NEW LAWS

4 The calamity hOwlers who. walled
that business would be destroyed or.
driven from the state by the enact
ment Of the farmers program seem to-
have missed their guess by a large
majority, that is If the corporation
records at the secretary Of states
Office are to be trusted. Business 10
booming instead Of declining IN less
than six months since December L..
1918, 275 general corporations have
filed articles Of Incorporation and
been granted charters. Thirty coop
erative corporations have been granted
charters and since the. first Of the
present year twenty new banks have
opened their doors. These are all
new business" for the state. The
amount Of capital invested In these
new enterprises can not be listed, be-
cause the application for Incorporation
does not require statement
from banksas to the amount OF paid
up capital, but the corporation clerk
states that these newS concerns aver
age just as high in capital stock and
have as much money invested In them
as any others INCORPORATED IN previous
years. 81 4. u IA IN Z Il 8
Business IL good in North Dakota,
and keeping our money at home and
saving our farmers money on the
price Of their products, will make
business better than It has ever been,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
$2oooo,ooo IN COUNTY,
SCHOOL AND TIVE. FUNDS

More than So, COO 600 dollars in pub
lie funds has been reported; to- the
Bank Of North Dakota by, township
and school treasurers and county au-
ylitors. OF this SIC, 600, 600 Is in check.
ing accounts and the remainder In
time deposits. s 5sla ,s5
a number of school districts, towns
ships and q few counties have not yet
sent in an accounting to the state
bank; r. w. Cathro, the director gem
seral and ]. RI. Waters, manager, are
preparing tracers to chase up the de-
lindhent reports. Letters are mailed
QUITO authorities Of all public corpor-
ations that have not answered the call
for reports Of public money on hand.
The amount Of these funds Is ex-
pected to reach $40, 600, 600. One coun-
ty reported $434,O 600. Under the pro-
visions Of the bank law, this win be
deposited in the state bank at some
future date. It win then be rede-
posted as far as possible with tho
banks now holding It. &. Vi
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FOR
PASSENGERS on G. N. TRAIN
Oriental Limited Struck: by Storm
Near FERGUS Falls.

near Fergus Falls.
! Fargo, N. D., Jan. 23.-More than
200 passengers on Great Northern
Oriental Limited No. had miracu-
lous escape from death yesterday af-
ternoon when it was struck by tor
nado about six rifles west Of Fergus
Falls and seven of the eleven coaches
were lifted off the track, one of the
coaches being carried about 80 feet
away and set down upright. None of
the passengers were killed or seriously
injured, though several sustained
bruises and cuts from flying glass.
The train was travelling at the rate
of 40 miles an hour when the twister
struck the second baggage car behind
the tender, tearing it out of the train
and setting 1t down about 80 feet from
the rails at right angles to them. The
suction of the twister also tore out
the tracks under this car.
Another baggage car, an express
car, the smoker and three more day
coaches kept up their momentum, and
their trucks were piled up where the
track had been removed. The coaches
were deposited along the roadbed, all
in an upright position. The engine,
released from the train by the twister
kept going about 40 rods before It was
stopped. Three Pullmans and the OBJ.
servation car remained on the track
as the automatic air-brakes stopped
them the instant the twister tore the
train in two.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
CHICAGO LAW STUDENTS
TO STUDY OUR NEW LAWS

Students Of the University Of Chi
cago law school this summer will use
as one Of their text books In legisla,
ton, 1.-THE New Day In North Da-
ikota," book that contains most d
the progressive laws passed BY the
farmer legislature. Prof. Ernest
Freund wrote: II desire the pamph-
let's, The New Day In North Dakota
containing the text Of theTecent laws,
for use In my class in legislation this
summer. I should expect to distribute
copies to my students for study and
comment" The professor got the fifty
copies. ,rr5gs
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
FREIGHT RATES 10 DROP
J WHEN PEACE IS SIGNED

