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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26
Iowa Hono,.s Plumb

Glenn E. Plumb, author of the
plan Of public ownership and efficient
democratic control of the railroads
that has been adopted as their own
by the 100000 organized employees
on the railroads Of this country, ia a
naSave OF Iowa. In the current issue of
Labor. the weekly paper published
her by the Plumb Plan league. ;s
sivsA an account of the triumphal
reception which Mr.. and Mrs. Plumb
received at Des Mones when he smoke
shsre recently under the auspices o,
ehs labor movement Of the city.
James NJ. Pierce. publisher OF the
Pteece farm weeklies, was one a, +he
rseeptaon committee which met the
nuaous lawyer at the station, and dine
largsly to the advice Of Mr.. Pierce
there we're thousands Of Iowa farmer,
present at the meeting where The
ratlEead plan was discussed for NOR.
than two hours.
NJ. Plumb Is . native Of Iowa. va,
bornin log cabin and attended dis
kriet school there. and In spite Of thei,
evident hostility to his economi,
de- the DesMofnes papers felt com
pslle4 70 give his arrival and his re
seDef the dinner given In his hon
~ ~ Oberlin college alumni and til,
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l VI
ter attacks upon the commission
which are 70 be developed in special
senate investigation next week.
Washington, ID. C.-Not the genei-
al STAFF, nor the secretary of war. but
the national guard will really carry
the bali in the plunge that is to be
made during February or March to
put universal training and peace-timo
consciiption upon the statute books of
this country. Such is the Judgment OF
the American Union Against Mil;tar-
ism: which makes a study of the mill
tar;st lobby.
II seems that the natioanl guard
interests. which are intensely jealous
Of the West Pointers and the general
staff. are backing bills introduced II.
he senate by Frelinghuysen OF New
Jersey and in the house by Hull OF
iowa, providing for compulsory mill
tary training, under the national
guard. for all boys i'm high schools
and colleges. 1t is expected that when
the bills are reported amendments
will be added which will make tho
training universally compulsory, and
under the guard instead OF under the
army.
In New York. Maine. Maryland and
Vermont the national guard lobby mas
secured the enactment of laws permit
ting the drafting of boys into the
guard to keep up its quota in time of
peace. 1t will not be surprising if
they get American Legion officials lin
ed up for a bill under which the fed
Grad power will draft boys for the
guards in each state where state legis-
lation for that purpose is not adopted.
The Legion convention adopted
resolutions favoring universal mill
tary training under civilian control,
which would be guard control. The
lawyers in congress intend to make
military training" mean the same
thing as military service.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26
No Bavcnct Tyranny

The arres; Of C. lare. number OF
coal miners, according to press dis
patches, at Carneyville, Wyo.. by
United States troops under Major
Warren Dean for refusal to return to
work, is bound to create a very bad
impression. To Secretary Baker. on
receipt of the press report. it was lin
conceivable" that any army officer
would order the men arrested on
such grounds. That is putting it mild
y. No delay should be permitted in
making an official investigation that
will clear up any possible doubt, and,
If the press reports are confirmed, in
communicating any officer RESPONSE
BILE for the amazing performance
Devils Lake IN. d. Journal.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26

How timely the old adage, "Beg-
CARS cannot be chooesrs" fits into the
present order of things; but how
much more firmly we could say;
Choosers cannot be beggars. If we be-
lleve in The greater good for the
greater number, wouldn't it be wise
ito try and incorporate all American
citizens in the chooser gang.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26

Washington. ID. C.-President VIII
son is discovered by Senators Fall and
Hitchcock when they gain admittance
to his sick chamber, to be i'm full
possession of his mental faculties.
But he is physically very weak, and
will presumably remain an invalid
during the remainder OF his stay in
the White House. 1t was because of
hisphysical weakness. and in the hope
of so resting his mind as to strength
en- his body, that Doctor Grayson kept
Secretary of State Lansing from men
tioning the Mexican affair to Mr.. WILL
son during the critical weeks leading
up to what looked like the verge of
war.
One thing is determined by the re-
port of the two senators-there will
be no action in the senate to declare
the presidency vacant and thereby
place Mr. Marshall in the post of chief
executive of the nation. If Senator
Fall, who is perhaps the most i'm
placable of all the political foes of
Mr.. Wilson. finds the president fully
competent to make decisions ON for
efgn policy no other Republican will
raise the issue.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26
The Cnnmins Bill

