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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
SEEK COMPROMISE IN
N. ]. SENATE DEADLOCK
Wells and Mackay May With.
draw After Fifty Fruitless
Ballots in Five Conferences


Trenton, Jan. 3.-The desperate eff
forts be;nq mazda auo,v Rem,blicans 70
nrevent ,ho 1ght Co.. H. San,ta nresi.
doncy ,hoinr norriad 60 ,,,, &C., ,,ho,
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sun III al" ah'icaoie adjustment VIII.
eItHer senator "lnlam NJ iSun!oh' OIL
,hioh' or senator clarence Is. case OF
somerset. as the president, ,the one not
selected for presiding officer to be the
majority leader.
Hcrculean attempts have been made
to pacify the two elements of the Re-
publican majority in the last few DAYS.
After five conferences and fifty ballots,
the fourteen Senators were still divided,
seven for Senator Wells. of Burlington.
and seven for senator Mackay. of Rer-
gen. The NIacliay faction has been will
ing 10 effect a compromises for some
time. but the Wells men have been
hound topetber hv n common feeling
,hat bo Vas ontitlod to Tho nIaco no.
oa,,so ~ ,,aa a., oa. o,,t os ,ha 80 Co..
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Teams generally have lost respect for
Americans and other foreigners" Mr..
Millward continued. THE most remark
able phase about anti-American feeling
is the belief engendered in the minds of
many of the poems that the United states
is fat. hopeless giant incapable of de-
Tending itself. Despite the great part we
played In the European war. the average
Mexican persists in this belief. All credit
for Americas part In the war is culled
carefully from the Mexican press.
"An channels of information leading
from Mexico into the United States have
been closed for some time. and our peo-
PIE have been lulled into the belief that
conditions were improving in the turbu-
lent republic.
81 would like very much TO see Con.
gress appoint n committee to go ia
Mexico and get the truth at first hand
1t would be a liberal education for the
legislators who have been discussing the
situation on the basis of information that
has been manufactured by Carranza and
by his agents in Mexico and in the
tnlted States"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03

will not handle an army reorganization
bill at this session Of Congress-" Dent
said. ut would be silly to try to put
such n measure through in the fifty
working days remaining at this session
of Congress"
Kahn's statement was an indication
OF the dissatisfaction several cdnmittee G
members feel with the attitude of the
general staff.
Before l enter into the consideration
Of an army bill I want to hear from
General Pershing and General Liggett
and others who have seen actual fighting
on the other side" Kahn said. "Obvi-
ously we cannot get them here for this
session Of Congress.
Furthermore, / am going to Europe
Immediately after this session Of Con.
gress to find out what l can OF the Eng
lish, French and Belgian army plans
and talk to any of our officers who may
still be on the other side at that time
"An army reorganization bill cannot
pass this session Of Congress, but an
army appropriation bill will have to be
passed"
AS members Of the House and Senate
Military Committees view IT, fixing OF
n peace military policy involves, among
others. decision concerning the follow
ing:
Future of the National Guard
Size of the standing army, both mobile
and reserve
Universal military training.
Disposition OF army cantonments.
Upon all these questions there is a
wide variance of opinion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
VOSSISCHE ZEITUNG
FIGHTS FOOD PLEAS
Allies Require Secure Rule
First, Berlin Editor
Says