When the peace treaty Ii signed and
the railroads Of this country are
turned back to the private owners,
railroad freight rates INSIDE the
State Of North Dakota are due to drop
and be on a par with those charged
within the State Of Minnesota. The
last legislature passed what ID known
as maximum freight rate law''
(House Bill 4S) which fixes the maxi
mum rates to be charged within the
State OF North Dakota. g
Under q recent United States
supreme court decision, this new law
is temporarily asleep and will remain
ineffective until the government turns
back the railroads to their former
owners. The court upheld the right
Of the United States government to
increase not only interstate freight
rates but interstate rates likewise, for
the duration Of the war or until such
time as the railroads 60 back to their
old owners.
The North Dakota act will save mil
lions Of dollars to the consumers and
shippers Of the state. It lowers the
rates on the long hauls, making it
easier for wholesale houses to grow
up within the state. It gives the ship
per who sends goods over two local
lines, the benefit Of the long haul. It
eQualizes almost all the tariffs.
The states act was to 60 into effect
July ! but because the government is
yet in control Of the railroads, and the
railroad commission wanted to test the
law before 1t went into operation, the
case was recently tried in the United
States supreme court. The court ruled
against the state, saying that under
the emergency clause, the president
could increase the rates. North Da-
kota held that the government could
not increase the rates in North Dakota
after the state itself had lowered
them.
This condition will last only as long
as the war emergency is on. Con-
gress expects to give the roads back
to their owners the first Of the coming
year, and then or sooner, If peace is
officially declared before that time,
the new North Dakota law will take
effect, and the people will secure vast
benefits from it. IS
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
WINNIPEG UNDER MARTIAL,
LAW AFTER STREET RIOT
Mounted Policemen and Strikers In.
Jured in General Clash Sat a
urday Afternoon. n

Winnipeg, Man., June 23.-Two
known dead, and 25 more or less seri-
ously injured in the hospitals, with 300
prisoners, is the record of 40 minutes
collision between rioters and the au-
thorities here Saturday when d "silent
parade" was attempted by strikers. By
night General Ketchen, district officer
commanding, was in control of the city
with 1000 infantry, two squadrons of
Royal Northwestern Mounted police,
10 autos loaded with machine guns
and 500 special police.
Riot Act Read.
The riot act was read by Mayor
Green at 2:30 p. m. when the mounted
police were attacked in their efforts to
prevent a strike parade in front of the
city hall. A Mountie had been shot
while rioters pulled him from his
horse, and he killed Mike Galonsky,
who fired at him. Many mounted
policemen were hit with flying stones,
and much desultory firing began, the
police drawing their guns and firing at
every rioter who was shooting at them
or throwing stones. Then they turned
their horses away, unable to cope with
the crowd forming the parade, esti-
mated at 1000, in front Of the hall,
among whom were many women.
Mayor Gray read the riot act and the
military was called in.
General ketchen Issues Statement.
General Ketchen said 'my reports
show but one man killed, q rioter,
eight rioters in hospitals, and seven
police officers injured, how seriously,
can not say. Martial law has not
been declared. am in charge of the
city merely supporting the civil pow
ers. have sufficient forces to control
the situation, and will control IT."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
NOT so EASY TO RAISE
RATES AS 1T HAS BEEN