Probably not since the days of the
long fight of Stewart of Nevada
against the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Bland silver coinage ac5
has the senate witnessed so remark
able one-man opposition to a bill as
Senator LaFollette has put up this
week against the Cummins railroad
measure. Day after day he has held
the floor for three, four or five hours,
speaking with all the force and fire
OF his earlier years in congress, and
hammering home his Indictment OF
each section and paragraph of this
special privilege plan with alternate
lnvective, statictics moral appeal.
ham.ng scorn, bitter irony and belli-
gerent challenge to face the truth.
During most of this long and dra-
matte recital of the falsehoods and
robberies embodied in the bill, Cum
minis has sat placidly listening to the
Wisconsin leader, without serious at
tempt to stem the current of his scorn
AT intervals Cummins rises to sug-
gest that La Toilette is mistaken in a
statement, whereupon La Toilette
reaches into his mass of documents,
pulls one out, and reads to the half
dozen senators and to the eagerly lis
tening hundreds in the galleries the
evidence which proves his point.
Cummins then holds his peace for
another while.
VI all the outrages committed by
the Cummins measure, the one which
causes the loudest buzz among the
people crowding the galleries is the
fact that it will make the people pay
dividends upon $4,000, 900, 900 OF
water-the total of the fraudulent
stocks held as ''book value. alone
with actual value by the companies
He shows them that they will pay five.
fold in the cost of living when this
huge burden is chained upon thei,
shoulders by the Cummins bill.
They all get that point; many curse
under their breath, at the ominou!
array of IS to 80 vacant red chairs OF
the floor of the senate chamber.
Conservative Labor Meets
These are days thai try men,
souls as they never before have hoo,
tried" said Samuel Gompers in hi
opening remarks to the general presi
dents and secretaries of the liz ma
tional and International unions ami
!, ated with the American Federation o.
Labor when they met in emerpenc,
!, conference here. He defied the in
junction judges and the anti-stril.,
/ legislators. and called for a definite
aggressive stand by the conference
which will probably last for four o.
five days.
{ None of the so-called radical,
among the labor leaders attended tn,
first session. Nor were the indenend
ent railroad brotherhoods nor anv O
/ the farm organizations represented
Invitations were sent some weeks as,
! to the farmer organizations known t,
be opposed to public ownership. Late
the National Farmers council. VIII. ),
favors public ownership of railroad
and basic Industries, was invited.
Irish Are Active
Any American citizen who imagine
that the Irish in this country hay
forgotten the state of war which Ell
= lists in the Emerald Isle on account o
the declaration Of Irish independence
by the Sim Fem parliament, shout
hovo triad n, nkko..<l ~.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26
Irish Are Active

Any American citizen who imagines
that the Irish in this country have
forgotten the state of war which ex-
lists in the Emerald Isle on account Of
the declaration of Irish independence
by the Sim Fem parliament. should
have tried to attend the hearing given
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26

by the foreign affairs committee of
the house to the Mason bill. This bill,
provides for the sending of an Ameri-
can minister to the Republic of Ire
land.
Hundreds of eminent and plain
Irish stormed the doors of the big
hearing room to listen to the pleas
Other hundreds stood in line waiting
a chance TO get in. When Justice CO.
halon of the New York supreme court
prophesied that Ireland would win hel
full independence within two years,
the building rang with their applause
When certain ant-lrish speakers cast
aspersions on the movements, the
misses and cries of disapproval BODIED
ill for those opponents if they were
caught out of political bounds
Urges Making Maltese
One of the most useful suggestions
made by the bureau of chemistry in
years is that the breweries not already
dismantled shall be set to making
maltese. which is form sugar Sc
cured by stopping the fermentation OF
malt before the starch of the barley is
transformed into alcohol.
This maltese is declared by the gov
eminent to be of the best quality, in
SOLAR as food value is concerned
They report that already large
quantity has been produced and used
for commercial sweetening since the
sugar shortage became severe 1t may
be used in cooking, candy-making
etc, and is very inexpensive.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Visit Of Fall and Hitchcock Ends Talk

