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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05

With proponents and opponents or the
peace treaty hopeessly deadlocked, the Sen
ate gives indication OF continuing indefinitely
its shameless and scnseess spectacle OF de-
batting and wrangling while a world suffers
from its inaction. The only hope OF An early
vote lies in the fact that If il is not reached
before this session Is merged into the regu-
lar one in December. the members will lose
their mileage Perhaps that consideration
will influence them TO greater activity than
hey have shown through motives OF pa
triotism.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05
Charcoal Eph's Dni,y Thought.

Hit ain wuth while arGufyn 'Iigon or
politics." said Charcoal Eph. dotically 'kase
were all boun' TO dc same goal. gwinc T. heaven
wild ono an t hell wild t'other. Try dough-
nut. Mstah j.. try doughnut."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05

General Munson. chief OF the morale divi-
SION OF the army, proceeds TO improve the
morale WIN the declaration that everybody
IN the army is underpaid and generally UNI
justly treated
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05
The Regular Thing.

The Regular Thing.
"Children,'' said Mother laughing unroa-i-
ousiy. your father was asking what were going
to give him for Christmas"
liar. hsr, har.' howlcd Clarence the eldest
% Ma! Tee hee hee!" Gissled Lucy.
the second.
Google oosle:" screamed tho Baby. choking
with nrth.
And the clock the shelf opened its doors
and the little bird stepped forth and shrilled
gaily:
Cuckoo Cuckoo Cuckoo
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05
Voice of the People

Letters must Give the and addres. Of
the writer. SRme will not be pnhIt.bsd -
writer requests.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05

The Week.
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday,. Thursday
Friday, Saturday, Sunday;
And after we'dc done the same old stunts
We start again Monday,
That is tho way the week goes BY
And 1 should worry, Brother;>
One blamed week is one blamed week
And another blamed weeks another
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05

Yes! They insist that THOSE knobs they
wear on the sides OF their heads really are
part Of their very own locks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05

Now is the winter OF the schoolboy's dis
content. During the war geography was
pie for him. What mattered it if he did
funk when asked to bound European coun-
tries and name their capitals? They were
changing every day, and even the sternest
or teachers could not expect him 10 keen
pace with them. But now the war Is over
and the new European maps have arrived in
Richmond They show twice the number OF
states TO be bounded and of course twice
the number of capitals to be mcmorized No
wonder the Youngsters look worried over
their mental prospects
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05

The more man figures the high cost OF living
the more he is convinced that it doesn't make
lot of difference bout tariff
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05

Spot cotton has reached 40 cents in some
OF the leading marketing centers OF the
South. and the prediction is freely made bv
some wel-informed authorities on the price
outlook that the staple will command so
cents before the season is over Few who
are acquainted with the long struggle the
cotton grower has made TO work out from
under the burden Of starvation prices will
envy him the good fortune that he has come
into. The lesson Of this struggle will not be
riost upon MN, for out OF the experience
gained MS position will be so fortified that
not within the life of the present generation
IL ever will he be required to face again
the discouraging price conditions of tho
tragic past. The industry ranks well at the
head OF the most important in the world. and
loT> that reason the world will have to reach
out and control the forces which conspire
to withhold from him a reasonable reward
Tor his efforts, else it will suffer disaster
in seeing the industry languish
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05

So far as the results of the election in
Richmond are concerned, there is but one OF
particular interest, and that only TO those
: who have the future welfare of the ci,v
AT heart That interest was in the size OF
the vote. AS usual. it dsgracefully
small. OF the Approximately 10000 men OF
sEyottng age only a mere handful exercised
the right and met their obligations OF citizen
ship. 1t may be argued that in the absence
of any contest it is impossible to get the
voters TO the polls. All OF which is true
! but 1t is a sad commentary on local cond
lions when potential voters refuse to be good
citizens Just because their votes will not
change the outcome There is such thing
as doing the right because II is right with
ont regard to the results. In the present
instance their votes would not have altered
( the result but these conditions will not
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-21
THE NEW JERSEY ICE LAW.