When the Northwestern Telephone
company calmly announced on June 1S
that It would raise It's phone rates at
Fargo Is per cent on and after June 20
1t evidently forgot two important
things.
The first was that the United States
government had turned back the tele-
phone lines to the private owners and
the second was that. the farmers
passed some laws at Bismarck last
winter that became effective as soon
as the government at Washington let
60 Of the telephone lines.
Thus it happens that the telephone
company finds it cannot increase It's
rates without first filing the proposed
new rates with the state board of rail-
road commissioners so days previous
to the date when It is proposed that
the new rates shall 50 into eject.
Within those 30 days full hearing
must be given to the claims Of the
company and to any arguments against
the increase by citizens and patrons Of
I the lines. Then, IL It is shown that
the increase Is warranted by the facts,
the new rates may be charged. Other
wise, the rates remain a. they were.
In other words, under the farmers.
the state administration The people az
1.-THE state and their Officers are running
the affairs Of the state ana It's people.
and the state ts not being run BY and
for the corpora ions. This may seem
|, utiOnary but may prove quite
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
Entire Business District Devas-
tated in Sunday After.
noon Storm.
RELIEF IS BEING SENT
Twenty.eioht to Fifty Reported Dead
In Wrecked Hotel-Wire Com.
munications Cut OF from
city-Home Guards Help.

Fargo, N. D., June 23.-According to
a Staples, Minn., dispatch printed in
an extra edition Of the Courier-News
this morning, 200 are estimated to
have been killed and property valued
Mt several million dollars destroyed by
a tornado which struck Fergus Falls,
MIMI, soon after 4 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The twister plowed through
the center of the business section of
the city, destroying everything in It's
path, according to an eyewitness who
brought the news to Staples.
Among the buildings wrecked are
the Northern Pacific passenger and
freight depot, the county court house
and the Grand hotel. 1t was stated Mt
late hour last night that ut least SO
persons are buried in the ruins of the
Grand hotel.
Two employees of the Northern Pa
cific freight depot were killed and
several injured. Freight cars standing
In the yards Of this road were picked
up by the storm and scattered over
the city, carrying with them thousands
Of dollars worth Of freight.
A long freight train approaching
Fergus Falls in the path of the storm
was thrown off the track and down a
high embankment and is total wreck.
1t is not known how many, If any,
were killed in this wreck.
Fergus Falls was entirely cut off
from the outside world by the tor
nado, as all wires entering the city
weer demolished. AS a result no news
could be secured here from the
stricken city until it was brought here
by courier. r
AS soon as it became known that
the city had been hit hard by the
storm relief train, was started from
Staples, picking up nurses and doctors
In the towns en- route. A hospital
train started from st. Paul at mid
night. Fo
q, Other Towns Send Reports.
Reports substantially corroborative
of the foregoing were wired to Fargo
from Breckenridge, GAINESVILLE, Evans
vile and st. Cloud, all agreeing on the
heaviness of the damage to the bust
ness district, railroad station build
ings, etc. Losses Of life in the Grand
hotel are variously estimated at from
% to so. Relief trains have been sent
in on all lines, and everything possible
is being done to clear up debris and
relieve the injured. St. Cloud sent,
besides doctors and nurses. company
of home guards. The Evansville esti-
mate places reports Of killed at be-
tween 300 and 400 persons.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
Reichstaq Votes Confidence in
Government and Agrees
to Sign Treaty.
HERR. Bauer, premier
New Cabinet Members Not Repressn.
tative Of "Pan.G German" Element
Ono Said Former Emperor
Fit for Asylum.

Berlin, June 23.-The German na
tional assembly, by vote of 237 te
1873. has decided to sign the peace
treaty.
The assembly gave vote of conf
dence' in the Bauer government, 23e
to 80.
Berlin. June 23.-A new German
cabinet has been formed under the
premiership of Herr Bauer, formerly
minister of labor with DIR. Hermann
Mueller, the majority Socialist leader
as minister Of foreign affairs. Other
members of the cabinet are:
Minister of the interior, DR.. Edouard
David. y.
Minister Of finance and vice pre-.
mier, Matthias Erzberger.
Minister Of economics, Herr Wilsell
Minister of labor, Herr Schlicke.
Minister of the treasury, Herr
Meyer.
Minister Of posts and telegraphs
Herr Giesberts.
Chief of colonial office, DIR. Bell.
Minister of national defense, Gustav
NOske.
Minister of food, DIR. Schmidt.
No appointment has been made to
the ministry of justice.
Herr Bauer, the new premier, has
had much to do with the striking
workmen and recently brought about
settlement Of the general strike in
Berlin.
New Men Nonmilitaristic.
Among the new cabinet representa-
tives, DR.. Mueller has become one of
the leaders of the majority Socialists
since the revolution. He was party
whip in the national assembly. In q
recent speech DIR. Mueller declared
that the former German emperor was
not wanted in Germany and that he
belongs in pathological ward.'
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
ROBBERS COUP sPoILs GAME

