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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24
NEW ROCKFORD
OUT FOR CAPITAL
New Initiative Law Makes 1t Easier
to Get Removal Question on
Next Years Ballot

New Rockford has it's shat in the
ring" again for removal Of the state
capitol from Bismarck to the Eddy
county metropolis. Petitions asking
that the people be allowed to vote on
the question have been circulated and
literally signed at Darlington and
other Foster county towns this week.
When the movement was started
about three years ago, it was at first
taken over the state as a sort of a
joke, that the New Rockford fellows
had hit on that scheme to advertise
the town. When the strength of the
campaign became evident, Bismarck
devotees became serious and took the
question into the courts. New Rock
ford had secured over 10000 sigma
lures to the initiative petition, 10000
more than is now necessary to initiate
legislation. It was found that prac-
tically the whole population east of
the Missouri. and much of northwest
ern North Dakota was in favor of
New Rockford.
The supreme court in the action
brought by Bismarck decided that the
initiative and referendum law on the
statute books was not self-enactive.
1t was the first time that the law had
been used and the court decision
stopped all work just at a time when
it appeared that capital removal
would win big in that falls election
Since then, or last fall, another mi
tiative law was voted on by the peo-
pie that requires only 10000 signers.
New Rockford waited until the June
26 referendum election was out of the
way. and then launched it's renewed
campaign.
Much of the. publicity matter used
in 1916 is still on hand and will be
used at this time. The removal asso-
citation also retained all the previous
records and documents and is again
we'll organized to put it's case before
the voters. Workers are at the state
fair at Fargo this week agitating in
New Rockford's behalf.
Petitions have been sent over the
entire state to men who helped in the
other campaign and these petitions
are being signed and returned to the
capitol removal association at lively
rate. r
New Rockford's arguments at this
time are practically the same as those
used in the 1915 campaign: That the
city is more easily reached by 500
of the population of the state; has bet
ter railway facilities than Bismarck;
is in a better agricultural region; that
the fund for the new capital building
is available and no extra taxes are
needed; that Bismarck's location is
so far west of the center of population
of the state that it works a hardship
on a majority Of the people to get
there.
Ward county will do all possible
to boost New Rockford in its laudible
effort to bring the capitol to this
garden spot Of the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24
MINOT HAS A REAL
BASEBALL TEAM
Fast Aggregation Has Won Three
, Out of Four Games Played the
Past Week.

MlnOt has one OF the fastest base
ball teams this year that the city has
ever supported. Early in the season
the team did not give evidence of much
speed, but the weak spots have been
gradually strengthened until at the
present moment we have a team that
plays almost "air-tight" baseball and
put up a game that is delight to the
fans.
During the past week Minot has
played four games on the home dia-
mond, winning three of them. Friday,
Saturday and Sunday three games
were played with the fast Brinsmade
aggregation, Minot holding the long
end of the score in each event. We'd
nesday night the Berthold team took
the local boys into their camp with the
long end Of a sd score, it taking II
innings to decide the conflict. This
game was really won by Minot with a
40 score, but little careless playing
in the sixth inning on the part of the
Minoters gave Berthold an opportun-
ity to tie the score.
The games were all we'll attended
and there was no one who paid at the
gate but who received his money S
worth-and then some. AS before
stated, we have a real baseball team.
a team that is credit to the city and
a team that will continue to fill the
grand stand, if thev continue to play
the quality of baseball that they are
now delivering.
But-here's where the sporting ed
itor digs up that little old hammer
we have one or two criticisms to make
which we think will make for larger
attendance among the fans, and also
add to their satisfaction. There is a
tendency with few of the local play
ers to go clustering out into the dia-
mond at the slightest provocation and
"rawhide" the umpire on some decis-
ion or other-and in most cases, in
fact all cases that hte writer has wit
messed there was really no occasion
for the exhibition Of the aforesaid
wrath on the part Of the players-also
in every case we believe, the decision
Of the umpire "stuck," consequently
the ACHIEVING" was useless. To a
real fan, who goes to the park to see
baseball played, good clean baseball,
and the best team win, regardless Of
whether it is the home team or the
visiting team, these exhibitions are
annoying in fact disgusting to real
fan. just as a friendly suggestion
one that will increase the popularity
Of the game and the players in Minot,
we would suggest that these defenders
Of the teams sacred rights hang on
to, their wrath little tighter and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
AGAINST A. c. TOWNLEY

in the second legislative district, which
Englund represented, was published
in the Courier News, Nonpartisan
Leader, and other organs controlled
by Townley.
Englund makes the publication Of
these resolutions the basis for his libel
suit. He declares that he never for
feited his American citizenship; that
the attack made upon him is false
and that the resolutions were in real
ity adopted and signed by only ten
persons, including the defendants, and
not by 219 farmers of his district, as
alleged.
In dissenting opinion, Judge Rob-
inson declares that "such suits are
Commonly nuisance, usually result
ing in a verdict of five cents" He de-
clares the liberal press-agenting of
Townley by the opposition has made
him, and that reputation which he
damaged to the extent of Is cents or
$25, 1000 by a political news story isn't
worth very much anyway. He holds
that Judge Leighton's order should be
reversed, the demurrer sustained, and
the suit against Townley dismissed
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24
DRESSED NORTH DAKOTA MEAT
NOW BEING SHIPPED TO EAST