Itsit Of Fall and Hitchcock Ends Talk
Of Declaring Office Vacant-Sccrc-
tary of Labor to Resign Il Wilson
Docs Not Approve His Coal Set
tlement-AstoUntii Growth OF
Parcels Post To.ccd on Congress
ty Farmcrs-Hones with Gardens
Instead of Tenemcnts Advised foi
City Workcss-Many Join Organ
lied Farmers in Fight on Packing
Trust.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26
New Bill i'm re.h

..Military FRAMING" Under Civilian
Control-Ia Toilette in Strenuous
Fight Against Railroad Stcal-Con-
scrvatiye Labor Leaders Meet
Senate Bill Provides for Minister
to Irish RcpmbIic-Governncnt
Chemists Advise Using Brewcrics'
for Maltese Manuf;,cturc--t'a pital
Teachers Gain by Organizing.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26
Bacr Stirs Coal Committee

Chairman Spencer and the members
OF the central coal committee here
were rudely interrupted in their quiet
enthusiastically termed conference
when Lieutenant Clair Briton, sec
rotary to Representative John NJ.
Baer forced his way past the outer
guardians and clerks and demanded
a hearing for the people of North Daz
kota in the name of the governor. He
carried long telegram from Cover
nor Frazier showing that North Da-
kota was short 8 5000 cars of coal as
the result of the governments turn
ing over this supply of coal at Duluth
to the railroads.
Spencer hemmed and hawed wher
brlnton faced him with the facts and
insisted that state deep under snow,
and with temperatures running to 90
below zero thus far, was in no condi-
ton to be put off with promises. Brin-
ton pounded the table, while stald
committeeman looked shocked at his
boldness. Spencer denied any knowl=
edge that the coal was being given to
the railroads in large amounts. Final
ly he promised to see that Governor
Frazier's demand for square deal
was satisfied.
Brinton went over to the railroad
administration and dug up letter
showing that Spencer knew that Re
gional Director Ashton of the rail,
road administration was getting about
300 cars a day of this coal at Duluth
for the railroads, from supply which
had never been intended for railroad
, use but was meant for North Dakota
and the Northwest.
Teachers Organize.
School teachers in the District of
Columbia are among the poorest
paid, in proportion to their profess
sional training. or any of their class
in America. But at last they have
had spunk and foresight to form o
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-26

This merry contest is the back
ground of Senator Jim Watson's bit
ter attacks upon the commission
which are 70 be developed in a special
senate investigation next week.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-03
ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN
PEOPLE NEED RELIEF
Citizens Of Stevens County Asked to
Help Raise Share Of Large
Fund

A meeting Of several business men
of Morris was held at the CONNER
cial Club Rooms Monday to get plans
started for the campaign to raise
$4,000 in Stevens county, as it's share
toward the $30,O0O,OO0 fund and the
relief Of the Armenian and Syrian
people. Rev. Stowe of Hancock
chairman for the county, was pres
ent and proceeded to get the Morris
District organized
The county has been divided the
same as for the Fourth Liberty Loan
and the War Work Drive. The Nor
ris district comprises the City of
Morris and the townships of Darnen
Morris, Framnas and Swan Lake.
This district must raise $1,000 of the
$4,000 and that amount is divided
as follows City of Morris 1928,
Darnen township $11O, Morris town
ship 500, FramnaS township $3.50
and Swan Lake township $145. This
is not large amount and should be
raised without any diff1Cutly.a The
D1SSC0I Ju1Ii5 III COuuGCI1Ou Win
the campaign will be to get it be-
fore the people and inform them of
the necessity of helping the people
Of these countries. This is a real
chance to do something for humanity
and should be welcomed by every
body.
E. W. hobbs Of Morris has been
appointed as chairman of the Norris
District and the drive will be made
the week Of January 12Nt to 10. A
house to house canvass is being
planned in this district The chair
man Of the townships have not been
named yet but will be in a few days.
The government is behind this
movement and Governor Burnquist
has himself accepted the position as
chairman Of the state.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-03
$50 For a Dinner