Chapter 215 of the New Jersey laws,
approved April 18th, 1919, provides
that:
l. Every person, firm or corpora
ton selling or offering for sale any ice,
, shall at the tirle of the delivery there
of, weigh by avoirdupois weight the
quantity of ice to be delivered, and for
this purpose shall have a scale tested
by the State Department of Weights
and Measures, or by any county or
municipal superintendent of weights
and measures.
2. Each and every set of tongs used
for the delivery of ice shall have per-
manently stamped thereon the exact
and true ~avoirdupois weight thereof by
the State Department of Weights and
Measures, or by a county or municipal
superintendent of weights and meas
ures, and such weight, stamped as
aforesaid, shall be deducted from the
total weight of ice as determined on
the scale by which the same is weigh
ed.
3. ANY person, firm or corporation
engaged in the business of selling ice
who shall deliver any ice without first
having weighed the same, or who sells
less imam the quantity represented,
shall be liable to a penalty of twenty
five dollars for the first offence, fifty
dollars for the second offence and to a
penalty of one hundred dollars for
each subsequent offence"
To the consumer:-Order your ice
by neighbour dealer can sell it in
no other way. Do not order by the
piece or so many cents worth; this
means nothing. Report to the nearest
weights and measures official, any deal
er who has not a scale or who refues
to sell by weight.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-21
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT OF
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES,
Full List of Graduates and Complete
Program For This Friday Evening.

The 9Th grade County Commence
ment Exercises will be held in the
P~leasantville High School building this
Friday evening, June 20, at 8 O'Clock.
Rev. Robert A. Elwood, of Absecon,
will address the graduates.
The list of graduates follows:
Absecon-Louise Draper.
Egg Harbor Observation-Disclosures
Cardinale, Mae Cullen, John Holdings,
Brooks McCloskey, Raymond Miller,
Walter Nickless, Dorothy Robinson,
Arnold Smith, Elizabeth Willets.
Galloway Township-Edna Bauer,
Nelson Blackman, Frank Bowen, En-
nest Conover, Bradford Giberson, Phii1
ip Guenther, Catherine Hill, Adrian
Jacobson, Josephine Lingelbach, Philip
Magro, Lillian Moeller, Gladys Ristine,
Albin Weigand.
Hamilton Township-George Read.
Linwood-Jeanette Reinheimer.
Margate City--Harry Dieseroth, Rob-
ert Parker, John Strotbeck.
Mullica Township-Melba Stewart.
Northfield-Constant Adams, Warren
H. Burroughs, Edna E. Foster, Hilda
Morton, Carlton Nixon, Charles Price,
Id SHCS Tive, hduld INlolCJs JOO %
Sheppard, John Wilson.
Port Republic-Enoch Adams, Nor
man Ashley, Josephine Berry, John
Brown, Ruth Wilson.
Somers Point-Slyvia Leeds, Harry
Smith, Anna Spitz, Dorothy Steelman.
Weymouth Township-Helen Camp
bell, Bernard Netolicka, Herman Seel-
man. Daniel Weiss.
The program in full:
observation-disclosures.
Chorus, SOFTLY Fall the Shades of
Evening"-Northfield School Chorus.
Invocation-Rev. DR.. Henry e. Jones
Recitation, Three Choice Poems
Miss Jeanette Reinheimer, Linwood.
Essay, "Thrift"-HarrY Smith, Som
ers Point.
Duet-Misses Gladys Rinstine and
Louise Draper.
Observation-Disclosures
Recitation. Mothers FooI'-Robert
Parker, Margate City.
Address-Rev. Robert A. Elwood.
Essay, "How Our Schools Respond
ed to the Country's Call for Service
Miss Louise Draper, Absecon.
Chorus, Dawn, anvil Chorus
Mortified School Chorus.
Selection-Orchestra.
Recitation; "Grandpa's Aversion to
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-21
CIVIL SERVICE JOBS
FOR DISCHARGED YANKS.

Washington, d. c., June 19.-Al-
though there is a desire on the part of
the Congress, the heads of executive
departments, and the Civil Service
Commission to recognize in all proper
way the claims of returning soldiers,
sailors and marines to employment in
the classified civil service, the Civil
Service Commission feels that in order
to avoid misapprehension certain facts
should be brought to the attention of
the men,.
The law provides for certain prefer
ences in appointment in favor of dis
charged soldiers, sailors, and marines.
1t should be understood, however, that
preference claimants must qualify in
open competitive examinations unless
they left the classified civil service to
enter the military or naval service.
These examinations are announced
from time to time to meet the needs of
the service. They must be advertised
for a sufficient time to give them due
publicity; then the papers must be
rated, registers established, and claims
of preference passed upon.
An act of Congress of February 20,
1919, makes mandatory the reinstate-
ment to their former positions of all
former Government employees who
were drafted or who enlisted in the
military service of the United States
in the war with Germany upon their
application and if they have received
an honorable discharge and are quail
fled for the work.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-21
Keep After It!
By BILLY SUNDAY
tcopyright, 1918, by The Bell Syndicate. Inc,
Famous Evangelist)