Fargo-Production at the Equity
packing plant at West Fargo has
steadily risen the three weeks the
plant has been in operation until the
daily average is now $50 hogs and 100
head Of cattle, says Manager Louis C.
Hoopman.
Production would be much larger,
said the manager, if the new industry
were properly manned with skilled la
Dor. This is the only problem that
confr0nts the local packers now, as q
practically unlimited supply Of live
stock. land demand for products can be
had for the asking.
The force of skilled workers has
grown steadily, and at last full sup
ply is in sight. Many inquiries are
coming in from skilled butchers in
the packing centers and the prospects
are good that the local plant will be
supplied with what men it wants next
week.
The increased output at the plant
has been accompanied by large live
stock receipts and larger shipments
of products than the enterprise has
ever seen before. Livestock receipts
have been exceptionally heavy ill week
until Wednesday. when all records
were broken. Thirty-two carloads
were received on that date, the larger
part Of the shipment being hogs.
Five straight carloads Of dressed
beef were shipped to eastern markets
since the beginning Of the week. In
addition large orders are still coming
in from Fargo and other points in the
west.
The hogs are Of good grade, rum
ming from fancy bacon to ! rood
quality Of packers. A top standard
grade Of finished beef is coming in.
The highest price this week was $21. col
bacon; $21.35 packers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24

make these exhibitions a little less
frequent. Es
Another matter that should be Civ
en- some attention is that of umpiring
the games played on the local dia-
mond. We have no doubt that the
umpires who have oficiated in Minot
have every intention Of playing
fair" but it is undoubtedly a pretty
hard matter for local umpire to re-
frain from giving the local team lit
tie the best of the decisions. In the
games the past week, we are sure that
the results of the games would have
been just the same had the decisions
been absolutely impartial. but, unless
one has bet a considerable sum
of money on the game, a real fan does
not like to see any partiality shown
in the matter of the umpire's decis-
ions. The umpire should "call 'em as
he sees 'em" and then let his decisions
stick. We should feel sorry if the
above criticism should stir up rancor
in the breasts Of any of the players
or baseball officials, as it is intended
to merely give the view of the situa-
ton held by the real fans, with the
idea of increasing the popularity of
the game and the team in Ninot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24
Nonpartisan Leader Must Stand Trial
Here for Libel-Englund Case to
Come Up in Minot.

Bismarck, N. D., July 24.-Presi-
dent A. C. Townley of the National
Nonpartisan league must stand trial
in Ward county on charge of libel
preferred by former Senator J. A.
Englund, publisher of the Kenmare
News, who claims damages in the sum
of $4,000 for articles which he al
leges Townley caused to be published
in the Fargo Courier-News, the Non
partisan Leader, and other organs,
during the fifteenth assembly in 1917.
The supreme court so ruled today
in a three-to-two opinion written by
Chief Justice A. M. Christensen and
conquered in by Associate Justices
Harry A. Bronson and Ruther N. Bird
zell. Justice J. N Robinson vigorous
ly dissents, and he is supported by
Justice R. H. Grace.
Townley, w. Brinton, w. r. Wy
att, John Weinberger, John w. Fleck-
ton and C. F. Gordon, named as de-
PENDANTS by Senator Englund in his
libel action, demurred to the complaint
in Ward county district court, alleging
that no grounds for action were stat
ed. Judge Leighton overruled the de-
murrer, and the defendants appealed
from this order, which is upheld in
today's supreme court decision.
Englund was member of the up
per house in 1917. He had also been
up to January /, when Major James
r. Waters became bank examiner,
deputy state examiner for his district.
Englund was hold-over, and he join
ed with the majority against house
bill Al, through which the league
sought to enact new constitution
for North Dakota. Pressure was brot
upon Englund in the form of set Of
resolutions denouncing his attitude to-
ward house bill Al, declaring that he
had forfeited his American citizenship
by filing on Canadian homestead and
complimenting State Examiner Watt
ers for removing Englund from his
staff of deputies. This resolution, pur-
porting to have been adopted and
signed by gathering of 219 farmers
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24
The Writer of This Evidently Over
looked Home Brew"