London, Jan. 3.--The Vossische Zei-
tung. of Berlin. pointing out it is use
less for the Germans to complain of the
harsh" tones of the armistice and to
plead for food from their former enc
mics until they establish a stable govern
mcnt in Berlin. says:
"All that sort OF thing Is only calcu-
lated to confuse the real issues and to
miss the only way that leads out of dis
aster. II Is matter that concerns all
the Allies, not France alone, and the
Allies know very well what they ought
to know They have decided TO help
Germany when their conditions are full
filed. Their demand is restoration of
order in Germany. The Allies demand
visible guarantees that Germany shall
not fall out of one despotism into an
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ther, and thev demand that the inter.
nal condition OF Germany shall be placed
in position which will forbid anarchy.
''The fulfillment OF these demands
does not depend on the number OF con-
flicting officials, and, least Of all, on the
armistice commission. II is the affair
of a united and determined Govern.
ment."
The remedy, according TO the ncws.
paper, is to hurry forward the assem-
bling of the national convention. Il
does not consider II possible that tn,
Allies will break their word
Germany must look TO her own fate.
the newspaper says in conclusion. "a
Is no use making appeals There /,
still time for the German people to VIII
back all that they have lost in the wa
and what they cannot do without,
unity. the respect Of the world and thcil
daily bread. But the last moment hal
come. and energetic action s demanded
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CHAIRMAN DENT
BOLTS ARMY PLAN
Informs Baker He Will Not
Handle the Reorganiza.
tiOn Measure
KAHN GOING TO EUROPE
Wants Information at First
Hand Regarding Attitude
of the Allies

Washington. Jan. 3.--Representative
Dent chairman OF the House Military
Committee. has refused to handle the
war Departments reorganization bill. IL
became known today. Dents insurgency
on this measure virtually makes It cer-
tain that the peace-tme military policy
OF this nation will not be decided by the
present Democratic Congress.
Representative Kahn who will becous
chairman of the committee, when the
Republicans assume control of Congress
after March 4, will go to Europe this
spring to confer with General Pershinp
and Allied military leaders. Upon dat,
thus gathered, Kahn will build an army
reorganization bill. Kahn and his Re-
publican colleagues already have the
general staffs plan slated for the waste
basket.
inc situation is believed largely re-
sponsible for delay in presenting the hill,
TO Congress. The war college has heen
working on the measure for some time
General March. chief of staff, told Nom
oers Of the Senate Military Affairs COM
'hittee, they said today. that the hill
would be presented in December. March
outlined certain features Of the reor-
sanization to these Senator's in con-
hd.nce. But December went by and the
Dill was not presented. Whether it was
Withheld because of President Wilson's
absence. because Of the congressman
situation. or because of both, is not
clearly established.
Dent, however, told Baker in so MANY
words, he said today, that he would nnt
handle the bill. ''~
II have told Secretary Baker that 7
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WANT CONTRACTS LOCALIZED
War Supply Makers Plan Ap.
proval of Informal Pacts

Cleveland. Ian. 3.---(By \. p)-Gov-
ornment contractors and subcontractors
from many States met here today TO take
concerted action to obtain relief by Con-
Ercsa through necessary legislation TO
legalize informal war contracts, aggre-
eating more than $1,000. 900, GOO. which
We're Cancelled by the Government after
the signing Of the armistice.
The informal contracts include in
stances where manufacturers started to
produce war materials under Govern
ment instructions by telephone, telegraph
and letters. The signing of the armi-
81 ice ended the Governments need for
the material and disbursing officers an
nounced they were without authority to
legalize the orders. Controller Of the
Treasury Warwick ruled the manufac-
turers have no claim against the Gov
eminent under present conditions.
Under ruling of the claims board
and the district ordnance offices the
Government will deal only with prime
contractors Some of them contend they
cannot liquidate the claims OF their sub
contractors unless they can be sure that
the Government will settle with them
Immediately.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
REsToRE CASINO At osTEND
Sameus Pleasure RsserA osvastatsd
BY Huns, 10 Dsins Rapidly Put
in Good Condition.