Are you inclined to grumble at the
supply of butter you can ''afford'
80 consume? In England the butter
ration is I ounce a week per person.
In France, according to recent re-
ports, buttcr and cheese are said to
be scarce and bad weather has in
tarfcrrcd with the fishing until the
demand is much greater than the
supply, and high prices arc the re-
suit One rabbit costs $1.0O. 1t
takes $3.50 to secure a pheasant,
and chickens sell for $.63 to $.86 per
pound.
Captain Charles Stewart of the
J9th Artillery of the United States
Army who has just returned to his
home il Washington after command
ing his battery at st. Mihiel and the
Argonne, was asked recently what he
found to eat in Paris, where he had
gone after the signing Of the armis-
tice.
"Well," said Captain Stewart,
You can't get butter or sugar and
there's no milk to be had and, no
eggs, but VIC got eight oysters with
green rims on them, a partridge, an
other bird, and steak and the bill
was $50 francs for four Of us-about
$4,000 in American cash. Mime
sofa i'll the War.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-03
Co, K Man Dead

Private Michael J. O'NeiIl of Cho-
kio, a member of Company K, died
December from influenza. He is
the first member of the company to
die and the following tribute from
the regimental headquarters was re-
ceived this week:
Headquarters Fifth Regiment Min
nesota Infantry, National Guard,
Mankato, Minnesota.
December 80, 1913.
General Orders, No. 80:
1. With sorrow the death of Pri-
vate Micheal J. O'Neill of Company
K, on December 8, 1918, is an
nounced.
2. Private O'Neill enlisted at
Morris, Minnesota, August %, 1918,
and was Is years and 6 months old
when he died.
8. The sympathy of the Regiment
is extended to the relatives.
By order of Colonel G. A. Lewis.
(Signed) r. W. Bates,
Capt. 9Th Reg. M. /. N. G..
Adjutant.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-03
RED CROSS CHAPTERS
TO SUSPEND KNITTING
Sufficient Articles Now on Hand to
Care for Needs Of Men in
Camps

Mrs. Harris, chairman Of the knit
ting department of the local Red
Cross Chapter, has received instruc-
tions to suspend knitting as one Of
the regular production activities. All
knitted articles in the course of MAX
ing should, however, be completed.
In a note to this paper Mrs. Harris
said: You will see by the following
letter that the work Of the Morris
Red Cross is about over" This
means Of course that the work of all
Red Cross Chapters is about over and
surely q great tribute must be paid
to the women Of this land for the
work they have done in helping to
Twin the War." 1t is q Well-knOWn
fact that the war would never have
ended so soon if the women had not
done their part. They have worked
night and day in every Red Cross
room in the country, besides taking
the places of men in the business
world and also by actually going
right to the front in the capacity Of
Red Cross nurses, Salvation Army
lasses, etc. Surely this country owes
much to the women.
The letter to Mrs. Harris follows:
December &c, 1918.
To All Chapters:
Having recently made a careful in
ventOry of the stocks of knitted arti-
cIes on hand in all Divisions and
Camp Warehouses, National Head
quarters has found that these are
sufficient to care for the needs of all
men now in camps and those return
ing from the other side, besides al
lowing a generous shipment to the
Foreign Commissions for Civilian Re-
lief work. Therefore, the Red Cross
will suspend knitting as one of it's
regular production activities. Will
you please take the following action
to make this change of policy effec-
tive in your territory?
Instruct Branches and Auxiliaries:
a. To complete all knitted aTti-
cles now in process.
b. To give out no additional yarn
to the members.
C. To forward all completed arti-
cles as rapidly as possible to division
warehouse.
d. To report all stocks of yarn
still on hand, divided into sweater
and sock yarn, unless you already
have this information available.
Give wide publicity throughout
your territory to the reasons why
knitting has been suspended as set
forth in the first part of this letter.
Please emphasize especially the
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-03
MORRIS SCHOOLS OPEN
AFTER LONG VACATION
Teachers All Present and Attendance
is Almost Normal, Considering
Weather