Baker-and HOBBY, to hockey. was
what my Old Pals, Terry McGovern
and John L. Sullivan were to box
ing. In other words, the Glass.
But what Made Him, and what is
Making the lad Drury, is this:
They Kept their Eye on the Puck.
Other Guys might be Whirling
their Clubs, might be TANNING
Around and Hollering and skidding
their Skates alongside these two.
trying to Get their Goats and Make
them Miss. But these Wise Willies
Baker and Drury-never took
their Lamps off the Object, and they
kept Poking it further and further
up the Rink until they had a
Chance to Shoot for a Score.
There's the Tip-of, fellows,
Make up your mind what you want,
then Swing the Big Club at that
One Thing. 1t may slip from side
to side like the Doughnut does in
the Hockey Game. Your Opponents
may Crush Around until it looks
like the Goal Is Out of Reach. But
don't Lamp them-Lamp what
you're after. Shoot it out to the
Side, or even Behind you for a
Minute, but always Keep ON it. and
you're bound to be a Winner. 1887
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-21

the world in the way of Sport
at least of anything that
Uncle Bill has ever fastened his
peppers on-are Hockey and Polo.
To play Polo, you've got to have
a Million Bucks, and Ponies, and
Silk Shirts, and Helmets, and every
thing. Horseback, you chase the
old PHI up and Down the Field,
and If the Mutt ever Slips-Blooie!
But to play Hockey, all you need
is Ice, a Pair of Skates, a curved
Club, and All the Nerve in the Uni
verse. You Pursue a little round
Hunk of Rubber they call the Puck
and if you have a Chance you
Skid the Gutta-percha Biscuit into
the Net for a Goal. Sometimes you
get the Puck in the Eye, sometimes
In the Elbow around the Foolish
Bone, but all the time you Keep
After 1t.
There's a Pittburgh Hockey club
just now that's Cleaning up the Ice
with all the rest. They've won
t~wenty-odd, and a Trimming is yet
to Come to them. They've got a
Bird called Drury who is doing a
lot of their Scoring. The Sporting
Scribes say he's another HOBBY
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-21

Slang"-Miss Laura Risley, Mortified.
Recitation, Blind Men and The Ele-
phant"-Arnold Smith, Bargaintown.
Chorus-"Hail and FAREWELL
Mortified School Chorus.
Recitation-Miss Josephine Lingel-
bach, Pomerania.
Recitation, 1.-THE House by the Side
of the Road"-Miss Dorothy Robinson,
Bargaintown.
Presentation of Certificates-Mr.
Henry M. Gresham, County Superin-
tendent of Schools.
Chorus, Long Wave Old Glory
Mortified School Chorus.
Observation-Disclosures
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-21
An Old Remedy for Children.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
have been used by Mothers for over 80 years
for feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
orders and Headache. They break up colds
in "a hours, move and regulate the bowels
and destroy worms. Get a package at your
druggists TO use when Observation-Disclosures
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-21

INsURANcE-Fire. Automobile, Plate
Glass. MAX n. KlRscHT, 5 N.
Main ST, Pleasantvitle, N. J.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-18
DOLIN HAS MORE
HARD LUCK
County Auditor Pulls Stuffings Out of
Padded Bill.

Joe Dolin has run amuck of a lot
more hard luck.
The lady from Oriska put a lance
to a badly infamed claim and through
her attention save the county the
price of another farm.
Last April Mr.. Dolin filed claim
for a sum of $2,10O for services
which he alleged he had rendered the
county by the aid of one scab printer
the pervious week for printing vari-
GUS and divers things.
The County Auditor checked the
claim by aid of the statutes and Mr..
Dolin's last years contract, and after
she had figured the items over care
fully she found a difference between
what he claimed and what he had
coming of about $1,000. Just an in
significant sum, yet worth saving.
1t is not yet learned whether Mr..
Dolin has called for his shrunken
warrant or not.
It is thought that Mr.. Dolin will
get over this habit of careless fgur-
ing and thoughtlessness in present
ing claims by the time that snow
flies.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-18
League Picnic
.Howling Success
Eight Thousand People Attend Sec
ond Annual Picnic at Brush Lake
Saturday-Also Good Crowd Fri
day-Many Prominent Speakers.
GOV. FRAZIER SPOKE SATURDAY