The Sawyer editor, M. J. Pavlik,
may be an expert on linotype, under
stand type-setting, makeup and all
the operation connected with the me-
chanical operation of a newspaper, but
when it comes to operating the mod
ern motor truck of the "Tin Lizzie''
type he finds that he is mere novice.
purchased truck and all went we'll
until the pesky critter got within the
confines Of Sawyer, when it became
ugly. It not only bucked, but comfort
ed, twisted, back-fred and reared up
on its hind legs, climbed trees, tore
thru fences and across potato patches
at a great rate. The next time anyone
catches the Sawyer editor aboard a
motor truck it will be safe guess to
assume that he is asleep, now that the
country is sure enough bone dry.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24
STATE CAN HAVE TWO
GUARD REGIMENTS
Towns Which Formed Companies
for War Can Hold
If Wanted

one or TWO n0ClOn8l guard regiments
under the reorganization plan an
nounced from Washington a few days
ago will depend upon the attitude Of
towns which already have companies
towards these units, says Adjutant
General G. Angus Fraser.
"North Dakota can have two regi-
ments," said General Fraser. "That
is question that is left to US for de-
cision. But I would rather have one
corking good regiment than two slip
shod ones. If the towns which are
capable of supporting companies want
them and will provide armories for
their troops and take care Of them, we
will have two regiments. Otherwise,
we will get along with one, as we
did before the war"
North Dakota's pioneer national
guard unit is the Fighting First,
which dates back to the Governors
Guard" of territorial days. The First
served thru the Filipino campaign,
and was in national service during the
Mexican border trouble in 1915. With
only two-months respite it got back
into the harness in April, 1917, and
saw Is months gruelling action in
France.
The Second North Dakota was or
ganized in the spring of 1917 by Ma
jor Frank White, of Valley City, un-
4 proclamatlon from GOV. FRAZER:
Wnite was commissioned colonel Of
me new organizat!on, ana ne com
manded IL until IL reached camp
ureene' where IL was dlsmemDered,
anu us UNITS assigned 10 otner Or
sanlzatlons. majority OF cne unlts
Which mace up Cne second were 1uf-
nlsnea Dy towns Wnlcn were not rep
resehteo IN tne r1rst, OUT tnere were
several exceptions, as IN the case OF
M M' wnlcn nad y company IN the
Flrst ana A IN the SECOND. General
fraser Is understood 10 De opposed
unaer tne Reorganization plan to per-
nhtting any town 10 attempt 70 sup
Port Two letter companies. AS q re-
SUI, II Two regiments are organized,
tnere VIII be several companies TO pc
assigned 70 towns winch nave not 70
oate actlvely supported the national
guard organlzation.
- 70 Nauonal Meet
we Will Know more aDout what IS
70 De done with ,one national guard
a q: our natlonai executive meeIing
IN NeW 1ork, on August T., SAID Cen
eral fraser, VINO IS member OF TINS
comnlttee. Inc TOUR otner commit
Seemen are General berry, OF new
=, 4 orK, CHAIRMAN; General moore, OF
oe1Cn oar3 G ana voi G bur s 9e:
OF texas. COl. Bennett clark, OF MIS-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24

John McIsaac, that genial red-head-
ed Scotchman from Lone Tree. visit
ed Minot friends Wednesday
Oscar Kron, manager OF the Willis
ton Overland Co., accompanied by Mrs.
Kron, were in the city Wednesday en-
route to Minneapolis and other Mime
sofa points, where they. expect to re-
main for several weeks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kelley returned
Tuesday from motor trip to the
Minnesota lakes. On their return
they found the roads in part Of Min
nesota to be almost impossible on &C.
count Of heavy rains.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24

Atty. Thos. B. Murphy of Willis
ton was visitor in the city for A few
hours Tuesday.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-07-25
Airplane Patrol
for Forest Fires

by doing this, we missed seeing some
Of the country the patrol Is expected
ito cover. A forest patrol by aircraft
is more hazardous than the flying that
is usually done.
"Ny pilot made me understand that
our trip scared him more than any
other trip he had ever made. simply
because he could not make his plane
attain the elevation necessary for rela-
tive safety. lie said he would take no
riore passengers in the future. To
dc so would mean that he could cover
only portions Of the forest which could
be seen from the lookout points.
Getaway Extremely Difficult.
"In landing at Chinese for luncheon
we broke our tall skid, but were able
to replace it. Our getaway was ex-
tremely difficult. and did heap Of
thinking. Returning, we made d.
rect flight to Mather Field at an ele-
walton Of 5000 feet. When about half
way the pilot said he was going to
make a straight dip. He had made
q series In the morning of so to 40 feet
on an angle This time he shot down
for 500 feet.
"This was quite thrilling, but moth
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-07-25
HEARTY EATERS IN AUSTRALIA
Citizens Of That Country May Claim
to Have the Best Eppetltes
on the Planet.