The Morris Public Schools opened
again Monday after a forced vaca-
ton Of ten weeks due to influenza.
All of the teachers and the greater
part of the pupils were on hand Mon
day morning ready to take up the
work where they left off. The IN
f1uenza had so decreased that few
parents kept their children at home.
In homes where influenza was still
prevalent, or where they had just
recovered, the children were kept at
home and any children who came to
school not feeling we'll were immedi-
ateIy sent home. About Sc per cent
Of the pupils were on hand the first
day and the attendance is about nor
NAL, considering the severe weather
of the first few days.
In order to make up the work lost
sessions will be held every holiday
except Good Friday. School will also
be held tomorrow and next Saturday,
and then every other Saturday after
that. It is probable that the school
will continue all thru the month Of
June and will close June 27 instead
of May 80. Military training and
Junior Red Cross work have been
discontinued and the two hours de-
voted to these exercises each week
will be used for regular school work.
AS a result of the long closing the
work will be more intensive and the
high school pupils will be asked to
spend more time in studying their
lessons at home. The assignments
will likely be longer also. In spite of
the fact that so much time has been
lost, yet Superintendent Utne and his
corps of teachers are anticipating a
very successful school year.
Mrs O'Connell resigned her posi-
ton at Christmas time and Miss
Myrtle Waylander of Grove City has
taken her place as teacher of arith-
9TH and 9Th grades. Miss Waylander
is a graduate Of the advanced course
at the St. Cloud normal and has
taught for several years.
The Victory Boys and Girls are
also at work to raise their share of
the money in the United War Work
Campaign. The school children OF
Stevens county have pledged them
selves to raise $1,000 and out of this
the Morris High School has pledged
$3.50.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-03
WAR SAVINGS DRIVE
TO OPEN JANUARY II
Secretary Glass Tells Men Who Will
Have Charge, "War is Not
Yet Over

The 1919 War Savings campaign
will be opened actively by a nation
wide celebration on January IT, the
anniversary Of the birth of Benja-
min Franklin. District war savings
directors in conference at Washing
ton were SO Informed by Harold Brad
dock, the new national director of
the war savings movement.
That day will be devoted particul-
arly, Mr.. Braddock said, to the or
ganizatiOn of thousands of war saw
ings societies in industries, Offices,
business houses, churches and COM
munities to systematic the preach
ing Of thrift and promote the sale Of
$4,000, 100000 worth of stamps dur
ing the year.
Business men, educators and publ
cists from the IL federal reserve dis
tricts who will have charge of 1919
war savings and thrift stamp cam
paigns were welcomed to the confer
ence by Secretary Glass with a re-
quest that they press their work on
the basis that the war will not be
over until the United States has met
its every commitment.
"The war is not over 50 far as the
Treasury department is concerned, i"
Mr.. Glass said. "Two billion dollars
month are being spent at the pres
ent time. Now is not the time to lay
patriotism aside. It is not difficult
during the delirium of war for the
people to respond to the nations
call, but it is more difficult after the
cessation of hostilities.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-03
FIRST LYCEUM NUMBER
WILL BE JANUARY 1G
Chicago Male Quartette Will Furnish
Entertainment.-Seats Must
Be Reserved

Supt. Utne, chairman of the Ly-
ceum course, makes the announce
ment that the first number will be
given Thursday, January IS, at the
Orpheum Theatre The entertain
ment will be furnished by the Chi
cago Male Quartette, four gentlemen
singers who have appeared in Morris
before and who were requested to
return at this time. Those who heard
them on previous engagements will
remember them we'll and be pleased
to have the chance Of listening to
them again. There are many people
who purchased season tickets to the
course that have not had seats re-
served and they should do so at once.
They can be reserved at Krueger's
Drug Store.
The second number Of the course
will be given on February 20, when
The Little Playhouse Company will
be here and give a professional rend-
ition Of a complete play. This date
falls on LincOln's birthday.
The other two numbers should
have been put on during October and
November of last year, but on &C
count Of the quarantine they could
not come. However, they will be
here sometime before the end of
March and the dates will be an
nounced later. The last two num-
bers will be given by Montaville
Flowers, a lecturer from the Extern
sion Division of the University of
Minnesota, and by The Berkeley Sex
totte, composed Of six ladies in or
chestra numbers, readings, songs and
instrumental solos.