After nearly FIVE years Of war Ostend
~ resuming ordinary life as far as pos
Able under present conditions. with
the reopening of the famous casino,
says the Pail Mall Gazette.
Less than twelve weeks ago, says a
Reuter- telegram. the great salons OF
the casino were scene Of devastation
and wanton destruction. Although oc'
ecUpying so prominent position on
the sea front, the buildings themselves
escaped the constant bOmbardmens
from sea and air that has transformed
- many of the beautiful hotels and
villas along the Digue into heaps OF
hubble, and the use of nine tons 0f
glass has repaired all the damage thus
occasioned, but the Germans showed
their usual thoroughness In cutting and
deflling the salons themselves.
Every stick of furniture was taken
away, beautiful tapestries were slAshed
and torn by German bayonets ami
ssvery mirror in the halls was removed
together with the copper candelabra
In the salons and the beautiful copper
staircase.
Not content with robbery, the Ger
mans detiled the rooms in nameless
ways and, in fact. left the whole place
In q state that would have Shamed any
animal inhabiting stable. But since
February a miracle has been wrought
and but for the fact that some of the
more valuable fittings are at present
only temporarily replaced by imitation.
Ghere will be no evidence of the war
1t reOpens soon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
10000 Attend National G. A. Il. and
w. X. C.. Conventions.

Mrs. C. F. Truax, department presi-
dent of the w. R. c., returned Wed,
nesday from Columbus, Ohio, where
she was delegate to the national W.
r. C. convention. Others from Minot
attending the convention were Mrs
w. j. Carroll, Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Os-
car Epstein, Mrs. Swigart, Mrs. Ste
phan, Mrs. O. r. Roellig, Miss Gala.
han and the Misses Florence and
Blanche Brogan.
Jasper Baker attended the G.. A. r
encampmcnt and acted as chaperone
for the ladies.
The convention was one of the larg-
est in the history of the organizations
1t is estimated that 10000 attended
There were thousands Of Civil war vet
Grams and despite the fact that a
heavy rain fell during the parade, they
continued in the line of march.
The only disagreeable thing that
happened during the convention was
the walters strike. This caused 'the
delegates to wait for hours for their
meals.
Col. James D. Bell of Brooklyn is
the new Commander-in-sh of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Mrs. Abbie Lynch of Pittsburg, Pa.
it the new national president Of the
w. R. C. Mrs. Jennie Hill of Fargo
was elected to oen of the offices in
the organization.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
RATHER OvERDlD THE THING
Friends of Candidate for Government
appointment Laid the Flattery
on Bit Thick.

John L. McNabb, attorney, tells this
one on himself: when | was u can
slidate for United States district attor-
sley in this district several years ago,
my friends procured documents and
testimonials without number to sub
sJtantiate the desired appointment, and
:, book full Of this eul0gistic matter
was forwarded to President Taft. An
outsider reading the documents would
have supposed l was a candidate for
admission into the heavenly kingdom,
SO unreserved were the concentrations.
s'Not long ago met ex-President
Taft while he was in this city. He
mas remarkable memory. Shaking
me by the hand he said When l
finished reading the grandiloquent re-
ports in your favor some years ago
pictured to myself man possessed
with angels wings and fit TO lie the
American ambassador extraordina!" E to
che heavenly kingdom. supposed vo'i
were dead at the time, for the rerirt
read like an epitaph on q tombstone.
so remarkable were the testimonials Of
your friends in your behalf. San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
Question Of Dress.

Few of the picturesque tribal cos
tunes that depart in main essentials
from the dress found convenient by
western civilization have succeeded in
maintaining their traditional charac
teristics. The Roumanian people aAe
among those whom the war has caused
to forsake distinctive national male
attire. This. in it's main lines. re-
called the costume Of the Roman le-
gionaries, which was adopted by the
nation when Roumania formed the
Roman Province Of Dacia. II con-
sisted of short white tunic. bag
trousers OF white wool and a curl
ously embroidered coat. Many of thes.
garments were carried away as loot
by invaders during the war, and the
Eelief garments sent in from France.
which are of more conventional de.
sign, are expected TO drive the national
costume into disuse. Heavy demands,
however. will doubtless be made upon
1t In the field of masquerade and must
cal comedy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
SkiIIfuI Job of Movinq.