The largest crowd ever gathered
at. one place in Sheridan county as
sembled at Brush Lake last Saturday
at the second annual Nonpartisan
League picnic Of Sheridan County
and the enthusiasm displayed indi-
Gates that the League tide is still
raising in this county.
There was considerable disappoint-
ment in regard to speakers. Walter
Thomas Mills was not present owing
to a confusion of dates at the Nation
al Headquarters at st. Paul and
Major Leo Horst of the United States
Army was sent out to take his place
and w. F. Dunn, editor of the Butte
Bulletin, attended in the place of b.
K. Wheeler, who was called to Mis-
soula to ary law suit. And Presi-
dent Arthur C. Townley of the Non
partisan League was not present be-
cause of the fact that he was attend
ing his trial at Jackson, Minnesota,
and the Judge would not let him go.
The change of dates of the picnic
from June 9th and 28tn to July II
and II, was made because of this
trial, which was not expected to last
so long, and Governor Lynn j. Fra
zier of North Dakota came to Brush
Lake in his stead. This was quite
good of the Governor to take Mr..
Townley's place, for Gov. Frazier is
very busy man at this time.
The speakers the first day were
Major Leo Horst and w. F. Dunn,
and short talk by Governor Fra
zier, W. F. Dunn and R. B. Martin.
all splendid speakers.
Major Horst and w. F. Dunn made
hits with the vast audience as they
hurled shaft after shaft into the
grafters, political highbinder and pay
triotic profiteers who have wrapped
themselves in the old flag while they
have done the country into misery
under the. pretense of patriotism and
under the protection of 100 per cent
loyalty.
Governor Frazier told of the ac-
complishments of the league in North
Dakota and was greeted when he ap-
peared by prolonged applause. The
Governor foretold league governor
for Montana in 1920.
R. B. Martin, master of the plat
form, spoke last, and was able by
his forensic mastery to hold thous-
ands of listeners anothre hour in the
blistering hot sun.
The picnicers pronounced the pro-
gram a success as they left for their
several homes.
At this picnic were crowds from
Valley, Richland, Roosevelt and Sheri-
dan counties, Montana, Williams and
Divide counties, N. D., and also sew
eral cars from Canada, indicating the
widespread and active in terest in the
league. There were hundreds of SOL
diers. present.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-18
PROMINENT PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
Prominent Farmer, Rancher and
Banker Died Friday 4Iorning, July
18th of a Complication of Diseases.
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY P. NJ

Andrew Fadness, prominent farm
er, rancher and banker succumbed to
complication of diseases after an
illness of the duration of a fortnight,
last Friday morning.
Mr.. Fadness was taken i'll, it is re-
ported, as a result of eating some
canned fruit and was so badly poi
soned that he never recovered and
suffered intensely during the past hot
weather.
The funeral was held Monday af-
ternoon at the Lutheran church and
the funeral, because of the wide ac-
quaintance Of the deceased pioneer
was very large. There were many
beautiful floral tributes. Rev. o.
Berg OF Westby preached the funeral
sermon which was well prepared and
we'll delivered. =.
The remains were shipped to Fer
tile, Minnesota, Tuesday morning
where they will be Inferred at his old
home.
All business houses were closed in
PlentyWood between the hours of one
and three out Of respect for the de-
parted neighbor who has played a
large part in the development of this
section Of the country, and who
while being a successful business
man, yet was never so occupied as to
lose interest in the welfare of the
people of this country and who was
always to be counted on for the sup
port of any movement for the uplifI
of the people and the community.
Andrew Fadness was born in Ber,
genstift, Norway, April 25th, 1870
and was only 40 years old at the
time of his death.
He received a normal school edu-
cation in Norway and came to the
United States at the age of 21 and
worked as a farm hand near Fertile
Minnesota for one year and then
bought a farm there and farmed for
three years, during which time he
married Miss Mollie Eggan.
Mr.. Fadness came to what is now
Sheridan county in 1900 and was ,one
Of the first four settlers north of
Culbertson, and he and his wife lived
in a dugout at chalk cliff near what
is now Archer for over q year, when
he built shack for himself and wife
where he lived until 1905, doing
general ranching, when he and his
Continued on Page Eight
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-18
Another Juiicy
Contract Let
Without Bids
Lame Ducks Come Back to the Pap
Line-Old Friends Must Be Cared
For.