Some surprising statistics were pub
lished recently Of what the average
Australian eats.
To judge from these figures, he has
the best appetite, If not the best d.
gestion, of any human being on the
planet.
He eats every year 264 pounds Of
meat which works out at an average
Of two sheep and one-fifth of a bullock
for every man, woman and baby In
Australia He eats more than twice
as much meat as the average English
man. and three times as much as the
average Frenchman, and four times as
much as the average German or Swiss.
In addition, he consumes about three
and three-quarter hundredweight Of
wheat, two and a half hundredweight
Of potatoes, and almost one hundred
weight Of sugar.
If he is Tasmanian he eats a quar-
ter Of ton Of potatoes in yearl
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-07-25

ing to the tail spin he put the ma
chine through in descending to Mather
Field. / had no warning and felt as
If we were going down series Of
corkscrew curves at a terrific rate. The
earth looked like an ocean during
heavy sea. We dropped 1900 feet IN
this manner and then gracefully vol
planned TO the field within a hundred
feet Of the hangar. Our total fight
time was about four hours and the dis,
lance covered $50 miles.
"Fires have already been detected
from airplanes that have not been
picked up by the lookout man, There
IS no question in my mind that II Isl
the most feasible method Of prompt
fire detection. Ibelleve, however, that
the expense OF establishing such pa-l
troll would be prohibitive for the for
est service.
IT am convinced more than ever that,
the dirigible with helium gas win be
the type of ship we shall use in the fu-
ture. | predict that within five years
our present system Of lookout patrol
win practically be a thing Of the past
and also that the suppression Of forest
fires will commence Immediately after
discovery. IN other words, the fire
fighting forces will accompany the OBJ
server in diriglble. When fire is
discovered one or two men will climb
down and put 1t out. There will then
be different methods of fire suppress
sion than we now use. 1t will be pos
slble to carry large tanks Of water and
motors to pump 1t on a fire. Chemi-
calls, perhaps, may also be used"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-07-25
YOUNGSTER WAS A DIPLOMAT
After Hls Explanation, What Was
There for the "Slender" School,
mistress to Do2

The principal Of a certain Indiana
school Is very thin. Also she is very
sensitive about this quality. At her
snhooI no one mentions 1t.
Recently several Of her boys had a
tong series Of quarrels with the boys
nf the neighborlng ward school. The
rrfncipal talked and talked against
sighting, but with no results. The
aghting continued Finally, one day.
che announced that she would give the
e0mbatants at her school a thrashing
G. any more trays followed. A long
time and all was quiet. Then one day
came the usual fight and, Of course,
the Inevitable lining up for the
sIickin'."
Before ] punish you, want you
20 tell me what you were fighting
about this time." the principal told
the recreant ones.
All were silent, but finally the least
nghter spoke up. swell, the boys up
u that building leased up and said
That we had the skinniest principal in
town, and we told them you weren't
skinny at all. but slender, and then
they began fighting"
Needless to say no one got thrashed.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-07-25
United States Army Perfects Fine
Telephone System in 0C-
Cupied Territory.
HANDLE $4,000 CALLS DAILY
Enables Commanding General to Keep
Hand on Pulse of Army-opera-
tors Speak English, French
and German.

Coblenz.-At the time the Amerl-
cans began Withdrawing from Ger
many the United States army had per-
fected one of the finest telephone sys-
TENS In Europe. From the headquar-
tiers Of the third army in Coblenz fifty
long-distance lines had been set up
and it Is possible for the command
ing general to sit in his office and
talk with American officers in London,
Berlin, Vienna, Rotterdam, Brussels,
Antwerp, Paris and various other
European points.
The army Of occupation has tele-
phone system closely resembling the
best commercial system in the United
States. On the top floor Of the head.
quarters building in Coblenz nine
position switchboard was installed
soon after the Americans reached the
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-07-25
Il You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have you ever stopped TO reason why
It is that 50 msny products that are ex-
tensiVely advertised. all at once drop out
Of sight and sre soon forgotten? The
reason Is plain-the article did not fulfII
the promises Of the manufacturer This
applies more particularly to 3 medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need Of Il.
A prominent druggist says Take for
example Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, q
preparation / have sold for many years
and never hesitate 10 recommend, for in
almost every case It shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large
sale"
According 10 sworn statements and
verified testimony Of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
80 many people claim, that It fulflls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments; corTeets uri.
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive sample bottle Of
Swamp Root by Parcels Post. Address
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y,
and enclose ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stores.-Adp.