A gas contaipar 70 feet in diameter
and Is feet high. weighing 200 tons,
was moved three miles recently at
Portland, Ore First it was raised Is
feet and loaded pm rollers. Then it
was moved four blocks through the
city streets and lowered % feet to a
dock, whence 1t was moved upon q
pair of barges. The barges were
fOwed three miles to a shipbuiiding
plant, where the tank was unloaded
and raised 26 feet, moved across new
Ty filled ground for distance Of
1000 feet, crossing a railroad track
and placed on its new foundation. It
took II days to complete the work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
A. L. Woodmsrk's Collar Bone Broken
While Hunting.

A. L. Woodmark, manager of the
Minot branch Of the Singer Sewing
Machine Co., sustained q broken collar
bone while hunting ducks near Zahl,
N. D., Tuesday morning. Mr.. Wood
mark had gone to the lake bright and
early and had shot two ducks when
the explosion Of his young cannon
caused such back action that the col
lar bone was fractured. A Williston
doctor was summoned, but he did not
arrive until in the afternoon. The
bone was set, but enroute to Minot,
the fractured bone was displaced and
this afternoon it had to be reset.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
KEEPING VEGETABLES

Turnips, beets and carrots will keep
best at a temperature slightly above
freezing. Cabbage will stand consid-
cradle freezing and satisfy and pars-
nips may be left in the soil over winter
if desired. Squashes and pumpkins
will keep best in a warm, dry place.
A warm attic where it does not freeze
is good Potatoes require cool place,
not too dry. Cabbage and nearly all
root crops may be stored in the
ground; they must be put deep enough
to be below the frost line and best be
surrounded with straw to keep them
from direct contact with the SOFIA.
F. Yeager, N. D. Ayr. College.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
RYDER ATTORNEY Locates in Minot.

Ryder News: Atty. H. E. Johnson
and family have moved to Minot the
past week, and Mr.. Johnson will open
an office there for the practice of
his profession. Mr.. Johnson has been
taking a vacation" the past few
years while living on his Rice Lake
ranch, and made quite success of the
ranching business. He recently rented
the ranch to a Washburn party, hence
the decision to again take up the law
practice. Mr.. johnson is recognized
as one of the ablest lawyers of the
county and should get his share of the
legal business in the county seat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
Poor Luck.

County Commissioners Vandenoever
and Powell celebrated the opening Of
the hunting season Tuesday at the
Pitts ranch southwest of Minot, They
were not in their usual form, Vanden-
oever bagging but six ducks and Pow
ell two. dad" says that his arm is
not yet fully recovered from pitching
an inning at ball game recently. A
camper in the vicinity where the COM
missioners hunted, missed several
ducks, but will have hard time prov
ing that Vandenoever and Powell took
them as all ducks look pretty nearly
alike.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
Time to Cut Corn
for Silo Filling
olasa1g Ye91od - Deoe; A0eess
Double Di4o0tlblo Vslae OF
7sssel1g Period.

Corn cut when the grains
have reached the glazed stage
contain almost twice as much
digestible matter as corn cut
at tasseling time; corn cut At
glazing time, therefore, IL best
for silage.
These statements, says An.
drew Boss, vice director of the
Minnesota Experiment Station,
are based on analysis made by
chemists of the Dominion OF
Canada at ottawa, which show
that the corn from an average
acre cut at the glazing period
contains 1908 pounds of digest
ib1e matter as against 1920
pounds when the corn is cut at
tasseling time.
Samples Of corn were ana
lyzed," says Mr.. Boss, shat
had been taken at all stages OF
tasseling to silking, early milk
and late milk, and glazing.
These analyses show strongly
in favor of allowing the corn
to reach that stage of maturity
when the kernels are we'll dent
ed or glazed before It 10 cut
At that time the lower leavea
are usually beginning to turn
yellow. The figures show that
while there is a larger amount
Of green corn on the acre whom
the corn is in tho tasselinG
stage, the total amount Of dry
matter is not nearly so great
then as when the corn is glaz.
ed.
The dry matter per tor
amounts to 2S5 pounds at the
tasseling stage, 1923 at the silk.
ing stage, 3S9 in the early milk
444 at the late milk, and 523
at the glazing stage.
"If there is any danger OF
frost corn should be cut early
rather than allowed to wait fol-
the maximum pounds Of dry
matter"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
Iowa Offers Good
Advice on Silos
\ 1vogy Farmer Who Intends to
DailA OAoulA 0saA for
DVllotaa