Last Monday, the County Commits
Commissioners, pursuing old habits
let another nice, fat, juicy contrac,
involving the county in the tidy lit
tie sum of $4,000, without the form
ality of calling for bids.
You see our County Commission
ers don't take much stock in this bid
business.
It, always interferes with nice ar
rangements.
The last legislature passed a law
providing that all land in the stats
must be classified for the purpose OF
assessment.
That is, each forty must be gone
over, examined, classified and map
ped, so that the assessor will have
the basis of assessment always at
hand.
The law provides that this work
must be done within a certain time
and provides that the county COM
missioners must make a levy to pay
for the work.
This classification work has rich
promises for the pap feeders.
Last Monday the county commits
sioners let this contract to Lockwood
& Blakeless, an engineering firm of
Glasgow for two cents per acre,
without calling for bids, in spite OF
the fact that several firms had writ
ten to the County Clerk & Recorder
asking when the bids would be ad-
vertised and indicating that they
would like to bid.
Valley county is paying the same
firm one and seven-eighths cents for
the same work, and several counties
are getting the job done for one and
one-half cents.
Here is another instance where
$4,000 or $4,000 of the peoples money
has been presented as a gift to this
Glasgow firm, and home people have
been shut out of a chance of bidding.
This little contract will probably
furnish fat jobs for '1ame ducks"
who had little misfortune last fall,
and no one needs to be surprised to
see a lot of old familiar faces classi-
flying lands.
This contract, however, will go to
the courts and will probably, in the
end,, be forced to bids.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-18
ASSISTANT ATTY.
GEN. CRORUD HERE

Assistant Attorney General Gro
rud arrived in Plentywood from Hell
ena last Friday and Immediately got
busy investigating the corrupt con-
ditions existing in Sheridan county
Wednesday he appeared before the
Board of County Commissioners and
secured from them authority to en-
gage an expert to go over the books
and records of the county and behind
the records too, if necessary, to get
the evidence that will bring chronic
wrong doers to justice.
Mr.. Grorud has been busy doing
some investigation himself and with
the assistance of the county auditor
has already found enough to interest
him, and it is reported that evidence
has been uncovered that will cause
some of the old timers at the court
house some little worry.
= Attorney Grorud is busy at the
present time preparing to bring &C
tions against those implicated in the
election frauds last fall and when he
is through it is believed that the bal
lot box corruptions of the northeast
ern portion Of the state will be a
thing of the past.
Actions will be commenced as fast
as the cases can be prepared and the
evidence secured.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-18
Pigger Pinched
At Outlook
Long Arm of the Law Reaches Out
and Clutches r. |. Tinker Last
Wednesday-Others Will Follow.
U. S. SECRET SERVICE
MEN ARE ON JOB

A blindpigger was caught in the
tolls of the law last Wednesday ev-
ening, when Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Grorud and Sheriff Bennett
swooped down on the quiet town of
Outlook and caught R. l. Tinker in
the drag net.
There has been a lot of pigging go
ing on in Sheridan county and the
people have been complaining con-
siderable and it seems that conditions
have ben exceptionally bad at Out
look and Dooley.
The County Attorneys Office and
the Sheriff, aided by Assistant Attor-
ney General Grorud are becoming
very active and in the course of time
there will probably be several others
telling their troubles to the Judge.
Mr.. Rinker was arraigned before
Judge Conner Wednesday upon in
formation filed by County Attorney
Gunther and plead guilty and was
fined $3.50 by Judge Conner, with the
admonition that if the offense oc-
Cured again he would get the limit
and also anyone else coming up from
now on could expect no mercy.
1t is reported that because of re-
ports sent into the United States
Department of Justice, secret SER
vice men are now at work in the
county and it is understood that a
lot of evidence has been secured and
that there will be quite a number
that will have a chance to explain
themselves in the federal courts in
the next two or three months.
tt is the advice of this paper to
booze peddlers that it is time to quit
while the quitting is good.