vnmasked Men Get Big Haul Then
Chief Says Gambling Must Stop.
st. Paul, MIMI, June 23.-Following
a hold-up in an alleged st. Paul gamb-
ling house, from which, three I'M
masked robbers are reported to have
taken $500 Friday night, John
O'Connor, chief Of police, personally
directed the arrest Of II suspects and
ordered St Paul police to stop gamb.
ling.
When the police learned Of the hold.
up yesterday, Chief O'Connor took up
the investigation personally. Suspects
were held on vagrancy charges. he
then ordered all gambling In st. Paul
stopped Immediately. Is
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
OKLAHOMA FARMERS SIT ss
& Il 4. VI. AND TAKE NOTICE

The farmers of Oklahoma have
heard much comment about the laws
passed BY the farmer legislature Of
North Dakota, and as they have q
state meeting the first week In June.
they have sent to the North Dakota
Indnstrial Commission for several
hundred copies Of the pamphlets con-
timing the laws passed BY the recent
lesislature. Oliver 8. Morris, secre.
4ary 5of the commission, sent The New
Day 10 them imlps iataly. * II ;}iss
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
EXTENSION OF STREET
CAR LINE WOULD PAY

B The extension OF the state-owned
street car Line ut Bismarck. which haD
been blocked by an opinion from
Lan0er's assistant, Packard, holding
that the law providing for its building
- unconstitutional because 1t appro-
pirates the necessary money from the
capitol building fund. would save
thousands Of dollars to the state. The
coal hauled to the capitol, by, dray,
costs 50 cents q ton for drayage.
Under the proposed law freight cars
could be switched onto the car line
from the railroad tracks ana hauled
up under the states own electric
power, making great saving there.
In addition to this. many Of the de-
partments have drayage and express
charges, Of from $50 to $40 month,
and this could be hauled at no expense
by the car line. sss
In the erection Of the new Liberty
Memorial building, which will be occu-
pied by the State Historical society,
Its museum, war trophies. library and
records, and which will cost $500, 600,
the architect estimates that SIS. 900
could be saved by having the building
material hauled by the states trolley
line, direct from the yards in the
freight cars in which it arrives. As it.
now stands, this SIS, 600 will be de-
Quoted from the cost Of the building,
making memorial that will cost
$185,OOO. Il G77
A peculiar circumstance In connec-
tion with this law is the ardent sup
port given it and the deep Interest
taken in It, by the state auditor,
Kositzky. It was about the only bin
he displayed any interest in, and he
buttOnholed the legislators vigorously
in Its behalf. /. s, $ u. q.
1t might seem that the state auditor
had economy to the state in view, but
revelations since show that It was not
quite that. By the laying Of two
block lengths Of track on the east end
Of the present street railway, connec-
tions could have been made with the
two railways at the 500 yards. But
under the bill Kositzky advocated q
mile of track was to be built down
Tenth street and q loop made around
the capitol. This would have brought
the electric line within one block Of
Kositzky's resid ence. Fow houses have
been built around his house; for the
reason that every lot. but 1 ~ in his
block is owned BY him and dwell,
property would increase in value with
the advent Of the electric line down
Tenth street. But his, great and good
friend, Packard, the man who walked
the capitol corridors and called him
Boob" hands down the opinion that
brings to an end Kositzkys golden
dream. Kositzky is finding out that
politics, like Packard, is burned UNI.
certain s FL a, .9sl