We are indebted to Iowa State
College Of Agriculture of Am~s,
Iowa, for copy Of q very inter
esting work on the proper con-
struction Of silos.
This work is characteristic OIL
the thoroughness Of the Hawkeye|
college, and every farmer who
proposes to erect q eilo will and
invaluable information in this
bulletin.
In the introduction the compil-
ers of this work say:
"The value of the silo az q
means Of utilizing almost the en-
tire corn plant and producing val
liable feed has been thoroughly
demonstrated. Silage is an eco
nomical and desirable feed and 1T
is highly desirable that the use
of the silo be more generally
adopted.
'"The construction of silos has
been for many years one Of the
principal lines Of investigation fol-
lowed by the Agricultural Dngi-
neering Section Of the Iowa Agri-
cultural Experiment Station. Re-
suits have been published in the
following bulletins: No. 100.
July, 1908. revised and republish-
ed July. 1909; No. 1T, June, 1910,
by J. B. Davidson and N. L. King,
and No. al, June, 1913, by ]. B..
Davidson. This now bulletin No.
F1S9 is a revision Of Bulletin No.
al.
1.-THE Agricultural Engineering
Section does not recommend any
one type Of silo above all others.
1t has been demonstrated by ex-
perience that a number Of differ
ent types of silos will each give
satisfactory service II properly
1T is well worth while for the
silo builder to study the types and
details Of construction which will
insure reasonably permanent
structure"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
Little Blind Girl Will Be Sent to
School.

Margaret, the eight-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Petschke,
farmers Of Waterford township, has
been blind from birth. The unfortu-
nate little girl is very bright and
cheerful despite her terrible affliction.
Former Governor Hanna called at the
Petschke home today and he has Of
fered to make arrangements for send
ing the little girl to the school for
the blind at Bathgate, where she will
learn many useful things.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
WHAT SIZE TREES TO PLANT.

The one to two foot seedlings make
the best size trees for starting grove,
according to c. B. Waldron, Dean of
the Agricultural Department, North
Dakota Agricultural College. He also
recommends planting the trees feet
apart in rows or 8 feet apart, 8 is
rather narrow for cultivation with
many of the farm tools. The reason
for planting the trees so close to-
gether is that it is the intention to
have the trees shade the ground as
soon as possible so that the trees can
smother the weeds, which they will
usually do in 4 or 5 years. Extension
Div, N. D. Ayr. College.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
Over 200 Tons of silage at Ehr Farm

Over 200 Tons of Silage at Ehr Farm.
John Ehr handed the Independent an
ear Of Northwestern Dent corn, pick
ed from 55 acre field of corn at the
Ehr farm west of Minot. Two large
silos, one with 125 ton capacity and
one with IS ton capacity, have been
filled with the corn at the Ehr farm.
The feed is of more feeding value than
usual this year as there were so many
splendid ears on the stalks. The sam
pie ear that Mr.. Ehr left at this Of
flee is a perfect specimen, large and
regular and of excellent type.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18

Corn Averaged Is Bushels Per Acre.
j. Brand, prominent Logan farmer,
has corn this year which he estimates
yielded fully rs bushels per acre. 1t
has matured nicely and Mr.. Brand has
selected several hundred bushels of
choice seed. Good seed corn will be
worth four or five dollars bushel in
the spring it is estimated.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-18
Nearly 1000 Hunting Licenses Issued

Nearly 1000 Hunting Licenses Issued.
Between 1900 and 1000 hunting IL
censes have been issued in Ward coun-
ty to date and County Auditor has
sent for 500 additional blanks, antici-
pating that nearly that many more az
plications will be made. This is the
greatest number of licenses ever is
sued in the county. The auditors Of
fee issued 900 licenses and the local
hardware stores 300. The remainder
were issued by the various banks
turnout the county.